ROTTEN TOMATOES: Ethan Alter

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
5/5	The New World
3.5/4	Cars
4/5	Downfall
3/4	Eight Below
3.5/5	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2.5/4	Free Zone
3/5	Tarnation
2.5/5	Matchstick Men
2/4	Stoned
2/5	Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
1.5/4	Trust the Man
1.5/5	RocknRolla
1/4	Man of the Year
1/5	Lady in the Water

BEST REVIEWED
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4/4	The Lives of Others
5/5	The New World
4/4	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
5/5	Lost in Translation
5/5	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
5/5	The Incredibles
5/5	Before Sunset
5/5	The Stone Reader
5/5	Capturing the Friedmans
4.5/5	La Dolce Vita
	more...

WORST REVIEWED
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1/5	All The King's Men
1/5	Lady in the Water
1/5	House of Sand and Fog
1/5	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1/5	She Hate Me
1/5	Van Helsing
1/5	Gigli
1/5	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
1/4	The Number 23
1/4	Man of the Year
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

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	" An epic life becomes an epic movie in Steven Soderbergh's brilliant four-hour-plus look at two chapters in the life of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara." -- Film Journal International Posted Dec 1, 2008	Che, Part Two (2008)	n/a
	" An epic life becomes an epic movie in Steven Soderbergh's brilliant four-hour-plus look at two chapters in the life of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara." -- Film Journal International Posted Dec 1, 2008	Che, Part One (2008)	n/a
	" Pitched squarely down the middle at its target tween-age audience, Twilight is sure to be an enormous box-office success. But that doesn't change the fact that this vampire romance is a lumbering bore." -- Film Journal International Posted Nov 21, 2008	Twilight (2008)	44%
2.5/5	" *As a James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace* disappoints, but as a drama about an angry, angst-ridden spy, it's pretty solid.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Nov 14, 2008	Quantum of Solace (2008)	66%
	" In the hands of another director, Repo! might have achieved true midnight-movie status, but in this incarnation it's closer to a nine p.m. affair." -- Film Journal International Posted Nov 7, 2008	Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)	27%
	" Instead of establishing a consistent comic rhythm, Mac and Jackson spend most of the film's 103-minute runtime yelling at each other." -- Film Journal International Posted Nov 7, 2008	Soul Men (2008)	44%
	" Leave it to big softie Kevin Smith to make the cuddliest porno flick of all time." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 30, 2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)	64%
	" It's not even that Sex Drive is a terrible film--it's just a completely disposable one." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 24, 2008	Sex Drive (2008)	40%
	" With Synecdoche, New York, the scribe at last adds the job of director to his resume, finally giving us a glimpse of what a pure, unfiltered Charlie Kaufman film looks like. The result is truly something to behold." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 24, 2008	Synecdoche, New York (2008)	64%
3/5	" Changeling succeeds as both a compelling mystery and a period piece that still feels relevant today." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 24, 2008	Changeling (2008)	59%
1.5/5	" All of the most annoying elements of independent cinema are on full display in Good Dick, a painfully awkward attempt at...well, I'm not sure what exactly." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2008	Good Dick (2008)	47%
2.5/5	" A moderately funny, but largely forgettable adaptation of movie producer Art Linson's bestselling tell-all." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2008	What Just Happened (2008)	53%
2/5	" The movie just lies there on the screen, drowning in its own sticky syrup." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2008	The Secret Life of Bees (2008)	59%
2.5/5	" There's no way to sugarcoat this: Oliver Stone's pre-Election Day biopic of current White House resident George W. Bush is a mess. But here's the good news--W. is actually a fascinating mess." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2008	W. (2008)	57%
	" A profound feeling of laziness hovers over the entire picture, suggesting that it was as joyless to make as it is to watch." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 17, 2008	Max Payne (2008)	18%
2.5/5	" The movie's neither funny enough nor filled with enough dramatic tension to keep us invested in Peter's halting journey of self-discovery." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 12, 2008	Humboldt County (2008)	56%
1.5/5	" Ritchie's main interest is trying to reignite his stalled career by cribbing shamelessly from Tarantino, Danny Boyle and many other far more talented filmmakers." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 12, 2008	RocknRolla (2008)	58%
2/5	" It's official: the Ridley Scott who created such signature visions as Blade Runner and Alien is dead and has been replaced by a pod person that churns out slick-looking, but wholly generic big-budget time-wasters." -- Giant Magazine Posted Oct 12, 2008	Body of Lies (2008)	51%
3/5	" *Despite its flaws, at least The Express* does its best to honor this groundbreaking player's memory.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Oct 12, 2008	The Express (2008)	62%
	" Decent animated horror spoof that plays better for older film buffs than their youthful offspring." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 8, 2008	Igor (2008)	32%
	" Forget about politics for a moment...Carol is first and foremost a terrible piece of filmmaking, marred by bad performances, cringe-inducing dialogue and amateurish direction." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 6, 2008	An American Carol (2008)	14%
