Production Company(ies)
Audiovisual Development Bureau, Ministerio da Cultura BEI Comunicações Bahiatursa
 
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Istanbul, Turkey
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for action/violence, language and some suggestive material
 
Year of Release
2019
 

 
Genre(s)
Action/Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Tim Curry, directed by McG, written by John August, Ryan Rowe, action, comedy, PG-13, produced by Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg, Nancy Juvonen, box office gross $125.3M, reviewed by Anne Cohen, Nell Minow, Nigel Floyd, David Edelstein, Liam Lacey, Peter Rainer, Leigh Paatsch, Nick Rogers, Allison Rose, Rob Gonsalves, Joe Lozito, Charlie’s Angels, private investigators, high-tech tools, high-performance vehicles, martial arts techniques, disguises, kidnapped billionaire-to-be, voice-identification software, Charlie’s Angels TV series, glossy action set pieces, lack of originality, tongue-in-cheek cheesecake, state-of-the-art skills, land, sea, air, beautiful, brilliant, kitschy, kick-butt confection, severe necklines, sheer pantylines, silly plotlines, radiantly dopey Saturday-night escape hatch, dumb blonde of action movies, soundtrack
 

Cast & Crew

Cameron Diaz

Natalie

Drew Barrymore

Dylan

Lucy Liu

Natalie

Dylan

Alex

Bosley

Knox

Cameron Diaz – Natalie
Drew Barrymore – Dylan
Lucy Liu – Alex
Bill Murray – Bosley
Sam Rockwell – Knox
Tim Curry – Roger Corwin
John Forsythe – Charles Townsend (voice)
McG – Director
Drew Barrymore – Producer
Leonard Goldberg – Producer
Nancy Juvonen – Producer
John August – Writer
Ryan Rowe – Writer

 

McG

John August

Drew Barrymore

Leonard Goldberg

Nancy Juvonen

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
McG
 
Writer(s)
John August, Ryan Rowe
 
Producer(s)
Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg, Nancy Juvonen

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 9 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Anne Cohen

Nell Minow

Nigel Floyd

David Edelstein

Liam Lacey

Refinery29

Common Sense Media

Time Out

Slate

Globe and Mail

CHARLIE’S ANGELS
 All Critics (146) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (100) | Rotten (46)
 Though undeniably flawed, the movie…remains a surprisingly fun watch.
 
 October 1, 2019
 
 Anne Cohen
 Refinery29
 TOP CRITIC
 Edgy girl power fun. You go, girls!
 
 December 22, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nell Minow
 Common Sense Media
 TOP CRITIC
 This is nothing but trailer moments. Ex-pop video director McG couldn’t organise a pillow fight in a bedding factory.
 
 February 9, 2006
 
 Nigel Floyd
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 Charlie’s Angels is like a Hong Kong flick but without the bogus spirituality and excruciating schlock-pop ballads.
 
 June 30, 2003
 
 David Edelstein
 Slate
 TOP CRITIC
 A speedy, ask-no-questions pop contrivance that, as long as it keeps sparkling and whirling, continually amuses.
 
 March 19, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Liam Lacey
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 The cast members seem to be having a high old time, and with sharper dialogue, an even higher time might have been had by all.
 
 January 22, 2002
 
 Peter Rainer
 New York Magazine/Vulture
 TOP CRITIC
 Low-concept, high-octane fun is the order of the day here, and the goods are delivered in full with a forceful frivolity that is irresistible in every sense of the word.
 
 October 2, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Leigh Paatsch
 Herald Sun (Australia)
 You may consider this the loosened collar or tightened noose on lightweight American action. But the film remains a kitschy, kick-butt confection that embraces the utter disposability of its severe necklines, sheer pantylines and silly plotlines.
 
 November 12, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Nick Rogers
 Midwest Film Journal
 Barrymore is the best of the three here but the group has great chemistry and they work well as a cohesive unit.
 
 October 28, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Allison Rose
 FlickDirect
 A radiantly dopey Saturday-night escape hatch.
 
 September 24, 2007 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Rob Gonsalves
 eFilmCritic.com
 The film is the equivalent of the ‘dumb blonde’ of action movies. No plot? No problem. Smile pretty now.
 
 July 14, 2007 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Joe Lozito
 Big Picture Big Sound
 April 25, 2007 | Rating: B-
 
 Scott Mendelson
 rec.arts.movies.reviews…

 

Plot
Sabina Wilson (Kristen Stewart), Elena Houghlin (Naomi Scott), and Jane Kano (Ella Balinska) are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend (Robert Clotworthy), whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world’s smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys taking on the toughest jobs everywhere.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny comments were found in the Fresh Kernels summary for Charlie’s Angels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Zanuck Brown Productions, Universal Pictures,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Stand-up
 
Keyword(s)
starring Hannah Gadsby, directed by Madeleine Parry, directed by Jon Olb, written by Hannah Gadsby, comedy, stand-up, gender, sexuality, childhood turmoil, personal revelations, misogyny, homophobia, raw, powerful storytelling, critic reviews, Lauren Carroll Harris, Ashley Hoffman, Hannah Strong, Film Crit Hulk, Anna Leszkiewicz, Dan Fienberg, Alix Turner, Angela L Harmon, Catherine Capellaro, Andrew Husband, Alison de Souza, Funmi Sunmonu, Tomatometer, audience score, Australian, box office performance, budget, producer, MPAA rating, Netflix, Aziz Ansari, Chris Rock, Douglas, In Order of Disappearance, U: July 22, genre, stand-up comedy, personal narrative, truth-telling, comedy special, observational, adolescent-inflected, sophisticated
 

Cast & Crew

Hannah Gadsby

Madeleine Parry

Jon Olb

Hannah Gadsby

self

Director

Director

Writer

Hannah Gadsby – self
Madeleine Parry – Director
Jon Olb – Director
Hannah Gadsby – Writer

 

Madeleine Parry

Hannah Gadsby

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Madeleine Parry, Jon Olb
 
Writer(s)
Hannah Gadsby
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Lauren Carroll Harris

Ashley Hoffman

Hannah Strong

Film Crit Hulk

Anna Leszkiewicz

Guardian

TIME Magazine

Little White Lies

Observer

New Statesman

HANNAH GADSBY: NANETTE
 All Critics (49) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (49)
 Hannah Gadsby spins her own life story into a clever, raging and confronting spiel against misogyny, homophobia and even the tired old tropes of comedy itself.
 
