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SEAN O'CONNELL
Sean O'Connell

PUBLICATION(S)
• Charlotte Weekly
• Citysearch
• Eclipse Magazine
• Filmcritic.com
• Flipside Movie Emporium
• MovieWeb

BIOGRAPHY
In one of those "your peanut butter is in my chocolate" moments of enlightenment, Sean O'Connell realized almost 10 years ago that he could combine his love of movies with his tolerance for writing, and maybe even make a living of it. He's still trying, and the good people at USA Today, MSN, Citysearch, The Charlotte Weekly, NBC, CBS and others have helped.
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CONTACT INFO
Email Critic

STATS
Total Reviews: 832

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

OTHER INFO
• Official Website(s)
• Favorites
• Location: Charlotte, NC, where Gwyneth Paltrow weighs 350 lbs.


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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5/5  Stardust
4/4  The Darjeeling Limited
4.5/5  Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard
3.5/4  Year of the Dog
4/5  The Simpsons Movie
3/4  Disturbia
3.5/5  Shrek the Third
2.5/4  Days of Glory
3/5  Lucky You
2.5/5  Spider-Man 3
2/4  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2/5  In the Land of Women
1.5/4  Day Watch
1.5/5  Firehouse Dog
1/5  The Reaping
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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5/5  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5/5  Frost/Nixon
5/5  WALL-E
4/4  No Country for Old Men
4/4  The Darjeeling Limited
5/5  Stardust
5/5  Stardust
5/5  Zodiac
4/4  The Fountain
4/4  Deliver Us From Evil
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WORST REVIEWED
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F  Torque
F  Jeepers Creepers 2
F  The Rules of Attraction
D-  Around the World in 80 Days
D-  Johnson Family Vacation
D-  Never Die Alone
D-  The Spanish Apartment
D-  Down With Love
D  Diary of a Mad Black Woman
D  Christmas with the Kranks
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

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3/5
 
" finds sharp laughs in the nooks and crannies of the formula" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jan 8, 2009
 
Bride Wars (2009)12%
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3/5
 
" an interesting story, sporadically told in an interesting way." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 31, 2008
 
Defiance (2008)51%
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2.5/5
 
" reminds us how, in 120 minutes, a picture can go from "I can not wait to see that" to "I never want to see that again."" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2008
 
Revolutionary Road (2008)66%
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3.5/5
 
" a riveting military drama, a popcorn thriller masquerading as a political potboile" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 24, 2008
 
Valkyrie (2008)57%
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5/5
 
" Brilliant... beautiful and incredibly moving." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 18, 2008
 
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)72%
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1.5/5
 
" the flimsiest comedic premise of Carrey's career" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 18, 2008
 
Yes Man (2008)42%
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1.5/5
 
" Do you miss Archie Bunker? Then Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino is the movie for you... Graceless and insensitive." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 11, 2008
 
Gran Torino (2008)75%
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4/5
 
" powerful" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 11, 2008
 
Doubt (2008)76%
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3/5
 
" alternately painful, perplexing, awkward, melodramatic, and slow to overwhelm." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 9, 2008
 
The Reader (2008)61%
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5/5
 
" If there's a single misstep in Ron Howard's expertly calibrated Frost/Nixon, it eluded me." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Dec 4, 2008
 
Frost/Nixon (2008)90%
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3/5
 
" Van Sant's tender human-interest story, which showcases Sean Penn's considerable talents, is a closer relative to earlier efforts such as Finding Forrester or Good Will Hunting than to recent, abstruse features like Elephant and Gerry" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 25, 2008
 
Milk (2008)92%
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2.5/5
 
" There's enough material in Australia to warrant a mini-series, which is how the feature film plays out. In one sitting, it's a tough sit." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 25, 2008
 
Australia (2008)54%
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3/5
 
" Before a single joke is told, Seth Gordon's Four Christmases earns a positive grade for its inspired casting." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 25, 2008
 
Four Christmases (2008)25%
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3.5/5
 
" boasts much of the humor, character development, story layering, and unmistakable heart Pixar has brought to the animation genre" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Nov 20, 2008
 
Bolt (2008)85%
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4/5
 
" stitched together with a thick emotional fabric that is weaved by the excellent cast" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 24, 2008
 
Pride and Glory (2008)34%
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Posted Oct 18, 2008
 
Scary Movie 2 (2001)13%
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3/5
 
" The pacing is off, which makes Express feel longer than it actually is." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 9, 2008
 
