ROTTEN TOMATOES: Emanuel Levy

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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A	Lubitsch Musicals
A-	Raiders of the Lost Ark
B+	The Front Page
B	The Last Mistress
B-	In Old Chicago
C+	Funny Games
C	The Hollywood Revue of 1929
C-	Doomsday
D	88 Minutes

BEST REVIEWED
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A	The Class
A	The Man Who Knew Too Much
A	Pickpocket
A	The Dark Knight
A	The Good Fight
A	A Christmas Tale
A	Top Hat
A	Medium Cool
A	Fort Apache
A	101 Dalmatians
	more...

WORST REVIEWED
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F	The Conqueror
D-	Caligula
D-	Beautiful
D	The Love Guru
D	88 Minutes
D	Bobby Deerfield
D	Witless Protection
D	The Blackout
D	Balls of Fury
D	Trade
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 89% of the time.

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B	"Terence Rattigan's old-fashioned melodrama is well-acted by the entire ensemble. Surprisingly, it was nominated for Best Picture and garnered Oscars for David Nivel as a Major with fake identity and Wendy Hiller as the reserved hotel manager." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 24, 2008	Separate Tables (1958)	92%
C+	"After several genre films, Pellington goes back to his indie roots with a personal, semi-effective spiritual fable about the the vagaries of life and death and the healing, redemptive powers of love." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 23, 2008	Henry Poole Is Here (2008)	n/a
C	"Part supernatural thriller, part serial killer procedural, part medical expose, and part relationship melodrama, but not satisfying on any of these levels." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 23, 2008	The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)	33%
A-	"Witty, playful, poignant, and boasting a charismatic turn from Servillo, Sorrentino's chronicle of notorious Italian politico Andreotti is deservedly a highlight of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival; it's time to release all of Sorrentino's work in the U.S." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 22, 2008	Il Divo (2008)	n/a
C+	"This is yet another melodrama haunted by the Kennedy assassination, and it's worth seeing only for Michelle Pfiffer's commanding performance as the abused and obsessed Dallas housewife." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 22, 2008	Love Field (1992)	60%
No Rating	Click here to read article -- Variety Posted Jul 22, 2008	Hitting the Ground (1996)	n/a
No Rating	Click here to read article -- Variety Posted Jul 22, 2008	Out of the Past: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights In America (1997)	n/a
B	"Though uneven and not as powerful as other Williams-based films, Huston's version benefits from a high-profile cast, headed by Burton, Deborah Kerr, Sue Lyon and best of all Ava Gardner as the lusty hotel owner and Grayson Hall as the repressed lesbian" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 21, 2008	The Night of the Iguana (1964)	75%
C+	"The father-son Freudian melodrama in this mediocre picture is familiar and schmaltzy, but the historical background and socio-economic context of the U.S. and European wine industries are interesting." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 20, 2008	Bottle Shock (2008)	60%
B-	"McKay keeps his comedy from straying too far into Adam Sandler turf by limiting the overt sentimentality and not letting the melodrama overwhelm the gloriously crass dialogue and intentionally childish conduct of Ferrell and Reilly who work well together" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 18, 2008	Step Brothers (2008)	52%
N/A	"Ed Harris' new film has the makings of a classic Western, centering on two lawmen and the woman who comes between them, played by Harris, Mortensen and Zelwegger. Warner will release the New Line production after its premiere at the Toronto Festival." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 17, 2008	Appaloosa (2008)	n/a
C	"Slick and entertaining but shallow and manipulative, American Teen is a disappointing chronicle of a year in the lives of teenagers (all types) in a largely white middle-class milieu." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 17, 2008	American Teen (2008)	67%
C	"Though well-acted, Troche's third film, an adaptation of short stories, is a minor addition of a fractured, ensemble narrative to the overly populated genre of suburban malaise and anomie in the wake of the success of Mendes' Oscar-winner American Beauty" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 17, 2008	The Safety of Objects (2003)	49%
C	"Helmer's lack of vision and technical skills and the use of conventional format result in a schmaltzy, mildly enjoyable musical that services but doesn't enhance Abba's iconic songs--and yes, Meryl Streep can and does sing nicely." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 15, 2008	Mamma Mia! (2008)	53%
B-	"Though sugarcoated and sentimental as a biopic of Navy hero Frank (Sig) Wead, John Ford's film has a certain old-fashioned charm, a result of John Wayne's lead performance and his chemistry with frequent leading lady Maureen O'Hara." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 15, 2008	The Wings of Eagles (1957)	n/a
