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SEAN O'CONNELL Movie Reviews

61 reviews, averaging 57.5% positive
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1.

Filly Brown

Washington Post
04/26/13 Weak "Water down the gene pool that birthed fiery hip-hop dramas like '8 Mile' and 'Hustle & Flow' and you're left with 'Filly Brown'... exasperating..."
2.

Starbuck (2012)

Cinema Blend
04/23/13 Very Good "...a far-fetched premise... brought down to Earth by Ken Scott's emotionally upbeat writing, his brisk direction, and Huard's nimble, large-hearted performance..."
3.

Home Run (2013)

Washington Post
04/19/13 Very Good "What might have been a woeful by-the-numbers, come-from-behind story benefits from welcome doses of sentimentality and rustic flavor.... a quietly gentle tale..."
4.

Not Today (2013)

Washington Post
04/12/13 Moderate "...well-meaning but dramatically deficient... It's impossible not to be moved by the last few minutes of the movie, which are heartfelt testimonials from the cast and crew..."
5.

Upstream Color

Cinema Blend
04/05/13 Excellent "...a bold, imaginative, poetic and, admittedly, frustrating piece of filmmaking that's always engaging and frequently beautiful.... Carruth really is a talented visual director..."
6.

Murph: The Protector

Washington Post
03/23/13 Very Good "...compelling... reminds audiences that bells and whistles, budgets and effects aren't necessary so long as filmmakers have human stories of bravery and valor to tell."
7.

The Croods

Cinema Blend
03/21/13 Moderate "...entertaining enough... has a bad habit of circling back to its messages time and again, making the whole package feel a little uneven."
8.

Spring Breakers

Cinema Blend
03/19/13 Very Good "Korine shrewdly provides viewers with a stylish excuse to turn off their moral compass, to bathe in the foolish vices of some truly despicable on-screen characters..."
9. 03/15/13 Moderate "The laughs may be intermittent, but when they land, they're large. It's barely enough to recommend the uneven comedy..."
10. 03/02/13 Poor "At what point do you think the producers of 2010's surprise hit 'The Last Exorcism' regretted putting the word 'Last' in their title?... substandard..."
11. 02/14/13 Poor "Silly, incoherent and cartoonish to a fault... foolishly one-ups the escalating chaos and wonton carnage of Len Wiseman's 'Live Free or Die Hard.' "
12.

Identity Thief

Cinema Blend
02/07/13 Moderate "...could be mistaken for the latest Todd Phillips comedy. Whether that's an endorsement or a warning depends on your tastes.... isn't odious. It's just predictable."
13. 01/25/13 Moderate "...neglects to come up with much beyond its concept, which puts a hardened spin on the classic Grimm fairy tale.... suffers from a saggy midsection..."
14.

This is 40

Cinema Blend
12/20/12 Weak "...a passable comedy plagued by the usual Apatow potholes.... You may laugh, but you probably won't relate to much of what's on screen while you are doing it."
15.

Lincoln (2012)

Cinema Blend
11/08/12 Moderate "...tragically inert... Even the stunning transformation by Day-Lewis into Lincoln isn't enough to rescue the misguided drama from the dry, bony clutches of mediocrity."
16.

The Bay (2012)

Washington Post
11/02/12 Very Good "Like 'Jaws,' it dabbles in exaggerated terrors that are grounded in shades of realism. And like 'Jaws,' it will scare you out of the water for the immediate future."
17.

Here Comes the Boom

Washington Post
10/12/12 Moderate "...a predictable mix of bodily-fluid gags and painful pratfalls... comes off as bland; it needed to land a knockout blow."
18.

The House I Live In

Washington Post
10/12/12 Very Good "Jarecki is a thorough investigator... the movie hits hardest when it's putting a personal spin on its statistics..."
19.

Butter (2012)

Washington Post
10/05/12 Very Good "...we're still just scratching the surface of witty, provocative humor as long as envelope-pushing directors such as Jim Field Smith continue to find work."
20.

V/H/S

Washington Post
10/05/12 Weak "...loses all luster through some shoddy execution.... low-budget production values are masked by unwatchable shaky-cam techniques. The acting proves equally rough..."

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