ROTTEN TOMATOES: Ross Anthony

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ROSS ANTHONY

""Enjoy Life""

Agrees with the Tomatometer 60% of the time.

Biography: Ross Anthony has scripted and shot documentaries, music videos, and shorts in 35 countries across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. His credits include: "Street Music and Art Around the World," "Japanese Education from the Inside," "Kenya: Teachers for Africa," and "Zen Repair and the Art of Riding Chili" among others. He's also written several books, a duet for violins (featuring Vincent Skowronski) and penned two or three comic strip titles. More recently, he has consulted on feature indie script "Moonbeams" by Don Haderlein, currently in production. Ross began his reviewing career with the Pasadena Weekly way back in the 1900's. He currently lives in the Los Angeles area working with writing students by day, watching films by night, and scripting screenplays whenever there's a spare minute.

Favorites: Chicken Run Frequency Crouching Tiger

Publications: Hollywood Report Card

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Rotten 2/4	Fresh 77%	Invictus (2009)	" Slow, and subtle, smiling brightly, the picture wins audiences with the charm of Mandela, but descends into a bland film about rugby." Posted Dec 13, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	The Blind Side (2009)	" A Hollywoody realization of a great real life triumph. Has its faults, but nicely directed, acted and edited, on the whole." Posted Nov 20, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 91%	Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009)	" Stark, unforgiving, brutally honest, and yet... precious." Posted Nov 12, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 39%	2012 (2009)	" Hokey happenstance, big special effects, some are pretty cool. It's no masterpiece, makes embarrassing mistakes, but I must admit - I really enjoyed the raw excitement." Posted Nov 12, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 62%	Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution (2009)	" Uneven documentary brings to the surface important points about the quality of our food products. All of us (this non-organic, cola-drinker included) should be apprised." Posted Oct 29, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 80%	Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)	" I'm a music lover, but can't say I'm an MJ fan. Still, I enjoyed this behind-the-scenes/almost-concert film." Posted Oct 28, 2009
Fresh B+	Fresh 73%	Where the Wild Things Are (2009)	" Like little Max's internal struggles, my feelings (about this film) aren't so easily understood, even to me." Posted Oct 14, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 87%	At the Edge of the World (2009)	" A mixed bag. Moments of beauty and passion, but also moments that drag. Environmentalist gone Reality TV." Posted Oct 6, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 80%	Yes Men Fix the World (2009)	" It's fun, ballsy, edited with color, humor & hopefully will bring some awareness to the price of greed, and inject some ethics into discussions among the rich and powerful." Posted Oct 6, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 57%	The Invention of Lying (2009)	" Honestly, I enjoyed the ever-amusing Ricky Gervais, and there is an oddly emotional moving mom/son scene, but the film, sadly, isn't so amusing." Posted Oct 1, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 38%	X Games 3D: The Movie (2009)	" A dirt bike motorcycle enthusiast as well as a 3D aficionado, I had a great time overall, despite the film's imperfections." Posted Aug 22, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 90%	District 9 (2009)	" Monty Python-esque. Reminded me a bit of the Stormtrooper spoof on TV's "Cops." Sharlto Copley sells it to us with grit, charm, naivety, and humor. He's absolutely brilliant." Posted Aug 14, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 90%	Forbidden Lie$ (2009)	" It's a compelling story with a deathly serious topic, treated in a near sideshow manner. I like it. Less factual than a doc, less fiction than a drama. Faction" Posted Aug 10, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 81%	Lars And The Real Girl (2007)	" Overall, an imperfect gem. In its successful attempt to go for the heart, "Lars and the Real Girl" stumbles a bit. I would have cast Michael Cera in the lead role." Posted Aug 10, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 75%	Julie & Julia (2009)	" Love and food, the basics of life, two passions common to nearly everyone on the planet, the film offers them up like hors d'oeuvres never ceasing to circle the room. It's gentle, tender, warm, and sprinkled generously with tasty bits of humor." Posted Aug 4, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 68%	Funny People (2009)	" Gangly, long, somewhat disjointed, but still very funny, I found "Funny People" surprisingly emotional, and even poignant." Posted Aug 4, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 14%	The Ugly Truth (2009)	" Despite the ages of the leads, plays to younger audiences, goes for the Judd Apatow crowd. It's unapologetically brash, crass, and ugly in its truth, but still funny." Posted Jul 22, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 92%	The Way We Get By (2009)	" A beautiful, affecting documentary with an appropriately sweet original sound track." Posted Jul 15, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 83%	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)	" The first half is magical, captivating, inviting, great cinema. Second half disappoints." Posted Jul 15, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 88%	3:10 to Yuma (2007)	" First 1.5 hours are slow, preposterously scripted, and short of powerful dialogue. I liked the ending though." Posted Jun 18, 2009
