Philip Booth
Tomatometer-approved critic
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
75%
1/5
“An overlong film crammed full of stereotypes and struggling for nearly two hours to understand what it's supposed to be about.” –
Tampa Tribune
Aug 31, 2023
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The Matrix (1999)
83%
1.5/5
“[The Wachowskis] ought to get credit for the striking visual effects... Too bad the Wachowskis couldn’t plug all that hardware into a story able to sustain anyone’s interest past the first 30 minutes. Is it too late to take the other pill?” –
Orlando Weekly
Jul 12, 2023
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
94%
4/5
“Spielberg's latest masterwork, pairing America's director with '90s Everyman Tom Hanks, makes a natural companion piece to his similarly disturbing Schindler's List.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 19, 2014
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The Truman Show (1998)
94%
4.5/5
“Director Peter Weir has created a strikingly subversive piece of information-age paranoia as visionary as anything Hollywood might manufacture this summer, or this decade.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 18, 2014
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Wild Wild West (1999)
16%
“Wild Wild West might once have had aspirations of becoming a grand Hollywood entertainment. Along the way, though, it turned into something far more routine, a slick and predictable piece of moviemaking that's ultimately routine and humdrum.” –
Orlando Weekly
Jun 17, 2014
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Armageddon (1998)
43%
3/5
“Armageddon -- slick, overblown and formulaic to its core -- nevertheless amounts to this season's closest screen equivalent to an apocalyptic thrill ride.” –
Orlando Weekly
Jun 6, 2014
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Iron Man 2 (2010)
72%
“Frantic, place-holding sequel? Check. Third installment guaranteed? Check.” –
Las Vegas CityLife
May 6, 2010
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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
65%
“It's not frightening, funny or even very thoughtful, more an offbeat curiosity than a particular sign of Weir's career to come.” –
PopMatters
Dec 5, 2003
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Serving Sara (2002)
4%
1/5
“It's a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 29, 2002
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Deuces Wild (2002)
3%
2/5
“A rather tired exercise in nostalgia.” –
Orlando Weekly
May 2, 2002
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The Son's Room (2001)
85%
3.5/5
“Often melancholy in tone, but it ends on a hopeful note that makes the emotionally charged trip worth the ride.” –
Orlando Weekly
Mar 21, 2002
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
74%
“Has its own boyish charms.” –
Orlando Weekly
Dec 21, 2001
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Black Knight (2001)
15%
“Junger has simply overestimated his star's ability to compensate for Black Knight's overall failings.” –
Orlando Weekly
Nov 21, 2001
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The Last Castle (2001)
52%
“Viewers willing to buy the righteousness of the convicts' struggle may be thoroughly entertained by The Last Castle, but others will find themselves bored and a little put off by Lurie's unsubtle manipulations.” –
Orlando Weekly
Oct 18, 2001
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Greenfingers (2000)
47%
“We've been here before, and on more than one occasion.” –
Orlando Weekly
Oct 9, 2001
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Training Day (2001)
74%
“The movie is headed for a long, brutal and bloody payoff, one that may be too over-the-top for public consumption right about now.” –
Orlando Weekly
Oct 5, 2001
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Joy Ride (2001)
74%
“Satisfyingly spooky, if not entirely original.” –
Orlando Weekly
Oct 5, 2001
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Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
93%
“Works both as grand spectacle and affecting human drama.” –
Orlando Weekly
Sep 20, 2001
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The Glass House (2001)
21%
“A competently paced, reasonably engrossing suburban thriller.” –
Orlando Weekly
Sep 14, 2001
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Bubble Boy (2001)
32%
“It's easily the worst movie of the year, the longest 84 minutes I've spent in a theater since the ill-fated Town & Country.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 24, 2001
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Summer Catch (2001)
8%
“The film is about as appealing as a sexually transmitted disease.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 23, 2001
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American Pie 2 (2001)
51%
“Packed with juvenile gags that would barely pass muster in a fifth-grade boys bathroom.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 9, 2001
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The Others (2001)
84%
“Amenabar, a master of suspenseful pacing, takes his time allowing the layers of perception to be removed.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 9, 2001
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The Princess Diaries (2001)
49%
“As slick, professional and bland as anything else Garry Marshall has directed in recent years, including 1999's Runaway Bride and The Other Sister. He doesn't do edgy.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 9, 2001
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
51%
“Rush Hour II is built on the flimsiest of premises for a sequel.” –
Orlando Weekly
Aug 9, 2001
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