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FRANK OCHIENG
PUBLICATION(S)
• Filmcritic.com
• Movie Eye
• rec.arts.movies.reviews
• TheWorldJournal.com
• World Voice News

BIOGRAPHY
Frank Ochieng has been devoted to writing and discussing film over the last several years. An observer of pop culture whose passion lies in the medium of film and television, Ochieng has been involved in the aspects of media in the Boston-area for quite some time.
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Total Reviews: 779
Total QuickRatings: 134

CRITICS GROUP(S)
Online Film Critics Society

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• Location: Based in Massachusetts (USA)


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What are QuickRatings? Approved Tomatometer critics rate and provide brief quotes to movies seldomly reviewed in our database - mainly older films and obscure limited releases. Full-length reviews are not necessary, and thus, will not be available. QuickRatings are counted towards The Tomatometer.

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1/5
 
Which is more confusing...Pat's questionable gender or this dud's attempt to force a chuckle from our incredulous faces? -- Movie Eye
Posted Jan 20, 2006
 
It's Pat...The Movie (1994)0%
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2/5
 
A tawdry yet tepid sexual psychological thriller that feels very atmospheric in its proposed mystiqueness. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jan 20, 2006
 
Color of Night (1994)32%
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3/5
 
An outlandishly fluffy whodunnit farce that generates its inspired nuttiness from the likable John Candy. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jan 20, 2006
 
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)30%
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3/5
 
Surrounding Arnold with the giddy kiddies is a shameless, gimmicky stunt. But what the heck...Reitman's actioner still works as a zesty vehicle for The Muscled One. -- Movie Eye
Posted Jan 20, 2006
 
Kindergarten Cop (1990)48%
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4/5
 
One will delightfully get drunk between the moon and New York City by drinking up the spry essence in Gordon's romantic comedy Arthur -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
Arthur (1981)89%
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4/5
 
An English mother-daughter racial melodrama that resonates with simplicity and insight. Leigh is considerate of his movie's identity and spirit just as much as demonstrates this with his wounded protagonists -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
Secrets & Lies (1996)94%
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4/5
 
Provocative and hypnotic...Eastwood revels with spellbinding spunk in this suggestive military melodrama -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
The Beguiled (1971)90%
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4/5
 
Methodical and lyrical in its well-paced movement. A durable and devoted drama that is so unassuming in its execution -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
The Spitfire Grill (1996)36%
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4/5
 
The Duke rules with his iron fists in Hawks's wily westerner. -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
Rio Lobo (1970)72%
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2/5
 
A preachy and manipulative tearjerkering melodrama that mishandles its pseudo-emotional longwindedness. Goldberg and Liotta derved better than this punctuated pap -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 26, 2004
 
Corrina, Corrina (1994)40%
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2/5
 
Why would anyone want to be caught dead with Bernie and his banal buddies a second time around? Relentlessly labored and pointless -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)5%
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4/5
 
An entertaining and intimate look body building and its devoted personalities. Pumping Iron has muscle and might in all the right witty places -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Pumping Iron (1977)95%
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1/5
 
A forgettable farce with no flavor...utterly flaccid and foolish. It wastes the comedic capabilities of Farley and Perry who deserve much better -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Almost Heroes (1998)16%
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4/5
 
Immensely gripping in its outrage and poignancy. Nobody knows how to bring the disdain of racial to the forefront like the skilled Spike Lee -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
4 Little Girls (1998)100%
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4/5
 
Finally, a baseball melodrama with a full count of emotional impact. Hancock's narrative delivers the right pitch of intensity -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)91%
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2/5
 
Rocky Marciano was a knockout of a fighter to say the least. It's too bad Winkler's movie about him carries no particular punch -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 24, 2004
 
Rocky Marciano (1999)20%
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2/5
 
A clumsy, generic and kinetic actioner with Norris aimlessly kicking his way through this loud exorcise -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)22%
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2/5
 
This is one karate chop too many...master Morita and student Macchio should have stopped before overstaying their welcome in this tepid follow-up -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)29%
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3/5
 
Creatively goofy thanks to his inspired insanity, Lewis is at his naughty best in this carousing comedy -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
The Ladies Man (1961)88%
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4/5
 
Edwards's highly-spirited romantic story that's lyrical and moody. Hepburn is the epitome of grace and gorgeousness. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)87%
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2/5
 
Too silly-minded and broad to digest. Lloyd is wasted in this nonsensical narrative by Roth's undisciplined spotty script -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Changing Habits (1996)n/a
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4/5
 
Ron Howard's pithy and poignant look at domestic disillusionment...a pure joy to behold! -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Parenthood (1989)92%
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4/5
 
Kubrick's crisp and soulful look at military mayhem. Haunting in its havoc and conviction -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Paths of Glory (1957)92%
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3/5
 
Jewison's cockeyed comedy works its romantic magic with the flighty entanglement of the Hudson-Day charming kooky connection -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Send Me No Flowers (1964)71%
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4/5
 
