Subject: Reviews/Criticism

Reviews/Criticism:

Biting reviews and criticism of film, theater, television, music, books etc.


I always said that I'd like Barrymore's acting till the cows came home. Well, ladies and gentleman, last night the cows came home.

(1882 – 1958) drama critic, editor
Acting Reviews/Criticism

Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture – none of it under the right people.

(1909 – 1955) American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter & film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Don't look now, Tallulah, but your show is slipping.

(1918 – 2001) American sportswriter, commentator & actor
Reviews/Criticism

Little Indian, Big City is one of the worst movies ever made. I detested every moronic minute of it…if you, under any circumstances, see Little Indian, Big City, I will never let you read one of my reviews again.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
Reviews/Criticism

While it’s almost certainly the movie event of the year for filmgoers passionate about deer urine humor, Grown Ups 2 will bore, annoy, and disgust audiences of nearly every other persuasion.

(movie reviews at rottentomatoes.com)
Reviews/Criticism

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter; some day I intend reading it.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
Books Reviews/Criticism

I've seen audits that were more thrilling.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
Reviews/Criticism

As awful as you've heard and as bad as you've imagined.

Reviews/Criticism

I'm afraid I missed large portions of this movie because my eyes spent so much time rolling.

American film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.

(1946 – ) British playwright, screen writer & film director
Communication Reviews/Criticism

Great wine porn.

American author & journalist
Reviews/Criticism

This is the same old, tired crap that Woody Allen has been exporting for who knows how many years now. It's like drinking milk with an expiration date from the Reagan era.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
Reviews/Criticism

A play in which nothing happens… twice.

(1919–1989) Irish literary critic
Reviews/Criticism

Is this what we’ve been reduced to? A film whose noise and explosions are separated from the season’s other noise and explosions solely by the fact that they’re painted blue?

writer, editor & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

Watching [Nicolas] Cage karate chop Leelee “Made-for-TV” Sobiesky into submission is almost worth the price of admission. Well, assuming admission was free.

editor, director, performer, & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

Red Tails is a lousy film. Not wincingly bad, mind you, just mediocre.

film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Her only flair is in her nostrils.

(1919 – 2001) American film critic
Appearance Reviews/Criticism

I understand your new play is full of single entendres.

(1889 – 1961) Am. playwright, theater director & producer & humorist
Reviews/Criticism

That film sucked so bad my opinion of it went straight to video.

(1957 – ) American actor, comedian, writer & director
Reviews/Criticism

Motion Sickness Nightmare

film critic
Reviews/Criticism

It probably helps if you're high too when checking out Bad Teacher, as that might help you get through the film’s excruciating lack of plot, combined with a cast of characters that might as well have been lifted directly from every single f**king movie about a school ever made… ever.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
Reviews/Criticism