ROTTEN TOMATOES: Steve Crum

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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

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	The Dark Knight
	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
	Iron Man
	Leatherheads
	Run, Fat Boy, Run
	10,000 B.C.
	Vantage Point
	The Spiderwick Chronicles
	The Bucket List
	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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	Get Smart
	The Incredible Hulk
	88 Minutes
	Drillbit Taylor
	Penelope
	Cloverfield
	Stardust
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
	Next
	The Good German
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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A	"A triumph in comic book movies...the best Batman movie ever made. But it is Ledger's demeanor--his body language, eye contact, and delivery--that gets under one's skin." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jul 17, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	95%
D+	"A mishmash...looking more like a Roger Moore Bond parody. There are numerous airplane stunt sequences, explosions and gunfights...(that) fatally bleed the character-driven humor of the original series." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jun 21, 2008	Get Smart (2008)	53%
C-	"...Adolescent heaven personified with endless, wallopin' fights between WWF-looking steroidians, highlighting a mindless production akin to a widescreen video game. In the oft pounded word of The Hulk himself, 'Grrrrr!'" -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jun 13, 2008	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	67%
B+	"Skulls and cliffhanging aside, 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' is a nostalgic reunion for fans. Harrison Ford, with his quirky (and often funny) delivery...has copyrighted this great, heroic character as his alone." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted May 22, 2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)	76%
A-	"Robert Downey Jr. nails Iron Man. More apropros, change nails to welds. For it is Downey who most significantly raises the quality bar of 'Iron Man' to the classic level of fellow comic book heroes Superman, Batman and Spider-Man. Welcome, new franchise." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted May 4, 2008	Iron Man (2008)	93%
D	"Pacino's frenzy, some nice Seattle location scenery, and an over-the-top ending right out of 'Batman' do not a fine crime film make." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Apr 20, 2008	88 Minutes (2008)	6%
A-	"It is about as close as we will ever get to, say, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell--in rapid fire wordplay. And the words, by Brantley and Reilly, connect fast and witty." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Apr 8, 2008	Leatherheads (2008)	53%
B-	"Pacing is brisk, the laughs frequent. With an ending corny and Capra-esque, 'Run, Fat Boy, Run' charms right to the finish line." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Mar 30, 2008	Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)	48%
D	"By film's conclusion, Drillbit is a mock hero at best, and the few bits of comedy have been overshadowed by viciousness." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Mar 20, 2008	Drillbit Taylor (2008)	26%
B-	"CGI effects are letter perfect believable. The opening mastodon hunt/stampede is as good as effects seen in the recent 'King Kong,' greatly enhancing the film." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Mar 6, 2008	10,000 B.C. (2008)	9%
D	"'What makes us different makes us beautiful,' touts the film's promo blurb. Good thought, but do any of the characters in 'Penelope' ever believe it? For sure this is a different film, but beautifully executed it is not." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Mar 2, 2008	Penelope (2008)	52%
C+	"Style overwhelms substance. By the seventh rewind, the audience has grown understandably weary." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Feb 24, 2008	Vantage Point (2008)	35%
C	"'Spiderwick's' biggest shocks are due to big names cast in off beat roles...the real eyebrow raiser is seeing Nick Nolte as the evil ogre Mulgarath." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Feb 17, 2008	The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)	79%
D	"If you cannot stand even 10-15 seconds of painfully jumpy, sideways cinematography, try to fathom 'Cloverfield's' 75 minutes of eye strain." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jan 18, 2008	Cloverfield (2008)	77%
A-	"Boomers and older will love it. Others should too.... The plus is it's played out by two terrific actors of our time." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jan 10, 2008	The Bucket List (2007)	42%
A-	"Johnny Depp's dynamic performance in the title role is Oscar worthy, and arguably the greatest of his career." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jan 1, 2008	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)	86%
A-	"'I Am Legend' is essentially a Will Smith one-man show, and he succeeds marvelously." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jan 1, 2008	I Am Legend (2007)	69%
C+	"(Regarding)...the relationship between woman and bee...a tender moment of their holding hands (yes, one is a bee hand) while on the terrace is sort of cute, sort of creepy." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Nov 3, 2007	Bee Movie (2007)	52%
D	"The violence is too much for young children, and the witches are too corny for older viewers." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Aug 12, 2007	Stardust (2007)	76%
A-	"Hard to believe, but director Paul Greengrass has made this installment more nail bitingly frantic than ever." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Aug 3, 2007	The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)	93%
A	"Rhythm, raucous behavior, and racism. What else could one desire from a great musical?" -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jul 25, 2007	Hairspray (2007)	91%
C+	"The childish fun and wonder of the early Potter movies has turned into high school fear and loathing. ...A downer of a wiz kid flick." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jul 13, 2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)	77%
