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BRUCE DEMARA
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Total Reviews: 26


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Posted Oct 18, 2008
 
Savage Grace (2008)39%
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1.5/4
 
" The power couple's onscreen chemistry, which should be the film's strongest calling card, is merely adequate, a major disappointment for those expecting a tug o' war between screen titans."
Posted Sep 12, 2008
 
Righteous Kill (2008)21%
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2.5/4
 
" It's fair to say that Hunt's first full-length feature, though uneven at times, holds the promise of better things to come."
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
Frozen River (2008)86%
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3/4
 
" Thanks to Wilson's sympathetic performance and Pellington's restraint, Henry Poole is Here may just succeed in warming hearts and lifting spirits."
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
Henry Poole Is Here (2008)35%
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3/4
 
" Director Wang Quan'an shows us a China of contrasts and in transition, where a life of traditional farming is harder than ever to sustain while life in the nearest city includes nice hotels, decent health care and good schools."
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
Tuya's Marriage (2008)91%
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2/4
 
" So how does the creative team behind The Longshots freshen up such a hackneyed, cliché-ridden franchise? The answer is that, despite a game effort, they don't."
Posted Aug 22, 2008
 
The Longshots (2008)38%
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1.5/4
 
" How could horror be so dull?"
Posted Aug 19, 2008
 
Mirrors (2008)14%
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3/4
 
" It gives us a glimpse back to a time when hepcats were cool and jazz was king, reminding us that the power of great music transcends time, fate, exile and even death."
Posted Aug 15, 2008
 
'Tis Autumn - The Search for Jackie Paris (2007)86%
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3/4
 
" Jellyfish, with its pervasive sense of mysticism, is anything but standard, predictable storytelling. What is it exactly? Well, you might as well ask a jellyfish."
Posted Aug 8, 2008
 
Jellyfish (2008)86%
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3.5/4
 
" A moving and engrossing slice-of-life documentary about teen life in small-town Warsaw, Ind."
Posted Aug 1, 2008
 
American Teen (2008)71%
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1/4
 
" Despite a game performance by Trevor Matthews in the lead, not much in this alleged comic/horror flick really succeeds as either funny or scary."
Posted Jul 25, 2008
 
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2008)67%
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1/4
 
" A movie of unrelenting idiocy featuring boorish behaviour, unrealistic character development and ludicrous plotting."
Posted Jul 25, 2008
 
Step Brothers (2008)54%
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3/4
 
" Stuck gives a boost to the dramatic elements of the story, while preserving the stern lesson about a society crumbling under the weight of self-interest and moral decay."
Posted Jul 18, 2008
 
Stuck (2007)72%
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2.5/4
 
" One can't help but wonder whether Del Toro hasn't misjudged the balance between comedy and gravity in this sequel."
Posted Jul 11, 2008
 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)88%
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1/4
 
" Writer/director Jeff Lowell settles for a story that takes a little too long to tell, concocted situations a little too implausible to buy and repartee that occasionally hits the dartboard but never gets close to the bull's-eye."
Posted Feb 1, 2008
 
Over Her Dead Body (2008)16%
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2/4
 
" The plot has more holes in it than a tea bag and the film should come with a warning label: don't go see with anyone with even a modicum of medical knowledge, because they'll surely spend the film huffing and rolling their eyes skyward."
Posted Dec 3, 2007
 
Awake (2007)24%
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1.5/4
 
" Sports fans (including those with old head injuries) are likely to cheer. The rest of us may just go for the long pass."
Posted Oct 22, 2007
 
The Comebacks (2007)10%
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1.5/4
 
" It's clear the film script has gone through the standard Hollywood death-of-a-thousand-rewrites wringer to emerge as shadow of its former self, drained of much of its creative synergy."
Posted Oct 19, 2007
 
30 Days of Night (2007)50%
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1.5/4
 
" In the end, it's easy to answer the question: why don't we care what happens one way or the other?"
Posted Oct 15, 2007
 
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (2007)46%
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1.5/4
 
" Director David L. Cunningham's proffered chills are strictly of the lightweight variety: a menacing flock of ravens, a slimy skein of snakes and a couple of mall security yobs too fat or stupid to overpower even a spindly teenager."
Posted Oct 13, 2007
 
The Seeker (2007)13%
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3/4
 
" Politics aside, The Hunting Party is a breezy, occasionally bumpy ride that ultimately becomes a satisfying journey."
Posted Sep 14, 2007
 
The Hunting Party (2007)54%
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1/4
 
" Trick or treat? Rob Zombie's "re-imagining" of John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic Halloween must sadly be consigned to the former category and it's not even a very interesting, suspenseful trick at that."
Posted Sep 4, 2007
 
Halloween (2007)26%
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3.5/4
 
" Sunshine -- despite a title so at odds with the film's tone -- is engrossing, believable and intelligent sci-fi filmmaking at its best."
Posted Jul 20, 2007
 
Sunshine (2007)76%
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2.5/4
 
" Workmanlike and watchable, Rescue Dawn is nonetheless a disappointment in its depiction of a hero with plenty of scars but little depth or substance beyond an iron will."
Posted Jul 6, 2007
 
Rescue Dawn (2007)90%
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3/4
 
" An appealing coming-of-age tale that takes on the difficult issues of mental illness and conformity."
Posted Jun 15, 2007
 
Sweet Mud (2006)82%
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Posted Jan 1, 2000
 
Sunshine (1999)73%

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