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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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STATS
Total Reviews: 813

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

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• Location: Charlotte, NC, where Gwyneth Paltrow weighs 350 lbs.


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4/5
 
" Guy Ritchie's most jolting, confusing, stimulating and flat-out entertaining picture since Snatch" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
 
RocknRolla (2008)63%
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3.5/5
 
" a cut-and-dried underdog story " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
 
Flash of Genius (2008)59%
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1/5
 
" The actual lucky ones will be sitting in a different movie theater, watching anything but this." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
The Lucky Ones (2008)33%
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2.5/5
 
" even at a bloated 155 minutes, Lee's picture seems to aimlessly tread water" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)30%
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3.5/5
 
" provides earnest human connections and palpable heartache." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)27%
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4/5
 
" satisfies those seeking not only a gorgeous period piece, but a meaty slice of royal history" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 18, 2008
 
The Duchess (2008)60%
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3/5
 
" plummets from sentimental to sappy" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2008
 
The Longshots (2008)38%
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1/5
 
" exists so critics will have something to put on their year-end "Worst Of" lists." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2008
 
Death Race (2008)43%
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3/5
 
" Seriously, this sounds like The Young and the Restless. " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 7, 2008
 
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)63%
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2/5
 
" spends two hours demeaning the hillbilly cowpokes of flyover country, then reminds us just how powerful they can be in a general election" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 31, 2008
 
Swing Vote (2008)38%
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2.5/5
 
" You know you're in trouble when the George W. Bush quote you open your movie with ("Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream") gets the evening's biggest laugh." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Step Brothers (2008)55%
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4/5
 
" flat-out exhilarating, a roller-coaster plunge into the heart of darkness... and a tad exhausting" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)95%
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2.5/5
 
" actually equals this summer's Indiana Jones sequel on the assembly line of escalating dangers." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)62%
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3.5/5
 
" there are more than enough original thrills to distance Wanted from its assorted predecessors" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)73%
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5/5
 
" How much further will they be able to raise the storytelling bar? And how on Earth will I pass the time until Pixar's next endeavor, Up, arrives in theaters to charm, amaze, and enthrall us, as the studio has done time after time?" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)96%
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3.5/5
 
" Carell delivers the laughs " -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)52%
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3/5
 
" The Hulk looks like a dark, shiny, muscular pickle." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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1.5/5
 
" You don't laugh with the Zohan, either." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)35%
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2.5/4
 
" I enjoyed "Skull" more the second time because my expectations had been lowered. Yours should be, as well. " -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 23, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)77%
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1/5
 
" the summer's most irrelevant blockbuster" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)37%
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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)86%
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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)88%
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2.5/4
 
" An archetypical Los Angeles detective story " -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)36%
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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)35%
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3/4
 
" Might be (David Gordon) Green's best film." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Snow Angels (2008)67%
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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)49%
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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)58%
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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)78%
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3/4
 
" A triumphant lark. " -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)77%
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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)64%
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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)59%
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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)62%
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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)74%
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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)85%
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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)72%
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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)52%
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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)35%
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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)52%
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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)55%
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3/4
 
" corny, cool and beautiful" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted Mar 2, 2008
 
Be Kind Rewind (2008)67%
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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)97%
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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)71%

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