ROTTEN TOMATOES: Teresa Budasi

TERESA BUDASI

Agrees with the Tomatometer 82% of the time.

Total Reviews: 34

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date (default)

Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 51%	Then She Found Me (2008)	" Hunt has what it takes to direct; you can see it here, in small doses. In an arena filled largely with men, it will be interesting to see what she does next." Posted May 2, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 48%	Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)	" One thing Schwimmer does do right is keep the story moving swiftly. You're in, you're out, no harm done -- unless you want that hour and a half back." Posted Mar 28, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 67%	Snow Angels (2008)	" Snow Angels will please steadfast [David Gordon] Green fans, even if its star power makes it seem as if he's been inching toward the mainstream all along." Posted Mar 21, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 53%	Introducing The Dwights (2007)	" A throw-your-hands-up, head-shaking disappointment." Posted Jul 13, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 62%	Joshua (2007)	" A psychological thriller that's not only lovely to look at but also intriguing enough to keep you guessing until the end. And even then you may not have figured it out." Posted Jul 13, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 54%	Eagle Vs. Shark (2007)	" A disturbing film trying to diguise itself as a quirky romantic comedy. There are indeed some laugh-out-loud moments; unfortunately most of the laughs are aimed at -- not with -- the misfits." Posted Jun 22, 2007
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 78%	1408 (2007)	" All the suspense and shock depends on [Cusack's] performance, how he reacts from minute to minute, and he does a terrific job under Mikael Hafstrom's direction." Posted Jun 22, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	Golden Door (2007)	" A three-paneled piece, where the strength lies in the detail work rather than the larger brushstrokes." Posted Jun 15, 2007
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 89%	Waitress (2007)	" We can only take comfort in the little slice of heaven she left behind." Posted May 11, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 66%	Jindabyne (2007)	" Though Linney is the standout, short-shrift should not be given to the rest of the cast, whose roles might be smaller but they're the ones who add a little color to this otherwise dreary vista." Posted May 4, 2007
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 64%	The TV Set (2007)	" Kasdan wisely doesn't make this about the big, bad bosses vs. the creative geniuses who won't compromise. It's a well-balanced look at a process, which, from the outside seems arbitrary and convoluted, but from the inside makes sense." Posted Apr 27, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 16%	The Condemned (2007)	" *What happens in The Condemned* is wrong on so many levels; it's sick, twisted, bloody and brutal, and yet it's compelling -- until its preposterousness busts at the seams.**" Posted Apr 27, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 55%	Vacancy (2007)	" You start to think you're going to get a first-rate psychological thriller and instead you get third-rate schlock, with some legitimate scary moments but no insight into the motivation behind [Frank Whaley's character's] psychosis." Posted Apr 20, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 39%	Firehouse Dog (2007)	" *Like a loyal pet, Firehouse Dog* ends up being a fun family experience all ages will enjoy.**" Posted Apr 5, 2007
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 8%	Are We Done Yet? (2007)	" 'I can fix that,' Nick says each time a new problem arises in the house. How are we supposed to believe that when the filmmakers couldn't fix this poorly constructed sequel from its prefab origins?" Posted Apr 4, 2007
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 78%	The Page Turner (2007)	" This film, like Melanie in her fitted suit and straight, blond ponytail, is a taut little affair, clocking in at a no-nonsense 85 minutes. She gets in, gets out, her work is done, much like her long-ago audition." Posted Mar 30, 2007
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 53%	The Last Mimzy (2007)	" *On the surface, it sounds like an E.T.* clone. Oh, if only. Where Steven Spielberg's 25-year-old masterpiece had heart to spare, Mimzy is an emotionless empty shell.**" Posted Mar 23, 2007
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 85%	The Namesake (2007)	" Though the film seems hurried in the last half hour -- most likely to get as much of the book covered as possible -- it still maintains a loveliness bridged by these two generations of Gangulis, whose disparate life experiences cannot bond them." Posted Mar 16, 2007
Fresh	Fresh 89%	Starter For 10 (2007)	" Starter has a mature sensibility and ... [director] Vaughan is able to refrain from obvious characterizations." Posted Mar 9, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	Amazing Grace (2007)	" The film is inspiring. When Wilberforce finally achieves victory, Lord Fox makes a speech, in which the opening words, sadly, still ring true today: 'When people think of great men, rarely do they think of peaceful men.'" Posted Feb 23, 2007
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 74%	The Dead Girl (2006)	" The use of multiple plots can be a dangerous exercise if not skillfully executed, making viewers feel cheated and wanting more, but Moncrieff works it out, ably shifting from one story to the next and keeping us satisfied with the open-ended outcomes." Posted Feb 9, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 9%	Norbit (2007)	" There is potential all over this film, but every scene is overwrought with unfunny caricatures and tired jokes. We've seen every gimmick and sight gag before, in better, funnier films." Posted Feb 9, 2007
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 69%	Opal Dream (2006)	" With its lessons of faith, family loyalty and the power of the imagination, this is one of the rare non-animated films parents can take their children to see." Posted Jan 19, 2007
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 21%	Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)	" There are too many things out of whack here, and too many unanswered questions." Posted Jan 12, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 69%	Freedom Writers (2007)	" Freedom Writers, which has a lot to say about education and the flaws in the American public-school system, gets high marks -- for effort and for merit." Posted Jan 5, 2007
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 67%	Off the Black (2006)	" The beauty of this film lies in its sense of promise. All the characters are in crisis, yet no one completely falls apart." Posted Dec 15, 2006
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 52%	Flannel Pajamas (2006)	" It's as close to what the disintegration of a real-life relationship looks like as you'll ever see onscreen." Posted Dec 1, 2006
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 35%	3 Needles (2006)	" Broad in scope and at times visually stunning, [director Thom] Fitzgerald's project is ambitious but lacks cohesion." Posted Dec 1, 2006
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 56%	Beyond the Call (2008)	" The film is a pointed lesson in 'every little bit helps.'" Posted Nov 24, 2006
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 53%	Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)	" The bottom line: Jack Black rocks -- especially when he rocks." Posted Nov 23, 2006
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 7%	Conversations with God (2006)	" Spirituality is big business, especially on the printed page, but in movies we like the Big Message in the form of metaphor or allegory rather than a hammer over the head." Posted Oct 27, 2006
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 56%	Keeping Mum (2006)	" Smith, along with the rest of the cast, rises above and turns the thinly scripted dark comedy into an amusing and enjoyable British romp." Posted Sep 29, 2006
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 43%	Queens (aka Reinas) (2006)	" Spanish director Manuel Gomez Pereira certainly draws inspiration from his compatriot Pedro Almodovar -- several of the actresses are even Pedro alums -- but the film falls short of Almodovar's usual depth and complexity." Posted Sep 8, 2006

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