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JOEL BROWN Movie Reviews

11 reviews, averaging 38.6% positive
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1. 12/27/11 Poor "...a bunch of invisible flying alien electrical jellyfish thingies rain down from the sky to drink all the juice out of the world's power grid... or... something."
2. 12/16/11 Poor "You know there is something wrong with a movie when even David Cross in a giant pelican suit isn't funny."
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Norman (2011)

Boston Globe
10/28/11 Good (Not Great) "...gets most of its punch from two terrific performances -- Dan Byrd and Richard Jenkins... you can't help feeling that there's an even better, tougher movie inside 'Norman'..."
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Apollo 18

Boston Globe
09/03/11 Weak "...contains nothing original or over-the-top enough to make it a real scream fest. For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze.... the script is filled with rote horror-movie tropes..."
5.

Second Skin

Boston Globe
08/14/09 Moderate "...most of the movie's revelations will be old hat to anyone who's paid modest attention to pop culture for the last 10 or 15 years.... a well-made film that will seem revelatory to moviegoers unfamiliar with the huge, worldwide gaming culture."
6.

Under Our Skin

Boston Globe
08/07/09 Moderate "...would have been an even better movie if the filmmakers had been more diligent in following the money.... seems too much like advocacy and not enough like journalism."
7. 07/03/09 Moderate "...doesn't seem to know whether it wants to be a sprightly sex comedy or an enigmatic little thriller. Unfortunately, it's neither very funny nor very thrilling."
8. 06/19/09 Poor "Mike Landry, who's also a producer, tries unsuccessfully to invoke a John Candy vibe as Jack's obnoxious, horndog buddy. It should be said that the writers don't give the actors much help making these guys appealing despite their flaws."
9. 04/11/09 Moderate "...nearly all the actors seem to be having a good time, and the action moves so fast that you don't mind when something nuts happens."
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Echelon Conspiracy

Boston Globe
03/02/09 Poor "...combines a righteous message about out-of-control government surveillance with the old computer-gone-haywire plot to make - well, not very much... Tick, tick... yawn."
11. 01/26/09 Poor "Patrick Tatopoulos was responsible for the creature effects in the two earlier installments, but he's not great at staging fights or directing actors."

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