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ERIC MELIN
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• Kansas City Star
• Kansas Public Radio
• Lawrence.com
• Scene-Stealers.com

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Total Reviews: 238
Total QuickRatings: 84

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Kansas City Film Critics Circle

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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
3.5/4 Match Point
3/4 Capote
2.5/4 Transamerica
2/4 The World's Fastest Indian
1.5/4 Lucky # Slevin
1/4 Poseidon
.5/4 Soul Plane
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 There Will Be Blood
4/4 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4/4 No Country for Old Men
4/4 Sicko
4/4 Knocked Up
4/4 Pan's Labyrinth
4/4 Children of Men
4/4 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
4/4 Munich
4/4 Broken Flowers
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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0/4 Hide and Seek
.5/4 Lions for Lambs
.5/4 Perfect Stranger
.5/4 Smokin' Aces
.5/4 Soul Plane
.5/4 Blade: Trinity
1/4 10,000 B.C.
1/4 Balls of Fury
1/4 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
1/4 Dreamgirls
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

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3/4
 
"There is something freeing about watching this movie because it establishes early on that it's not playing by certain cinematic rules." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted May 12, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)35%
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3.5/4
 
"Robert Downey, Jr. is an unusually good leading man ... and has great comic timing in this movie." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted May 5, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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1.5/4
 
"It ends up coming off like an extended Carlos Mencia sketch, and it certainly can't justify the film's short 100-minute running time." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Apr 24, 2008
 
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)57%
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2/4
 
"It is troubling to watch this uncomfortable balancing act between heartfelt sentiment and a need for entertainment, especially when it just doesn't work on either account very well." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)36%
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2/4
 
"The story wants to be madcap and freewheeling, but it doesn't quite take flight." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Apr 10, 2008
 
Leatherheads (2008)53%
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3/4
 
"The 18 cameras Scorsese and his award-winning team of cinematographers employed to cover every angle of the event have captured tons of little personal moments and blown them up to IMAX-size proportions." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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3/4
 
"Told entirely from the point of view of the servicemen, it avoids the pitfalls that less-subtle, sloganeering Iraq war movies like "Lions for Lambs" fell into last year." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 
Stop-Loss (2008)65%
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3.5/4
 
"Like the infamous pregnant bedroom scene in Knocked Up, Segel breaks down another sacred behind-closed-doors sex situation that no one likes to talk about, and ends up with a classic memorable moment." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 24, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)84%
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2/4
 
"Directed by Steven Brill, this film is one almost-funny situation after another that is completely undercut by lazy timing and editing." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Drillbit Taylor (2008)26%
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3/4
 
"I predict that when this film is released, lots of critics who miss the point will complain about its muted tone. Scott and Reilly actually underplay the comedy to great effect." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 15, 2008
 
The Promotion (2008)67%
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2.5/4
 
"Credit Pegg for inserting his smart brand of character-driven humor everywhere the script needed him (he polished up an old script by Michael Ian Black), and credit Schwimmer for keeping things moving quickly and efficiently." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 15, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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3/4
 
"It is at once a celebration of a genre-busting writer/rabble-rouser, and an elegy for a time period when a freak like Thompson could get access to political leaders and actually affect some kind of radical change." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)80%
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1/4
 
"Making prehistoric people talk and behave just like modern people in a 10,000 B.C. setting makes actors look silly. Their costumes are silly, the settings are silly, and the whole movie is unintentionally funny." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Mar 11, 2008
 
10,000 B.C. (2008)9%
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2/4
 
"It puts too big a burden on Ferrell to make comedy gold out of rough outlines." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Feb 29, 2008
 
Semi-Pro (2008)21%
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2.5/4
 
"It falls short in the character development category, relying on a whimsical vibe, the charm of its actors, and ceaselessly inventive movie re-creations to get by." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Feb 27, 2008
 
Be Kind Rewind (2008)65%
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1.5/4
 
"In the end, the big message of Charlie Bartlett was said better and more succinctly in an R.E.M. song. Everybody Hurts." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Feb 21, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)52%
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2/4
 
"It plays like Cliff's Notes of the political themes Romero has already explored more effectively with his other movies." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Feb 17, 2008
 
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008)60%
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3/4
 
"The POV [camera] IS the movie...and we get to see lots of angles of the monster. On that point, it totally delivers." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jan 18, 2008
 
Cloverfield (2008)77%
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4/4
 
"Any towering institution is capable of producing monsters, even if none of them are as far removed from human frailty as Plainview [Day-Lewis] and his pitiable nemesis [Dano]." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jan 16, 2008
 
There Will Be Blood (2007)91%
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4/4
 
"This genius collaboration between director of photography Janusz Kaminski and Schnabel immerses you in Bauby's situation so that it becomes your reality." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jan 4, 2008
 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)94%
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3.5/4
 
"By mirroring Dylan's concepts with his music and avoiding both the biographical route and the songs-tell-a-story route, Haynes creates the most provocative, electric examination of an artist in years." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 30, 2007
 
I'm Not There (2007)78%
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3/4
 
"Reilly is fantastic, the music is right on, and the commentary is obnoxiously accurate, so while Walk Hard may not go to 11, it's definitely worth a seven or an eight." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 24, 2007
 
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)74%
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2.5/4
 
"It's like Dario Argento blood just spurting everywhere..." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)86%
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2.5/4
 
