ROTTEN TOMATOES: Todd Hertz

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4	Batman Begins
3.5/4	Jarhead
3/4	Serenity
2.5/4	Invincible
2/4	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
1.5/4	Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
1/4	Hoot
.5/4	Bad News Bears

BEST REVIEWED
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4/4	The Dark Knight
4/4	Gone Baby Gone
4/4	Batman Begins
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WORST REVIEWED
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.5/4	Bad News Bears
1/4	Hoot
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

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3/4	"It's got that classic thriller feel where characters are slowly caught in a mousetrap and they have to find their way out. It's a slow, menacing burn." Posted Aug 15, 2008	Transsiberian (2008)	91%
3/4	"In many ways, Nanette Burstein's approach of editing documentary footage into narrative works better than a lot of scripted teen fiction. The characters are actually complex." Posted Jul 25, 2008	American Teen (2008)	70%
4/4	"Under the fun summer blockbuster sheen lives an unnerving, serious, complex and ambitious crime epic about three good men with the courage to stand against evil." Posted Jul 17, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	94%
2/4	"Get Smart features near-perfect casting with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, and it largely captures the spirit of the original show. But it's just not funny." Posted Jun 19, 2008	Get Smart (2008)	53%
3/4	"Girls Rock! is a success story because of the earnest heart with which it introduces us to some girls who don't realize how much they really do rock." Posted Mar 7, 2008	Girls Rock! (2008)	73%
2.5/4	"An often-fun, above-average romantic comedy with a unique twist." Posted Feb 14, 2008	Definitely, Maybe (2008)	72%
3.5/4	"Cloverfield puts you on the ground level of a disaster: face-to-face with the dangers of this night. It's a fun, fast ride, but also poignant and strangely affecting." Posted Jan 18, 2008	Cloverfield (2008)	77%
2.5/4	"Imparts the Bible-inspired storytelling parents and kids have come to expect from VeggieTales in a less obvious but as-fun-as-always package" Posted Jan 11, 2008	The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - A Veggietales Movie (2008)	43%
2.5/4	"*Had I Am Legend* kept its personal, human and contemplative atmosphere over the loud, crowd-pleasing whiz-bang action, these messages of faith may have carried more weight and heart.*" Posted Dec 14, 2007*	I Am Legend (2007)	69%
3/4	"Wonderful performances by Amy Adams and James Marsden as the real-life versions of a classic Disney princess and her prince charming. They are magnificent." Posted Nov 21, 2007	Enchanted (2007)	93%
2.5/4	"Because of inspiring discussions of death and belief%u2014and truly creative moments of warmth and wonder%u2014the movie ultimately overcomes its flaws to charm, inspire and satisfy." Posted Nov 18, 2007	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)	36%
3/4	"Ridley Scott leverages the unique qualities of the story, its nuances of reality, and stellar acting into a well-crafted and gritty drama that hits all the right strides." Posted Nov 2, 2007	American Gangster (2007)	79%
2/4	"Rendition's approach feels additionally preachy and one-noted because its message is bigger than both the story and the human element." Posted Oct 19, 2007	Rendition (2007)	47%
4/4	"*By marrying an intense thriller with bigger issues and a three-dimensional lead, Gone Baby Gone* isn't only hard-hitting, it's also meaningful, emotional and resonating.*" Posted Oct 19, 2007*	Gone Baby Gone (2007)	94%
2.5/4	"*More comparable to the quietly contemplative films of Terrance Malick (The Thin Red Line, The New World) than it is to most gunslinging westerns." Posted Oct 12, 2007*	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)	75%
2/4	"It's just average family entertainment with the normal messages: friendship, unconditional love, family, and believing in yourself." Posted Aug 6, 2007	Underdog (2007)	14%
2/4	"*It feels like some Nickelodeon-like teen detective script. In fact, with new character names, this just as easily could have been called Veronica Mars: The Early Years." Posted Jun 20, 2007*	Nancy Drew (2007)	49%
3.5/4	"A showcase of acting's present and future: one of the greatest living actors cast as the wily, wise vet, and one of Hollywood's most promising young talents as the rising star." Posted Apr 27, 2007	Fracture (2007)	71%
2.5/4	"The tagline, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story," leaves viewers with a nagging suspicion that it may have also been an unintended mission statement." Posted Apr 8, 2007	The Hoax (2007)	85%
3/4	"Sandler gives his best performance yet (at least my favorite) by creating a very real person who's screwed up%u2014but realistically and sympathetically screwed up." Posted Mar 23, 2007	Reign Over Me (2007)	64%
1.5/4	"The Number 23 tries to carry too many themes, fit into too many genres and tell too many stories. Its promise is drowned out by a din of themes, moods and storylines." Posted Feb 23, 2007	The Number 23 (2007)	8%
3/4	"*While possibly too early to create the needed Oscar buzz for 2008, Cooper deserves to be remembered at this time next year. He's that* good.*" Posted Feb 19, 2007*	Breach (2007)	84%
