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YAZMIN GHONAIM
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Total Reviews: 84

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San Diego Film Critics Society


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Fresh  The Matrix Reloaded
Fresh  About Schmidt
Fresh  The Four Feathers
Fresh  Life Is Beautiful
Fresh  Insomnia
Fresh  Baran
Fresh  The Lady and the Duke
Fresh  Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Fresh  Spider-Man
Fresh  Showtime
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Rotten  Laurel Canyon
Rotten  Road to Perdition
Rotten  Full Frontal
Rotten  The Bourne Identity
Rotten  High Crimes
Rotten  Panic Room
Rotten  The Time Machine
Rotten  Collateral Damage
Rotten  Ocean's Eleven
Rotten  K-Pax
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 67% of the time.

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7/10
 
" A film that escalates its ability to astonish viewers with its technological achievements."
Posted May 16, 2003
 
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)73%
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5/10
 
" While the plot successfully sets up the subsequent confrontation between the fragmented Sam and Alexis, both actors fail to elevate their performances to the dramatic level the climactic scene requires."
Posted Mar 31, 2003
 
Laurel Canyon (2003)67%
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6/10
 
" Delivers bittersweet comedy and a heartening message about the ever present possibility of finding significance in the world."
Posted Mar 31, 2003
 
About Schmidt (2002)85%
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7/10
 
" Director of photography Robert Richardson ... captures the images vividly and draws viewers further into the film's dramatic desert battle scenes."
Posted Dec 10, 2002
 
The Four Feathers (2002)41%
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9/10
 
" A dramatic rendition of the fortitude required to reclaim the violated spirit and the imaginary optimism needed to save a dying innocence."
Posted Dec 4, 2002
 
Life Is Beautiful (1998)77%
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7/10
 
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Posted Aug 27, 2002
 
Insomnia (2002)92%
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8/10
 
" Offers viewers an honest portrayal of the realistic dilemmas confronting its characters and of the inspiring ways by which they learn to overcome them."
Posted Aug 5, 2002
 
Baran (2002)89%
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6/10
 
" The film presents its main characters in an overall simplified manner, where a character's personal dilemmas and inner conflicts are represented by plot much more so than by character."
Posted Jul 22, 2002
 
Road to Perdition (2002)82%
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4/10
 
" A sometimes realistically and other times unrealistically portrayed group of mostly unlikeable men and women undergoing an identity or 'middle-age' crisis."
Posted Jul 22, 2002
 
Full Frontal (2002)37%
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4/10
 
" The film fails to explore more intriguing narrative possibilities regarding the psychological effects of its character's identity crisis."
Posted Jun 24, 2002
 
The Bourne Identity (2002)83%
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7/10
 
" Aside from Rohmer's bold choices regarding point of view, The Lady and the Duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art."
Posted Jun 3, 2002
 
The Lady and the Duke (2002)71%
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7/10
 
" Exalts the character of former Queen, now Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), whose impressive array of attractive costumes appropriate the young actress' natural beauty."
Posted May 13, 2002
 
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)67%
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7/10
 
" Effectively brings to the screen an unforgettable superhero that swings back into contemporary times."
Posted May 13, 2002
 
Spider-Man (2002)90%
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5/10
 
" Conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' ... where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences."
Posted Apr 29, 2002
 
High Crimes (2002)32%
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6/10
 
" Although Panic Room manages to deliver a visual story about a horrific home intrusion, the film lacks overall creative narrative options that would sustain and effectively develop the film's horror and suspense."
Posted Apr 8, 2002
 
Panic Room (2002)77%
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6/10
 
" Neglects the author's fundamental vision."
Posted Mar 25, 2002
 
The Time Machine (2002)28%
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7/10
 
" The film benefits from De Niro's personification of the unglamorous, grumpy Mitch, from Murphy's overstressed -- yet amusingly credible -- performance."
Posted Mar 19, 2002
 
Showtime (2002)24%
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6/10
 
" Creates a rapport with its young viewers by first affronting them with its crude treatment of sex and then entertaining them with a silly plot."
Posted Mar 4, 2002
 
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)38%
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3/10
 
" Reduces itself to a highly simplified story about an overly aggressive victim, who is conveniently empowered to carry out extraordinary tasks in unknown territories."
Posted Feb 25, 2002
 
Collateral Damage (2002)18%
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" Does manage to recreate in the viewer's mind those powerful, fantastical images of the magical land of Middle-earth."
Posted Dec 24, 2001
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)92%
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" Successfully lures the viewer into the mind of a character who is portrayed as defining everything in his world in mathematical terms."
Posted Dec 24, 2001
 