The Express (2008)62%
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2.5/5
 
" A bewildering mishmash of double-crosses, cover-ups, and cliches, Monahan's treatment unfortunately undermines some terrific performances and a solid outing for director Ridley Scott." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 9, 2008
 
Body of Lies (2008)51%
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4/5
 
" Guy Ritchie's most jolting, confusing, stimulating and flat-out entertaining picture since Snatch" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
 
RocknRolla (2008)58%
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3.5/5
 
" a cut-and-dried underdog story" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Oct 2, 2008
 
Flash of Genius (2008)57%
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1/5
 
" The actual lucky ones will be sitting in a different movie theater, watching anything but this." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
The Lucky Ones (2008)33%
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2.5/5
 
" even at a bloated 155 minutes, Lee's picture seems to aimlessly tread water" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)33%
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3.5/5
 
" provides earnest human connections and palpable heartache." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 25, 2008
 
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)30%
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4/5
 
" satisfies those seeking not only a gorgeous period piece, but a meaty slice of royal history" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Sep 18, 2008
 
The Duchess (2008)60%
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3/5
 
" plummets from sentimental to sappy" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2008
 
The Longshots (2008)39%
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1/5
 
" exists so critics will have something to put on their year-end "Worst Of" lists." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 21, 2008
 
Death Race (2008)42%
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3/5
 
" Seriously, this sounds like The Young and the Restless." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Aug 7, 2008
 
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)63%
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2/5
 
" spends two hours demeaning the hillbilly cowpokes of flyover country, then reminds us just how powerful they can be in a general election" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 31, 2008
 
Swing Vote (2008)36%
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2.5/5
 
" You know you're in trouble when the George W. Bush quote you open your movie with ("Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream") gets the evening's biggest laugh." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Step Brothers (2008)55%
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4/5
 
" flat-out exhilarating, a roller-coaster plunge into the heart of darkness... and a tad exhausting" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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2.5/5
 
" actually equals this summer's Indiana Jones sequel on the assembly line of escalating dangers." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jul 10, 2008
 
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)61%
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3.5/5
 
" there are more than enough original thrills to distance Wanted from its assorted predecessors" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
Wanted (2008)73%
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5/5
 
" How much further will they be able to raise the storytelling bar? And how on Earth will I pass the time until Pixar's next endeavor, Up, arrives in theaters to charm, amaze, and enthrall us, as the studio has done time after time?" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 26, 2008
 
WALL-E (2008)96%
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3.5/5
 
" Carell delivers the laughs" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Get Smart (2008)53%
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3/5
 
" The Hulk looks like a dark, shiny, muscular pickle." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 12, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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1.5/5
 
" You don't laugh with the Zohan, either." -- Filmcritic.com
Posted Jun 5, 2008
 
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008)36%
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2.5/4
 
" I enjoyed "Skull" more the second time because my expectations had been lowered. Yours should be, as well." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 23, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)76%
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1/5
 
" the summer's most irrelevant blockbuster" -- Filmcritic.com
Posted May 8, 2008
 
Speed Racer (2008)36%
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2.5/4
 
" Joelsas' youthful exuberance carries the movie long enough to make this "Vacation" a rewarding trip." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2008)84%
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3.5/4
 
" The group's enthusiasm, natural talent and undeniable chutzpah effort-lessly translates to the screen in Stephen Walker's winning new documentary." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Young@Heart (2008)88%
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2.5/4
 
" An archetypical Los Angeles detective story" -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Street Kings (2008)37%
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2/4
 
" (The book) raises a number of interesting arguments, most of which (the movie) ignores." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
21 (2008)35%
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3/4
 
" Might be (David Gordon) Green's best film." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Snow Angels (2008)67%
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2/4
 
" As much as I enjoyed Quaid's introspective turn, his co-stars play characters lifted straight out of Screenwriting 101." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Smart People (2008)49%
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2/4
 
" The legendary rockers never did much for me musically, and so a film that's 95 percent live performance does even less." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Shine a Light (2008)86%
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1.5/4
 
" Turn and run, no matter what size you are." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)48%
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3/4
 
" I suspect Hitchcock would enjoy watching this slow-churning thriller, which pilfers a few of the master's storytelling tricks as it revels in its own dark heart." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Married Life (2008)57%
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3/4
 
" Bustles along to its central theft, then treads water until (it) can map a proper end game." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Bank Job (2008)78%
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3/4
 
" A triumphant lark." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)77%
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2.5/4
 
" (Minkoff) botches the film's fantasy elements, saturating these segments with cheesy effects." -- Charlotte Weekly
Posted May 2, 2008
 
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)64%

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