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SHIRLEY SEALY
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Film Journal International

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Total Reviews: 154


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Fresh  Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Fresh  Body of War
Fresh  Mad Money
Fresh  Feast of Love
Fresh  Away From Her
Fresh  L'Iceberg
Fresh  Duck Season
Fresh  Bewitched
Fresh  Look Both Ways
Fresh  How to Eat Fried Worms
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Rotten  A Previous Engagement
Rotten  Charlie Bartlett
Rotten  August Rush
Rotten  The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Rotten  License To Wed
Rotten  The Wendell Baker Story
Rotten  Fish Without A Bicycle
Rotten  The Break-Up
Rotten  Monster-in-Law
Rotten  House of D
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 65% of the time.

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" There are a few laughs in A Previous Engagement, but not nearly enough."
Posted May 9, 2008
 
A Previous Engagement (2008)33%
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" Sarah Marshall is chock-a-block with scene-stealers."
Posted Apr 15, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)85%
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" Anti-war messages don't get any more powerful than this."
Posted Apr 9, 2008
 
Body of War (2008)71%
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" Let's get back to movies that make us laugh about teenage sex -- somehow they seem a lot healthier."
Posted Feb 21, 2008
 
Charlie Bartlett (2007)55%
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" Mad Money> proves both fresh and funny and, in an odd way, uplifting in its moral ambiguity."
Posted Jan 22, 2008
 
Mad Money (2008)21%
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" Egregiously self-indulgent and mawkish fairy tale. "
Posted Nov 20, 2007
 
August Rush (2007)37%
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" One of those rare cinematic treats that, for most of us, will go down easily and leave us with a sweet, mellow aftertaste."
Posted Sep 25, 2007
 
Feast of Love (2007)41%
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" Thanks to the lumbering pace of Auster's script and the lugubrious way he directs this ostensible romantic fantasy, Martin and his muse fail, miserably, to amuse."
Posted Sep 7, 2007
 
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)10%
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" The chief reason why nothing works here is that the actors, talented performers all, just don't seem to be in the same movie."
Posted Jul 3, 2007
 
License To Wed (2007)8%
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" Honestly, it's more like a Texas-style home movie than a Hollywood movie, and it's not worth the ten bucks."
Posted May 18, 2007
 
The Wendell Baker Story (2007)43%
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" What distinguishes Away from Her, and elevates it from the mawkish, is its perfectly chosen cast--especially Julie Christie."
Posted May 7, 2007
 
Away From Her (2007)95%
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" Tells its highly entertaining and surprisingly touching story almost exclusively through physical comedy."
Posted May 7, 2007
 
L'Iceberg (2007)71%
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" Above all, a character-driven movie"
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Duck Season (2006)90%
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" As good as some of the gags are, however, they might have fallen flat if performed by lesser talents."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Bewitched (2005)25%
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" The script is truly schizophrenic, either painfully naïve or pointedly shocking."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Fish Without A Bicycle ()10%
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" Not even the tacked-on ending, hinting at some future sparks between Brooke and Gary, can lighten the sturm und drang in this break-up."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
The Break-Up (2006)34%
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" In this casting match-up, Lopez is totally outclassed."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Monster-in-Law (2005)16%
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" A multi-faceted, sparkling gem of a movie."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Look Both Ways (2006)77%
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" [The actors are] all believably mischievous--and, when the need arises, they're also convincingly courageous in taking a moral stand."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)57%
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" The appeal here--and it's a strong one--comes from writer-director Rejtman's great understanding of, and empathy for, the comedy of life."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
The Magic Gloves (2006)80%
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" While his script is good, even poetic at times, it certainly cannot be called an outstanding effort."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
House of D (2005)10%
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" An agonizingly bad movie."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
The Chumscrubber (2005)34%
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" Illustrate[s], once and for all, that it's possible for a film to be soooo slow and ponderous it can appear, at times, to come to a dead stop."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
The Quiet (2006)22%
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" A near-perfect amalgamation of cinematic technique and content."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Conversation(s) with Other Women (2006)74%
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" Bad News Bears is packed with laughs, but almost all of them are cheaply won"
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Bad News Bears (2005)46%
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" The many awkward and/or inexplicable attempts at whimsy in Gray Matters are too numerous to cite."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Gray Matters (2007)10%
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" A quietly told film that--by casually tossing in a surprise here and a plot twist there--builds up to an ending that carries an intense emotional impact."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Dear Frankie (2005)80%
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" The film's liabilities outweigh its assets."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)42%
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" All of [Martin's] hard work does pay off"
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Pink Panther (2006)25%
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" The action in Goblet of Fire is more exciting and faster-paced than in previous Potter films, and visually, it is by far the most splendid."
Posted Mar 1, 2007
 
