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JEFF BAYER
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Daily Herald (IL)

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Total Reviews: 125
Total QuickRatings: 3

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Chicago Film Critics Association

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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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A Michael Clayton
A- The Orphanage
3.5/4 Definitely, Maybe
B+ 300
3/4 Never Back Down
B Cloverfield
2.5/4 Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
B- There Will Be Blood
C+ 27 Dresses
2/4 The Bank Job
C The Other Boleyn Girl
1.5/4 Charlie Bartlett
C- The Bucket List
D+ The Number 23
D Mad Money
F+ License To Wed
 
  
BEST REVIEWED
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A Michael Clayton
A- The Orphanage
A- Charlie Wilson's War
A- Gone Baby Gone
A- The Kingdom
A- Into the Wild
A- Eastern Promises
A- Zodiac
A- Sicko
A- Knocked Up
 more...
 
  
WORST REVIEWED
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F+ License To Wed
D Mad Money
D Youth Without Youth
D National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets
D Alvin and the Chipmunks
D 30 Days of Night
D Shoot 'Em Up
D Halloween
D Wild Hogs
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

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2/4		 
"It has some decent eye candy, but overall this film is bluffing if they think it's a great, intelligent blackjack film. I know I just used a poker term, but I doubt 21 would have noticed."
Posted Mar 28, 2008
 		21 (2008)31%
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3/4		 
"Here's what I hoped for: someone to root for, someone to root against, an inspiring coach, some eye candy and, of course, training montages. I got what I wanted."
Posted Mar 14, 2008
 		Never Back Down (2008)25%
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3.5/4		 
"Period comedies are a tough act to swallow for some, but if you are on the fence at all, please make sure Miss Pettigrew lives for more than just one day."
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 		Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)76%
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2/4		 
"It isn't bad, but it can't find a rhythm between being based on a true, ugly story and trying to be a fun bank heist film."
Posted Mar 7, 2008
 		The Bank Job (2008)77%
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"Bruce Willis interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Live Free or Die Hard (2007)80%
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"Interview with the cast of Superbad"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Superbad (2007)87%
 N/A  
"Julie Delpy interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		2 Days In Paris (2007)87%
 N/A  
"Emile Hirsch interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Into the Wild (2007)83%
 N/A  
"Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Darjeeling Limited (2007)67%
 N/A  
"Josh Brolin interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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C		 
"I just don't know anyone that I could recommend this sober film to go see. Yes, Rockwell is impressive, but it's in a role I would rather forget."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Snow Angels (2008)68%
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C		 
"There isn't an enjoyable character in the bunch of this tragedy that constantly spirals downward."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)41%
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1.5/4		 
"Charlie Bartlett is a poor man's Rushmore. There is a great film waiting to be made about psychiatry, anti-depressants and our youth, but this isn't it."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Charlie Bartlett (2007)53%
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3.5/4		 
"For all the unnatural setup, it's amazing that the performances come off so naturally."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Definitely, Maybe (2008)72%
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2.5/4		 
"It is supposed to be a raucous ride of laughter, but it's thin on one important aspect: the jokes."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)56%
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B		 
"It's the closest a film has ever gotten to a roller-coaster ride. It will definitely nauseate, it feels claustrophobic, there are sudden scares, and it also peaks too early."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Cloverfield (2008)77%
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B		 
"This is Colin Farrell's best work in years and proof that Woody Allen is an old dog, and these are new tricks."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Cassandra's Dream (2008)50%
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C+		 
"There are only a few moments that feel genuine and allow Katherine Heigel to smile. 27 Dresses is chock-full of cheese and eventually runs out of material."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		27 Dresses (2008)39%
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D		 
"Comedy is difficult, but it seems like Mad Money didn't even try. It's very hard to find the jokes."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Mad Money (2008)21%
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B-		 
"If Day-Lewis isn't front and center, the film drags with themes such as oil vs. religion, and greed is always around..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		There Will Be Blood (2007)91%
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A-		 
"It captures pure terror. It's horrific. That's horror plus terrific. It's almost impossible for a film like this to be lumped into the same category as..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Orphanage (2007)85%
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C-		 
"At one point Morgan Freeman's character shouts, 'This was supposed to be fun.' I couldn't agree more."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Bucket List (2007)40%
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B		 
"Showcasing the history is done with care and purpose, but I wanted more. I wanted more time between Washington and Forest Whitaker. I wanted more..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Great Debaters (2007)79%
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B+		 
"The camera techniques used actually give the audience just a hint of what it must be like to live with a fully aware mind, and one working eye."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)94%
