ROTTEN TOMATOES: Gary Goldstein

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4	Rent
5/5	Boy A
3.5/4	United 93
4/5	The Business Of Being Born
3/4	Walk the Line
3.5/5	Times and Winds
2.5/4	Mrs. Henderson Presents
3/5	Never Forever
2/4	Fun with Dick and Jane
2.5/5	Severance
2/5	The Poet
1.5/4	Failure to Launch
C-	Bella
1.5/5	Dirty Laundry
1/4	Grandma's Boy
1/5	Midnight Eagle

BEST REVIEWED
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5/5	Boy A
4/4	Once
4/4	Rent
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WORST REVIEWED
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1/5	Midnight Eagle
1/4	2 Days In Paris
1/4	Grandma's Boy
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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4/5	" If anyone thinks the last two U.S. presidential elections were contentious, they were schoolyard scuffles compared to Mexico's explosive 2006 presidential race." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Oct 10, 2008	Fraude: Mexico 2006 (2008)	n/a
4/5	" Parents eager to venture outside the animation or talking-Chihuahua boxes for family entertainment should check out the documentary The Little Red Truck, an inspiring look at a diverse array of youngsters introduced to the joys of stage performing." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Oct 10, 2008	The Little Red Truck (2008)	29%
2.5/5	" Given that this supremely silly satire directed by The Naked Gun's David Zucker plays more like something slapped together to beat an expiration date, it's hard to get too worked up about it." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Oct 6, 2008	An American Carol (2008)	13%
2/5	" Though Freebird may prove a worthwhile ride for its motorcycling trio of middle-aged screw-ups, it's a bad trip for anyone stuck watching this tedious drug comedy." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Oct 2, 2008	Freebird (2008)	n/a
3.5/5	" An intelligent adult drama that's especially relevant in these harsh economic times." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Sep 26, 2008	Days and Clouds (2008)	82%
4/5	" A poignant film filled with ample rewards for those who submit to its leisurely pace and gentle observations." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Sep 26, 2008	August Evening (2008)	95%
	" [The] endless string of demeaning apartment-doorway interactions with a convincing cross-section of hungry customers is darkly funny, even if it never snowballs into the After Hours-type obstacle course one might hope." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Sep 19, 2008	Take Out (2008)	100%
4/5	" An absorbing look at how a circle of dispossessed young artists from the 1990s eventually found its way to mainstream success." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Aug 29, 2008	Beautiful Losers (2008)	71%
3/5	" The Longshots is a likable enough Cinderella story, one whose heart is clearly in the right place, even if it winds up on its sleeve once too often." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Aug 22, 2008	The Longshots (2008)	38%
1.5/5	" Modine does what he can to sell the flimsy premise, but he's so hamstrung by Eddie O'Flaherty and J.P. Davis' sketchy script -- not to mention by O'Flaherty's clumsy direction -- that it's a losing battle." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Aug 8, 2008	The Neighbor (2008)	n/a
3.5/5	" Recent and archival interview, news, war and music footage, which often juxtapose the Vietnam and Iraq conflicts, round out this unflinching, well-constructed picture." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 25, 2008	CSNY D�j� Vu (2008)	64%
4/5	" A Man Named Pearl not only makes you want to get out there and play Edward Scissorhands but can, at least for its 78 jazz-and-gospel infused minutes, help replenish one's faith in humanity." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 25, 2008	A Man Named Pearl (2008)	72%
5/5	" An absorbing, finely nuanced morality tale." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 25, 2008	Boy A (2008)	88%
4/5	" If Tony Soprano had a cheekier, less haunted, openly gay British counterpart, it would be Dominic Noonan, the Manchester crime boss profiled in the stylish and compelling A Very British Gangster." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 18, 2008	A Very British Gangster (2008)	67%