 August 5, 2019
 
 Lauren Carroll Harris
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 When Gadsby wrenches out her pain on stage, she reveals her strength, rage, and yes, winning humor.
 
 November 20, 2018
 
 Ashley Hoffman
 TIME Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Gadsby is tired of censoring her own pain for the sake of making audiences feel comfortable. Nanette is a testament to this. It’s time to make audiences feel uncomfortable in order to wake them up.
 
 September 24, 2018
 
 Hannah Strong
 Little White Lies
 TOP CRITIC
 I am also exactly who this special is for. For Gadsby’s fury is directed at people like me with laser-like acumen, humor and sobering grace.
 
 August 2, 2018
 
 Film Crit Hulk
 Observer
 TOP CRITIC
 Gadsby’s show is a tricksy, self-conscious beast, full of sleight of hand… It is a strange, rare thing: a comedy show that hopes you don’t leave laughing.
 
 July 19, 2018
 
 Anna Leszkiewicz
 New Statesman
 TOP CRITIC
 You can believe this was a show that existed only in this moment and you feel elevated from being a part of it.
 
 July 19, 2018
 
 Dan Fienberg
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 The Netflix “comedy special” Nanette is a televised version of Hannah Gadsby’s award-winning “stand up” stage show from 2017. It is so eye-opening, personal and encouraging that it feels unfair to squeeze it into a nutshell.
 
 January 31, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Alix Turner
 Ready Steady Cut
 Gadsby realized that turning her pain into comedy actually forced her to create a specific narrative of her own life that she repeated night after night until it became her reality.
 
 December 11, 2019
 
 Angela L. Harmon
 The NitPic
 Gadsby grabs your attention with jokes and then slowly and expertly peels back layers to reveal a deep well of shame and anger.
 
 November 22, 2019
 
 Catherine Capellaro
 Isthmus (Madison, WI)
 She also claps back against the idols of her early life, men like Louis C.K. who’ve now become the problem. In other words, Gadsby’s not holding any punches with this one.
 
 December 29, 2018
 
 Andrew Husband
 Uproxx
 What follows is a tour de force of comedy as in-your-face truth-telling. And it moves well beyond the unwritten rules of the laugh-a-minute, observational and adolescent-inflected stand-up that has long dominated the form.
 
 September 24, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Alison de Souza
 The Straits Times (Singapore)
 It becomes so much more than stand-up… Very sophisticated, and something that I wasn’t expecting.
 
 September 13, 2018
 
 Funmi Sunmonu
 Add This To Your List…

 

Plot
Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels says that Hannah Gadsby brilliantly moves modern comedy into nakedly honest new territory.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Hell’s Kitchen Films, Universal Pictures,
 
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for intense images
 
Year of Release
2000
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring D.B Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E Wright, directed by Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag, written by Walon Green, Thom Enriquez, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Ralph Zondag, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Adventure, PG, $137.7M box office, reviewed by Nell Minow, Wally Hammond, Leslie Felperin, Kim Newman, Jessica Winter, Gene Seymour, Rachel Wagner, Tim Brayton, Bob Grimm, James Plath, produced by Pam Marsden, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, Digital Projection, Flat (1.85:1)
 

Cast & Crew

D.B. Sweeney

Alfre Woodard

Ossie Davis

Max Casella

Hayden Panettiere

Aladar

Plio

Yar

Zini

Suri

D.B. Sweeney – Aladar (Voice)
Alfre Woodard – Plio (Voice)
Ossie Davis – Yar (Voice)
Max Casella – Zini (Voice)
Hayden Panettiere – Suri (Voice)
Samuel E. Wright – Kron (Voice)
Eric Leighton – Director
Ralph Zondag – Director
Pam Marsden – Producer
Walon Green – Writer
Thom Enriquez – Writer
John Harrison – Writer
Robert Nelson Jacobs – Writer
Ralph Zondag – Writer
John Harrison – Writer
Robert Nelson Jacobs – Writer

 

Eric Leighton

Walon Green

Pam Marsden

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
 
Writer(s)
Walon Green, Thom Enriquez, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs, Ralph Zondag, John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs
 
Producer(s)
Pam Marsden

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 21 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Nell Minow

Wally Hammond

Leslie Felperin

Kim Newman

Jessica Winter

Common Sense Media

Time Out

Sight & Sound

Empire Magazine

Village Voice

DINOSAUR
 All Critics (123) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (44)
 Stunning, but can be dark and scary in places.
 
 December 22, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Nell Minow
 Common Sense Media
 TOP CRITIC
 Aurally and visually this creature feature is a treat.
 
 January 26, 2006
 
 Wally Hammond
 Time Out
 TOP CRITIC
 Sadly, there is little sign of the benefits of evolution in the storytelling itself, which sticks too closely to a narrative template seemingly dating back to the Mesolithic era.
 