C+	"Whether Meryl Streep deserved an Oscar nomination may be debatable, but what's beyond dispute is that scripter Richard LaGravenese and director Clint Eastwood have actually made a better, more enjoyable film than the schmaltzy literary source." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 15, 2008	The Bridges of Madison County (1995)	88%
A-	"Innovative in narrative and style, Lester's dissection of mores and manners through marriages and affairs captures vividly the zeitgeist of the Summer of Love and the violent Vietnam War with brilliant turns from Julie Christie and George C. Scott." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 14, 2008	Petulia (1968)	91%
B+	""You know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together and blow," said Lauren Bacall to Bogey in this entertaining follow-up to Casablanca, thus launching the onscreen (and offscreen) romance that made them a popular team in the 1940s." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 13, 2008	To Have and Have Not (1945)	100%
A-	"Charles Laughton gives a splendid performance as a servant who quickly adopts the American Way of Life in Leo McCarey's savvy political comedy of 1935, a banner year for the Brit thespian in which he was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 12, 2008	Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)	100%
A	"In sharp contrast to most Hollywood films about teaching, Cantet's Cannes Fest prize-winner is a realistic, provocative and relevant chronicle of the French educational system as reflected in one multi-racial school serving as a microcosm of society." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 11, 2008	The Class (2008)	n/a
B	"This Hitchcockian thriller should become the most commercial film of versatile indie helmer Anderson who adds an honorable panel to the genre of train-set suspensers by updating the characters, conflicts and physical locale (from China to Russia)." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 9, 2008	Transsiberian (2008)	85%
B+	"A charming cast, headed by Tracy, Harlow, William Powell and Myrna Loy, elevates this screwball comedy, a typically glossy MGM fare of the Depression era." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 8, 2008	Libeled Lady (1936)	80%
No Rating	Click here to read article -- Variety Posted Jul 8, 2008	Love Potion #9 (1992)	25%
C	"Rodman's potentially intriguing idea about the 2001 crash of the dot-com biz just months before 9/11 is poorly executed by helmer Chick (XX/XY), who doesn't take full advantage of his star cast, headed by Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris and David Bowie." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 7, 2008	August (2008)	36%
C+	"In the 2-disc DVD, helmer Pete Travis discusses the movies that inspired him, such as the Bourne franchise and The French Connection, and there is a nice featurette, a digital copy that you can download onto a laptop or PS3." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 6, 2008	Vantage Point (2008)	35%
B+	"Visually arresting but dramatically undernourished, the film suffers from bland characterization (particularly by Basinger's Vicki and the other "good" crime fighters) and is ultimately saved by Jack Nicholson's bravura turn as the diabolical Joker." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 5, 2008	Batman (1989)	69%
N/A	"How Tim Burton changed forever big-screen adaptations of comic-book heroes with his dark noirish rendition." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 5, 2008	Batman (1989)	69%
C	"More fiction that fact, this supernatural romance is intermittently engaging, but there's no chemistry between Guy Pearce and Zeta-Jones, and the film will also suffer in comparison to recent yarns about magicians such as The Illusionist and The Prestige" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 5, 2008	Death Defying Acts (2008)	47%
B-	"Debbie Reynolds received her only Oscar nomination for playing the title role of this artistically mediocre but commercially popular musical comedy about the rags to riches of the Denver heroine who was also a passenger on the Titanic." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 4, 2008	The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)	75%
No Rating	Click here to read article -- Variety Posted Jul 3, 2008	Street Fighter (1995)	27%
A-	"Misunderstood and underrated when it came out, Resnais first English-speaking film is a provocative meditation on time and memory, fiction and reality (his dominant themes) in the life of a dying novelist, astoundly played by John Gielgud." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 2, 2008	Providence (1976)	89%
A	"Far superior to the 1934 version, The Man Who Knew Too Much, underestimated at its 1956 release, should be considered as one of Hitchcock's dozen masterpieces." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 1, 2008	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)	91%
A	"Inspired by Dostoevsky's seminal novel, Bresson's rigorous meditation on crime and redemption is a masterpiece, paying attention to the criminal and the society that created him without ever explaining either; it's only 75 minutes but every frame counts" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 1, 2008	Pickpocket (1959)	100%