4/5	" What the film loses in momentum as the romance takes over, it gains in sex appeal as its two attractive actors make their own kind of magic." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 11, 2008	Death Defying Acts (2008)	46%
4/5	" An especially shameful chapter in U.S. history -- the internment of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II -- is sensitively examined in the overly brief but worthy documentary Passing Poston." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 11, 2008	Passing Poston (2008)	71%
2.5/5	" Although talented newcomer Christine Horne is ideal as the younger Hagar, letting Burstyn play the character at around 50, despite best-effort lighting, was not the wisest choice." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jul 11, 2008	The Stone Angel (2008)	47%
	" Rarely has the healing power of sports been as genuinely depicted as in director Susan Koch's perception-altering documentary Kicking It." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jun 27, 2008	Kicking It (2008)	57%
3.5/5	" Director Adam Yauch tricks up this eclectic look at all-star high school basketball with so much cool high-def camera work and showy editing it's sure to satisfy the film's target youth audience's appetite for zippy visuals and swift pacing." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jun 27, 2008	Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (2008)	74%
3/5	" If Adrian Lyne directed a racy Lifetime movie, then asked Danielle Steel what to call it, you'd pretty much have Never Forever, a sudsy chamber piece that's engrossing despite its many plot holes and contrivances." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jun 20, 2008	Never Forever (2008)	78%
2/5	" ... no crackerjack action flick but rather a dizzying, unfocused and, frankly, dull assemblage of revelations and denials." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jun 20, 2008	Poisoned by Polonium: The Litvinenko File (2008)	50%
3.5/5	" *With its copious nudity and zipless hedonism, Viva, though unduly long, is a crafty reminder of a time when the X rating was flaunted, not feared." -- Los Angeles Times* Posted Jun 20, 2008	Viva (2008)	68%
3.5/5	" *Though modestly plotted and deliberately paced, Times and Winds* is a hypnotic look at life in a remote village on Turkey's northwest coast.*" -- Los Angeles Times* Posted Jun 13, 2008	Times and Winds (2008)	85%
2/5	" *There's a viable story lurking within the World War II melodrama The Poet, but much of it likely landed on the cutting room floor." -- Los Angeles Times* Posted Jun 6, 2008	The Poet (2008)	n/a
4/5	" Despite -- or, perhaps, because of -- his cult status, Sheldon makes a compelling centerpiece for the lively, nostalgic documentary Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon." -- Los Angeles Times Posted May 30, 2008	Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008)	n/a
4/5	" Packed with an extraordinary amount of archival material, the film offers a fascinating, if occasionally dense look at a grass-roots movement that became the world's chance to retroactively fight Hitler's Holocaust." -- Los Angeles Times Posted May 23, 2008	Refusenik (2008)	94%
	" A sort of cross between The Shawshank Redemption and an episode of MSNBC's Lockup, the intriguing documentary The Dhamma Brothers makes a cogent case for prisoner rehabilitation over, as one inmate here bluntly puts it, being 'warehoused till you die'." -- Los Angeles Times Posted May 9, 2008	The Dhamma Brothers (2008)	82%
	" *A tale of resourcefulness and resilience, as the often-overlooked female perspective on the Shoah* gets its due.*" -- Los Angeles Times* Posted May 5, 2008	Swimming in Auschwitz (2008)	n/a
4/5	" [A] lovely, absorbing adaptation of Anne Michaels' lauded novel." -- Los Angeles Times Posted May 2, 2008	Fugitive Pieces (2008)	68%
2.5/5	" So relentlessly oppressive it suffocates its potentially strong themes and characterizations." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Apr 25, 2008	Four Minutes (2007)	76%
4/5	" Though it's not the most technically or narratively proficient piece, the film's compelling subjects can't help but inspire, even if we're not always privy to what truly drives them or how their family lives have been affected." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Apr 18, 2008	Beyond the Call (2008)	56%
	" The Lost succeeds as both a superior crime drama and a haunting cautionary tale." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Feb 29, 2008	Jack Ketchum's The Lost (2008)	67%
