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SHAWN BOWERS
PUBLICATION(S)
Kansas City Star

BIOGRAPHY
I'm a freelance teen critic for the Kansas City Star Teen Star, where I've been writing for about three years and am a member of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle.
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STATS
Total Reviews: 22
Total QuickRatings: 21

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle

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• Location: Overland Park, KS


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" The tag line says it all: 'They’re the man.'"
Posted Mar 16, 2004
 
Starsky & Hutch (2004)63%
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D+
 
" Use the title as a warning- Taking Lives takes hours of your life you can’t get back."
Posted Mar 16, 2004
 
Taking Lives (2004)23%
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" Worth the chase, the Rundown is simple entertainment at it’s best."
Posted Nov 25, 2003
 
The Rundown (2003)71%
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" Going back to the beginning and seeing where it all began, this film had a lot to live up to in my eyes. In the end, I was just left wondering what all the fuss was about."
Posted Nov 25, 2003
 
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003)94%
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C
 
" Missing a little something."
Posted Nov 25, 2003
 
The Missing (2003)58%
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" Big laughs in an Elf-sized package."
Posted Nov 25, 2003
 
Elf (2003)83%
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" Despite the flaws, it is worthy of recommendation for people interested in film, if for no other reason than Wood's performance."
Posted Sep 27, 2003
 
Thirteen (2003)82%
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B+
 
" The story's a bit on the traditional side (it could be pitched as "Catch Me If You Can" meets "Ocean's 11"), but the three leads make it an enticing and tense caper flick."
Posted Sep 14, 2003
 
Matchstick Men (2003)82%
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" Depp steals the movie with a swagger and a smile in his second great part of the year."
Posted Sep 14, 2003
 
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)69%
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" The film relies more on jump moments than gratuitous blood and guts for its scares, which is a welcome choice after such blood-drenched dreck as Freddy Vs. Jason."
Posted Sep 5, 2003
 
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)22%
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C
 
" Your appreciation of the movie will hinge on your tolerance for the "quirky" antics of Spade."
Posted Sep 4, 2003
 
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)22%
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C+
 
" This Eminem melts in your hand and not in your mouth."
Posted Aug 30, 2003
 
8 Mile (2002)75%
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B+
 
" Try and find this film, watch it and talk about it. The issues that it covers are ones that beg to be discussed, and this piece has only scratched the surface."
Posted Aug 30, 2003
 
Bowling for Columbine (2002)96%
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" With its contemporary feel and set pieces galore, this Bond will leave you both shaken and stirred."
Posted Aug 30, 2003
 
Die Another Day (2002)59%
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" Despite her obnoxious Nickelodeon pedigree, Bynes proves that, given the right project, she isn't half bad."
Posted Aug 29, 2003
 
What a Girl Wants (2003)34%
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" There are so many subtle jokes, or little bits of insight into these fish's minds, it proves yet again that Pixar strives to make a complete experience instead of just 'some cool-looking graphics.'"
Posted Aug 21, 2003
 
Finding Nemo (2003)98%
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C
 
" Just because you give an old car a new paint job doesn't mean it runs better."
Posted Aug 21, 2003
 
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)36%
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" It gives S.W.A.T. that kind of feeling where it should be corny, but everyone is just too cool to care. Or maybe I’m just a sucker for a movie in uniform."
Posted Aug 20, 2003
 
S.W.A.T. (2003)48%
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B+
 
" Worth going Uptown for."
Posted Aug 20, 2003
 
Uptown Girls (2003)13%
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" Horror-ifically bad."
Posted Aug 20, 2003
 
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)41%
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" Speaking of cartoons, the whole movie is awfully similar to Chan's self-titled cartoon series, except with one major difference: the series is decent."
Posted Aug 20, 2003
 
The Medallion (2003)18%
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D+
 
" Akin to a real skateboarding show, Grind lands a few tricks but ends up falling on its face the rest of the time."
Posted Aug 20, 2003
 
Grind (2003)9%

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