ROTTEN TOMATOES: Joe Lozito

JOE LOZITO

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography: Big Picture Big Sound co-founder Joe Lozito has been a fan and critic of movies since a very early age. At the age of 10, he was keeping his movie ticket stubs in a photo album with what would later be called “capsule reviews” written underneath. Why he was seeing so many movies at that age is better left to the therapist’s couch. As Joe became more of an authority (in his own mind anyway) on film, he made the transition to online movie review publishing in 1998 in the form of joelozito.com. In 2005, that archive of material put the “Big Picture” in Big Picture Big Sound. Joe has also dabbled in music and acting in New York City and has, like most critics, a screenplay or two in his back pocket. When he’s not staring at a screen in a darkened room, Joe enjoys playing guitar, karate, golf and scuba diving. However, he mostly watches movies. Mostly.

Favorites: The Godfather (1972) Casablanca (1942) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Star Wars (1977) Jaws (1975)

Publications: Big Picture Big Sound

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews: 701
Total QuickRatings: 26

Location: New York, NY

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Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	The Road (2009)	" Oppressively, but appropriately, bleak adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's end-of-the-world novel about a father and son wandering a post-apocalyptic landscape. Points for strong performances from the two leads and the film's unyielding view of the end of day" Posted Nov 24, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 31%	Ninja Assassin (2009)	" Gleefully bloody martial arts tribute - about a renegade ninja hunted by his clan - makes "Kill Bill" look like an episode of "7th Heaven"." Posted Nov 24, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 21%	Amelia (2009)	" Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off." Posted Oct 22, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 73%	Where the Wild Things Are (2009)	" Spike Jonze's beautifully audacious and sadly flawed film brings Maurice Sendak's much-beloved, nine-sentence children's story to vivid, CGI-enhanced life. If only he had kept it a short story." Posted Oct 15, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 12%	Couples Retreat (2009)	" On the surface, "Couples Retreat" appears to be a quickly stitched together comedy that places a bunch of likable actors in a tropical setting for some cheap laughs. And that's exactly what it is." Posted Oct 8, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 89%	Zombieland (2009)	" The undead live on in this broad, crowd-pleasing - and gleefully gory - comedy about the inevitable "zombie apocalypse"." Posted Oct 1, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 57%	The Invention of Lying (2009)	" This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud." Posted Oct 1, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 40%	Surrogates (2009)	" Like the titular avatars in this graphic novel adaptation, "Surrogates" is a rote whodunit masquerading as a techno-thriller." Posted Sep 25, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 77%	The Informant! (2009)	" Playful adaptation from Steven Soderbergh features Matt Damon, 30 pounds heavier, whose beautifully nuanced take on wide-eyed naiveté saves this otherwise pointless goof." Posted Sep 17, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 85%	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)	" Delightfully witty, feature-length adaptation of the popular children's book doesn't have the emotional heft to take its place among the great animated classics, but when it rains it soars." Posted Sep 16, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 6%	Whiteout (2009)	" An adequate thriller - complete with scares, red herrings and a nonsensical twist-ending %u2013 which exploits its Antarctic surroundings for all their worth." Posted Sep 10, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 57%	9 (2009)	" Wondrously-imaginative, lightly-plotted fable about the stitch-work creations who outlive humanity in a post-apocalyptic wasteland." Posted Sep 8, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 63%	Extract (2009)	" Mike Judge returns to form with this amusing, if oddly misogynistic, workplace comedy set in a flavor extract factory." Posted Sep 3, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 90%	District 9 (2009)	" Inventive, intriguing sci-fi indie with mainstream polish is pure allegory - and isn't afraid of the questions it raises or the objections it may incur." Posted Aug 12, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 58%	A Perfect Getaway (2009)	" A Hawaiian honeymoon turns sinister in this effective but absurd thriller from writer-director David Twohy." Posted Aug 6, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 68%	Funny People (2009)	" This isn't the type of comedy we've come to expect from Judd Apatow. And that's fine. But while this labor-of-love is at times bittersweet and raucously funny, it's also an over-long, meandering mess." Posted Jul 30, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 83%	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)	" The sixth Harry Potter film is the most mature and fully-realized yet - which is great news for fans, but may hold little interest for the uninitiated." Posted Jul 14, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 66%	Public Enemies (2009)	" Though it provides no insight into its subject, Michael Mann's John Dillinger biopic is still an engrossing period piece, thanks largely to the director's sure hand and signature style." Posted Jun 30, 2009
Rotten .5/4	Rotten 20%	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)	" Even for a Michael Bay movie, this robot-on-robot sequel is a pointless, messy assault on the senses. The special effects, of course, are flawless. The rest is scrap metal." Posted Jun 23, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 47%	Whatever Works (2009)	" In this return to Manhattan - and to his old tricks - Woody Allen finds a perfect representative in Larry David." Posted Jun 18, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 78%	The Hangover (2009)	" As forgettable as a night of hard drinking, this frat-level comedy is good for a few laughs but never quite gels." Posted Jun 4, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 44%	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	" Along with the addition of Amy Adams as a spunky Amelia Earhart, moving the action to the Smithsonian (and ignoring any concerns about believability) brings this goofy sequel to life like a wax sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt." Posted May 20, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 32%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" This ambitious redefinition of a franchise is also loud, clumsy and, in the end, doesn't make much sense." Posted