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Beliefnet is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Nell Minow.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B
Rock Dog (2016) Nell Minow Bodi is a likeable hero and it is fun to see his cheery optimism paired with the burned-out, cynical Angus.
Posted Feb 23, 2017  Edit critic review
B
Mr. Church (2016) Nell Minow Eddie Murphy gives a thoughtful, nuanced, sensitive performance in a film that suffers from a too-predictable script and suffers even more from very bad timing.
Posted Sep 15, 2016  Edit critic review
B
The Third Testament (2010) Nell Minow Its mosaic, documentary-style story-telling gives it an immediacy that makes its more amateur elements feel like further proof of its authenticity.
Posted May 21, 2016  Edit critic review
B+
The Armor of Light (2015) Nell Minow This is a powerful film, all the more so because it struggles with its subjects to find common cause.
Posted Oct 29, 2015  Edit critic review
B+
Truth (2015) Nell Minow Asserts its ambitions with its title and goes on to explore the very nature of truth and our willingness or ability to uncover and recognize it.
Posted Oct 22, 2015  Edit critic review
F
Because I Said So (2007) Nell Minow This movie manages to be offensive and yet dull and predictable, as phony as a Kate Spade sidewalk knock-off bag and as unoriginal as the ready-for VH1 soundtrack.
Posted Dec 09, 2014  Edit critic review
B+
War of the Worlds (2005) Nell Minow The story is affecting, the action scenes are thrilling, the issues are resonant.
Posted Aug 15, 2013  Edit critic review
B+
Despicable Me 2 (2013) Nell Minow wonderfully imaginative and fun with a masterful use of 3D and breathtaking precision-timed action sequences that are both exciting and hilarious. And there are minions.
Posted Jul 03, 2013  Edit critic review
B+
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Nell Minow This story is in the most literal sense, close to home.
Posted May 16, 2013  Edit critic review
C
Broken City (2013) Nell Minow It's too bad to see top talent slumming in an underwritten, under-thought, under-whelming piece of multiplex fodder.
Posted Jan 17, 2013  Edit critic review
C-
This Is 40 (2012) Nell Minow Asks us to care about the concerns of people who obsess about the most superficial and selfish problems, with no sense at all of how shallow and unappealing they are.
Posted Dec 20, 2012  Edit critic review
A-
Skyfall (2012) Nell Minow James Bond goes home in every sense in this ravishingly entertaining entry in the series. Five decades later, it all of a sudden feels fresh, fun, and utterly engaging.
Posted Nov 08, 2012  Edit critic review
A-
Brooklyn Castle (2012) Nell Minow There is much of what you expect -- gifted kids, dedicated teacher, tense anticipation, thrilling victories. The characters are endearing and their stories are stirring.
Posted Oct 23, 2012  Edit critic review
C-
Alex Cross (2012) Nell Minow The 6'5″ Perry's most believable moment is when his character has to reach something from a high shelf. That feels real.
Posted Oct 18, 2012  Edit critic review
A-
Argo (2012) Nell Minow Affleck is no longer one of Hollywood's most promising new directors - he has arrived. This film works on every level.
Posted Oct 11, 2012  Edit critic review
C
Here Comes the Boom (2012) Nell Minow Kevin James is so gosh-darned likable that he can make up for a lot of sub-par material, but not even he can make this tiresome effort work.
Posted Oct 11, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Frankenweenie (2012) Nell Minow A deliciously ghoulish story.
Posted Oct 04, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Pitch Perfect (2012) Nell Minow The musical mixes are terrific and Kendrick proves she is a real movie star but the mash-up with low comedy keeps tripping up the movie's momentum.
Posted Sep 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B-
Won't Back Down (2012) Nell Minow What should have been a rousing, feel-good, "inspired by a true story" film benefits from strong performances but suffers from a palpably skewed point of view.
Posted Sep 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Looper (2012) Nell Minow As with his brilliant and ground-breaking "Brick," also starring Gordon-Levitt, writer/director Rian Johnson has an engaging and compelling way of mixing genres.
Posted Sep 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
The Master (2012) Nell Minow A metaphor about post-WWII America, overwhelmed by its own success, audacious, overconfident, careless, struggling between head and heart, past and future, body and soul.
Posted Sep 20, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Trouble With the Curve (2012) Nell Minow "Trouble with the Curve" pitches softballs to power hitters. It has major league players and a bush league script.
Posted Sep 20, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Liberal Arts (2012) Nell Minow Lovely moments like the classical music discussion, a genuinely moving passion for the written word, and nuanced performances may make you smile mistily about being 19.
Posted Sep 14, 2012  Edit critic review
D
Last Ounce of Courage (2012) Nell Minow This is bigotry masquerading as leadership, thuggery claiming the banner of freedom, braggadocio pretending to be strength.