 December 2, 2002
 
 Leslie Felperin
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 Its commitment to palaeontological credibility still takes a back seat to storytelling, with a lot more disaster and conflict than leaf-munching and hibernating.
 
 January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Kim Newman
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Dinosaur cuts a bland, compliant figure, its narrative and characterizations subservient to splashy feats of CGI legerdemain.
 
 January 1, 2000
 
 Jessica Winter
 Village Voice
 TOP CRITIC
 It wouldn’t have hurt to spend some of that money to tell a story as original as the movie’s design — though I’m sure I speak for millions in thanking Disney for not including any stupid songs.
 
 January 1, 2000
 
 Gene Seymour
 Newsday
 TOP CRITIC
 Almost unwatchable.
 
 May 7, 2019 | Rating: F
 
 Rachel Wagner
 rachelsreviews.net
 When you have spent $200 million on “the dumber version of The Land Before Time”, you deserve everything that comes to you.
 
 November 15, 2010 | Rating: 4/10
 
 Tim Brayton
 Antagony & Ecstasy
 The story doesn’t matter much when a movie looks this good, and it’s a breakthrough of technical achievement.
 
 August 7, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Bob Grimm
 Sacramento News & Review
 It’s the small details, like dino-skin, that Blu-ray really brings to life.
 
 September 19, 2006 | Rating: 7/10
 
 James Plath
 Movie Metropolis
 Parents, you may enjoy the scenery but remember the dinosaurs talk, so bring your earplugs.
 
 December 6, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Chris Gore
 Film Threat
 It is the next generation of high technology that further blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.
 
 April 9, 2005 | Rating: B+
 
 Robin Clifford
 Reeling Reviews…

 

Plot
During an attack on a pack of Iguanodon, an egg is separated and ends up with the possession of a group of lemurs. The lemurs care for this egg and the young creature born from it, which they call Aladar (D.B. Sweeney). When meteorites hit Earth, Aladar and his family must leave their homeland. Away from home and as close to danger as they have ever been, they meet up with a huge group of dinosaurs, led by Kron (Samuel E. Wright) and Bruton (Peter Siragusa). All together they are trying to reach the nesting grounds, but it’s not going to be easy.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny comments were found in the Fresh Kernels review for Dinosaur.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
G
 
Year of Release
1998
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
animated, comedy, adventure, babies, siblings, hospital, wild monkeys, circus, lost in the woods, Tommy Pickles, Angelica Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil, Arlene Klasky, David N Weiss, J David Stem, Gabor Csupo, Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien, E.G Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Tara Strong, Jack Riley, Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround, Flat (1.85:1), G, $100.5M, Paramount Pictures, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Nell Minow, Steven D Greydanus, Joe Leydon, Neil Jeffries, Lisa Alspector, Tim Brayton, Rachel Wagner, Sandra Contreras, Maria Garcia, Chris Gore, Thomas Delapa, Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure, Thumbelina, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, The Little Vampire, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum, Nell Minow, Steven D Greydanus, Joe Leydon, Neil Jeffries, Lisa Alspector, Tim Brayton, Rachel Wagner, Sandra Contreras, Maria Garcia, Chris Gore, Thomas Delapa, produced by Arlene Klasky, directed by Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien, written by David N Weiss, J David Stem, Gabor Csup
 

Cast & Crew

Christine Cavanaugh

Kath Soucie

Cheryl Chase

Tara Strong

Jack Riley

Tommy Pickles

Chuckie Finster

Phillip DeVille

Lillian DeVille

Betty DeVille

E.G. Daily – Tommy Pickles
Christine Cavanaugh – Chuckie Finster (Voice)
Kath Soucie – Phillip DeVille, Lillian DeVille, Betty DeVille (Voice)
Cheryl Chase – Angelica Pickles (Voice)
Tara Strong – Dylan Pickles (Voice)
Jack Riley – Stu Pickles (Voice)

 

Igor Kovalyov

David N. Weiss

Arlene Klasky

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien
 
Writer(s)
David N. Weiss, J. David Stem, Gabor Csupo
 
Producer(s)
Arlene Klasky

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Nell Minow

Steven D. Greydanus

Joe Leydon

Neil Jeffries

Entertainment Weekly

Common Sense Media

Decent Films

Variety

Empire Magazine

THE RUGRATS MOVIE
 All Critics (51) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (21)
 September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
 
 Lisa Schwarzbaum
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 Kids will love it, parents may not.
 
 December 29, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Nell Minow
 Common Sense Media
 TOP CRITIC
 The result is several steps above the clunky, offputting animation of the series’ early episodes.
 
 October 29, 2008 | Rating: B
 
 Steven D. Greydanus
 Decent Films
 TOP CRITIC
 Makes little effort to reach beyond its target audience.
 
 May 20, 2008
 
 Joe Leydon
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 Fun for kids, but, despite some adult references, appeal for the over 10s is limited.
 
 May 20, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Neil Jeffries
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 The dialogue reproduces infantile idiom even as it parodies the baby talk of adults, and a touching, didactic scene involving a baby blanket that’s become the object of sibling rivalry may appeal to a broad age range.
 
 May 20, 2008
 
 Lisa Alspector
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Overstimulating and exhausting.
 
 August 26, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Tim Brayton
 Alternate Ending
 I think it’s super cute.
 
 February 13, 2019 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Rachel Wagner
 Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
 Intermittently snappy and featuring slicker animation than its TV incarnation, this popular children’s cartoon may satisfy its youngest fans, but it’ll be a big snoozefest for the rest of the family.
 
 May 20, 2008 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Sandra Contreras
 TV Guide
 Like many children’s films, The Rugrats Movie is told from the point of view of a boy who enjoys a wonderful relationship with another boy.
 