May 20, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 36%	Angels & Demons (2009)	" The team behind "The Da Vinci Code" returns to the ecclesiastic trough with this Vatican-based hooey that plays more like a Roman travelogue." Posted May 14, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 95%	Star Trek (2009)	" J.J. Abrams boldly takes the "Trek" franchise where it hasn't gone in a long time: to box office gold." Posted May 6, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 36%	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)	" Reliably action-packed first attempt at an X-Men origin story, succeeds largely based on having Hugh Jackman back behind the claws and facial hair." Posted Apr 30, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 41%	Fighting (2009)	" As innocuous as its title, this modest indie about underground street fighting boasts a gritty tongue-in-cheek attitude but (sorry) packs little punch." Posted Apr 23, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 59%	Sleep Dealer (2009)	" Modest sci-fi entry out of Mexico %u2013 about the ultimate offshore labor force - shows impressive vision but lacks the story to keep it going." Posted Apr 16, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 84%	State of Play (2009)	" Solid political thriller follows all the precedents of a typical journalist-led whodunit. But with strong performances and a tight script, it still works." Posted Apr 16, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 28%	Fast & Furious (2009)	" Following in the skid marks of its predecessors, this fourth installment of auto erotica reunites the original cast for one more go around the track." Posted Apr 9, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 98%	Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)	" This mildly moving documentary - about the best Canadian metal band you've never heard of - is nearly undermined by its own similarity to countless music mockumentaries past." Posted Apr 9, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Watchmen (2009)	" That director Zack Snyder's vehemently faithful adaptation of Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel is as entertaining as it is counts as a monumental achievement. But that doesn't make it a great movie." Posted Mar 4, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 58%	The International (2009)	" Taut conspiracy thriller is elevated above the ordinary thanks to Tom Tykwer's sharp direction and a typically rock solid performance by Clive Owen." Posted Feb 12, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 18%	New in Town (2009)	" Strained, lighter-than-air romantic comedy about a corporate executive who falls for the smalltown, snowbound locals she's sent to layoff. Like its heroine, it never warms up." Posted Jan 29, 2009
Rotten .5/4	Rotten 32%	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)	" Bad even for a movie about vampires and werewolves, this "Underworld" prequel should, at the very least, be the final nail in this franchise's (ahem) coffin." Posted Jan 24, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 50%	Notorious (2009)	" In the first surprise of this short year, this little movie about a big rapper is a worthy testament to the man who would be B.I.G, and the first truly good Hip Hop biopic." Posted Jan 14, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 61%	Valkyrie (2008)	" Talk about an impossible mission: Tom Cruise plays a German WWII Colonel with plans to assassinate Hitler in this distractingly anachronistic fact-based tale from Bryan Singer." Posted Dec 30, 2008
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 61%	Marley & Me (2008)	" Relentlessly sentimental tearjerker succeeds solely on the charm of its stars on two and four legs." Posted Dec 24, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 15%	The Spirit (2008)	" Frank Miller's stiff adaptation of the Will Eisner comic book character feels more like a pet project, full of gee-whiz visuals but lacking a certain, well, spirit." Posted Dec 24, 2008
Rotten 1/4	Fresh 68%	Revolutionary Road (2008)	" Affected, overwrought misstep from director Sam Mendes tracks the brutal disintegration of a 50s-era suburban couple in high style and higher melodrama." Posted Dec 23, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 55%	The Tale of Despereaux (2008)	" Unusual animated fable - about a courageous mouse that saves a kingdom - suffers from an over-abundance of story but has its heart in the right place." Posted Dec 18, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 98%	The Wrestler (2008)	" Darren Aronofsky's most personal film in years is a small character study, featuring a ferocious, career-capping performance by Mickey Rourke." Posted Dec 15, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 71%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	" David Fincher's wildly overlong adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story misses a key point from its source material: the story should be a short one." Posted Dec 15, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 87%	Timecrimes (2008)	" Low-budget Spanish thriller about a guy that stumbles hours into the past and winds up trying to correct his last few mistakes can't survive its contrived plot contortions, non-characters, or "well, duh" obviousness." Posted Dec 11, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 62%	The Reader (2008)	" A young boy in post-war Germany has a torrid affair with an older woman, only to find out years later that she's a Nazi war criminal, in director Stephen Daldry's overwrought adaptation of the Bernhard Schlink novel." Posted Dec 10, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	N/A	Let Me In (2010)	" If you see one vampire movie this season, it shouldn't be the one you're probably thinking of. It should be this quietly beautiful, fiendishly gripping Swedish import which is likely to stay with you longer than your average teen romance novel." Posted Dec 10, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 84%	Wendy and Lucy (2008)	" Surprisingly gripping little movie about a drifter in a small Oregon town looking for her lost pooch, features Michelle Williams in a raw nerve of a performance." Posted Dec 10, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 54%	Australia (2008)	" Baz Luhrmann's epic story of love and adventure isn't quite the classic it hopes to be, but it paints a vivid portrait of the titular continent on the brink of World War II." Posted Nov 25, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Quantum of Solace (2008)	" The latest Bond entry is Bourne again - it delivers the action goods, but is it a Bond movie?" Posted Nov 13, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 93%	Princess Mononoke (1997)	" Hayao Miyazaki's eco-friendly animated fable about animal gods and those damn humans bent on destroying the environment is made bearable by some trademark anime limb-severing violence." Posted Oct 18, 2008

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