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MATT PAIS
Matt Pais

PUBLICATION(S)
• Chicago Tribune
• Metromix.com
• The Cinema Source

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Total Reviews: 628

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Chicago Film Critics Association

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• Location: Chicago


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5 The Orphanage
4.5/5 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4/5 Cloverfield
3.5/5 Man in the Chair
3/5 Grace is Gone
2.5/5 Strength and Honor
2/5 P.S. I Love You
1.5/5 The Perfect Holiday
1/5 One Missed Call
0.5/5 First Sunday
0/5 The Hottie & the Nottie
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5 The Dark Knight
5/5 Funny Games
5/5 The Orphanage
5/5 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
5/5 No Country for Old Men
4/4 Superbad
4/4 Ratatouille
4/4 Away From Her
4/4 Children of Men
4/4 The Departed
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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0/5 The Hottie & the Nottie
0/5 Saw IV
0/4 Death at a Funeral
0/4 Daddy Day Camp
0/4 Who's Your Caddy?
0/4 Little Man
0/4 Running Scared
0/4 London
0.5/5 88 Minutes
0.5/5 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

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2.5/5
 
"The mostly obvious, supposedly true story of feeling, like, OMG, whatever." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
American Teen (2008)67%
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3/5
 
"Actually lives up to its pedigree, rendered lively with gorgeous scenery and a tart, droll script." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Brideshead Revisited (2008)70%
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2.5/5
 
"The only surprising element is that anyone would be surprised when things get political at a CSNY concert." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
CSNY Déjà Vu (2008)66%
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3.5/5
 
"The consistently funny Step Brothers flails with such determination it might make you believe in the redeeming, endearing power of immaturity." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Step Brothers (2008)53%
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2.5/5
 
"My, my, it's easy to resist this." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
Mamma Mia! (2008)53%
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
Flawless (1999)37%
 No Rating  
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
Great World of Sound (2007)82%
 No Rating  
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
August (1995)n/a
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Posted Jul 17, 2008
 
Right at Your Door (2007)68%
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5/5
 
"Holy hyperbole, Batman! The best superhero movie ever is also the best movie of the year so far." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 15, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)95%
 N/A  
"Photos of Eddie Murphy's greatest mistakes, even if they turned out to be hits" -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Meet Dave (2008)21%
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3/5
 
"Contrary to appearances Meet Dave isn't terrible, with several laugh-out-loud moments funnier than anything in, say, a month." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Meet Dave (2008)21%
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2.5/5
 
"Merely serves to watch a company's ashes fall without really considering what started the fire." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
August (2008)36%
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2.5/5
 
"Awesome, a dinosaur drooled on me!" -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)60%
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2/5
 
"Simply a bull in a china shop, smashing around aimlessly, desperately hoping we'll at least be impressed with the horns." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)87%
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2.5/5
 
"The nonstop '90s references (Hey, remember Zima?!) will have you groaning, even if you don't consider a Kingsley-Olsen makeout session a sign of the apocalypse." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jul 2, 2008
 
The Wackness (2008)63%
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3/5
 
"For anyone who thinks Spider-Man 3 needed more superhero angst." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 30, 2008
 
Hancock (2008)38%
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4.5/5
 
"The most unique Pixar movie yet and, hands-down, the best love story of the year." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)96%
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2.5/5
 
"An uncle watching his niece pick up a john should sting, not feel like we're meant to snicker at the uncomfortable look on Broderick's face." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Finding Amanda (2008)38%
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3.5/5
 
"Reflects the fun of crafting zesty prose and the pain of not being able to attach your real name to it." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Trumbo (2008)72%
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2/5
 
"Permission for unhappy office drones to go on a killing spree." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)72%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Bad City (2006)n/a
 No Rating  
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Syriana (2005)75%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
First Descent (2005)53%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
The Ringer (2005)40%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Gilles' Wife (2006)82%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005)6%
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Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
39 Pounds of Love (2005)61%
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4/5
 
"Turns its uncomfortable central relationship into a fascinating study of symbiotic personalities." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Expired (2008)60%
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2.5/5
 
"Cheesier than the macaroni viewers ate before the movie, and makes you wonder why so many non-Pixar, G-rated movies talk at their demo instead of to them." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)80%
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2.5/5
 
"The catchphrases remain, but the love is gone." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)53%
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1/5
 
"More painful than sitting next to an Austin Powers impersonator during a 12-hour flight." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
The Love Guru (2008)15%
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3.5/5
 
"Looks convincing enough to be icky and fake enough to be hilarious." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
Poultrygeist (2008)68%
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1.5/5
 
"This would all seem like a deliberate, self-parodying joke if it weren't coming from a filmmaker with no sense of humor whatsoever." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Happening (2008)19%
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4/5
 
"A fine salute to a place that, like Maddin's mind, comes off as a packrat for barely surviving memories." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
My Winnipeg (2008)97%
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3/5
 
"Might work if it was really about what it's really about, but its too-tricky script has too many paths that lead nowhere." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
Quid Pro Quo (2008)64%
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3.5/5
 
"If you like your toys big, your explosions loud and your Hulk MAD, The Incredible Hulk will likely smash that other Hulk out of your memory." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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3/5
 
"File under 'Don't know what you got 'til it's gone' and go buy a Father's Day gift." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008)73%
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1/5
 
"If you think latent racism is just plain hysterical." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
The Promotion (2008)47%
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3/5
 
"A story of loyalty that men can relate to while their significant others see Sex and the City." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
Bra Boys (2008)60%
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3/5
 
"Recommended for the drunken college guy in all of us ... the funniest Adam Sandler movie since Big Daddy." -- Metromix.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)34%
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2.5/5
 
"Might work as a short story but as a full-length makes for a long, slow round of watch-checking." -- Metromix.com
Posted May 29, 2008
 
Love and Honor (2008)80%
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1/5
 
"Um, not a movie to see with the parents." -- Metromix.com
Posted May 29, 2008
 
Savage Grace (2008)42%

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