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RICHARD JAMES HAVIS
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"The direction is uninspired, acting is lifeless, and the script borders on the inept. A PG-13 rating means that it's short on shocks, too." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 8, 2008
 
One Missed Call (2008)0%
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"[Director Nic] Balthazar's determination to draw a positive message from a negative situation doesn't quite fit." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 5, 2007
 
Ben X (2007)86%
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"It's short on both coherence and shocks, and features a quick, deus ex machina ending which will have viewers leaving the theatre feeling let down." -- Film Journal International
Posted Aug 17, 2007
 
The Invasion (2007)19%
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"The good scenes hit home, but the bad ones tilt towards melodrama and sentimentality." -- Film Journal International
Posted Dec 14, 2006
 
Home of the Brave (2006)23%
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"The result is passable, though it’s clear that his forte lies elsewhere." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 25, 2006
 
Unknown (2006)36%
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"This film lacks Hong Sang-soo's usual insight and narrative innovation." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 11, 2006
 
Woman on the Beach (2008)88%
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"While it attempts to be apolitical, the filmmakers short shrift of what happened during and after Hurricane Katrina weakens an otherwise worthy film." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 2, 2006
 
Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)85%
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"The ambitious staging of Jaa's lean and long-limbed Muay Thai fight scenes makes them look impressive. There is just too little happening in between to engage a wider audience." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 7, 2006
 
The Protector (2006)55%
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"It's a worthy subject, but its credibility is damaged by some banal fabrications." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 12, 2006
 
Yang Ban Xi - The Eight Model Works (2006)65%
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"Toilet humor, jokes about paraplegics and serious overacting make this lowbrow comedy an irritating watch." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 28, 2006
 
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)6%
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"Marebito is a disturbing supernatural drama that leaves a sour taste in the mouth." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 30, 2005
 
Marebito (2004)43%
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"In spite of its undeniable aesthetic and cinematic value, though, the film lacks the emotional engagement and social importance of [the director's] classic work of the 1980s and early '90s." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 6, 2005
 
Three Times (2006)86%
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"This banal comedy is filmmaking of the lowest order." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 16, 2005
 
Dirty Love (2005)8%
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"It does a fairly good job of laying out the basic political motives behind Islamic terrorism. Unfortunately, as a drama, it has its narrative peak in the middle and quickly runs out of story afterward." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 12, 2005
 
The War Within (2005)72%
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"An uneasy hybrid of horror, courtroom drama and true-life story." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 7, 2005
 
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)44%
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"The result falls somewhere between psychodrama and horror." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 5, 2005
 
3 Extremes (2005)84%
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"A film that's more exploitative than sympathetic." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 24, 2005
 
Lila Says (2005)69%
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"Although A Tale of Two Sisters has some excellent suspense sequences, it falters badly during the dramatic parts." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 9, 2004
 
A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)86%
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"This low-concept slasher/horror film suffers from creaky direction, a tatty story line, and -- even worse, considering the genre -- a lack of suspense and shocks." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 12, 2004
 
Seed of Chucky (2004)30%
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"Those who like a smattering of history with their entertainment will be disappointed, as historical details are kept vague. Even those who turn up purely for the romance won't be satisfied." -- Film Journal International
Posted Sep 18, 2004
 
Head in the Clouds (2004)15%
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"A frantic piece of filmmaking that invests nothing in the characters and moves much too fast for its own good." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 9, 2004
 
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)21%
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"Sun spends so much time on the mood and atmosphere that he forgets about the story." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 13, 2004
 
Zhou Yu's Train (2004)41%
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"This too-sentimental drama does feature a sterling performance by Giovanna Mezzogiorno as a love-struck housewife dissatisfied with her lot, thus providing the only watchable element of an otherwise disappointing movie." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 29, 2004
 
Facing Windows (2003)64%
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"Pallid acting and a general lack of spirit ultimately result in a bland costume drama." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 9, 2004
 
Untold Scandal (2003)89%
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"This Japanese sci-fi actioner copies so many Hollywood hits that it should win an award from the Xerox Corp." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 17, 2003
 
Returner (2002)35%
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"Predictable situations mean that Duplex fails to scale any comic heights, though belly laughs will be had by those with an appetite for crass physical humor." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 24, 2003
 
Duplex (2003)36%
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"An undistinguished affair." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 22, 2003
 
The Sea is Watching (2003)58%
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"A deodorized beach romance that plays the unpretentious personalities of Clarkson and Guarini to the hilt." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 23, 2003
 
From Justin to Kelly (2003)9%
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"The drama fails to rise to the heights of the production design." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 20, 2003
 
The Legend of Suriyothai (2003)52%
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"A fan-boy hagiography of a mean-spirited alcoholic rather than a serious examination of a powerful writer and his writings." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 5, 2003
 
Bukowski: Born Into This (2004)83%
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"Viewers who thought they were watching a comedy will be left scratching their heads when it turns into a mundane murder mystery." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 3, 2003
 
The Missing Gun (2003)38%
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"Swiftly runs out of story and becomes stuck on the sexual squabbles of its characters." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 1, 2003
 
The Embalmer (2003)81%
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"The bulk of the film is marred by a contrived effort to appear obscure, though a meditative finale ultimately provides some food for thought." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 8, 2003
 
The Stoneraft (2002)40%
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"From an international standpoint, I Love You lacks the emotional muscle to perform as a drama." -- Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 6, 2003
 
I Love You (2003)n/a

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