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Critics / Jack Sommersby
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JACK SOMMERSBY

Agrees with the Tomatometer 60% of the time.

Publications: eFilmCritic.com, Monsters At Play

Total Reviews: 273
Total QuickRatings: 3423

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Fresh
5/5

Fresh
100%

Midnight Run (1988)

" Offers up that rare cinematic experience that simply makes you feel good. " — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 21, 2004

Rotten
1.5/5

Fresh
100%

Trilogy of Terror (1975)

" One of the weakest horror anthologies in its subgenre, though Karen Black is worth watching." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 6, 2009

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
97%

Blood Simple (1984)

" A noxious neo-noir." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Aug 15, 2009

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
97%

The Last Waltz (1978)

" Scorsese has fashioned the best rockumentary of all-time. Sheer bliss from start to finish." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
95%

Lost in Translation (2003)

" ...not so much as an original moment in its overlong, creatively-bankrupt cinematic body. " — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
95%

True Believer (1989)

" A sensational James Woods in a sensational thriller." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 14, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
95%

Dead Calm (1988)

" Inventive and taut high-seas thriller with stunning cinematography." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 5, 2005

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
94%

In the Bedroom (2001)

" ...a despicable, shameless piece of manipulation..." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
94%

Die Hard (1988)

" The action sequences are, quite simply, the best ever filmed." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 25, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
94%

Manhunter (1986)

" The best of the Hannibal Lecter series." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 4, 2006

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
93%

Memento (2001)

" A classic example of manner over matter." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Rotten
1.5/5

Fresh
93%

Suspiria (1977)

" Looks great but is most definitely less-filling." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 23, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
92%

Insomnia (2002)

" ...a first-rate, mesmerizing entertainment." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 25, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
91%

The Big One (1997)

" ...its many pros manage to outshine its few flaws." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jul 28, 2004

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
89%

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

" A pretty lame cinematic endeavor that never for a second gets creative on us." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 8, 2008

Rotten
1.5/5

Fresh
89%

American Beauty (1999)

" Fancy packaging can't hide its hollow core." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 25, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
88%

Breaking In (1989)

" Low-key, uncommonly observant and original." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 14, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
88%

The Sure Thing (1985)

" Alongside Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Say Anything as the best of the '80s teen comedies." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
87%

Bad Boys (1983)

" Penn is remarkable in this emotionally affecting, tough-as-nails prison drama." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jan 13, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
86%

Casualties of War (1989)

" Thought-provoking and disturbing Vietnam tale." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 24, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
86%

The Bedroom Window (1987)

" Director Curtis Hanson has written and directed a first-rate thriller that only occasionally missteps." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2002

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
86%

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

" Friedkin's best since French Connection, even if its last third is extremely problematic." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
85%

Jagged Edge (1985)

" A who-cares whodunit." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 28, 2009

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
83%

The Bourne Identity (2002)

" Nothing new here, just some good location shooting and brisk pacing." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 16, 2002

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
83%

Suburbia (1983)

" A great reason to get a vasectomy." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 25, 2009

Rotten
2/5

Fresh
82%

One Hour Photo (2002)

" It's ultimately contrived and awfully trite." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
82%

Tightrope (1984)

" A flawed but absorbing serial-killer thriller." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jul 11, 2006

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
81%

Baby Boom (1987)

" Diane Keaton is atypically winning in this winning comedy." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 10, 2002

Rotten
1.5/5

Fresh
80%

Japon (2003)

" An arid-pretentious bore." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 4, 2005

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
80%

White Lightning (1973)

" An amiable time-killer with the always-welcome Reynolds." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jul 24, 2009

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
79%

Mississippi Burning (1988)

" The greatest its delights is Gene Hackman's magnificent, career-capping performance" — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 30, 2001

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
78%

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Click here to read article — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jan 1, 2000

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
77%

Panic Room (2002)

" Showoff camerawork can't carry the show." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
77%

Gorky Park (1983)

" An interesting-but-flawed Russian detective tale." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 4, 2006

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
77%

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

" A cult classic and cinematic masterpice." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Dec 7, 2003

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
76%

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

" Gore bore." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 25, 2004

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
75%

Soapdish (1991)

" An abrasive 'entertainment' that goes down as well as swallowing two aspirins with a dry throat" — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Mar 18, 2006

Fresh
3/5

Fresh
75%

Cop (1988)

" James Woods is sensational; the film isn't quite up to his level, though." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jul 22, 2003

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
74%

Under Siege (1992)

" ...two spectacular villainous turns by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Rotten
2.5/5

Fresh
73%

The Italian Job (2003)

" ...it’s more tolerable than enjoyable, more workmanlike than innovative." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Dec 31, 2004

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
73%

American Gigolo (1980)

Click here to read article — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Oct 20, 2007

Rotten
1.5/5

Fresh
72%

Training Day (2001)

" ...a limited dramatic arc and heaping helpings of whopping implausibilities." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 22, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
71%

Shade (2004)

" Not the best of its subgenre, but certainly not the least. Inventive casting helps." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 2, 2006

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
71%

The Rundown (2003)

" The Rock proves himself a 24-karat superstar in the best film of this type since Romancing the Stone." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
71%

Confidence (2003)

" A new American classic." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 14, 2003

Fresh
5/5

Fresh
71%

Licence to Kill (1989)

" ...genuine excitement and filmmaking fervor..." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Jun 7, 2004

Fresh
4/5

Fresh
69%

The Grey Zone (2002)

" The best film of the Holocaust ever made -- and, yes, that means it's better than the overpraised Schindler's List." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Rotten
1/5

Fresh
68%

Red Dragon (2002)

" ...about as fun as a proctology exam administered by a doctor named Captain Hook." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Nov 23, 2004

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
68%

Zero Effect (1998)

" Starts off terrifically but eventually loses steam and narrative drive. But it's still praiseworthy, and Pullman's miraculous performance should be put in a time capsule." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted Apr 1, 2008

Fresh
3.5/5

Fresh
67%

Nighthawks (1981)

" Riddled with logic loopholes but possessive of considerable pacing, good action and superb performances." — eFilmCritic.com

Posted May 22, 2009
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