 March 28, 2006
 
 Maria Garcia
 Film Journal International
 Diaper-loads of fun.
 
 December 6, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Chris Gore
 Film Threat
 October 7, 2005 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Thomas Delapa
 Boulder Weekly…

 

Plot
Tommy Pickles (Elizabeth Daily) faces responsiblity when Dylan Pickles (Tara Strong), his new baby brother is born. As with all newborns, the child becomes a bane to Tommy and the rest of his gang. Even Philip Deville (Kath Soucie) and litt don’t like them. So they decide to return Dylan to where he came from, the hospital. But they get lost along the way, lost, and get into even more trouble with a circus. Can they find their way home and can Tommy and Dylan just get along?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were made by Fresh Kernels about The Rugrats Movie.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Little Monster Films, Itinerant Films, Parkes MacDonald Image Nation
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
The Convent of the Sacred Heart – 1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language
 
Year of Release
1998
 

 
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
 
Keyword(s)
starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Constance Towers, directed by Andrew Davis, written by Patrick Smith Kelly, Mystery & thriller, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Owen Gleiberman, Jeff Strickler, Liam Lacey, Peter Travers, Kenneth Turan, Susan Stark, David Nusair, PJ Nabarro, Patrick Nabarro, Garth Franklin, Dragan Antulov, James Sanford, Leonard Schwarz, R MPAA rating, Wall Street, infidelity, murder, financial empire, break-in, suspense, surprise events, adrenaline rush, Hitchcock aficionados, performances, strong performances, sexual tension, web of deceit, treachery, guessing game, time-bomb, wealthy lifestyle, cheating, lover, perfect murder, plan, random murder, stage a break-in, transitory nature, handsomely-shot, dramatic irony, tension, chameleon, emotional range, popcorn joyride, tactics, surprise turn, static, puzzle plot, action interest, original, shallowness, fast-paced thriller, slick little thriller, surprise events, generate suspense
 

Cast & Crew

Michael Douglas

Gwyneth Paltrow

Viggo Mortensen

David Suchet

Sarita Choudhury

Steven Taylor

Emily Bradford Taylor

David Shaw

Mohamed Karaman

Raquel Martinez

Michael Douglas – Steven Taylor
Gwyneth Paltrow – Emily Bradford Taylor
Viggo Mortensen – David Shaw
David Suchet – Mohamed Karaman
Sarita Choudhury – Raquel Martinez
Constance Towers – Sandra Bradford
Director – Andrew Davis
Producers – Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Christopher Mankiewicz, Peter Macgregor-Scott
Writer – Patrick Smith Kelly

 

Andrew Davis

Patrick Smith Kelly

Arnold Kopelson

Anne Kopelson

Christopher Mankiewicz

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Andrew Davis
 
Writer(s)
Patrick Smith Kelly
 
Producer(s)
Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Christopher Mankiewicz, Peter Macgregor-Scott

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 3 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Owen Gleiberman

Jeff Strickler

Liam Lacey

Peter Travers

Kenneth Turan

Entertainment Weekly

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Globe and Mail

Rolling Stone

Los Angeles Times

A PERFECT MURDER
 All Critics (53) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (23)
 September 7, 2011 | Rating: B-
 
 Owen Gleiberman
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 …a fast-paced thriller that probably will leave Alfred Hitchcock aficionados mourning its shallowness — but not until after they’ve enjoyed an adrenaline rush.
 
 November 6, 2002 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Jeff Strickler
 Minneapolis Star Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 None of the amusement gained in watching the performances, unfortunately, amounts to much, as the script, in a desperate attempt to lend action interest to the original, static, puzzle plot, compounds surprise turn after surprise turn.
 
 April 12, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Liam Lacey
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 What the film lacks is suspense, surprise (the new ending is a dud) and passion.
 
 June 5, 2001 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Peter Travers
 Rolling Stone
 TOP CRITIC
 A Perfect Murder begins better than it ends, and the pleasures it offers turn out to be more of a transitory nature.
 
 February 14, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Kenneth Turan
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Loaded with dramatic irony in the first half and with tension in the second, the film gives Douglas another chance to do his slick, sinister best; Paltrow a chance to extend her emotional range; and Mortensen a chance to play the chameleon.
 
 January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Susan Stark
 Detroit News
 TOP CRITIC
 …a briskly-paced and handsomely-shot endeavor that benefits quite substantially from its uniformly strong performances…
 
 January 6, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 David Nusair
 Reel Film Reviews
 A Perfect Murder is a perfectly enjoyable popcorn joyride, and director Andrew Davis gets most of his tactics just right.
 
 October 31, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 PJ Nabarro
 Patrick Nabarro
 March 14, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Garth Franklin
 Dark Horizons
 June 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/10
 
 Dragan Antulov
 rec.arts.movies.reviews
 slick and twisted tale provides two delicious hours of intrigue and mystery, along with some unexpected wit and black comedy…
 
 July 2, 2003
 
 James Sanford
 Kalamazoo Gazette
 May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Leonard Schwarz
 Palo Alto Weekly…

 

Plot
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory. Brilliant in her own right, she works at the U.N. and is involved with a struggling artist who fulfills her emotional needs. When her husband discovers her indiscretion, he sets out to commit the perfect murder and inherit her considerable trust fund in the bargain.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about A Perfect Murder.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Brandywine Productions,
 
Distributor
United Artists
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Altstadt, Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, sexuality and innuendo
 
