Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Imagine Me & You (2005)

Despite Perabo’s punchable, plastic smile, it’s decent. Is Matthew Goode the next Hugh Grant?

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Man of the Year (2006)

Kind of interesting, but a bit anticlimactic.

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A Mighty Wind (2003)

Dull at first, but it grew on me. Very successful documentary imitation, and crisp performances by minor actors, especially Willard. Some really great musical performances. The fact that they wrote and performed all these songs for the film makes real folk artists a little less impressive. Could they already play,…

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Last Holiday (2006)

Textbook cheese. Nothing to it.

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The Woman in Red (1984)

A comedy made in a time when real stories could be told without the shackles of superficial humor and before every line had to set up a joke. Unfortunately, the comedy that IS there isn’t funny enough. Wilder is tolerable but not magnetic. LeBrock is smashing. Would have liked to…

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Weird Science (1985)

I still remember deciding to go see Real Genius rather than this one at the theater. Was probably a mistake. Good stuff from Hughes, but probably would have liked it more if I had seen it back in the day. Hall had it. And LeBrock really had something. Looks, confidence,…

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Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush (2007)

Nice. Much in the style of Ken Burns’ Baseball, only this is a much more specific chapter of baseball history.

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Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Not bad. Surprised at some of the adult humor in this one.

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

OK, but kind of hollow. Not much to it. Hathaway’s pretty cute.

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Saving Silverman (2001)

Not bad. Peet is hot, but there’s just something about her… Black is an unobtrusive, mildly funny sidekick. Zahn is magical. Will he ever be given a lead role?

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