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SEAN O'CONNELL
Sean O'Connell

PUBLICATION(S)
• Charlotte Weekly
• Citysearch
• Eclipse Magazine
• Filmcritic.com
• Flipside Movie Emporium
• MovieWeb

BIOGRAPHY
In one of those "your peanut butter is in my chocolate" moments of enlightenment, Sean O'Connell realized almost 10 years ago that he could combine his love of movies with his tolerance for writing, and maybe even make a living of it. He's still trying, and the good people at USA Today, MSN, Citysearch, The Charlotte Weekly, NBC, CBS and others have helped.
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CONTACT INFO
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STATS
Total Reviews: 794

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
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• Location: Charlotte, NC, where Gwyneth Paltrow weighs 350 lbs.


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BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4 Deliver Us From Evil
5/5 Zodiac
4.5/5 Live Free or Die Hard
3.5/4 Volver
4/5 Casino Royale
3/4 Babel
3.5/5 Deja Vu
2.5/4 Charlotte's Web
3/5 The Holiday
2/4 Stranger Than Fiction
2.5/5 Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
2/5 Night at the Museum
1.5/4 Day Watch
1.5/5 A Good Year
1/4 Harsh Times
1/5 Apocalypto
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4 No Country for Old Men
4/4 The Darjeeling Limited
5/5 Stardust
5/5 Stardust
5/5 Zodiac
4/4 The Fountain
4/4 Deliver Us From Evil
5/5 The Prestige
5/5 United 93
4/4 Munich
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WORST REVIEWED
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F Torque
F Jeepers Creepers 2
F The Rules of Attraction
D- Around the World in 80 Days
D- Johnson Family Vacation
D- Never Die Alone
D- The Spanish Apartment
D- Down With Love
D Diary of a Mad Black Woman
D Christmas with the Kranks
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

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1/5
 
"the summer's most irrelevant blockbuster" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)35%
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2.5/4
 
"Joelsas' youthful exuberance carries the movie long enough to make this "Vacation" a rewarding trip." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2008)84%
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3.5/4
 
"The group's enthusiasm, natural talent and undeniable chutzpah effort-lessly translates to the screen in Stephen Walker's winning new documentary." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Young@Heart (2008)87%
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2.5/4
 
"An archetypical Los Angeles detective story" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)33%
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2/4
 
"(The book) raises a number of interesting arguments, most of which (the movie) ignores." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
21 (2008)31%
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3/4
 
"Might be (David Gordon) Green's best film." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Snow Angels (2008)68%
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2/4
 
"As much as I enjoyed Quaid's introspective turn, his co-stars play characters lifted straight out of Screenwriting 101." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Smart People (2008)49%
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2/4
 
"The legendary rockers never did much for me musically, and so a film that's 95 percent live performance does even less." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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1.5/4
 
"Turn and run, no matter what size you are." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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3/4
 
"I suspect Hitchcock would enjoy watching this slow-churning thriller, which pilfers a few of the master's storytelling tricks as it revels in its own dark heart." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Married Life (2008)55%
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3/4
 
"Bustles along to its central theft, then treads water until (it) can map a proper end game." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Bank Job (2008)77%
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3/4
 
"A triumphant lark." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)76%
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2.5/4
 
"(Minkoff) botches the film's fantasy elements, saturating these segments with cheesy effects." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)62%
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2/4
 
"The answers to its most intriguing puzzles disappoint, and the final motive provided for this near-perfect scheme can only be described as flawed." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Flawless (2007)62%
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3/4
 
"The year's first film that kept me laughing from end to end with intelligent and perceptive punch lines that don't aim for the broad side of a fraternity house." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Baby Mama (2008)60%
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4.5/5
 
"So accurately captures how boys behave, you'd think Jennings planted his camera inside a 10-year-old's skull, then beamed the child's imagination directly through his saucer-wide eyes onto the theater's screen." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Son of Rambow (2008)76%
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2/5
 
"recycles tired clichés and settles on the easiest jokes" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 1, 2008
 
Made of Honor (2008)12%
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3.5/5
 
"a solid, well-crafted launch for what should be a lucrative franchise." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 1, 2008
 