Year of Release
1997
 

 
Genre(s)
Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Joe Don Baker, Ricky Jay, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, written by Bruce Feirstein, action, PG-13, James Bond, media mogul, news empire, China, Western world, media coverage, box office, gross USA, budget, Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, reviewed by Ryan Gilbey, Steven Rea, Jay Boyar, Joe Morgenstern, Jami Bernard, Michael Wilmington, Matt Brunson, Jake Tropila, Mike Massie, Kelechi Ehenulo, David Hogan, James Bond 007
 

Cast & Crew

Pierce Brosnan

Jonathan Pryce

Michelle Yeoh

Teri Hatcher

Joe Don Baker

James Bond

Elliot Carver

Colonel Wai-Lin

Paris Carver

Jack Wade

Pierce Brosnan – James Bond
Jonathan Pryce – Elliot Carver
Michelle Yeoh – Colonel Wai-Lin
Teri Hatcher – Paris Carver
Joe Don Baker – Jack Wade
Ricky Jay – Henry Gupta
Director – Roger Spottiswoode
Producers – Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Writer – Bruce Feirstein

 

Roger Spottiswoode

Bruce Feirstein

Barbara Broccoli

Michael G. Wilson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Roger Spottiswoode
 
Writer(s)
Bruce Feirstein
 
Producer(s)
Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
6 wins & 10 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Ryan Gilbey

Steven Rea

Jay Boyar

Joe Morgenstern

Jami Bernard

Independent

Philadelphia Inquirer

Orlando Sentinel

Wall Street Journal

New York Daily News

TOMORROW NEVER DIES
 All Critics (89) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (39)
 Despite the film’s faults, David Arnold’s score, which layers industrialised sounds over traditional orchestration, can make some sequences seem more exciting than they actually are.
 
 March 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Ryan Gilbey
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 After weeks of media bombardment with Tomorrow Never Dies product tie-in commercials, it’s clear that the studio and the film’s producers have reinvented movie promotion. Now they need to focus their efforts on reinventing the Bond movies.
 
 November 1, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Steven Rea
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 In Tomorrow Never Dies, the news is mostly good. And when it comes to movies, there’s no news like good news.
 
 November 1, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Jay Boyar
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 In the latest James Bond, our hero saves the world from brand-name unawareness. Tomorrow Never Dies is a dramatized trade show; imagine Comdex or the Geneva Automobile Salon with a plot.
 
 November 1, 2015
 
 Joe Morgenstern
 Wall Street Journal
 TOP CRITIC
 Yeoh proves so much Bond’s equal that they wind up sharing steering privileges on a death-defying motorcycle, her hand on the clutch and his on the brake, their other arms twined around each other. It’s a pairing made in sequel heaven.
 
 November 1, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Jami Bernard
 New York Daily News
 TOP CRITIC
 Does this work? Is it worth the trouble? Not really.
 
 November 1, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Michael Wilmington
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Tomorrow Never Dies manages what always seemed impossible: It makes a Bond movie boring.
 
 September 25, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Tomorrow Never Die has its moments, but the film ultimately suffers from a lack of imagination, hastily going through the Bond motions without ever leaving much of an impact.
 
 September 18, 2021
 
 Jake Tropila
 Film Inquiry
 The action sequences are routinely stupendous, even if the storyline is enormously unmemorable.
 
 September 25, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 How do you top Goldeneye? Unfortunately not with this effort.
 
 July 16, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Kelechi Ehenulo
 Confessions From A Geek Mind
 Tomorrow Never Dies falls more towards the average thanks to a thin plot and an entertaining but extremely plain villain. Not bad, not great, just… fine.
 
 January 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
 
 David Hogan
 hoganreviews.co.uk
 It’s really just a techno-action movie (and a crap one at that) paying lipservice to the conventions of the Bond movie.
 
 October 31, 2019 | Rating: 1/5
 
 PJ Nabarro
 Patrick Nabarro…

 

Plot
Agent James Bond 007 (Pierce Brosnan) is on a mission which includes a media tycoon, his former lover and a Chinese Agent. Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants to complete his global media empire, but in order for this to work, he must achieve broadcasting rights in China. Carver wants to start up World War III by starting a confrontation over British and Chinese waters. Bond gains the help of Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) on his quest to stop him, but how will Bond feel when he meets up with his former lover, Paris (Teri Hatcher), who is now Carver’s wife.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Michelle Yeoh’s character, Colonel Wai Lin, is described as one of the better Bond girls the series has had.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Turnpike Films,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Corcoran Gallery of Art – 500 N. 17th Street, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language
 
Year of Release
1997
 

 
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
 
Keyword(s)
Absolute Power, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis, Scott Glenn, Mystery, Thriller, R, Karen S Spiegel, Box Office, Gross USA, $50.0M, Directed by Clint Eastwood, Written by William Goldman, Produced by Clint Eastwood, Reviewed by Rita Kempley, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Peter Travers, Carol Buckland, Michael Wilmington, David Ansen, Yasser Medina, Tom Hutchinson, Chris Hewitt, Malcolm Johnson, Steve Persall, David Sterritt, MPAA Rating, Presidential Affair, Secret Service, Murder, Justice, Detective, All-Star Cast, Preposterous Plotting, Implausibilities, Hitchcock-esque, Clichés, Political Thriller, Intrigue, Unconvincing Moments, Excessive Sex, Violence, Deeply Felt Performance
 

Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood

Gene Hackman

Ed Harris

Laura Linney

Judy Davis

Luther Whitney

President Allen Richmond

Seth Frank

Kate Whitney

Gloria Russell

Clint Eastwood – Luther Whitney
Gene Hackman – President Allen Richmond
Ed Harris – Seth Frank
Laura Linney – Kate Whitney
Judy Davis – Gloria Russell
Scott Glenn – Bill Burton

 

