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The Standard is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Matt Neal.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
4/5
It: Chapter Two (2019) Matt Neal Along with Chapter One, this is a finely crafted horror duology that will stand the test of time among the better Stephen King adaptations.
Posted Sep 11, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) Matt Neal The film has its sea legs, but can't seem to find its land legs.
Posted Dec 03, 2015  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) Matt Neal The jokes are just as easy and fall just as flat, but the film is saved somewhat by a cracking last act.
Posted Nov 26, 2015  Edit critic review
2/5
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) Matt Neal This is a Z grade idea with a C grade budget and B grade delivery.
Posted Nov 05, 2015  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Dressmaker (2015) Matt Neal Kudos to the casting director and Winslet's Aussie accent.
Posted Oct 30, 2015  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Pan (2015) Matt Neal "Why?" is a question that comes up a lot while watching this abysmal prequel that no one asked for.
Posted Sep 24, 2015  Edit critic review
3/5
Oddball (2015) Matt Neal You'd have to be heartless to hate Oddball.
Posted Sep 13, 2015  Edit critic review
3/5
Unbroken (2014) Matt Neal ... So focused on its events that it forgets to give us much in the way of characters.
Posted Jan 17, 2015  Edit critic review
3/5
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) Matt Neal Continues the Madagascar franchise trend of being pleasantly average.
Posted Jan 01, 2015  Edit critic review
3/5
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Matt Neal ...Five Armies falls short but still manages to be a rollicking good ride and a decent-enough farewell to the world of hobbits, orcs, elves and dwarves.
Posted Dec 27, 2014  Edit critic review
2/5
Serena (2014) Matt Neal ON paper, Serena looks like it should be great - what could possibly go wrong? The answer is "the script".
Posted Nov 27, 2014  Edit critic review
4/5
American Hustle (2013) Matt Neal AS with previous films The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook, David O Russell can expect to bother the prize-givers this award season with American Hustle.
Posted Dec 17, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
One Chance (2013) Matt Neal The film will appeal to those who love such British underdog stories as The Full Monty, Brassed Off and Billy Elliot.
Posted Nov 28, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Matt Neal Catching Fire picks up all the potential of its predecessor and runs it in for a triumphant touchdown.
Posted Nov 21, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Matt Neal There is something really unsettling and weird about this, and I'm not talking about when the kid does a hilariously wrong striptease to Warrant's Cherry Pie at a beauty pageant.
Posted Nov 13, 2013  Edit critic review
1/5
The Counselor (2013) Matt Neal A film about a bunch of people you don't like doing things you don't understand for reasons you don't care about.
Posted Nov 07, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Captain Phillips (2013) Matt Neal An edge-of-your-seat cat-and-mouse game for much of its running time.
Posted Oct 24, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
2 Guns (2013) Matt Neal Kormkur lets the solid story, some neat surprises and its A-list stars do the work.
Posted Oct 10, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Rush (2013) Matt Neal Rush has set the bar remarkably high for any filmmaker who dares to attempt a movie about formula one in the future.
Posted Oct 06, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Runner Runner (2013) Matt Neal The film moves quickly initially, mostly to blow past the fact that its premise is hard to swallow, but it settles into an attractive pace as the tension rises.
Posted Sep 26, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
One Direction: This Is Us (2013) Matt Neal This Is Us is like a balloon - it's shiny and kinda fun for about 10 minutes, but ultimately it's full of nothing.
Posted Sep 20, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
The Smurfs 2 (2013) Matt Neal IT'S a rarity, but it's nice when a sequel learns from the mistakes of its predecessor.
Posted Sep 13, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
White House Down (2013) Matt Neal Mr Die Hard Goes To Washington ... will certainly be on my "guilty pleasures of the year" list.
Posted Sep 05, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Elysium (2013) Matt Neal Blomkamp aims higher and thinks bigger with Elysium, keeping the smarts and heart of District 9, while ramping up the action.
Posted Aug 15, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Now You See Me (2013) Matt Neal Like a real magic show, Now You See Me is thoroughly entertaining for the most part, but is ultimately silly and substanceless.
