ROTTEN TOMATOES: Vanessa Sibbald

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VANESSA SIBBALD

Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Favorites: Maltese Falcon, All About Eve, Johnny Guitar, Chinatown, Unforgiven, The Third Man, City of Lost Children, Blade Runner, Brazil and The Secret of the Roan Inish...

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Total Reviews: 57
Total QuickRatings: 1

Location: Hollywood

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Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 71%	Napoleon Dynamite (2004)	" The most disappointing thing about "Napoleon Dynamite" is that it chooses to make its lead character the butt of its jokes" Posted Jun 30, 2004
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 26%	A Slipping Down Life (2004)	" The real joy of the film is watching Taylor and Pearce play off each other, creating their characters' unique relationship..." Posted May 20, 2004
Rotten 2.5	Fresh 63%	Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)	" At best, an interesting idea that seems to get lost in the cigarette smoke" Posted May 14, 2004
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 26%	Along Came Polly (2004)	" Ben Stiller is either a member of Dysfunctions R Us, or else he's making a plea to be the next Woody Allen -- but even Allen himself couldn't save "Along Came Polly"" Posted May 12, 2004
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 29%	The Punisher (2004)	" True to its name, "The Punisher" is indeed a punishing experience..." Posted May 12, 2004
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 18%	Laws of Attraction (2004)	" So completely separated from any sense of reality that one ends up gnashing their teeth in frustration while trying to stomach the sickeningly sweet premise" Posted May 12, 2004
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 22%	Van Helsing (2004)	" Despite the problems with tone, and the awkwardness that comes from it, "Van Helsing" won't bore audiences" Posted May 12, 2004
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 55%	Troy (2004)	" Petersen has made "Troy" in the image of a Trojan horse -- immense and impressive at first glance, but empty on the inside" Posted May 12, 2004
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 90%	Whale Rider (2003)	" The key to "Whale Rider's" appeal is that the film doesn't force an opinion upon its viewers" Posted Feb 24, 2004
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 35%	World Traveler (2002)	" The subtlety of how the story is told is beautifully done" Posted Feb 24, 2004
Fresh 3.5/4	Rotten 48%	Big Trouble (2002)	" The worst thing someone could say about "Big Trouble" is that it's too much like "Get Shorty," which is one of the best reasons to go see the film" Posted Feb 24, 2004
Rotten 2.5/4	Rotten 27%	Analyze That (2002)	" While it's fun to see DeNiro poke fun at the image that he's helped make so famous, the film just doesn't have enough of a storyline to keep your interest" Posted Feb 24, 2004
Rotten 2.5/4	Fresh 85%	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)	" Just to be clear, "Master and Commander" is not a homosexual love story, or at least it's not intended to be..." Posted Nov 20, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 82%	21 Grams (2003)	" "21 Grams" forces the audience to participate, but you will be well rewarded if you do" Posted Nov 20, 2003
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 37%	The Matrix Revolutions (2003)	" The two sequels to "The Matrix," have been a complete let down, leading me to wish that the Wachowski brothers had stopped while they were ahead" Posted Nov 6, 2003
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 62%	Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)	" While the plot sounds a bit schmaltzy, Lane's performance keeps Francesca real..." Posted Sep 30, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 71%	The Rundown (2003)	" With a summer as full of action movies as this one, you wouldn't think there'd be room for one more, yet "The Rundown" manages to keep an air of freshness without doing anything terribly new." Posted Sep 30, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 83%	Matchstick Men (2003)	" The art of a great con is that the victim never sees it coming. This is where "Matchstick Men" falls flat on its face." Posted Sep 30, 2003
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 95%	Lost in Translation (2003)	" Bob and Charlotte's relationship in particular is exquisitely portrayed; a sort of platonic romance, it's a relationship that exists because of the things that aren't said between them just as much as the things that are" Posted Sep 30, 2003
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 18%	The Medallion (2003)	" Jackie Chan has finally become a God, sadly it's only in this dud of a film." Posted Aug 22, 2003
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 94%	American Splendor (2003)	" Giamatti gives an outstanding performance as the alienated Pekar, glaring at the world around him often in complete frustration at its contrivances and stupidities" Posted Aug 15, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 78%	Seabiscuit (2003)	" The film celebrates old-time American value, such as loyalty, honestly, perseverance. Sure it's about winning, but winning the right way." Posted Aug 8, 2003
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 23%	Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)	" I wish I could say that even though the film was predictable and the plot egregiously insipid, that I still managed to get lost while watching the movie and had fun. If only." Posted Aug 8, 2003
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 48%	S.W.A.T. (2003)	" "S.W.A.T." is exactly what it promises to be; a fun summer movie that doesn't leave you shaking your head in regret afterwards. Besides, a man in uniform is always a good thing, right?" Posted Aug 8, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 42%	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)	" McG has made the very wise decision to leave any attachment to reality completely out of mind" Posted Jun 26, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 73%	Together (2003)	" ...watching it I was more reminded of "The Red Violin," particularly the sequence with the young boy, than a Chen Kaige film" Posted May 30, 2003