Clint Eastwood

NA

Clint Eastwood

Karen S. Spiegel

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Clint Eastwood
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
Clint Eastwood, Karen S. Spiegel

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Rita Kempley

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Peter Travers

Carol Buckland

Michael Wilmington

Washington Post

Chicago Reader

Rolling Stone

CNN.com

Chicago Tribune

ABSOLUTE POWER
 All Critics (57) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (25)
 Eastwood the director sets a pace so poky that grannies with walkers seem fleet in comparison. Of course, this makes the many plot holes and implausibilities all the more evident…
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 Rita Kempley
 Washington Post
 TOP CRITIC
 Clint Eastwood as producer-director-star strikes out in a rather slack thriller that oddly recalls a couple of Hitchcock’s lesser movies, To Catch a Thief and Topaz.
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 Jonathan Rosenbaum
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 Absolute Power is… fresh out of the clichés that reduce most thrillers to formula.
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 Peter Travers
 Rolling Stone
 TOP CRITIC
 “Absolute Power” is not a “must-see.” But if you’re looking for a well-made, grown-up movie, it’s worth your time and money.
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 Carol Buckland
 CNN.com
 TOP CRITIC
 “Absolute Power” wanders. Yet, the movie is worth seeing simply because of Eastwood’s presence, his (and Green’s) camera, his excellent cast.
 
 June 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Michael Wilmington
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Eastwood is at his effortless, slyboots best: he deftly cranks up the suspense at the beginning, but by the end he’s cruising along so briskly that he can afford to throw away the climactic, violent scenes other directors would belabor.
 
 March 2, 2018
 
 David Ansen
 Newsweek
 TOP CRITIC
 A Clint Eastwood film that lays out the ingredients for a well-made political thriller, but its lack of intrigue and calculated effect throws the mix into an unfinished sketch. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 December 7, 2021 | Rating: 6/10
 
 Yasser Medina
 Cinemaficionados
 Credibility is the main casualty of the piece, but William Goldman’s taut script is well realised by thoughtful direction and the high-calibre cast.
 
 June 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Tom Hutchinson
 Radio Times
 “Absolute Power” is appealingly untrendy: no car chases, no explosions, no nubile strippers. There isn’t even a single character in the movie under 30.
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 Chris Hewitt
 St. Paul Pioneer Press
 An ingenious, taut thriller beset with narrative gaps and unconvincing moments.
 
 June 25, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Malcolm Johnson
 Hartford Courant
 Absolute Power is one of those evil-in-high-places thrillers that hums along nicely while the crimes are being committed, and sputters while they’re being solved.
 
 June 25, 2020 | Rating: B-
 
 Steve Persall
 Tampa Bay Times
 It’s more effective than expected – aside from the scenes of excessive sex and violence, that is – mainly because Eastwood gives one of the most deeply felt performances of his career.
 
 June 25, 2020
 
 David Sterritt
 Christian Science Monitor…

 

Plot
Inspired by David Baldacci’s novel, and the ruthlessness of people in power. President Alan Richmond believes that everything he does is beyond reproach, including an affair or two. That leads to murder and everyone around him is involved. There is only one witness, a thief named Luther Whitney. They are sure he’ll talk, but when? The Secret Service is determined to keep him quiet, but catching a thief isn’t always easy.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The all-star cast of Absolute Power couldn’t save it from collapsing under its preposterous plot, according to Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
The Mirisch Company, Alpha
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Red Lake, Arizona, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi fantasy violence and brief sexuality
 
Year of Release
1996
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J Fox, Natalie Portman, directed by Tim Burton, written by Woody Gelman, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders, produced by Tim Burton, Larry J Franco, Laurie Parker, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Mark Salisbury, Gene Siskel, Peter Rainer, Ryan Gilbey, Jay Boyar, David Ansen, PG-13, alien invasion, B-movie, sci-fi, ensemble cast, satire, homage, cheesy, schlocky, wooden characters, misanthropy, attitude, cynicism, contrived, spicy, tacky, lampoon, establishment, phony-baloney, fellowship of man, spaceman, surrealist, sardonic, destruction, nuclear retaliation, friendly mission, extraterrestrial visitors, fleet of Martian spacecraft, President James Dale, First Lady Marsha Dale, Barbara Land, Professor Donald Kessler, Rude Gambler, Press Secretary Jerry Ross, sound mix, surround
 

Cast & Crew

Jack Nicholson

Glenn Close

Annette Bening

Pierce Brosnan

Danny DeVito

President James Dale

Art Land

First Lady Marsha Dale

Barbara Land

Professor Donald Kessler

Jack Nicholson – President James Dale, Art Land
Glenn Close – First Lady Marsha Dale
Annette Bening – Barbara Land
Pierce Brosnan – Professor Donald Kessler
Danny DeVito – Rude Gambler
Martin Short – Press Secretary Jerry Ross
Woody Gelman – Writer
Bob Powell – Writer
Norman Saunders – Writer
Tim Burton – Director, Producer
Larry J. Franco – Producer
Laurie Parker – Producer

 

Tim Burton

Woody Gelman

Tim Burton

Larry J. Franco

Laurie Parker

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Tim Burton
 
Writer(s)
Woody Gelman, Bob Powell, Norman Saunders
 
Producer(s)
Tim Burton, Larry J. Franco, Laurie Parker

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 19 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Mark Salisbury

Gene Siskel

Peter Rainer

Ryan Gilbey

Jay Boyar

Empire Magazine

Chicago Tribune

New Times

Independent (UK)

Orlando Sentinel

MARS ATTACKS!
 All Critics (85) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (38)
 A giddily madcap, surreal, sardonic satire that sets out to be deliberately cheesy.
 