Posted Aug 12, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
The World's End (2013) Matt Neal The Cornetto Trilogy deserves to be studied in schools for many reasons, and The World's End doesn't let the team down.
Posted Jul 31, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
This Is the End (2013) Matt Neal One of the funniest films of the year so far.
Posted Jul 18, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
The Lone Ranger (2013) Matt Neal If you can embrace the easy-going spectacle of it all and its general respect for the Lone Ranger legacy, you'll probably enjoy it.
Posted Jul 08, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Despicable Me 2 (2013) Matt Neal It's perfectly timed pratfalls will have the parents laughing just as much as the kids.
Posted Jul 02, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
After Earth (2013) Matt Neal At least it's a step-up on The Happening and The Last Airbender. Compared to those, After Earth looks like Citizen Kane. But that's not saying much.
Posted Jun 13, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Matt Neal Another similarity it shares with Van Helsing is that it's not very good.
Posted Jun 11, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
The Hangover Part III (2013) Matt Neal The film was never going to recapture the magic of the first, but at least it's an improvement on the second.
Posted May 23, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
The Company You Keep (2012) Matt Neal Welcome back, Mr Redford.
Posted May 16, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Matt Neal In its quieter moments, between the frustrating amount of lens flares and deliberate CG camera wobbles, there is a graceful intelligence to the film.
Posted May 09, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Reverse Runner (2012) Matt Neal Unsurprisingly amateurish, which lends it a certain charm, but also impressive in many ways.
Posted Apr 22, 2013  Edit critic review
1/5
Alex Cross (2012) Matt Neal Where to start with all the things wrong with this film?
Posted Apr 16, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Oblivion (2013) Matt Neal Mildly enjoyable, Cruise is good, and it's too middle-of-the-road to really dislike.
Posted Apr 11, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Identity Thief (2013) Matt Neal When the plot feels like you've seen it three times before, and done better on each of those occasions, the movie better have something else going for it. Identity Thief doesn't.
Posted Apr 04, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Matt Neal It would be a shame if this is John McClane's final bow, but on the strength of this effort, maybe it's time for him to hang up the machine gun.
Posted Mar 21, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Dredd (2012) Matt Neal Dredd is like a gun - not everyone likes them and they're only good for one thing, but they do that one thing really, really well.
Posted Mar 19, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Matt Neal Oz The Great And Powerful is as good as it could be.
Posted Mar 17, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Lincoln (2012) Matt Neal Once you settle in, this is an educational and enlightening epic. Yes, it can be ponderous, but for the most part, Lincoln is entertaining.
Posted Feb 28, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Frankenweenie (2012) Matt Neal The real audience here is Burton fans (add an extra star to this review if you're a Burton fan).
Posted Feb 26, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
The Impossible (2012) Matt Neal The aim appears to be audience immersion, as if The Impossible really wants to almost drown you along with its stars - albeit in your own tears.
Posted Feb 21, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Safe Haven (2013) Matt Neal (The twist) is so incredibly baffling and profoundly stupid that it will make you want to punch the movie in the face.
Posted Feb 14, 2013  Edit critic review
2/5
Killing Them Softly (2012) Matt Neal There are many cinematic cardinal sins, but the latest film from Aussie director Andrew Dominik commits two of the big ones - Don't Be Boring and Don't Waste A Great Cast.
Posted Feb 12, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Matt Neal Zero Dark Thirty is interesting as opposed to enjoyable, intriguing as opposed to entertaining, and certainly less memorable than The Hurt Locker.
Posted Feb 10, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Ruby Sparks (2012) Matt Neal It's a refreshing take for a rom-com, and when you add in a healthy dose of humour, it makes for an enjoyable and intelligent treat.
Posted Feb 06, 2013  Edit critic review
3/5
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Matt Neal This is a rom-com dressed up as an Oscar-baiting "dramedy". It's a good rom-com thanks to it's edge... but occasionally has the bad traits of a bad rom-com.
Posted Jan 31, 2013  Edit critic review
4/5
Django Unchained (2012) Matt Neal The funniest western since Blazing Saddles, the bloodiest since The Wild Bunch and the most visually stylish since The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
Posted Jan 26, 2013  Edit critic review
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