	" Even if you've never run for anything but a bus, you'll likely get swept up in this movie's inspiring journey of physical endurance and personal achievement." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jan 25, 2008	Spirit of the Marathon (2008)	n/a
4/5	" Pregnant women -- and involved dads -- would be well advised to check out this provocative portrait." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Jan 17, 2008	The Business Of Being Born (2008)	77%
1/5	" A stupor-inducing, would-be thriller from Japan whose sporadic action and inept storytelling is as generic as its title." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Dec 7, 2007	Midnight Eagle (2007)	31%
1.5/5	" Overwritten and under-directed by Maurice Jamal, the movie contains several honest moments but remains too awash in clichés and stereotypes to take seriously." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Dec 7, 2007	Dirty Laundry (2007)	50%
2.5/5	" Bella is certainly a sweet, life-affirming picture, but it's just not authentic or captivating enough to justify its wildly concocted scenario." -- Los Angeles Times Posted Nov 9, 2007	Bella (2007)	47%
C-	" A sweet, life-affirming picture, but it's just not authentic or captivating enough to justify its wildly concocted scenario." -- Baltimore Sun Posted Oct 26, 2007	Bella (2007)	47%
3/4	" *While less successful than the similarly-themed Mystic River* -- which was also adapted from a Lehane tome -- is still a cut above, thanks in large part to its many fine performances.*" -- Reel.com* Posted Oct 19, 2007	Gone Baby Gone (2007)	94%
3/4	" Broken goes a bit heavy on the symbolism (naming the leads Hope and Will, for starters) and tries to stir up sympathy for characters who may not deserve it, but as cautionary tales go, it's worth a look." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 19, 2007	Broken (2007)	13%
3/4	" *Though, for today's movie-going audience, Golda's Balcony* may have limited appeal, it's a moving and vital story with many satisfying moments.*" -- Reel.com* Posted Oct 12, 2007	Golda's Balcony (2007)	67%
3/4	" Well, it's certainly one of the less blatantly compelling subjects on the non-fiction circuit, and the doc has a lower-octane approach than most, but King Corn is surprisingly absorbing and amusing viewing." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 12, 2007	King Corn (2007)	95%
3/4	" We Own the Night may not feel any more special than watching a rerun of The Sopranos or The Wire, but as a serious adult crime yarn, you could do far worse." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 12, 2007	We Own The Night (2007)	55%
3.5/4	" Call it a comic documentary, a true-life comedy, or a Hollywood satire, but however you karate chop this one, it's a kicky, clever, highly amusing romp." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 5, 2007	Finishing the Game (2007)	35%
3/4	" *The failure of our current administration to act openly and efficiently in a time of crisis gets another documentary close-up in Alex LeMay's humanistic and provocative Desert Bayou." -- Reel.com* Posted Oct 5, 2007	Desert Bayou (2007)	82%
3.5/4	" This is an impressive, critical film that should be screened for everyone who's ever exploited the Bible to justify fear and prejudice." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 5, 2007	For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)	98%
2.5/4	" Personally, I would have preferred to just listen to a CD of Azerrad's engrossing interview in my car -- then pop in a Nirvana album for the rest of the drive home. Smells like a fine idea to me." -- Reel.com Posted Oct 5, 2007	Kurt Cobain About a Son (2007)	72%
2/4	" *The lack of creative inspiration is at the root of this Heartbreak Kid's frustrating laziness and junky guffaws." -- Reel.com* Posted Oct 5, 2007	The Heartbreak Kid (2007)	30%
2.5/4	" The normally engaging Kinnear is so stymied by his synthetic and ill-conceived role it's painful to behold." -- Reel.com Posted Sep 28, 2007	Feast of Love (2007)	41%
2.5/4	" King of California gets an 'A' for effort -- as well as for its fine lead performances -- but the movie just never rises above a trying premise and an unconvincing narrative." -- Reel.com Posted Sep 22, 2007	King of California (2007)	62%

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