 December 7, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Mark Salisbury
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Oh, those Martians! They are funny, mean little buggers, and they’re worthing checking out.
 
 December 7, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Gene Siskel
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s a destructo orgy without any phony-baloney sanctimony about the fellowship of man — or spaceman.
 
 December 7, 2018
 
 Peter Rainer
 New Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The science-fiction comedy Mars Attacks! is a contrived B-movie pastiche with some spicy ingredients alien to other Tim Burton films: attitude, cynicism, misanthropy.
 
 December 7, 2018
 
 Ryan Gilbey
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The cast is so large that most of the actors don’t stick around very long, but each has his or her moment to shine.
 
 December 7, 2018
 
 Jay Boyar
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 Both a tribute to schlock sci-fi and a deconstruction of it, this sleekly cheeseball $70 million production is all attitude. It’s not Burton’s best by a long shot, but I came out smiling.
 
 December 7, 2018
 
 David Ansen
 Newsweek
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s such a wonderful lampoon of the establishment and hammers in Burton’s disdain for those in charge. It’s also got the frenetic spirit of a PG-13 Tex Avery/Chuck Jones/Bob Clampett cartoon.
 
 June 25, 2022
 
 Cory Woodroof
 615 Film
 It’s not the funniest, saddest, or most poignant film in Tim Burton’s filmography, but it is a great deal of fun. (25th anniversary)
 
 December 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Stephen Silver
 Tilt Magazine
 Mars Attacks! may well be the last whiff of that Burton magic so cherished by generations of angsty teens.
 
 June 25, 2021
 
 Caroline Golum
 Screen Slate
 Director Tim Burton fashions a hilariously twisted form of the alien invasion movie by skewering every silly sci-fi flick that ever had a budget smaller than its brain.
 
 October 2, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Leigh Paatsch
 Herald Sun (Australia)
 Mars Attacks! plays its loony action for intentional laughs.
 
 March 11, 2020
 
 Kathi Maio
 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
 Mars is a fireball of failure, a B-movie crammed full of A-list actors, an exercise in tacky self-indulgence that will numb you with its labored eccentricities. What’s more, it would take a greater detective than I to find a single funny line.
 
 February 23, 2019 | Rating: C-
 
 Wallace Baine
 Santa Cruz Sentinel…

 

Plot
It is a normal day for everyone, until President of the United States James Dale (Jack Nicholson) announces Martians have been spotted circling Earth. The Martians land and a meeting is arranged, but not everything goes to plan, and the Martians seem to have other plans for Earth. Are they just misunderstood beings or do they really want to destroy all of humanity?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The impressive cast of Mars Attacks! includes Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, and Martin Short, among others.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Liberty Films,
 
Distributor
Warner Bros., Argentina Video Home
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens – 3251 S Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for off-color humor and some nudity
 
Year of Release
1994
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc, Dan Marino, Noble Willingham, directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Jake Bernstein, Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, comedy, PG-13, box office performance, $71.2M, reviewed by Chris Willman, Owen Gleiberman, Michael Sragow, Mark Caro, Steven Gaydos, Julian Ketchum, Alan Jones, Jim Carrey’s twitchy antics, gross-out humor, zany private investigator, missing animals, Miami Dolphins, kidnapped players, Melissa Robinson, Lt Lois Einhorn, Emilio, Riddle, ridiculous misadventures, physical comedy, sexual jokes, harmless family movie, cult classic
 

Cast & Crew

Jim Carrey

Courteney Cox

Sean Young

Tone Loc

Dan Marino

Ace Ventura

Melissa Robinson

Lt. Lois Einhorn

Emilio

Self

Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura
Courteney Cox – Melissa Robinson
Sean Young – Lt. Lois Einhorn
Tone Loc – Emilio
Dan Marino – Self
Noble Willingham – Riddle

 

Tom Shadyac

Jake Bernstein

James G. Robinson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Tom Shadyac
 
Writer(s)
Jake Bernstein, Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey
 
Producer(s)
James G. Robinson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 5 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Chris Willman

Owen Gleiberman

Michael Sragow

Mark Caro

Steven Gaydos

Los Angeles Times

Entertainment Weekly

New Yorker

Chicago Tribune

Variety

ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE
 All Critics (62) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (32)
 Playing a celebrated finder of missing mammals, [Carrey’s] so over-energized from the start you keep thinking he’ll wear out his welcome pronto; 90 minutes later his lunacy is still hard to take your eyes off.
 
 April 2, 2019
 
 Chris Willman
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host.
 
 November 8, 2010 | Rating: F
 
 Owen Gleiberman
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 [Carrey’s] comic language is made up of accent marks, not characters; instead of inhabiting a scene, he swallows it up and spits it out in manic doodles.
 
 November 8, 2010
 
 Michael Sragow
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 The only possible attraction is Carrey’s gonzo star turn.
 
 November 8, 2010 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Mark Caro
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Unlike famous bumbling sleuths such as Inspector Clouseau and Lt. Frank Drebin, there’s no consistency to the “Ace” character, and the whole movie shifts in tone from social satire to sophomoric pranks and traditional copshow plotting.
 
 November 8, 2010
 
 Steven Gaydos
 Variety
 TOP CRITIC
 Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny.
 
 November 8, 2010 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Julian Ketchum
 Empire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 For those who do not see a hint of humor…Provokes the unsettling sensation of being in the middle of a jovial and merry asylum.
 [Full review in Spanish]
 
 June 7, 2022
 
 Rene Jordan
 El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
 It’s a one-man show that doesn’t need to be toned down so much as its skits need to be better embellished and decorated.
 
 September 9, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 The surprisingly enjoyable family comedy that catapulted Jim Carrey to fame and fortune as the most popular funnyman of the 1990s.
 