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D		 
"This is the perfect example of what can happen when a producer/director/writer doesn't have to answer to anyone. Coppola makes an artistic mess."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Youth Without Youth (2007)29%
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C		 
"It was Irish overkill. There didn't seem to be a chronological plan with the letters, so poor Holly is just forced to sit and wait to hear from her dead husband."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		P.S. I Love You (2007)21%
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D		 
"If you desperately need to escape the house this holiday season, avoid this treasure and see something else."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007)32%
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A-		 
"The dialogue zings and pops whether you are trying to keep up with Hanks and Hoffman as they exchange one-liners or trying to fully understand the foreign affairs..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Charlie Wilson's War (2007)83%
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B		 
"The difference here is that film audiences are used to blood. So some of the chilling effect is lost..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)86%
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B		 
"The entire film has three repetitive jokes: Dewey cut his brother in half, Dewey can't smell, and he's going to take drugs. So it's kind of amazing how well the film works."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)74%
 N/A  
"Laura Linney interview"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Savages (2007)90%
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B+		 
"Ellen Page could just be the break-out actress of the year (I haven't seen everything yet)."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Juno (2007)93%
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C		 
"Will Smith shows some promise trying to find a cure for a horrific virus, but somehow the plot becomes Shrek, Bob Marley and God trying to save the world."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		I Am Legend (2007)68%
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B		 
"The two young boys are definitely the highlight of the film. Their friendship is truly felt, which makes the tragedy that befalls Hassan all the more powerful."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Kite Runner (2007)66%
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C+		 
"This isn't so much a film about picking up the pieces after a tragedy, but instead an extended story of the pieces that fell..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Grace is Gone (2007)58%
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D		 
"There is a chance I have simply outgrown Alvin, Simon and Theodore. But I can still recognize a quality film and this isn't it."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)24%
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B		 
"...This leads to one of the best romances of the year. The problem comes when an older Briony attempts to atone for her misdeeds."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Atonement (2007)82%
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C-		 
"Sam Elliott shows up as a cowboy, who would normally be a pick-me-up, but with Golden Compass I just wanted to find my direction home."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		The Golden Compass (2007)42%
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B-		 
"It has a chance to be a real crowd pleaser, but unfortunately it zeros in on its core audience, which is 8- to 12-year-old girls"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Enchanted (2007)94%
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B+		 
"Noah Baumbach is the king of dysfunction. We constantly see films about war, love, aliens, so why no films about how insanely uncomfortable family can be with one another?"
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Margot at the Wedding (2007)51%
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C+		 
"Director Todd Haynes takes an artistic leap, I just don't want to catch all of the finished product."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		I'm Not There (2007)78%
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B+		 
"This is not the future of films, but it is a future, especially for the action genre."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Beowulf (2007)70%
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B-		 
"I laughed out loud once, yet I am giving this film a positive review. There's something magical about a G-rated film that attempts to capture life, death and a little bit of magic."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)36%
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B+		 
"The problem comes when we realize it's a Tommy Lee Jones film and the title is more than just a random coincidence. It's a really good film that was almost great."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		No Country for Old Men (2007)94%
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C+		 
"Unfortunately, this is a broad family comedy that depends on odd sound effects (zonks! splat!) during every scene..."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Fred Claus (2007)22%
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B-		 
"It attempts to conquer social, political and military all in the same film, but it doesn't knock any of them out of the park."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Lions for Lambs (2007)28%
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B		 
"I can't believe I'm going to say it, but this film is as busy as a bee."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Bee Movie (2007)53%
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B-		 
"It feels familiar, even Washington's performance of real-life Frank Lucas feels like something we've seen before."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		American Gangster (2007)79%
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C		 
"It attempts to take a Three's A Company situation and mix it together with a widower trying to raise three children. This is not cool."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Dan in Real Life (2007)64%
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A-		 
"Ben Affleck creates an authentic tone for the city of Boston, and then he gets great performances out of Casey Affleck, Ed Harris and the rest of the cast."
Posted Mar 4, 2008
 		Gone Baby Gone (2007)93%

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