Rotten 0.5/4	Rotten 51%	The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)	" I'm probably not the first to say it's a train wreck. Starts out good enough, shows ability to the 1/2way mark, but the last 30 mins are just a scripting mess." Posted Jun 12, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 98%	Up (2009)	" A near masterpiece. 1st half is absolutely brilliant -- a beautiful compelling work of art. I laughed, I cried, I ogled at the rich visuals. Sweet and touching theme." Posted Jun 1, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 66%	Away We Go (2009)	" Nestles nicely into a sweet rocking motion between humor and heart. The leads are warm, fuzzy, funny and very likeable. The few faults may very well go unnoticed." Posted May 21, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 32%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" Nice performance by Sam Worthington. However, the film whole heartedly invests in action, leaving the story and character elements a bit slim." Posted May 21, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 36%	Angels & Demons (2009)	" A film entitled Angels & Demons, touting a challenge between religion & science in the name of the "Illuminati" should be more illuminating than a simple puzzle." Posted May 14, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 95%	Star Trek (2009)	" A fiery dynamo. Big action, snappy direction, good acting, respect for the past. This is the summer blockbuster to see." Posted May 12, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 36%	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)	" A fairly entertaining mess, though the ending becomes a rather tedious mess. Also, hydrochlorothiazide is more likely to make you pee than to slow your heart rate." Posted May 4, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 56%	Enlighten Up! (2009)	" A pleasure in its open-mindedness. If you're up for a safe, light, skeptic's look into the many variations of modern yoga, take a peek." Posted Apr 24, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 41%	Fighting (2009)	" B movie w/ a strong right hook. Other strong hooks include Terrance Howard and Luis Guzman. Subtle, Channing Tatum delievers a solid performance as well (dancer to figher)." Posted Apr 24, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 86%	Earth (2009)	" Breathtaking. Take a break from the gridlock, concrete and steel jungle that defines most of our lives. These are some fantastic, won't believe your eyes, animal shots." Posted Apr 22, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 84%	State of Play (2009)	" Provides hearty cinematic entertainment. From the opening heart thumping sequence, the tension builds and almost never lets up, save for the weak closing." Posted Apr 15, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 95%	Goodbye Solo (2009)	" Interactions between 2 tasty personalities warm the picture & lift it into the realm of special. However, by the hour mark - drops pace a notch and feels a tad incomplete." Posted Apr 8, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 50%	Observe and Report (2009)	" Quite crude, quite funny. Good at what it sets out to do %u2013 make us giggle, but that serious part of me wanted the picture to take its serious side one or two steps further." Posted Apr 8, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 72%	The Great Buck Howard (2009)	" The heart of the film is all about finding life's element, better yet, a way to put yourself into your life's element, despite pressures to be somewhere or something else." Posted Mar 25, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 64%	Watchmen (2009)	" Wow! Your ticket price will buy you a whole lot of movie. Big smooth action, intense emotive acting, complicated plot, steamy romance. This is not a child's comic book flick." Posted Mar 9, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Fresh 90%	The Visitor (2008)	" Our patience with the characters' apathy and uninteresting demeanor is not rewarded enough." Posted Mar 2, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 89%	Coraline (2009)	" Ripe with colors and magic and mystery. 3D is very nice. Cools off towards end. Spooky." Posted Mar 2, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 56%	Defiance (2008)	" A harrowing story of bravery & survival, Defiance tells it Hollywood-style. Still, somehow the true-story courage bleeds through the at-times hokey formula scripting." Posted Feb 18, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 91%	Must Read After My Death (2009)	" As we seek to make sense of our own lives and relationships, a Leave it to Beaver family opens its vulnerable unspeakable underbelly to us." Posted Feb 18, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 58%	The International (2009)	" The film opens with style, promise & top notch cinematography/direction. Sadly, after an hour of intrigue, thrill, & chase, the script sharply strays from earlier smarts." Posted Feb 12, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 13%	The Pink Panther 2 (2009)	" Martin's first Pink Panther actually tickled me. Sadly, this time, flat gags & off-color innuendoes double in quantity, while sincerely funny bits wane to a mere handful." Posted Feb 5, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 93%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" There's certainly some very good direction, editing and acting - especially by the kids. But the adult actors just didn't seem to carry the weight of the harrowing back story." Posted Jan 26, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 86%	Rachel Getting Married (2008)	" Anne is okay, much stronger performances by Rosemary Dewitt, Tunde Adembimpe & Bill Irwin. Lush, rich, cultural music spices already fresh, alive family gathering scenes." Posted Jan 22, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 39%	Inkheart (2009)	" Beautiful cinematography, good direction, solid supporting actors, interestingly enough story, despite its predictability, but the main character was absent." Posted Jan 22, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	" A very sweet film. A freak of nature story, a love story, a surreal drama; Button is at its best reminding us the beauty, miracle, and impermanence of real life." Posted Jan 11, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 78%	Doubt (2008)	" An uneven, unfulfilling film, that hosts two or three really good dramatic scenes." Posted Jan 5, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 54%	Australia (2008)	" Swells of emotion & panoramic stampedes fill the screen; however, meandering scenes in between have been cut out at the seams so often, you'll be wandering what it all means." Posted Nov 27, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 73%	Body of War (2008)	" The doc gets up-close and personal. It shows one injured vet's reality after war." Posted Nov 18, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 94%	Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)	" A sincere heartfelt documentary about life, death and murder." Posted Nov 14, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Quantum of Solace (2008)	" Stylish direction, powerful sound editing, stunning cinematography, vistas, action, and Daniel Craig's impenetrable demeanor." Posted Nov 11, 2008

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