A	"Marion Cotillard is fantastic. It is the best sync singing, including body language, since Larry Parks in 'The Jolson Story.'" -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jul 2, 2007	La Vie En Rose (2007)	75%
B-	"'Ocean's Thirteen' is pure escapist fare that hits no jackpot, but pays off better than 'Ocean's Twelve.'" -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jun 7, 2007	Ocean's Thirteen (2007)	70%
A-	"Adrienne Shelly has borrowed from her Jenna and taken familiar sitcom ingredients to fashion her own special dessert treat." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Jun 1, 2007	Waitress (2007)	89%
D	"Depp's drugged-like Captain Jack persona wears goofy-thin, and the sword fight sequences clank on and on." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted May 25, 2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)	45%
C-	"...A swiss cheese-plotted glop of magic and mayhem." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted May 9, 2007	Next (2007)	29%
B+	"...An involving and clever redo of Hitch's original that elicits its own suspenseful set pieces." -- Video-Reviewmaster.com Posted Apr 20, 2007	Disturbia (2007)	67%
B-	"A classic example of style over substance, a usually negative criticism that works fine here. "Ghost Rider" is second tier Marvel, played fast and flashy." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Feb 20, 2007	Ghost Rider (2007)	28%
D+	"The failing ... is it takes itself dead-on seriously. Frankly, it would be easier to think of this (lifting the finale from 'Casablanca') and other sequences...as comedic." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Feb 6, 2007	The Good German (2006)	33%
A-	"In a role which would have suited Bette Davis in her Baby Jane persona, Dench's psychotic Barbara is in contrast a layered and mannered portrayal." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Jan 21, 2007	Notes on a Scandal (2006)	87%
N/A	"As always, choosing the good, bad and ugly movies of any year is subjective objectivity--a dubious task." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Dec 23, 2006	Babel (2006)	68%
D+	"'We Are Marshall' has a processed and packaged look and feel. The Marshall folks deserve better." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Dec 21, 2006	We Are Marshall (2006)	48%
B	"It all works well in a complex, riveting, and disturbing way. The film suffers only in pacing; it seems longer than it is." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Dec 8, 2006	Blood Diamond (2006)	63%
A-	"A document to the idealistic spirit of RFK's times. Estevez, in a trifecta as director-screenwriter-star, brilliantly succeeds in all aspects." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Nov 30, 2006	Bobby (2006)	45%
B	"A definite see for Bonders like myself who can accept the hard-hitting Craig, Daniel Craig." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Nov 17, 2006	Casino Royale (2006)	94%
B	"Except for the rather contrived Tokyo link, 'Babel' is as good as 'Crash.' It is definitely worth seeing, but take a deep breath first." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Nov 9, 2006	Babel (2006)	68%
B	"The challenge of Kirsten Dunst is to portray Marie as she matures from giggly teen to frustrated wife to loving mother and queen. Dunst succeeds in a stunning performance." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Oct 23, 2006	Marie Antoinette (2006)	54%
A-	"A brilliantly layered story about war's heroes and the publicity machine surrounding them...a numbing, somber movie." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Oct 19, 2006	Flags of Our Fathers (2006)	73%
B	"Solid work by DiCaprio, Damon, Sheen and Baldwin...(is) upstaged by Nicholson bravado. Wahlberg, however, comes close." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Oct 9, 2006	The Departed (2006)	92%
D+	"Disney never showed, say, Goofy actually defecating on camera, but 'Open Season' does just that with Eliott. And an entire scene is built around Boog's having a b.m." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Sep 28, 2006	Open Season (2006)	47%
D+	"As for Stark's hellfire and brimstone speeches to the masses, Sean Penn's forced delivery and mock Southern dialect simply do not sell. Is Penn miscast? Yes." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Sep 21, 2006	All The King's Men (2006)	12%
B+	"The meaty beef of the story covers the lasting effect of TV's 'Superman,' particularly for the Baby Boomer target audience, and George Reeves' far too early death." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Sep 10, 2006	Hollywoodland (2006)	69%
A	"Coming near the close of a summer full of movie superheroes and remakes, 'The Illusionist' is a film buff's treat. Here is an atmospheric, period tale of magic and murder." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Aug 31, 2006	The Illusionist (2006)	75%
B	"Produced by Mark Ciardi ['The Rookie,' 'Miracles'], the fact-based 'Invincible' goes for touchdown. It is a formula movie that works." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Aug 25, 2006	Invincible (2006)	71%
D+	"The whole of the movie is rough edged cruel. Main characters, including Ricky, are ignoble back stabbers." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Aug 10, 2006	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)	72%
A	"Top praise should go to Stone. After the overblown failure 'Alexander,' he made a wise decision to shoot an up close and personal script. Less proves definitely more." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Aug 8, 2006	World Trade Center (2006)	70%
B	"So well animated, voiced, written, and directed, it defines itself as one of the best animated flicks this summer, rightfully standing beside 'Monster House' and 'Cars.'" -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Jul 27, 2006	The Ant Bully (2006)	63%
D+	"All 'Lady in the Water' lacks is a narrator ending the tale with 'and they lived happily ever after.' This is a Shyamalan flick?" -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Jul 21, 2006	Lady in the Water (2006)	24%
C-	"The script does not wear so well, dragging along for stretches. Reeves, in his usual sullen delivery way, does not help take up the slack." -- Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Posted Jul 13, 2006	A Scanner Darkly (2006)	67%

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