Robinson's whimsical sports saga is nostalgically engaging...guaranteed to load the bases with sentimentality -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 23, 2004
 
Field of Dreams (1989)91%
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3/5
 
Innocuous and highly-spirited screwball comedy about changing genders in a zany nod for advancement. Gottlieb's nutty narrative is inspired in its cheap laughs -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 20, 2004
 
Just One of the Guys (1985)40%
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4/5
 
A quirky May-December romancer that's subtle and low key in its sweetness. Garner and Field make for an unlikely romantic tandem -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 3, 2004
 
Murphy's Romance (1985)86%
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2/5
 
An uneven and uninspired farce starring the normally riotous Crystal and Williams. -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 3, 2004
 
Father's Day (1997)19%
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4/5
 
One's appetite will be big for both the food and the movie -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 3, 2004
 
Big Night (1996)96%
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2/5
 
A relentlessly misguided military mishap starring Wayans as a uniformed motormouth with an edgy attitude. Maybe Wayans schtick is a major pain to endure after all? -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Major Payne (1995)30%
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2/5
 
Another concocted harried-heroine-strikes-back psychological thriller that comes spilling off the conveyor belt of conventional creativity. The only one who'll be Deceived is the giddy audience -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Deceived (1991)31%
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4/5
 
Stone's penetrating look at the unsettling dynamics of war. Uniquely absorbing and mind-numbing in forethought. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Platoon (1986)88%
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3/5
 
A delightfully shrewd and slaphappy satire that paints a demented portrait of a seemingly ideal suburbia. Waters and his frothy farce are both splendidly twisted -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Serial Mom (1994)64%
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3/5
 
The "Groove" is on the move in Sullivan's ethnically snappy and exotic May-December romancer. Bassett and Diggs make for a sizzling couple -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)50%
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2/5
 
An excitable but mawkish misfire by action-oriented filmmaker Frankenheimer. A vehicle designed to capitalize on Johnson's roguish appeal simply results in a dead bang. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Dead Bang (1989)30%
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4/5
 
Howard's burning ode to firefighters and the professional and personal lives they hope to conquer with devotion and defiance. A drama that convincingly spreads itself like a roaring blaze. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Backdraft (1991)68%
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2/5
 
A tiresome Sandler-Wayans buddy-buddy crime actioner that needs its staid material to be desperately riddled with bullets. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Bulletproof (1996)8%
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3/5
 
A nostalgic sleepy and literate period piece spy drama that periodically captures your attention when least expected. Not as stimulating as one could imagine but nevertheless credible -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
The Secret Agent (1996)63%
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2/5
 
A generic and illogical transparent thriller that never generates any chemistry between this mundane movies leads Reeves and Freeman. The only chain reaction one will receive is blatant boredom -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
Chain Reaction (1996)7%
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2/5
 
Needlessly corny...a manipulative melodrama that wastes the presence of a fine actress such as Bates...Furlong's brooding becomes rather tedious in Bill's drowsy dud -- Movie Eye
Posted Jun 7, 2003
 
A Home of Our Own (1993)45%
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4/5
 
Payne's biting social satire about the abortion issue is shrewd and raucously entertaining. A smart and subversive comedy -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
Citizen Ruth (1996)84%
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4/5
 
Attenborough's profound epic spotlighting one of the 20th century's most prolific spiritual men of peace. Kingsley's portrayal of Gandhi is impeccable and inspirational to boot -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
Gandhi (1982)85%
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2/5
 
The normally riotous Lovitz flunks the test in this farcical school daze. There's nothing remotely academic about Bochner's High School High -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
High School High (1996)7%
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4/5
 
Benton's personal drama is soulful and utterly absorbing. And yes, we really like Sally Field in this defiant role -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
Places in the Heart (1984)100%
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2/5
 
Metter's "Girls" may just want to have fun but for the rest of us this concept is just wishful thinking. -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)33%
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2/5
 
Woeful and meandering...Reiner's direction is uncharacteristically choppy and uneventful -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
North (1994)12%
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3/5
 
Cowabunga!! Try making turtle soup out of these butt-kicking raucous reptiles. It's pure giddy excitement! -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 4, 2003
 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie (1990)46%
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2/5
 
A monotonous and misguided sexual thriller that certainly doesn't cater to the typical Friedkin vibes. And Caruso left his top-rated critically-acclaimed ABC-TV cop show for this? -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 3, 2003
 
Jade (1995)13%
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2/5
 
A MTV-style creepy coachroach comedy that tries to be too cute for its own good. My kingdom for a can of Raid! -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 3, 2003
 
Joe's Apartment (1996)12%
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2/5
 
Gimmicky and whimsical father-son out-of-body switcheroo farce that's too flaccid and flaky to take in one sitting -- TheWorldJournal.com
Posted Jun 3, 2003
 
Vice Versa (1988)42%

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