Posted Sep 12, 2012  Edit critic review
C
The Words (2012) Nell Minow There are some random parallels between the stories and some sophomoric exchanges about truth and art, and then it does not end - it just stops.
Posted Sep 07, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Lawless (2012) Nell Minow Pearce, in gloves and slicked-down hair parted in the middle, is one of the best villains of the year.
Posted Aug 30, 2012  Edit critic review
B-
The Expendables 2 (2012) Nell Minow The over-the-hill gang engages in various shoot-outs punctuated by lame wisecracks that refer to their iconic roles. Guess whether someone says, "I'll be back."
Posted Aug 23, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Premium Rush (2012) Nell Minow Director and co-writer David Koepp, like his hero, pares everything down to the essentials, and that means removing the brakes.
Posted Aug 23, 2012  Edit critic review
C
Thunderstruck (2012) Nell Minow This "Freaky Friday" with basketball keeps throwing airballs.
Posted Aug 23, 2012  Edit critic review
C
Hit & Run (2012) Nell Minow The script is slapdash and haphazard, seemingly thrown together based on whichever of their friends was available for a day of shooting.
Posted Aug 22, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Sparkle (2012) Nell Minow Some intriguing themes about the racial conflicts of the era are raised almost in passing while the soapy parts of the story drag on. But the musical numbers raise the roof.
Posted Aug 16, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
ParaNorman (2012) Nell Minow "ParaNorman" expertly balances scary and funny elements of the story, with a surprisingly heartwarming conclusion.
Posted Aug 16, 2012  Edit critic review
B
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Nell Minow This sweet, whimsical, bittersweet tale is one of the summer's nicest surprises.
Posted Aug 16, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Hope Springs (2012) Nell Minow Streep and Jones are pure magic. The fear, the longing, the tenderness of these characters are beautifully illuminated in performances of exquisite understanding.
Posted Aug 09, 2012  Edit critic review
C
The Campaign (2012) Nell Minow This is one of those campaigns when you wish the ballot had an option for "none of the above."
Posted Aug 09, 2012  Edit critic review
B
The Bourne Legacy (2012) Nell Minow Renner is a superb choice for an action hero, with easy charisma, intelligence, and mad fighting skills.
Posted Aug 09, 2012  Edit critic review
B-
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) Nell Minow With each movie, the franchise becomes better at milking the formula that causes 4th graders to cringe with delight.
Posted Aug 02, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Total Recall (2012) Nell Minow It honors the earlier version, sometimes directly, sometimes with a cheeky twist and includes a bit of existential rumination about memory, identity, and redemption.
Posted Aug 02, 2012  Edit critic review
C-
The Watch (2012) Nell Minow They didn't bother to write it; you shouldn't bother to "Watch" it.
Posted Jul 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Step Up Revolution (2012) Nell Minow The dancing just gets better with every entry. This one leads off with a cheeky flash mob that is so joyously kinetic even the cars leap up to get into the act.
Posted Jul 27, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Ruby Sparks (2012) Nell Minow It plays with the very notion of the girl whose job in the movie is to be the life force.
Posted Jul 26, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Nell Minow The "Dark Knight Rises" title applies equally to both hero and villain in this story. This is like a chess game where all the pieces are black.
Posted Jul 18, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Nell Minow Gutt (Peter Dinklage) and Sid's granny (Wanda Sykes) are welcome additions to the cast, adding vitality and flavor to a cast whose conflicts have subsided in the previous chapters.
Posted Jul 12, 2012  Edit critic review
C
Savages (2012) Nell Minow Stone's re-re-re-treading of the same issues that have pre-occupied him since he was fighting in Vietnam - drugs, corruption, military, power - is tired.
Posted Jul 05, 2012  Edit critic review
A-
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) Nell Minow Exquisitely lyrical, poetic in tone and epic in scope.
Posted Jul 05, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Nell Minow Exhilaratingly vertiginous.
Posted Jul 02, 2012  Edit critic review
B-
To Rome With Love (2012) Nell Minow Allen's s real art form is the perpetual production schedule...It plays like a first draft, or even a handful of random notes grabbed at random from a drawer.
Posted Jun 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B
Magic Mike (2012) Nell Minow What takes this out of the category of fluff is the way the story is unaffectedly located in the reality of the economic struggles of the area and our time.
Posted Jun 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B-
Ted (2012) Nell Minow It's so wrong. But it's very funny.
Posted Jun 28, 2012  Edit critic review
B+
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Nell Minow A top-notch cast and a sure sense of tone and pacing.
Posted Jun 21, 2012  Edit critic review
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