Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 7)

He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.

(1900 – 1969) American drama critic & author
Acting Reviews/Criticism

You know when sometimes a film catches fire inside a projector? If it happened with this one, I suspect the audience might cheer.

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

Parents: If you encounter teenagers who say they liked this movie, do not let them date your children.

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

Theodore Dreiser should ought to write nicer.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Reviews/Criticism Wordplay

As I watched Pacific Rim I could literally feel myself shedding IQ points the way Kate Hudson sheds a big lunch in the bathroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel.

American film critic
Reviews/Criticism

We are living here on a planet in shambles, terrorists running murderously amok, the Mideast on the verge of exploding, humanity plagued by hateful prejudices that go back centuries, poverty and depravity rampant, and when God decides to intervene, it’s to straighten out a few troubled folks in a small town and solve a murder case?

British film critic & writer
Reviews/Criticism

The most surprising thing about “New Moon,” the second film in the Twilight series, is how much worse it is than the first.

film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Being called a slut by Rush Limbaugh is like being called a slut by an obese drug addict.

(1958 – ) American writer, comedian, satirist & actor
Reviews/Criticism

I was so long writing my review that I never got around to reading the book.

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

Beware geeks bearing scripts.

Reviews/Criticism

A lady… with all the poise of the Sphinx though but little of her mystery.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Reviews/Criticism

The play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Communication Entertainment Reviews/Criticism

The film’s critique of the American dream is outclassed by your average Bruce Springsteen song.

English movie reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

Young men: If you attend this crap with friends who admire it, tactfully inform them they are idiots. Young women: If your date likes this movie, tell him you’ve been thinking it over, and you think you should consider spending some time apart.

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

This film has all the energy of a rotting corpse.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
Reviews/Criticism

I am sitting in the smallest room of my house; I have your review before me… in a moment it shall be behind me.

(1873 – 1916) German composer, conductor, pianist & teacher
Insults Reviews/Criticism

This report, by its very length, defends itself against being read.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator
Communication Reading/Writing Reviews/Criticism

Long experience has taught me that to be criticized is not always to be wrong.

(1897 – 1977) British politician & Prime Minister
Reviews/Criticism

The network bragged that it crammed 1,000 Moroccan extras, 600 horses, a ton of copper and 300 wigs into the production. All that, and not one ounce of intelligence.

American film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Progressing from nowhere to nothing and leaving only a greasy taste in the mouth as a reward.

writer, editor & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

On film, Bonfire achieves a consistency of ineptitude rare even in this era of over-inflated cinematic air bags.

American film critic & televison interviewer
Reviews/Criticism