"[It's]a satire of the second Cold War and clueless American politics, while also celebrating the comparatively loose morals and naiveté of the greed decade." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 20, 2007
 
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)83%
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2/4
 
"The third act is where it finally, fatally trips itself up. A couple of key revelations seem like they are leading somewhere and suddenly, the film is over." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 13, 2007
 
I Am Legend (2007)68%
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2/4
 
"...rushed like crazy, from one scene to another, introducing characters, spouting [forced] dialogue." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Dec 7, 2007
 
The Golden Compass (2007)42%
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3/4
 
"Do you need to have likeable characters to have a good movie? No, and especially not when the characters embody scary traits that are so familiar but so little explored." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Nov 30, 2007
 
Margot at the Wedding (2007)51%
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4/4
 
"It proves [the Coens] can hold an audience in thrall with the simplest of cinema's elements: a memorable image." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Nov 23, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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3/4
 
"It is impossible to shake the fact that other movies have beat this one to the theater with so many similar themes. The new technology, however, has that wow factor that the story is missing." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Nov 15, 2007
 
Beowulf (2007)70%
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.5/4
 
"It is exhibitionist cinema for the post-Crash era, designed to tell us what we already know and somehow stir us out of our apathy simultaneously." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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3.5/4
 
"Scott presents the mob leader as a beaten-down minority who finally gets his due, but not without a serious look at the consequences." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Nov 1, 2007
 
American Gangster (2007)79%
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1.5/4
 
"The same conflict over and over is not frightening. Once it collapses under the weight of its own preposterousness and lack of suspense, it doesn't matter how many cool-looking vampires screech like feral beasts- the movie has already lost all its blood." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Oct 18, 2007
 
30 Days of Night (2007)49%
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3/4
 
"[It] really shines...when it's contrasting the self-righteousness of its characters." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Oct 18, 2007
 
Gone Baby Gone (2007)93%
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3/4
 
"Gilroy has crafted a smart thriller that revolves around a corporate cover-up but doesn't burrow into hair-splitting details and stays away from cliché." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Oct 12, 2007
 
Michael Clayton (2007)91%
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2/4
 
"All the stylistic flourishes in the world cannot cover up a screenplay that works better as a game to guess which song will accompany which cheesy generalization next." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Oct 3, 2007
 
Across the Universe (2007)53%
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2.5/4
 
"Rather than an in-depth political look at what the space program meant then and now, Sington instead concentrates on getting us as close as we'll ever get to taking the trip ourselves." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Sep 27, 2007
 
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)94%
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3/4
 
"It is not the histrionics that keep us hooked. What lingers long after the movie has ended are the characters." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Sep 24, 2007
 
Eastern Promises (2007)88%
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3.5/4
 
"This may take place in the insular world of men who spend too much time in front of dimly-lit video screens, but that does not make this very un-Homeric struggle for glory any less engaging." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Sep 10, 2007
 
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)97%
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2.5/4
 
"Though it has no real characters and a completely nonsensical plot, it is a welcome respite from other uber-violent movies like 300 that are itself parodies and don't even realize it." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Sep 7, 2007
 
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)67%
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3/4
 
"What Mangold had crafted is like a classic western in theme, but it resembles a modern movie in its pace and its complicated, multi-layered characterizations." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Sep 7, 2007
 
3:10 to Yuma (2007)89%
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1/4
 
"It is a pretty remarkable feat when the most memorable thing about a feature-length movie is its vast collection of vintage Def Leppard t-shirts." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 29, 2007
 
Balls of Fury (2007)23%
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2/4
 
"It is not always a deal-killer to step outside the trappings of realism, but the bland visuals don't match the precious absurdity and profound rapid-fire dialogue of the high school kids, so the film rings false and tries too hard." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 23, 2007
 
Rocket Science (2007)84%
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2/4
 
"In a successful comedy of manners, the screenwriter and director are supposed to build the carefully lain plot to a frenzied fever pitch. Between Craig's lackluster script and Oz's tepid direction, its gait never gets beyond that of an elderly mallwalker." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 16, 2007
 
Death at a Funeral (2007)62%
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3.5/4
 
"If only every comedy that comes out these days could be tinkered with for 12 years before it's released into theaters." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 16, 2007
 
Superbad (2007)87%
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2.5/4
 
"You've got to hand it to Brett Ratner. He knows how to make a formula comedy breeze by in an efficient 90 minutes." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 10, 2007
 
Rush Hour 3 (2007)20%
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2.5/4
 
"[It is] in the unique and unfair position of having a lot to live up to, and The Simpsons Movie is not quite up to the task." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 3, 2007
 
The Simpsons Movie (2007)89%
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2/4
 
"For all the wild controversy that Petey ignited in his time, Talk to Me ends up being as generic and watered-down as its title." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Aug 3, 2007
 
Talk to Me (2007)81%
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4/4
 
"What makes Sicko such an effective op-ed piece is that it demands that its audience re-evaluate its thinking and ask the question, 'Who are we?'" -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jul 27, 2007
 
Sicko (2007)93%
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3.5/4
 
"Naturalistic..the dialogue was very unforced, [and it contains] spectacular performances." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jul 27, 2007
 
Rescue Dawn (2007)90%
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3/4
 
"Sunshine does not achieve the unity of theme or abstract totality of 2001 (which remains the gold standard for the genre), but it does effectively grapple with provocative questions of morality and spirituality." -- Scene-Stealers.com
Posted Jul 27, 2007
 
Sunshine (2007)75%

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