ROTTEN TOMATOES: Jeanne Aufmuth

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JEANNE AUFMUTH

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography: Co-host and producer of The Reel Review, a weekly movie review program which originates in the Bay Area and shows throughout the peninsula. Staff critic for the Palo Alto Weekly.

Favorites: All-Time Favorites: All About Eve, The Killer, Brief Encounter, A Face in the Crowd, Shawshank Redemption, Searching for Bobby Fischer, L.A. Confidential, Silence of the Lambs, West Side Story, Goodfellas Best of 2000: Nurse Betty, Girl on the Bridge, Chicken Run, One Day in September, Dancer in the Dark, Gladiator, High Fidelity, Snatch, Requiem for a Dream, The Contender

Publications: Aufmuth.com, Palo Alto Weekly

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society, San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Total Reviews: 1229
Total QuickRatings: 10

Location: Palo Alto, California

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Fresh 3/4	Fresh 75%	Julie & Julia (2009)	" A lightweight but enjoyable gustatory romp." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Aug 6, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 68%	Funny People (2009)	" A newer, more mature chapter in the Apatow book and I like what I see." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jul 29, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 66%	Public Enemies (2009)	" My biggest gripe lies with Mann, who mixes movie metaphors like a mad scientist." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jul 1, 2009
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 66%	Away We Go (2009)	" Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 26, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 47%	My Sister's Keeper (2009)	" A mawkish yet worthy enough addition to the summer line-up." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 26, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 36%	Angels & Demons (2009)	" A one-dimensional affair loaded with commonplace distractions that never catch fire." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 13, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 73%	Rudo and Cursi (2009)	" Never loses touch with its whipsmart core of integrity and humor." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 13, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 55%	The Soloist (2009)	" A pitchy affair that ultimately misses its mark." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Apr 22, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 66%	Is Anybody There? (2009)	" A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Apr 22, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 72%	The Great Buck Howard (2009)	" I wish there were more movies like Buck Howard; simply effortless and earnest." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Mar 15, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 72%	Sunshine Cleaning (2009)	" Amy Adams brings a fresh spin to deep hurts and a spark to her determination to get things right." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Mar 15, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 91%	Gomorrah (2009)	" A carnivorous candor permeates every frame with blood-curdling fascination and dread." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Mar 10, 2009
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 44%	He's Just Not That Into You (2009)	" Tangles its large cast of characters and storylines into virtual knots." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Mar 2, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 68%	Revolutionary Road (2008)	" The build-up gains slow momentum but once it finds its rhythm Rev Road is positively devastating" — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Dec 31, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 62%	The Reader (2008)	" Packaged with a smart script, palpable tension and enough ambiguity to keep you guessing." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Dec 31, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 80%	Gran Torino (2008)	" Climax is an overindulgent grasp at something meaningful that misses by a country mile." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Dec 22, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 71%	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	" Sentimental fantasy that packs a visual punch." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Dec 22, 2008
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 27%	Seven Pounds (2008)	" The final act leaves a melodramatic and manipulative residue that no amount of tears can wash away." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Dec 22, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 94%	Milk (2008)	" A slice of history well worth revisiting." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Nov 24, 2008
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 93%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" A crazy kaleidoscope of craft and color that's a matchless homage to India's limitless favelas" — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Nov 12, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Quantum of Solace (2008)	" Daniel Craig brings a fierce edge to his iconic super secret agent around which an entire franchise can be built." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Nov 12, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 90%	I've Loved You So Long (2008)	" A haunting and redemptive film experience." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Nov 5, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 92%	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)	" Sally Hawkins' enchanting performance is yet another example that Leigh's trademark technique is working." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Nov 5, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 59%	Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)	" Vaughn's mischievous imprint hangs over all: slick, irreverent and begging for more -- of what, I'm not sure." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 18, 2008
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 58%	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)	" Show me the nuance and scratch the false sincerity." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 15, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 60%	W. (2008)	" A convoluted but compelling psychoanalysis of George W. Bush's silver-spoon arrogance and deep-seated insecurities." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 15, 2008
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 86%	Rachel Getting Married (2008)	" As a recovering addict on the verge of imploding Hathaway is the stuff that Oscar dreams of." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 9, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 41%	Blindness (2008)	" Fernando Meirelles tackles Jos� Saramago's searing stream of consciousness novel with intriguing but mixed results." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 2, 2008
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 61%	The Duchess (2008)	" Relies on energetic chemistry between Knightley and Fiennes but its much ado about nothing." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Oct 2, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 58%	Flash of Genius (2008)	" A stirring David and Goliath tale of steadfast perseverance and pride." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 30, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 34%	Miracle at St. Anna (2008)	" Maudlin climax leaves a treacly residue of exaggerated valor and sentiment." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 30, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 72%	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)	" As a valentine to the young bridge and tunnel crowd it works wonders." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 30, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 54%	Choke (2008)	" Sam Rockwell proves again (and again and again) that he's a talent to be reckoned with." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 23, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 47%	Lakeview Terrace (2008)	" Simmering acceleration from the grey area of implication to the black and white reality of acute humiliation." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 15, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 13%	The Women (2008)	" Messy construction, trite themes and an endless parade of verbal chestnuts." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 10, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 77%	Burn After Reading (2008)	" Those crazy Coen Brothers veer a hard left with a humorous and cautionary tale of lust and revenge." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 10, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 80%	I Served the King of England (2008)	" Czech director Jir� Menzel casts a wide net in this fanciful tale of life, love and the relentless march of time." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Sep 10, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 82%	Tropic Thunder (2008)	" The laughs fly as fast and furious as enemy fire." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Aug 13, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 68%	Pineapple Express (2008)	" I'm typically not a fan of the wildly popular Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen collaborative efforts but a pitch-perfect performance by James Franco temporarily sways me in the other direction." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Aug 6, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 48%	Bottle Shock (2008)	" A sweet and easy supplement to summer." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Aug 6, 2008
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 100%	Man On Wire (2008)	" Outrageously entertaining and perfectly profound." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Aug 5, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 94%	The Dark Knight (2008)	" Ambitious, flawed and erratically visionary, Batman is back." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jul 17, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 53%	Mamma Mia! (2008)	" Campy theatrics and Busby Berkeley choreography set on a ridiculously breathtaking island paradise -- what's not to love?" — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jul 17, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 93%	Tell No One (2008)	" Thriller, love story, whodunit; an unwieldy trio made whole by an up-and-coming mastermind." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jul 8, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 40%	Hancock (2008)	" The premise alone is worth the price of admission and the first hour is some of 2008's most intriguing cinema." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 30, 2008
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 96%	WALL-E (2008)	" Beautifully executed with a wink and a nudge, this one has heart." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 27, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 65%	Brick Lane (2008)	" A sense of isolation and struggle for identity in an oppressive culture wash away superfluous formula, leaving a lovely tranquility in their wake." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 24, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 73%	When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008)	" There's an air of unfinished business about it all and I'm a sucker for loose ends in the name of family dysfunction." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 9, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 31%	The Children of Huang Shi (2008)	" An ill-conceived weeper that just won't say die." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted Jun 6, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 60%	The Fall (2008)	" There's a decent little movie lurking somewhere deep inside this visual panoply that positively chokes on its own symbolism." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 30, 2008

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