	" *Like Poppy herself, Happy-Go-Lucky* is deceptively simple, thoroughly charming and always surprising.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Oct 6, 2008	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)	94%
	" *As filtered through screenwriter Philip Railsback's pen, Kearns' extraordinary life is rendered...well, ordinary." -- Film Journal International* Posted Oct 6, 2008	Flash of Genius (2008)	57%
	" Sure, the movie is completely predictable down to the very last shot, but when everyone is jamming as well together as the cast and crew do here, it's easy to give yourself over to its groove." -- Film Journal International Posted Oct 6, 2008	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)	71%
	" We're stuck watching to glum '70s icons go through the motions in a glum movie." -- Giant Magazine Posted Sep 12, 2008	Righteous Kill (2008)	21%
	" Cube and Durst have certainly survived worse career flops, but the chances of them working together again on a film? Let's just say it's a longshot." -- Film Journal International Posted Sep 8, 2008	The Longshots (2008)	38%
	" It's the kind of film that's such a waste of time and resources, you have to wonder why it was made in the first place." -- Film Journal International Posted Sep 8, 2008	Babylon A.D. (2008)	7%
	" If [the film] inspires even one moviegoer to learn more about how an organization like the WTO affects his or her life, then Townsend has performed a valuable public service." -- Film Journal International Posted Sep 8, 2008	Battle in Seattle (2008)	53%
	" Try as they might, the Pangs can't cover the gaping hole at the center of the film where a charismatic leading man should be." -- Film Journal International Posted Sep 8, 2008	Bangkok Dangerous (2008)	9%
	" *For a film that primarily exists to serve as a feature-length coming attraction for the next phase of a popular franchise, The Clone Wars* is a mostly enjoyable bit of escapist entertainment*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Aug 22, 2008	The Clone Wars (2008)	19%
	" A thoroughly predictable empowerment-fantasy/fish-out-of-water comedy that owes its modest success entirely to its star." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 22, 2008	The House Bunny (2008)	40%
	" *Although the film zips along efficiently enough, Death Race* is never as much fun as it seems to think it is.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Aug 22, 2008	Death Race (2008)	42%
	" Mirrors isn't going to do Aja's burgeoning stateside career any favors." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 22, 2008	Mirrors (2008)	14%
	" Tropic Thunder deserves to be seen solely for Downey Jr.'s brilliant one-man show, which, in a perfect world, would be recognized by Oscar voters come January." -- Giant Magazine Posted Aug 15, 2008	Tropic Thunder (2008)	83%
	" Franco seizes the opportunity to reinvent himself after a series of bland turns in misbegotten star vehicles." -- Film Journal International Posted Aug 5, 2008	Pineapple Express (2008)	68%
	" A very good movie that falls short of greatness." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 17, 2008	The Dark Knight (2008)	94%
	" Wholly bland entertainment that never rises above sitcom humor." -- Film Journal International Posted Jul 14, 2008	Meet Dave (2008)	19%
	" One of the most purely enjoyable--not to mention dazzling--comic book blockbusters to come along this summer." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 10, 2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)	88%
	" A pleasant mid-summer buzz." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jul 1, 2008	The Wackness (2008)	68%
	" *While Hancock* certainly isn't lacking in ambition, unfortunately it does lack coherence.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Jul 1, 2008	Hancock (2008)	39%
	" *While the film's social message comes through loud and clear, it never detracts from the heart of the picture--the unlikely romance between WallE and EVE.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Jun 27, 2008	WALL-E (2008)	96%
	" Bekmambetov brings a kinetic energy to the picture that helps you forget--or at least ignore--its severely underdeveloped story." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jun 27, 2008	Wanted (2008)	73%
	" *Considering the talent involved, it's a shame that Get Smart* isn't just a tad bit -- well, smarter.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted Jun 23, 2008	Get Smart (2008)	53%
	" ...A film that preserves Thompson's words verbatim but only occasionally taps into the restless spirit that fueled them." -- Film Journal International Posted Jun 23, 2008	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)	89%
	" It's an interesting premise for a doomsday thriller, but Shyamalan botches it from the get-go." -- Giant Magazine Posted Jun 13, 2008	The Happening (2008)	19%
	" Thanks to Norton's curiously zombified performance, we have little incentive to root for Banner to learn to control his anger." -- Film Journal International Posted Jun 12, 2008	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	67%
	" *If Dreams with Sharp Teeth* isn't as...well, sharp as it could be, it's still enormously enjoyable, particularly for sci-fi fans.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted Jun 4, 2008	Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)	94%
	" The Edge of Heaven confirms its director as a major new talent in world cinema." -- Giant Magazine Posted May 30, 2008	The Edge of Heaven (2008)	90%
	" *Neither a classic for all time nor a [disaster], Sex and the City* is the very definition of a decent summer blockbuster--entertaining and entirely disposable.*" -- Giant Magazine* Posted May 30, 2008	Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)	50%
	" *At a certain point, The Strangers* devolves into the kind of generic chase picture that slasher flicks frequently become.*" -- Film Journal International* Posted May 29, 2008	The Strangers (2008)	44%

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