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Critics / Publications / Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

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    • Michael Drakulich

Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

  
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Rating Title Year Quote Author

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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

"The film relies on kinetic energy as its entertainment hook. There is plenty of action, no doubt, but hardly any of it inventive."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

21 Grams (2003)

"Inarritu plots the story in a non-linear style that mirrors randomness. He does it so exceptionally well, we almost forget about the film’s deficiencies."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

"Even contemporary audiences can't help but laugh at this."

Michael Drakulich

Splat
1/5

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

"Jim Carrey is at his annoying worst here. His manic, over-the-top style doesn't mesh well with lockerroom humor."

Michael Drakulich

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1/5

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat
2/5

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

"Funny in a south side of Chicago neighborhood kind of way, but not much more than his stand-up act."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
5/5

An American in Paris (1951)

"Beautifully staged with bright vibrant scenery. It's Kelly at his dancing best."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

"Generally, the film makes good on its humorous potential. "

Michael Drakulich

Splat
0/5

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1980)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat
0/5

B.A.P.S. (1997)

"Apallingly bad. Robert Townsend's attempt at satirizing black culture is far off the mark."

Michael Drakulich

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2/4

Bad Company (2002)

"In this film we at least see a study in contrasts; the wide range of one actor, and the limited range of a comedian."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

"Sweet and poignant; perceptive and true."

Michael Drakulich

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

"The gist of this film can be summed in one short phrase: 'Sorry. My bad.'"

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Bleak Moments (1971)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
4/5

Career Girls (1997)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

"It's Spielberg who pulls the con by leading us down a familiar path only to rup the rug out from under us."

Michael Drakulich

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1/5

Cemetery Man (1996)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

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Cold Mountain (2003)

"Beauty and skill bereft of passion or personality."

Michael Drakulich

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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

"I hope kids see through this film's slick production value and realize Lindsay Lohan's character is only a shade above contemptible much less worth their admiration."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Control Room (2004)

"Bush and Rumsfeld have called Al-Jazeera "the mouthpiece of Osama Bin-Laden." You might find truth to that statement next to Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

The Cooler (2003)

"While everything works on a superficial, plot-driven level with Bernie and Natalie, there is a broader theme at work that adds depth not frequently found in this genre."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Cousin Bette (1998)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
4/5

Da (1988)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat
2/5

Desert Bloom (1986)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat

Die Another Day (2002)

"James Bond movies are like first dates with empty-headed beauty pageant contestants: you get something beautiful to look at but through the course of the evening, you find there is not much depth or substance to match."

Michael Drakulich

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Dreamcatcher (2003)

"'This is such B-movie material, I'm surprised Roger Corman didn't direct.'"

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Elephant (2003)

"Director Gus Van Sant should be applauded for resisting the temptation to extrapolate the motives of his two central characters and apply them universally."

Michael Drakulich

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2/5

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
4/5

Enchanted April (1992)

"Beautifully filmed and acted with a pleasant, wry sense of humor about it. Mirand Richardson shows why she is one of our greatest living actresses."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Equilibrium (2002)

"Equilibrium is what George Orwell might have imagined had today's mood-altering drug therapy been envisioned by chemists in 1949."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Far From Heaven (2002)

"[Todd Haynes] illustrates what could have and should have been by painstakingly reproducing a 1950s look and style and coupling it with social content not discussed openly until years afterward. He envisions a more legitimate genre had it been allowed to"

Michael Drakulich

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2/5

Fifty/Fifty (1993)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Finding Nemo (2003)

"It was one of those instances where I found myself recounting out loud the funniest moments to someone who just saw the movie with me."

Michael Drakulich

Splat
2/5

Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby (1999)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Get Carter (1971)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat

Gods and Generals (2003)

"'We witness a disjointed, unfocused, unwieldy monster with only limited appeal and whose themes have been handled much more succinctly and artistically in previous films.'"

Michael Drakulich

Splat

Grind (2003)

"Brings Out The Worst Of A Fringe Sport That Fights For Mainstream Acceptance...this Film Fails So Completely In Almost Every Aspect."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
4/5

Guys and Dolls (1955)

"Ya gotta love seeing the first glimpse of Don Corleone here. A fun screen adaptation if not musically sound."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Hoffa (1992)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

Homegrown (1998)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat
1/5

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
4/5

Hoop Dreams (1994)

"Fascinating look at the whole culture behind college basketball recruiting. Very well structured and edited."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

"This was a story that needed to be told because the ethnic war that raged in Rwanda in 1994 is often forgotten by the rest of the world."

Michael Drakulich

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Hulk (2003)

"Director Ang Lee is to be commended for at least at-tempting to go beyond what could have been an empty special effects bonanza. But the subject of strained child/parent relationships is treated superficially."

Michael Drakulich

Splat

I, Robot (2004)

"This is jaw-droppingly juvenile and insulting to my intelligence. Perhaps its subject matter is obsolete. Asimov deserved better."

Michael Drakulich

Tomato
3/5

The In-Laws (1979)

No article available.

Michael Drakulich

Splat

The In-Laws (2003)

"If the CIA really did every-thing so openly as one of its operatives does in The In-Laws, it's amazing any of them could stay under cover."

Michael Drakulich

Splat
2/4

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

"The Hulk is one of Marvel Comics more unsuccessfully developed superheroes. He is more of a scared animal striking out at his tormentors rather than a thinking being that acts with a conscience."

Michael Drakulich

  
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