A-	"The 25th anniversary edition (in blue-ray and high-definition) contains commentary by star Cruise, director's final cut of the last scene, and other useful docus." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jul 1, 2008	Risky Business (1983)	100%
B	"In his intelligent docu, Ken Burns is not interested in determining how good or evil the notorious politician was, but rather in illuminating what made him such a captivating figure during his lifetime and decades after he had died." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 30, 2008	Huey Long (1987)	n/a
B	"*A feast for the senses: Del Toro's wild imagination is boundless and Hellboy II* unfolds as a spectacle of lights, sounds, images and effects, some of which highly original and diabolically amusing.*" -- EmanuelLevy.Com* Posted Jun 30, 2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)	87%
N/A	"Posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger: The actor deserves serious Oscar considerations not for sentimental reasons but because he's malevolent, hypnotic, horrifying, and vastly amusing, going way beyond Jack Nicholson's conception, which was also impressive" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 30, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	95%
B-	"The theme of individual powerlessness in the face of family, religion and other forces is dusted off in this version, and while the production design is impeccable, helmer Jarrold is only sporadically effective in illuminating the novel's dramatic issues" -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 29, 2008	Brideshead Revisited (2008)	71%
B+	"By standards of the time, the special effects of Hollywood's first (but not the only) version of Jules Verne's sci-fi classic were good and nominated for Oscars; they lost out to Ben-Hur, which swept all the awards." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 29, 2008	Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)	83%
B	"Brendan Fraser, one of few actors who doesn't condescend to light material or fears to be outmatched by it, is likable in this reimagining of Verne's classic, which is minimal in characters (only 3) and story but takes full advantage of the 3D format." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 29, 2008	Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)	60%
A	"Dark, grim, haunting and inventive, Dark Knight is nothing short of brilliant, representing Chris Nolan's most accomplished and mature work to date and the best and scariest comic-hero adaptation you're likely to see this summer, perhaps the whole year." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 28, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	95%
A	"Narrated by Studs Terkel, this extensively researched chronicle of the Abraham Lincloln Brigade in the Spanish War is a highly informative, emotionally stirring documentary about political idealism and its price." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 27, 2008	The Good Fight (1984)	n/a
B-	"Joanne Woodward's showy performance as a woman with split personality is good, but the film's pyschology is shallow and simplistic and the upbeat ending is uncalled for." -- Variety Posted Jun 27, 2008	Three Faces of Eve (1957)	100%
B	"To the director's credit, what could have been a clinical study or fact-based medical case instead unfolds as a touching coming of age tale focusing on the tender romantic angle." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 27, 2008	XXY (2008)	72%
C	"The milieu is interesting but there's too much acting (particularly by Alda) in this quasi-witty, semi-melancholy road comedy, perhaps a result of helmer Kinney's theatrical background and lack of directorial skills." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 27, 2008	Diminished Capacity (2008)	28%
C	"While not a sophomore jinx, this serio comedy about the fluidity of sexual identity among a group of youngsters is a disappointing follow-up to Troche's brilliant debut the lesbian comedy Go Fish, lacking focus and style." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 26, 2008	Bedrooms & Hallways (1998)	64%
A-	"While paying tribiute to seminal American sci-fi, such as 2001, Star Wars and E.T., the endlessly inventive Pixar has succeeded in creating a unique milieu with distinctive look and feel that transports viewers to a magical, almost surreal world." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 26, 2008	WALL-E (2008)	96%
B	"Originally released as Braindead, this gory, maccabre satire of 1950s New Zealand society is yet another proof that Peter Jackson is one of the sharpest, most skillful directors working in the genre; a good companion piece to Meet the Feebles." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 25, 2008	Dead Alive (1993)	86%
C	"If Will Smith can pull off this hodgepodge of a movie, an ill-conceived poorly executed effort that tries to be all things to all people, then he really is Hollywood's most bankable star." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 24, 2008	Hancock (2008)	38%
C+	"The deleted scenes, docu of filmmaking, and commentary don't add much to this disappointing effort by Wong Kar Wai to make an English speaking film--and a road movie at that; all his special qualities (mood, color) are missing." -- EmanuelLevy.Com Posted Jun 24, 2008	My Blueberry Nights (2008)	47%

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