2/4	"It starts with a bang, but ultimately, the wheels come off this covered wagon." Posted Jan 26, 2007	Seraphim Falls (2007)	54%
3/4	"*Stoic, simmering and almost film noir, The Good Shepherd* creates a very dangerous and intriguing world*" Posted Dec 22, 2006*	The Good Shepherd (2006)	56%
3.5/4	"*The greatest origin of drama in Casino Royale* has nothing do with torture or espionage at all. Instead, it is the drama occurring inside Bond.*" Posted Nov 21, 2006*	Casino Royale (2006)	94%
3/4	"The film clearly - and repeatedly - hammers home the point that in our culture, any viewpoint can be defended with the right tactics, regardless of truth or ethics." Posted Nov 2, 2006	Thank You For Smoking (2006)	86%
1.5/4	"Stormbreaker jarringly shifts back-and-forth from real-world believability to Bond-esque suspense-of-disbelief to Boris-and-Natasha goofiness." Posted Oct 17, 2006	Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)	33%
3.5/4	"Director Kerry Conran hasn't just mimicked his favorite serials and comic books. He's written a love letter to the full scope of 1930s and '40s films by basically making one." Posted Oct 11, 2006	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)	73%
2/4	"*Pretty much what you would expect from the screenwriter of disappointing films such as Scream 3, Reindeer Games* and Arlington Road.*" Posted Oct 11, 2006*	The Skeleton Key (2005)	39%
3/4	"Not much of this is new territory, but it can be gripping at times." Posted Oct 11, 2006	Freedomland (2005)	23%
2/4	"Saved! could have been a challenging but affirming movie about the evangelical subculture -- if handled with the same love, acceptance and tolerance it preaches." Posted Oct 2, 2006	Saved! (2004)	60%
2.5/4	"The movie shines when allowing the characters to just exist in their world together, without the forced and tired romantic comedy plot weighing on them." Posted Oct 2, 2006	Rumor Has It... (2005)	20%
2.5/4	"A fun ride with plenty of laughs, excitement and touching moments about living out your dreams no matter your make, model or build." Posted Oct 2, 2006	Robots (2005)	63%
2.5/4	"*Intriguing enough to build hope that the trilogy's next two parts can make this a reverse Matrix* saga: A series that becomes more clear and compelling as it goes forward.*" Posted Sep 27, 2006*	Night Watch (2005)	58%
2.5/4	"*This is all about Jack Black being Jack Black, funny and well-conceived wrestling action, and catch-you-off-guard comedy. Nacho* has all of those things in a headlock.*" Posted Sep 27, 2006*	Nacho Libre (2006)	38%
3/4	"Abrams and Cruise deserve credit for breathing life and heart into a franchise with lots of potential." Posted Sep 27, 2006	Mission: Impossible III (2006)	70%
2.5/4	"Mean Girls lacks sincerity, and instead acts like any teenage queen bee -- being cruel and picking on the weak -- only to then break its own rules and be hypocritical." Posted Sep 27, 2006	Mean Girls (2004)	85%
2/4	"We don't really see who Zorro really is. Instead of being the good-hearted peasant turned swash-buckling gentleman, he's often a bungling buffoon." Posted Sep 27, 2006	The Legend of Zorro (2005)	25%
2/4	"As far as unfortunate cheese and silliness, there are still some gems here." Posted Sep 27, 2006	Left Behind - World at War (2005)	n/a
2.5/4	"*It lacks the heart that made you care when you realized Sixth Sense's secret. It lacks the connection with the characters that made Signs' ending feel so triumphant." Posted Sep 25, 2006*	Lady in the Water (2006)	24%
3.5/4	"*Thanks to its poignancy and expert crafting, Jarhead* could become a classic war drama -- one that speaks for a new era of soldier and worldliness.*" Posted Sep 25, 2006*	Jarhead (2005)	61%
1/4	"The only highlight is a sequence of outstanding cinematography in Florida's Everglades. Oh, and there's one funny joke. But that doesn't make this film a hoot at all." Posted Sep 25, 2006	Hoot (2006)	25%
2/4	"The film does keep viewers' attention, and has some shining scenes. But it might also leave readers wondering how a pretty good book ended up as a not-so-great movie." Posted Sep 25, 2006	Hangman's Curse (2003)	0%
3/4	"Jet Li has to be commended for his performance, playing the full range of this dynamic character well. He makes you care about his character as the film builds to its climax." Posted Sep 25, 2006	Fearless (2006)	74%
2/4	"What finally derails the movie is that it thinks it's a lot smarter than it is." Posted Sep 22, 2006	Derailed (2005)	20%
2.5/4	"Like the heat on Crematoria, little is fleshed out. But I suppose it really doesn't matter because -- wow, isn't Riddick cool?" Posted Sep 22, 2006	Chronicles of Riddick (2004)	30%
3/4	"A funny and sweet adventure for kids and parents, thanks to Burton's ability to stir the imagination and tell a sweepingly charming story." Posted Sep 11, 2006	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)	84%
4/4	"This is a gritty and smart personal drama more than an action film. And it is what a Batman film always should have been. " Posted Sep 8, 2006	Batman Begins (2005)	84%
.5/4	"I'm not sure why filmmakers think we want to see kids put into dark situations and berated with profanities by Billy Bob Thornton." Posted Sep 8, 2006	Bad News Bears (2005)	46%
3/4	"The movie scores a major victory in reaching its audience with the all-too-important message that they are fine just the way they are." Posted Sep 1, 2006	Aquamarine (2006)	52%

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