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AUSTIN O'CONNOR
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• Lowell Sun

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Total Reviews: 98
Total QuickRatings: 52

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3.5/5
 
" With its vibrant look, frisky attitude and sweet lesson about loyalty and friendship, Bolt is solid, fresh family-friendly entertainment." -- San Francisco Examiner
Posted Nov 21, 2008
 
Bolt (2008)85%
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5/5
 
" It's a masterpiece, and that's my final answer." -- Examiner.com
Posted Nov 18, 2008
 
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)94%
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3/4
 
" James comes crashing nervously into the movie like a fat guy who went through the wrong door and ended up on the fashion show catwalk. He's perfect." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 6, 2005
 
Hitch (2005)68%
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3/4
 
" though it's easy to poke fun at Costner, here is a movie that, for the first time in a long time, allows him to display his goofy affability." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 6, 2005
 
The Upside of Anger (2005)74%
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3/4
 
" the movie is little more than an interracial riff on Meet the Parents, but it's consistently funny, and it's enough of a riff to make it feel fresh." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 6, 2005
 
Guess Who (2005)43%
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4/4
 
" an overload of giddy action and physical comedy" -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 6, 2005
 
Kung Fu Hustle (2005)89%
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3.5/4
 
" The Crusades may seem like a strange source for such an entertaining summer blockbuster, but it's refreshing to see Scott going for something a bit more meaningful." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 6, 2005
 
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)39%
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3/4
 
" No doubt there have been more intriguing tales played out in its halls than the passable whodunit the movie provides, but this one does have its moments" -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 21, 2005
 
The Interpreter (2005)58%
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3/4
 
" at its best when it offers brief, boisterous glimpses into the strange relationship between fan and team" -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 7, 2005
 
Fever Pitch (2005)63%
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4/4
 
" Strange, surreal, dazzling" -- Lowell Sun
Posted Mar 31, 2005
 
Sin City (2005)77%
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3.5/4
 
" [A]n empathetic, supremely entertaining portrait of a tortured man; DiCaprio’s is one of the best screen performances in many a moon." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Dec 21, 2004
 
The Aviator (2004)88%
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4/4
 
" There’s a simple word to describe Finding Neverland, but it’s one that too few movies can qualify for these caustic days: lovely." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Nov 17, 2004
 
Finding Neverland (2004)83%
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3/4
 
" [A]mazing to look at but not as much fun as it should be to watch." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Sep 16, 2004
 
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)73%
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2.5/4
 
" Bernie Mac is effortlessly funny and constantly likable, even when he’s acting like a jerk, and that’s what saves Mr. 3000 from the scrap heap of broken baseball movie dreams." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Sep 16, 2004
 
Mr. 3000 (2004)56%
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2.5/4
 
" [Mann] has unimpeachable visual flair ... spinning through camera angles to aptly demonstrate the disconnected, disjointed feel of L.A." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Aug 6, 2004
 
Collateral (2004)86%
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3.5/4
 
" [F]antastic, a whiz-bang follow-up that far surpasses the original as it breathlessly zigs and zags all over the globe." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jul 22, 2004
 
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)81%
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3/4
 
" [E]nough breathtaking visuals to make you forgive the movie its plot holes and its tendency to lapse into product placement parody. " -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jul 16, 2004
 
I, Robot (2004)58%
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2.5/4
 
" it seems like Ferrell can take just about any idea, however threadbare, and make it funny." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jul 8, 2004
 
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)64%
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4/4
 
" Emotionally, it's a high-wire act as dazzling as any of the CGI effects that pack all those big budget blockbusters. " -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 30, 2004
 
Before Sunset (2004)94%
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3/4
 
" Director Irwin Winkler and screenwriter Jay Cocks know that Porter's songs are his story, and so they take care to weave his tunes seamlessly into their movie's structure." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 30, 2004
 
De-Lovely (2004)49%
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4/4
 
" Might just be the most perfect summer popcorn flick since Raiders of the Lost Ark." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 29, 2004
 
Spider-Man 2 (2004)93%
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3/4
 
" The movie believes that Alzheimer’s can take away everything but love. I don’t know if that’s true, but I don’t see any harm in believing it is." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
The Notebook (2004)51%
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3/4
 
