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PHIL BROWN Movie Reviews

29 reviews, averaging 47.6% positive
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Citizen Gangster

Toronto Now
05/10/12 Excellent "...winner of TIFF's best Canadian first feature... gives the notorious Canuck criminal a film worthy of his legacy.... period crime movies rarely play so well."
2. 03/22/12 Excellent "This disarmingly sweet and heartfelt Taiwanese fantasy proves that family films needn't be emotionally manipulative or packed with pop culture references."
3. 02/09/12 Excellent "...almost as disturbing, fascinating and enigmatic as the school shootings that inspired the story."
4.

42 (2013)

Toronto Now
04/11/13 Good (Not Great) "If you can stomach a little corn with your ballpark frank, it's a charmingly old-fashioned and touching sports weepy."
5. 11/15/12 Good (Not Great) "...ultimately just for Python fans.... It's always nice to see that gang together again, but it's time for them to actually do something completely different."
6. 08/30/12 Good (Not Great) "...pretty good.... The action comes in controlled, choreographed bursts, and the mystery is carefully crafted, with genuine surprises."
7. 08/16/12 Good (Not Great) "As in any good cheesy action sequel, this time it's personal.... It's all idiotic and gratuitous, but at least knowingly and gloriously so."
8. 05/17/12 Good (Not Great) "Amusing, sweet and surprisingly touching... an insightful comic gem that appeals to the secret pervert in all of us."
9. 04/19/12 Good (Not Great) "Yes, the jokes are puerile and idiotic, rooted in toilet humour, puns and 'man-fall-down-go-boom.' But with the Three Stooges, you wouldn't want it any other way."
10. 04/12/12 Good (Not Great) "...the film meanders a bit before coming together for a tearful climax... that rare movie about the elderly that never panders, priming tear ducts without prodding."
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The Moth Diaries

Toronto Now
04/05/12 Good (Not Great) "...part bubble-gum vampire romp, part study of a disturbed teen mind.... Sadly, Mary Harron's characteristic dark humour isn't present here..."
12. 03/01/12 Good (Not Great) "...filled with silent slapstick, celebrity voice cameos, pop culture references and overlong musical numbers. Seuss won't roll over in his grave - just shudder slightly."
13.

Big Miracle

Toronto Now
02/02/12 Good (Not Great) "...goofy performances help make the drab story compelling... This could have easily been 'Free Willy On Ice,' and avoiding that fate alone makes it a modest success."
14. 01/19/12 Good (Not Great) "Though not particularly fresh, 'The Divide' is an entertainingly nihilistic romp if you have a strong stomach for gore, perversion and B movie cheese."
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Broken City

Toronto Now
01/17/13 Weak "Nothing is what it seems, except for Brian Tucker's derivative screenplay that plays out about as poorly and predictably as possible... thoroughly mediocre and tired..."
16. 01/10/13 Weak "...probably the best entry in the series since Hooper's 1986 sequel, but that's not saying much.... unlike most dreary contemporary horror flicks, this is at least fun."
17. 09/20/12 Weak "The scares are safe, designed to cause jumps and psychological unease. But it's bland, boring and old-fashioned in the worst possible sense."
18. 08/30/12 Weak "...swiftly paced and light enough to pass the time. You'll leave feeling momentarily satisfied but ultimately ripped off, much like when using a certain phone service."
19. 06/07/12 Weak "Jackie Chan's son takes a crack at his father's brand of action, and the results aren't good.... Jaycee Chan's not much of an action hero... the contents are disposable."
20. 04/26/12 Weak "...the largest production in Taiwanese filmmaking history... it's a shame that kind of cash paid for 15,000 extras instead of a compelling screenplay."

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