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Rich Cline

Rich Cline

""Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." - Leia Organa "Into the mud, scum queen!" - Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr "

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography:
California-born journalist living in London since 1992, reviewing films for the BBC, various magazines and radio stations, Shadows on the Wall, Film Threat and others...
Favorites:
La Strada, Rear Window, Star Wars, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, The Stunt Man
Publications:
Contactmusic.com , Film Threat , FilmFocus , Rotten Tomatoes , Shadows on the Wall , This is London
Critics' Group:
Online Film Critics Society
Total Reviews:
4660
Total QuickRatings:
680
Location:
London, UK

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
3/5 67% The Summit (2013) " This strikingly well-made documentary about a harrowing real-life incident lets itself down by taking a too-ambitious approach to the narrative." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
3/5 53% A.C.O.D. (2013) " It feels like an act of therapy rather than an organic story. Fortunately, the strong cast of comedy experts make it very funny." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
2.5/5 48% Parkland (2013) " It's skilfully made but lacks any sense of focus that might draw us in. There isn't a single well-developed character, and it oddly doesn't even centre on the hospital that gives the film its name." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
5/5 79% Filth () " Baird not only keeps the film visually inventive and outrageously profane, but he deepens the story with an emotional resonance that repeatedly catches us off guard." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
4/5 75% How I Live Now (2013) " It has an exceptionally skilled filmmaker at the helm, plus three of the finest young actors working at the moment. So it's a strongly involving odyssey." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
3.5/5 52% The To Do List (2013) " While it's too gentle to be a classic, it's still worth a look." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
3/5 31% Emperor (2013) " The little-known historical events provide a pointed exploration of a momentous collision of two cultures." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
4/5 100% The Crash Reel () " A remarkable portrait of a gifted young man whose life changed in an instant." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 11, 2013
3/5 80% Sharknado (2013) " You couldn't even say this movie is so bad that it's good, because it's seriously terrible, but it's also hilariously entertaining. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
2/5 38% Not Another Happy Ending () " This may look like a rom-com, with its obvious plotting and over-cute characters, but it's eerily lacking any actual romance or comedy. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
3/5 36% As I Lay Dying (2013) " James Franco makes his directing debut with this ambitious adaptation of William Faulkner's notoriously downbeat novel. No surprise: it's extremely grim!" — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
4.5/5 100% Le Week-End (2013) " Like a 20-years-later sequel to Before Midnight, this sharply observant comedy-drama follows a couple through a soul-searching weekend in which they evaluate their relationship with real wit and emotion." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
2.5/5 30% Machete Kills (2013) " Robert Rodriguez returns to Grindhouse territory with this B-movie spoof sequel that mixes hilariously knowing jokes with painfully stiff storytelling. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
5/5 95% Captain Phillips (2013) " With an attention to documentary detail that makes everything viscerally realistic, this film grabs hold and never lets go, cranking the suspense to nearly unbearable levels and then tightening its grip even further. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 10, 2013
3.5/5 100% The Wicker Man - Final Cut (2013) " No, it hasn't dated particularly well, and Hardy's rampant misogynistic tendencies feel even more appalling now. But it's still an unmissable one-off." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
4/5 84% Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013) " It's pacey and often exhilarating. And also strikingly timely." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
4/5 83% In the Name Of (2013) " All of the characters are so vivid that they never seem like actors at all, and as the story begins to touch on some big issues it also becomes urgent and important." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
2/5 31% Austenland (2013) " Not only is it silly and twee, but it tries to present a "realistic" look at love that's just as corny as the romance it's making fun of." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
4.5/5 20% Girl Most Likely (2013) " A perfectly gauged performance by Wiig holds this ramshackle comedy-drama together, as she plays a woman forced to confront everything she has always hated about herself." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
4.5/5 91% Blue Jasmine (2013) " The vibrant characters, jaggedly observant dialog and messy plot are thoroughly engaging." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
1.5/5 10% Runner Runner (2013) " It's a fast-paced thriller that simply refuses to establish any sense of tension or danger, and the characters are paper thin." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Oct 4, 2013
5/5 79% Filth () " As another full-on Irvine Welsh adaptation Trainspotting did in 1996, this bracingly original movie puts a new filmmaker on the map." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