" What’s startling about the controversy that surrounds the movie’s release is how little of its information and how few of its allegations against Bush are new." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)83%
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3/4
 
" ...a pleasing mix of martial arts and madcap comedy, with a string of big-name cameos thrown in for good measure." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 21, 2004
 
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)30%
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3/4
 
" There haven’t been so many shots of guys getting hit where-it-counts since the heyday of America’s Funniest Home Videos." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 21, 2004
 
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)70%
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3.5/4
 
" [Cuaron's] dark touch gives the latest chapter a fresh bolt of energy and - at last! - a rush of inspiration." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Jun 4, 2004
 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)89%
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3/4
 
" [T]here’s something comforting about the predictability of Raising Helen: The movie’s only surprise is that it works so well." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 27, 2004
 
Raising Helen (2004)22%
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3.5/4
 
" This is joyous filmmaking, proof that not all fairy tales have to end." -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 18, 2004
 
Shrek 2 (2004)89%
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2.5/4
 
" Sure, it’s the Cliff’s Notes take on a classic, with movie stars and big battles. But didn’t most of us read the Cliff’s Notes anyway?" -- Lowell Sun
Posted May 12, 2004
 
Troy (2004)55%
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4/4
 
" [S]o good you want to shower it with bloody expletives." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 15, 2004
 
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)85%
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3/4
 
" [A] good-hearted little comedy that’s likely to please the legions of fans who enjoyed Vardalos in her big fat prior success." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 15, 2004
 
Connie and Carla (2004)44%
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3/4
 
" Played with the wrong tone, Danielle could have been sleazy. Cuthbert makes her sweet, and seductive." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 8, 2004
 
The Girl Next Door (2004)56%
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3/4
 
" [F]eels like a genre classic for much of its running time, until it tails off sharply in its final third." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Apr 2, 2004
 
Hellboy (2004)80%
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3/4
 
" [A] cheerfully weird concoction..." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Mar 26, 2004
 
Ladykillers (2004)55%
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4/4
 
" [H]ow does Kaufman keep coming up with these things? How does he keep remembering to forget all the rules?" -- Lowell Sun
Posted Mar 19, 2004
 
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)94%
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3/4
 
" In Pirates, Depp stole the show. In Secret Window, he is the show." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Mar 11, 2004
 
Secret Window (2004)46%
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3/4
 
" It’s fun, and that’s all it really wants to be." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Mar 4, 2004
 
Starsky & Hutch (2004)63%
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4/4
 
" [Jackson's] greatest achievement may well be that the best, most enduring moments arrive in small moments of truth..." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)94%
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3.5/4
 
" Murray has been singing songs to us ever since his old days on Saturday Night Live, but never like this." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Lost in Translation (2003)95%
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4/4
 
" [R]uns deep with sadness..." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Mystic River (2003)87%
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3/4
 
" If you can get past the murky structure, the movie has more than its fair share of charms." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Big Fish (2003)76%
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3/4
 
" [I]t's an unfortunate time for a new version of Peter Pan to hit theaters, but those who can push all those King of Pop connections aside will be rewarded." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Peter Pan (2003)76%
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3/4
 
" [B]ig and beautiful, even if it’s hard to shake the feeling that we’ve seen this dance before." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
The Last Samurai (2003)65%
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3/4
 
" I have a policy about life insurance policies in movies like this: Don’t be the beneficiary. Just don’t do it. Nothing good ever comes of it." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Out of Time (2003)65%
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3/4
 
" [L]ikely to cement The Rock’s place at the top of the current action hero pile." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
The Rundown (2003)71%
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3.5/4
 
" The story darts in unexpected, dark directions, but is told by such talented people, we follow it willingly..." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Matchstick Men (2003)82%
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3/4
 
" [T]here's a subversive sweetness that runs just beneath the surface of the American Pie movies that makes them nearly impossible to resist." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
American Wedding (2003)56%
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3/4
 
" That Rise of The Machines is a genuinely good, thoughtful action flick has to register as a surprise..." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)70%
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3.5/4
 
" Depp is wonderful here, and Sparrrow is the best creation of the movie year." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)79%
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3.5/4
 
" Some movies are so good, the only thing that disappoints is that they are not great." -- Lowell Sun
Posted Feb 28, 2004
 
Seabiscuit (2003)77%

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