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 22%	Bulletproof Monk (2003)	" While some of the buddy sequences between Monk and Kar have a sweetness to them, as soon as Jade gets into the mix it turns sour." Posted May 30, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 76%	The Spanish Apartment (2003)	" "L'Auberge Espagnole" isn't a perfect, or at times very even, film, but it's chock-full of a kind of experimentation and fun rarely found in the slick, polished and ready for the masses fare that the studios usually traffic in" Posted May 30, 2003
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 98%	Sweet Sixteen (2003)	" Despite the title, "Sweet Sixteen" is a more bitter than sweet tale of a 16-year-old boy trying to find happiness and stability in his home life -- even if the cost for it is more than he can afford." Posted May 30, 2003
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 20%	The Life of David Gale (2003)	" It's hard to explain why "The Life of David Gale" is so bad..." Posted Feb 26, 2003
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 26%	Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)	" the biggest flaw is what should be the film's finest moments -- the fight scenes..." Posted Feb 26, 2003
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 92%	Talk to Her (2002)	" With "Talk to Her," Aldomovar crafts an amazing tender homage to his favorite theme, leaving behind the kookier elements and instead focusing on his characters..." Posted Feb 7, 2003
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 37%	Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)	" It's been almost 10 years since "Star Trek: The Next Generation" ended in 1994, but you'd never know it by watching the latest film in the science fiction franchise, "Star Trek: Nemesis."" Posted Feb 7, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 78%	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)	" Clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable..." Posted Feb 7, 2003
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 94%	Lost in La Mancha (2003)	" While the troubles spelled disaster for Gilliam's film, it makes "Lost in La Mancha" a fascinating study of how precariously films are made..." Posted Feb 7, 2003
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" There's something not only funny, but ultimately satisfying about seeing Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt" in bed with a women his age..." Posted Feb 7, 2003
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 17%	Abandon (2002)	" Most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay, but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved" Posted Oct 21, 2002
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 47%	Mad Love (2001)	" Liotti, resembling Fabio in tights, doesn�t appear to have enough brains, passion, or good looks to inspire the kind of obsession Joan demonstrates" Posted Sep 4, 2002
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 51%	S1m0ne (2002)	" 'Simone' gets lost in its own creation, missing the opportunity to take Hollywood to task for its practices" Posted Aug 23, 2002
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 88%	I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002)	" Sam Jones became a very lucky filmmaker the day Wilco got dropped from their record label, proving that one man's ruin may be another's fortune." Posted Aug 19, 2002
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Possession (2002)	" 'Possession,' based on the book by A.S. Byatt, demands that LaBute deal with the subject of love head-on; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit" Posted Aug 19, 2002
Rotten 1/4	Fresh 62%	Blue Crush (2002)	" While Bosworth may be pretty and look good in a bikini, having someone who could actually surf would have brought an authenticity to the film that it badly lacks" Posted Aug 14, 2002
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 48%	XXX (2002)	" It's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy; Diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly." Posted Aug 7, 2002
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 40%	Reign of Fire (2002)	" Director Rob Bowman makes an all-out action film, without letting it enter the cheesy comic realm usually associated with the genre." Posted Jul 10, 2002
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 82%	Road to Perdition (2002)	" While enjoyable upon viewing, "Road to Perdition" comes across like "Miller's Crossing" without the bite." Posted Jul 10, 2002
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 82%	The Good Girl (2002)	" The title of the film comes across like a back-handed slap to the character Mike White ("Chuck & Buck") not-so lovingly created." Posted Jul 2, 2002
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 97%	Read My Lips (2002)	" While alone, neither Carla nor Paul is able to succeed in life, together they form a strange bond which brings them both power." Posted Jul 2, 2002
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 78%	Tadpole (2002)	" Based on a devilishly witty script by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller, the film gets great laughs, but never at the expense of its characters" Posted Jun 25, 2002
Fresh 4/4	Fresh 71%	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (1983)	" Perhaps more than any other concert film, 'Ziggy' is like a time machine, allowing viewers to travel back to London's Odeon Theatre on July 3, 1973." Posted Jun 24, 2002
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 72%	Enigma (2002)	" 'Enigma' is the kind of engaging historical drama that Hollywood appears to have given up on in favor of sentimental war movies in the vein of 'We Were Soldiers.'" Posted Jun 21, 2002

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