Iron Man (2008)93%
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3/5
 
"runs into the same snags Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston encountered when they suffered through The Break-Up in 2006" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)84%
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1/5
 
"a string of poorly-written, obvious clichés that litter the road many travel from Mexico City to the southern United States" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 9, 2008
 
Under the Same Moon (2008)74%
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2/5
 
"devolves into a slapdash version of Home Alone on holiday" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Nim's Island (2008)48%
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4/5
 
"hangs so close to films produced during a forgotten age that audiences who don't recall how quick-witted screwball comedies used to be might not fully appreciate it (or even care to)." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Apr 3, 2008
 
Leatherheads (2008)53%
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3.5/5
 
"Exquisite... Listen closely to Horton Hears a Who! You might be surprised by what you hear." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Mar 13, 2008
 
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)78%
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3/4
 
"a ripping good yarn" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
Vantage Point (2008)37%
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2.5/4
 
"The women in the cast are exceptional. ... The men are miscast." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)41%
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2/4
 
"the girl's ungainly snout is the only unique feature in this otherwise textbook fantasy." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
Penelope (2008)53%
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2/4
 
"Bartlett would make a decent sitcom character, and the uneven film plays out accordingly." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)52%
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3/4
 
"corny, cool and beautiful" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
Be Kind Rewind (2008)65%
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3/4
 
"The riveting second half rewards your patience and tolerance for emotional pain." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008)96%
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2/5
 
"it's time Ferrell gives these sports comedies a little time on the bench before his big-screen career fouls out." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 28, 2008
 
Semi-Pro (2008)21%
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4/5
 
"I let my guard down and was completely surprised by the sweet, happy finale, which Brooks and his cast definitely earn." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 14, 2008
 
Definitely, Maybe (2008)72%
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2/5
 
"lifeless" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 14, 2008
 
Jumper (2008)16%
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3/5
 
"light on laughs" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 8, 2008
 
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)56%
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1/5
 
"as pretty as it is dumb" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Feb 7, 2008
 
Fool's Gold (2008)10%
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3.5/5
 
"silly in a memorable way." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 31, 2008
 
Over Her Dead Body (2008)13%
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3/5
 
"the cast, uniformly good, smoothes over most of the wrinkles" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Mad Money (2008)20%
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1.5/5
 
"A shabby, flabby date movie" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
27 Dresses (2008)39%
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4/5
 
"a milestone in contemporary filmmaking [that] appeals directly to the maturing YouTube generation without pandering." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 17, 2008
 
Cloverfield (2008)77%
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3.5/4
 
"Smaller than you'd expect, though many may remember it for the exquisite period detail, production design or fluid camera work." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Jan 2, 2008
 
Atonement (2007)82%
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1.5/4
 
"Lame." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Jan 2, 2008
 
P.S. I Love You (2007)21%
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1.5/4
 
"It's afraid to leave its comfort zone, and its primary joke wears thin in a hurry." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Jan 2, 2008
 
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)74%
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2.5/5
 
"The phrase "inspired by" may buy a filmmaker creative leeway, but it's at the cost of credibility with an audience." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2007
 
The Great Debaters (2007)79%
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2.5/5
 
"Ambitious as hell but irreparably flawed, Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood enthralls for half its run but balances precariously atop an epilogue that can't sustain the picture's dramatic weight." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2007
 
There Will Be Blood (2007)91%
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3.5/5
 
"for all its unmistakable faults, it casts such a complete spell that I'm chomping at the bit to see it again" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 20, 2007
 
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)86%
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2/4
 
"ponderous and self-absorbed" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Nov 29, 2007
 
I'm Not There (2007)78%
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4/4
 
"An extremely tense exercise." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Nov 29, 2007
 
No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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3/4
 
"Lumet moves Devil with a purpose, all the while maintaining a firm grip on his live-wire cocktail of guilt and paranoia." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Nov 29, 2007
 
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)88%
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3.5/5
 
"a nice place to get lost for a few hours." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 15, 2007
 
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)36%
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2/5
 
"An op-ed piece masquerading as a motion picture." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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2.5/5
 
"a fragile premise stuffed with hollow Christmas jokes" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 8, 2007
 
Fred Claus (2007)22%

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