4/5 100% The Crash Reel () " Operating on several levels, this engaging documentary holds our attention with eye-opening information and pulse-quickening action, but what makes it unmissable is its emotional kick." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3/5 31% Emperor (2013) " An attempt to spice up a true story with fictional characters and events leaves this film feeling artificial." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
4/5 50% Thanks For Sharing (2013) " Even if we've never been to a 12-step meeting, an intelligent script and sharp performances help us see ourselves in these characters and situations. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
4/5 75% How I Live Now (2013) " Remarkably bleak for a teen movie, this drama keeps us gripped as it throws its characters into an odyssey that's seriously harrowing." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
3.5/5 52% The To Do List (2013) " Even as this comedy strains to be goofy and transgressive, it catches us by surprise simply because it dares to explore first-time sexual experiences through female eyes. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Oct 3, 2013
2.5/5 44% Zaytoun (2013) " Lively characters and a series of offbeat events make this movie watchable, except that we never believe anything that happens." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
4/5 50% Thanks For Sharing (2013) " It's a low-key gem that deserves awards-season attention." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
4.5/5 81% Prisoners (2013) " A vivid reminder of the value of patience in storytelling, this exquisitely assembled thriller takes its time to reveal every wrinkle and character." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3/5 90% Hawking (2013) " It's involving, but the straightforward approach doesn't say much that we don't already know." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3.5/5 100% Metro Manila (2013) " The story is perhaps a bit too tidy, broadly signposting both themes and plot twists, but a natural cast and the urgent camerawork make it a riveting ride." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3/5 58% Cold Comes The Night () " This dark-themed thriller is strikingly well-made, with a strong cast and a nice sense of its rural setting." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
1.5/5 14% R.I.P.D. (2013) " The script is never actually funny, and the filmmakers' desperate attempt to crank up the mayhem with digital trickery is merely exhausting." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
3.5/5 44% The Call (2013) " Relentlessly suspenseful, this lean thriller has an emotional subtext that makes it almost unbearably involving." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
2.5/5 2% Diana (2013) " There's a clever theme to this film that's never allowed to emerge properly, as the script continually slips into romanticised melodrama." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 27, 2013
4/5 83% In the Name Of (2013) " An intriguing mixture of almost mythically stylised imagery and doc-style realism makes this deeply internalised Polish drama both engaging and urgent." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
2/5 31% Austenland (2013) " Fans of romantic fiction may enjoy this gimmicky comedy, which cleverly plays around with Jane Austen's fiction but kind of misses its own joke. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
1.5/5 10% Runner Runner (2013) " Clearly something went horribly wrong as this thriller was being made, because despite a solid cast, gorgeous locations and an intriguing premise, the film is an incoherent mess. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
3.5/5 20% Girl Most Likely (2013) " Even though this comedy has a tendency to dip into cartoonish silliness, it's anchored by a razor-sharp performance by Wiig as a woman forced to confront everything she hates about herself." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
4.5/5 81% Prisoners (2013) " What makes this thriller extraordinary is its willingness to make us scratch our heads and ask questions as the tense, fable-like story patiently unfolds. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
4.5/5 91% Blue Jasmine (2013) " With a riveting performance, Cate Blanchett creates one of Woody Allen's most memorable movie characters in years." — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2013
4/5 79% 42 (2013) " It's a moving, involving film that's packed with both snappy characters and a real sense of momentous history." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 20, 2013
3.5/5 50% White House Down (2013) " This is a ludicrously contrived thriller that's also a guilty pleasure because the actors refuse to take things seriously." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 20, 2013
5/5 91% In a World... (2013) " This painfully hilarious script playfully explores a little-known aspect of the movie business while touching on serious issues about competition between genders and generations." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 20, 2013
3.5/5 35% Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) " Wan and Whannell return to their 2011 hit with a vengeance, gleefully filling in the story before, after and even during that first chapter with even more gonzo nuttiness." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 20, 2013
4/5 88% Rush (2013) " It's nicely played by an eclectic cast and directed like a European drama rather than a big American epic." — Shadows on the Wall
Posted Sep 20, 2013
3.5/5 100% Metro Manila (2013) " There's a visceral sense of urgency in this cleverly made thriller that holds our attention even when the plot begins to feel over-constructed. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 19, 2013
3/5 58% Cold Comes The Night () " While this low-key thriller is strikingly well shot and acted, it never seems like it digs very far beneath the surface. " — Contactmusic.com
Posted Sep 19, 2013
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