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)89%
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" Why Jennifer Garner was eager to play the lead in this film is anybody's guess."
Posted Jan 29, 2007
 
Catch and Release (2007)22%
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" There's a big empty space where the heart of this movie should be."
Posted Jan 3, 2007
 
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)26%
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" As a writer and director, Benigni's off-the-wall originality is striking--but sometimes he goes too far."
Posted Jan 2, 2007
 
The Tiger and the Snow (2006)17%
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" Dandelion is Mark Milgard's directorial debut, and it is a worthy one."
Posted Oct 22, 2005
 
Dandelion (2005)67%
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" Allen rages, fumes, cries, laughs, tosses back vodka and tosses off sharply pointed verbal and physical barbs at everyone around her. And what fun she is!"
Posted Apr 2, 2005
 
The Upside of Anger (2005)74%
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" Assisted Living is both funny and sad and, in the end, it is truly heartwarming."
Posted Mar 24, 2005
 
Assisted Living (2005)77%
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" An all-encompassing, life-affirming cinematic experience that resembles no other."
Posted Mar 24, 2005
 
The Best of Youth (2005)95%
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" Sad to say, Godard's innovative style is no longer breathtaking, or even innovative. Confusing and boring are better words."
Posted Dec 11, 2004
 
Notre Musique (2004)66%
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" To help the viewer accept the creepily lifelike quality of the animated characters, the filmmakers fill in the background with beautifully illustrated vistas, dark and mysterious, greatly resembling the original paintings Van Allsburg did for his book."
Posted Dec 8, 2004
 
The Polar Express (2004)57%
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" All of this could have been lots of fun. If only Harrison Ford, or someone just as good, had played Ben."
Posted Dec 8, 2004
 
National Treasure (2004)43%
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" ... the goings-on are neither very exciting nor terribly funny."
Posted Oct 19, 2004
 
Taxi (2004)11%
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" A fascinating, entertaining and well-assembled documentary."
Posted Oct 6, 2004
 
Let's Get Frank (2004)54%
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" Some viewers, such as this one, may find themselves thinking: 'None of this would be happening if the bartenders at French roadhouses refused to serve alcohol to the designated driver.'"
Posted Sep 11, 2004
 
Red Lights (2004)83%
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" This purely satirical version sometimes works, and sometimes doesn't."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)30%
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" A guy on a chair floating around in the air is not a strong enough hook on which to hang a plot, and Ifans does not prove here that he is strong enough an actor to carry a movie."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
Danny Deckchair (2004)54%
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" You'll be on the edge of your seat to find out who wins, and how the losers take it."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
Word Wars (2004)89%
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" The predictable plot lurches forward elliptically, and it's difficult to sustain interest in it."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
A Slipping Down Life (2004)26%
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" What action there is in this movie takes forever to get going -- or maybe it just seems like forever because all of these characters are so unlikeable and unfathomable, and the dialogue between them is so trite and dumb."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
The United States of Leland (2004)32%
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" 13 Going on 30 does work, thanks to its sprightly script and brisk direction and some priceless feel-good moments."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
13 Going on 30 (2004)64%
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" There's enough action in King Arthur to take the thrill-addicted moviegoers of summer to a new high."
Posted Aug 8, 2004
 
King Arthur (2004)31%

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