A Beautiful Mind (2001)78%
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" Successfully lures the viewer to feel sympathy for the the protagonist."
Posted Dec 17, 2001
 
Vanilla Sky (2001)39%
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" Deprives the viewer of the type of heightened suspense desirable for the heist genre, and rather, distracts him and her with its superficial treatment of character and plot."
Posted Dec 3, 2001
 
Ocean's Eleven (2001)80%
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7/10
 
" Successfully imposes its imagery of the highly fictionalized reality of Harry Potter, and capitalizes on the charming qualities of its popularized protagonist."
Posted Dec 3, 2001
 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)78%
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" Successfully presents its main character's reactions toward unsolicited events."
Posted Nov 26, 2001
 
Focus (2001)56%
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" An amusing tale about the awkwardness --and the importance-- of human relations."
Posted Nov 12, 2001
 
Amelie (2001)90%
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" Offers a fairly conscientious revision of the always sensationalist case of Jack the Ripper."
Posted Oct 29, 2001
 
From Hell (2001)58%
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" The film conforms itself with suggesting its characters' intelligence, rather than exploring it."
Posted Oct 29, 2001
 
K-Pax (2001)41%
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" Most successful in its construction of the concept of Time."
Posted Oct 8, 2001
 
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)48%
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" Charms the viewer as it communicates a noble message about the need to remove oneself from the meaninglessness of daily life in order to appreciate its full worth."
Posted Oct 1, 2001
 
Bread and Tulips (2001)71%
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" Falls short of the suspense and drama it pretends to be built on."
Posted Sep 24, 2001
 
The Glass House (2001)21%
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" The Deep End's most notable visual tool involves the recurrent theme of water, captured by the cinematography of Giles Nuttgens."
Posted Sep 10, 2001
 
The Deep End (2001)81%
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" It is ironic that while the film tries to demystify its celebrities by showing their 'true' identities, it simultaneously creates a myth for the Julia Roberts character Kiki."
Posted Jul 30, 2001
 
America's Sweethearts (2001)31%
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" Does offer a few genuinely horrific images."
Posted Jul 23, 2001
 
Jurassic Park III (2001)49%
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" The new versions of these classic songs refresh the words and accentuate the harmony of their meaning."
Posted Jul 23, 2001
 
Moulin Rouge (2001)78%
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" An original story with an ingenious narrative structure that gradually lures the viewer into its two main characters' introspective journeys."
Posted Jul 11, 2001
 
The Princess and The Warrior (2001)62%
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" Survives the dangers of its risky premise."
Posted Jul 11, 2001
 
The Closet (2001)87%
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" Mostly overburdened by the responsibility to stand as an adult fairy tale that integrates the visions of two very distinct filmmakers."
Posted Jul 9, 2001
 
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)73%
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" Successfully provokes feelings of patriotism and of admiration for those who volunteered to 'fight back' and/or to save lives."
Posted May 28, 2001
 
Pearl Harbor (2001)24%
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" Uses a down-to-earth approach in portraying its characters' imperfections."
Posted May 17, 2001
 
Angel Eyes (2001)31%
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" Most successful in depicting its protagonist's unique -- often inadequate -- nature."
Posted May 14, 2001
 
The Luzhin Defence (2001)59%
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" An extraordinary cinematic feat."
Posted May 7, 2001
 
Amores Perros (2001)92%
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" Offers a more realistic portrait of the unglamorous woman."
Posted Apr 23, 2001
 
Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)80%
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" Creates a fair degree of authenticity in its representations of cultural and period differences."
Posted Apr 23, 2001
 
Just Visiting (2001)33%
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" The spirit of belonging is delicately captured by one of the film's concluding scenes."
Posted Apr 3, 2001
 
The Taste of Others (2001)100%
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" Offers an ineffective climactic scene."
Posted Mar 30, 2001
 
Someone Like You (2001)41%
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" A suspenseful story which evolves as a result of its protagonist's abnormal cognitive processes."
Posted Mar 26, 2001
 
Memento (2001)94%
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" A film with intriguing concepts and unclear representations of them."
Posted Mar 8, 2001
 
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)44%
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6/10
 
" Hamlet offers a valuable meta-comment on the role of the visual media with regards to the representation of the self."
Posted Mar 8, 2001
 
Hamlet (2000)54%
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" A figure to be remembered more for his overpowering determination than for his 'bad eating habits,' Hannibal has carved a niche in our brain."
Posted Feb 7, 2001
 
Hannibal (2001)38%

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