 May 1, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Leigh Paatsch
 Herald Sun (Australia)
 Your reaction to this fast and furious farce will largely depend on whether you find Carrey’s distinctive style of extremely physical comedy — often compared to that of Jerry Lewis — stupidly hilarious or downright annoying.
 
 April 2, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Alan Jones
 Radio Times
 Put a leash on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and call it a dog. This mangy comedy showcase for funnyman Jim Carrey trots through virtually every lowbrow laugh-getter imaginable, short of hiking its leg over a fire hydrant.
 
 April 2, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4
 
 Dennis King
 Tulsa World
 Replete with rude noises, pathetic table manners and bathroom jokes that would discredit a second grader, Ace Ventura is an endeavor that all concerned should omit from their résumés.
 
 April 2, 2019
 
 People Staff
 People Magazine…

 

Plot
To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further… He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team’s mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura is put on the case. Now, who would want to steal a dolphin, and why?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The only possible attraction is Carrey’s gonzo star turn. – Julian Ketchum, Empire Magazine
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Lurker
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-PG
 
Year of Release
1994
 

 
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
 
Keyword(s)
Star Trek Generations, PG, Sci-fi, 1h 58m, directed by David Carson, written by Ronald D Moore and Brannon Braga, produced by Rick Berman and Peter Lauritson, starring Patrick Stewart as Picard, William Shatner as Kirk, Malcolm McDowell as Soran, Jonathan Frakes as Riker, Brent Spiner as Data, LeVar Burton as Geordi, box office gross of $74.6M, Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby Digital sound mix, Scope (2.35:1) aspect ratio, Star Trek, sci-fi action, some mild language, reviewed by Leonard Pitts Jr., Carrie Rickey, Jay Boyar, Jay Carr, Kenneth Turan, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Mal Vincent, Mike Massie, Shaun Munro, Stephen Hunter, Zaki Hasan, Patrick W, Alex r, The Movie W
 

Cast & Crew

Patrick Stewart

William Shatner

Malcolm McDowell

Jonathan Frakes

Brent Spiner

Picard

Kirk

Soran

Riker

Data

Patrick Stewart – Picard
William Shatner – Kirk
Malcolm McDowell – Soran
Jonathan Frakes – Riker
Brent Spiner – Data
LeVar Burton – Geordi

 

David Carson

Ronald D. Moore

Rick Berman

Peter Lauritson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
David Carson
 
Writer(s)
Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga
 
Producer(s)
Rick Berman, Peter Lauritson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Leonard Pitts Jr.

Carrie Rickey

Jay Boyar

Jay Carr

Kenneth Turan

Miami Herald

Philadelphia Inquirer

Orlando Sentinel

Boston Globe

Los Angeles Times

STAR TREK GENERATIONS
 All Critics (59) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (31)
 As Kirk’s showdown with Soran makes painfully apparent, it was time for him to boldly go.
 
 August 17, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Leonard Pitts Jr.
 Miami Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 Three things make the film worthwhile: [William] Shatner’s performance; the sequence involving Data getting his “emotion chip” implant; and John Alonzo’s crystalline cinematography, which makes Generations the most beautiful Trek ever.
 
 March 25, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Carrie Rickey
 Philadelphia Inquirer
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s well-plotted, cleanly staged and, on the whole, not badly acted.
 
 March 25, 2020
 
 Jay Boyar
 Orlando Sentinel
 TOP CRITIC
 “Star Trek Generations” never beams us down. It’s good cornball mainstream sci-fi, as close to brand-name reliability as this genre gets.
 
 April 26, 2018
 
 Jay Carr
 Boston Globe
 TOP CRITIC
 Fns of the series will no doubt be happy to see Kirk again under any circumstances, and if you hunger for the “Star Trek” experience, this will keep you nicely occupied.
 
 September 7, 2016
 
 Kenneth Turan
 Los Angeles Times
 TOP CRITIC
 September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
 
 Lisa Schwarzbaum
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 There are lots of colored lights, and it is always fun to share the Trekkies’ enthusiasm for characters who are so well ingrained in pop culture. Star Trek: Generations, though, speaks clearest to the already converted.
 
 February 25, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Mal Vincent
 The Virginian-Pilot
 It’s not merely a couple of episodes strung together; it’s a surprisingly bland selection of possibly unused concepts from the show, fleshed out in an unspectacular fashion.
 
 September 24, 2020 | Rating: 3/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 Though not the worst of all the Trek movies, the stupefying Generations is easily the most disappointing, with the much-hyped Kirk-Picard team-up lasting all of 20 minutes.
 
 May 31, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Shaun Munro
 Flickering Myth
 The best thing about “Star Trek Generations” is [Patrick] Stewart, as Captain Picard, and the way the movie allows this powerfully charismatic Englishman to swagger the center and take command of one of America’s most cherished fables.
 
 March 25, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Stephen Hunter
 Baltimore Sun
 Pretty much everything from the time Kirk leaves to the time he reappears is a distraction.
 
 April 12, 2019 | Rating: C-
 
 Zaki Hasan
 Zaki’s Corner
 A perfect microcosm on the film’s problems can be found in Data’s emotion chip snafu, a B-plot that runs the course of the whole film.
 
 January 14, 2019
 
 Emmet Asher-Perrin
 Tor.com…

 

Plot
Set in the 24th century and seven to eight decades after the adventures of the original crew of the starship Enterprise, this series is the long-awaited successor to Star Trek (1966). Under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, the all new Enterprise NCC 1701-D travels out to distant planets to seek out new life and to boldly go where no one has gone before.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels summary.
 

 
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