Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Rogue (2007)
83%
3/5
“It's good fun, if a little lacking in bite.” –
Radio Times
Oct 23, 2020
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The Air I Breathe (2007)
11%
2/5
“Music-video director-turned-film-maker Jieho Lee imbues his feature debut with plenty of visual verve, yet can't make his stories individually distinctive.” –
Radio Times
Apr 30, 2020
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TMNT (2007)
36%
3/5
“It's not quite as grown-up as it wants to be, but it's still a polished revival of a franchise that many thought long dead.” –
Radio Times
Mar 18, 2020
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Nothing But a Man (1964)
98%
“This powerful tale of racism and poverty was years ahead of its time and has a groundbreaking Motown soundtrack.” –
Film4
Feb 5, 2020
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Camp Rock (2008)
50%
2/5
“It's all breezily forgettable, though Lovato's smiley heroine is at least endearing.” –
Radio Times
Sep 11, 2019
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Spider-Man 2 (2004)
93%
4/5
“Raimi's film delivers a carefully balanced mix of warm-hearted sentiment and exhilarating spectacle. Darkening the tone, but never straying very close to the edge, this is feel-good fantasy.” –
The List
Apr 18, 2019
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Hot Rod (2007)
39%
2/5
“Rod's painful, amateur stunts wouldn't look out of place on YouTube. The rest of Samberg's humour is rather more patchy.” –
Radio Times
Feb 6, 2018
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Destricted (2006)
18%
2/5
“Full of hardcore, show-all scenes of couples getting it on, it's supposed to provoke debate about sex and art. In reality, porn has rarely triggered so many yawns.” –
BBC.com
Aug 16, 2017
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Children of Men (2006)
92%
4/5
“The stark triumph of Children of Men lies in how its visceral vérité style brings the realities of a War on Terror fought in distant lands crashing back onto British soil.” –
Radio Times
Apr 1, 2015
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Bad Santa (2003)
78%
“This is really a one joke movie -- but that single gag is delivered with such caustic rancour by director Zwigoff that it achieves sublime heights of comedy.” –
Film4
Dec 14, 2014
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Cat People (1942)
92%
5/5
“It's psychological horror at its finest: timelessly terrifying and absolutely purr-fect.” –
Total Film
Oct 14, 2014
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Cairo Station (1958)
100%
5/5
“With its tense score, contrasting performances of Chahine (twitchy and tightly coiled) and Rostom (sexy but cruel) and audacious moments of formal brilliance Cairo Station is a cinematic triumph.” –
BBC.com
Aug 11, 2014
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License to Wed (2007)
7%
2/5
“The dull romance between Sadie and Ben is revealed as little more than a prop for the comedian's patented schtick.” –
Radio Times
Jul 18, 2014
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Disaster Movie (2008)
1%
1/5
“Depressingly, these magpie parodies are so cheap to produce they can't fail to make money -- which probably means this interminable franchise is far from over.” –
Radio Times
Jul 16, 2014
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Watchmen (2009)
65%
4/5
“Those unfamiliar with the work may be completely bewildered, but stick with it -- this is a bold and uncompromising take on one of the genre's sacred cows that stands up to repeat viewings.” –
Radio Times
Jun 10, 2014
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Clown (2010)
74%
1/5
“Denmark's charmless answer to The Hangover crosses the line between gross-out and just plain gross.” –
Total Film
Dec 2, 2013
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How to Survive a Plague (2012)
98%
4/5
“An important, moving doc about how LGBT activism taught a community to shun silence.” –
Total Film
Nov 1, 2013
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Very Extremely Dangerous (2012)
4/5
“Tragic yet hilarious, it's like watching Hunter S. Thompson's bucket list.” –
Total Film
Oct 28, 2013
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Let the Right One In (2008)
98%
4/5
“Alfredson's light touch adds soulful delicacy and a certain ambiguity to the proceedings, making this a horror movie more likely to prompt tears than screams.” –
Radio Times
Oct 7, 2013
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The Simpsons Movie (2007)
87%
4/5
“This re-establishes The Simpsons as the jewel in the crown of American animation.” –
Radio Times
Aug 4, 2013
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Drag Me to Hell (2009)
92%
4/5
“Spider-Man director Sam Raimi returns to his Evil Dead roots in this yucky, energetic and consistently entertaining fright movie.” –
Radio Times
Aug 4, 2013
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Persona (1966)
91%
“Ingmar Bergman's haunting masterpiece explores the gulf of communication that exists between a nurse and her silent patient.” –
Film4
Jul 23, 2013
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
100%
5/5
“Isao Takahata's powerful anti-war movie is all the more harrowing for the care we invest in its beautifully drawn children.” –
Total Film
May 14, 2013
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Woman in the Dunes (1964)
100%
“An important contribution to the avant-garde, this existential thriller offers an allegorical take on the cruel and twisted universe in which we live.” –
Film4
Mar 4, 2013
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Dark Tide (2012)
0%
1/5
“Making Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus look like Jaws, it is totally lost at sea.” –
Total Film
Oct 17, 2012
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