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HARVEY S. KARTEN
Harvey S. Karten

PUBLICATION(S)
• Compuserve
• Film Journal International
• Modamag.com
• Rotten Tomatoes
• The Cinema Source

BIOGRAPHY
After teaching high school for quite a while, I took an M.A. in Film and Theater from Hunter College in New York and a Ph.D. in Theater from the City University Graduate Center, also in the Big Apple.
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Total Reviews: 2603

CRITICS GROUP(S)
New York Film Critics Online

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• Location: Brooklyn, New York


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" Unlike 'Gigli', this one is so embarrassingly unfunny that it probably will not evoke even an unintentional laugh." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 8, 2004
 
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)5%
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" Ugly digital photography, banal story." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 27, 2004
 
Virgin (2003)40%
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" Dignified CEO's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree. Can you bear the laughter?" -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 25, 2002
 
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)0%
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" Moronic, racist, embarrassing." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 20, 2001
 
Bubble Boy (2001)30%
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" Splinter is about a scary as a tussle between four vacationers and a small porcupine." -- Film Journal International
Posted Oct 30, 2008
 
Splinter (2008)72%
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" A vertiginous, nauseating, unscary mess of a film." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 12, 2008
 
Quarantine (2008)60%
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" Foul." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 1, 2008
 
Semi-Pro (2008)21%
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" There are a few moments of striking visuals along with Mauro Fiore's generic Vegas cinematography, but nothing that can't be done about as well in a video game." -- Compuserve
Posted Feb 3, 2007
 
Smokin' Aces (2007)27%
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" Evokes the critics' cliche, 'Visually sumptuous but ultimately pointless' (and at times incomprehensible). " -- Compuserve
Posted Jul 27, 2006
 
Miami Vice (2006)48%
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" Dreadfully unfunny." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 29, 2006
 
Strangers With Candy (2006)52%
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" Even NASCAR fans might tune out to the loud rhythms of souped-up autos." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 15, 2006
 
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)34%
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" A horror pic that finds neither humor nor scares in its quest for originality." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 1, 2006
 
Slither (2006)85%
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" The problem is not the gore: that's to its credit. It's the deja-vu factor. We've seen it all 10, 20, 50 times before." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 12, 2006
 
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)49%
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" Misguided, miscast, a travesty." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 12, 2006
 
Tristan & Isolde (2006)32%
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" Foul." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 30, 2005
 
Rebound (2005)14%
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" Porn masquerades as art." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 30, 2005
 
Ma Mere (2005)12%
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" The plot is strictly subservient to repetitive shootouts, the dialogue consisting of enough "f" and "n" words to be considered by Guinness." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 12, 2005
 
State Property 2 (2005)14%
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" Every gag falls as flat as the klutzy title character." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 23, 2005
 
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)14%
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" Uma without charisma." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 3, 2005
 
Be Cool (2005)28%
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" All style, close to zero substance." -- Compuserve
Posted Feb 19, 2005
 
Constantine (2005)45%
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" As Officer Washburn, Jimmy Fallon--like the entire pic--is a washout." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 11, 2004
 
Taxi (2004)11%
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" A perfectly innoucuous little comedy-satire." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 7, 2004
 
Little Black Book (2004)22%
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" Begs for attention like a homeless puppy." -- Compuserve
Posted May 28, 2004
 
Raising Helen (2004)22%
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" Ethan looks mighty uncomfortable in this generic thriller." -- Compuserve
Posted Mar 21, 2004
 
Taking Lives (2004)23%
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" An inert sitcom in need of a laugh track." -- Compuserve
Posted Jan 28, 2004
 
The Big Bounce (2004)16%
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" A Blair-Witching of the apocalypse-themed movies, almost singularly undramatic." -- Compuserve
Posted May 25, 2004
 
Time of the Wolf (2003)65%
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" Stereotyped characters, lame jokes." -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 18, 2003
 
Dude, Where's the Party? (2003)69%
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" This 'Homicide' is dead on arrival." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 14, 2003
 
Hollywood Homicide (2003)29%
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" Rips off oodles of other sci-fi pics while draining their humor and providing unmemorable characters." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 2, 2003
 
Returner (2002)35%
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" What about him? You don't wanna know." -- Compuserve
Posted Jun 10, 2003
 
What About Me (2001)n/a
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" Deadly dull, pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel." -- Compuserve
Posted Apr 18, 2002
 
Chelsea Walls (2002)27%
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" Innocuous enough to make even Jean-Claude Van Damme look good." -- Compuserve
Posted May 22, 2001
 
Shiri (2002)58%
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" A Halloween ghost story with a curiously calming effect." -- Compuserve
Posted Oct 25, 2001
 
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)11%
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" Hopelessly dated movie about transsexuals and gays who win over the bashers through volleyball" -- Compuserve
Posted Aug 22, 2001
 
The Iron Ladies (2001)55%

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