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John Scalzi

John Scalzi's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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North (1994) 12% C- EDIT “"North" has a solid cast and some good visual gags, but it doesn't come together.” – Fresno Bee Jan 24, 2026 Full Review The American President (1995) 90% A- EDIT “That the film directly addresses this pedantic question, yet still remains one of the most entertaining and romantic films of the year, is a sign of how accomplished this film and its makers are. ” – Fresno Bee Jan 22, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% 3.5/4 EDIT “It's another fine work from Reiner, who seems to operate on the dictum that if one really tries, one can make a film that is simultaneously intelligent and entertaining. After seven films, that theory hasn't failed him. ” – Fresno Bee Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Hook (1991) 37% 3.5/4 EDIT “Do you believe? That's the question you must ask yourself before you go to see Hook, Steven Spielberg's lush continuation of the Peter Pan story. It will make the difference between enjoying the movie and savoring it.” – Fresno Bee Dec 19, 2025 Full Review True Lies (1994) 77% B EDIT “Unlike those films, in which comedy was mostly overblown farce, the comedy in True Lies is the most down-to-earth part of the film. It actually gives the film what little grounding it has in reality.” – Fresno Bee Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 91% EDIT “"Terminator 2" is [James] Cameron in full force.” – Fresno Bee Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Casper (1995) 59% C+ EDIT “There's no real point to this film, other than showing off the ghosts - which might be reason enough for some people.” – Fresno Bee Oct 2, 2025 Full Review Toy Story (1995) 100% A- EDIT “The film has a wonderful story, enough so that after the first few minutes, you forget that what you're looking at is an impressive bit of computing. ” – Fresno Bee Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Waterworld (1995) 60% B- EDIT “So although all of the set pieces and action work as they are supposed to, there's very little panache. ” – Fresno Bee Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Babe (1995) 98% B EDIT “"Babe" is something of a marvel in terms of special effects; the talking-animal trick is accomplished so naturally that you eventually stop paying attention to it.” – Fresno Bee Jul 23, 2025 Full Review Jurassic Park (1993) 91% 3/4 EDIT “To sum up: amazing special effects, great scares, so-so plot, don't take the toddlers. On just the special effects alone, however, Jurassic Park lives up to its billing.” – Fresno Bee Jul 1, 2025 Full Review Apollo 13 (1995) 94% A EDIT “The facility with which the film draws you in is remarkable; this is commercial filmmaking as good as it comes.” – Fresno Bee Jun 25, 2025 Full Review A Goofy Movie (1995) 64% B EDIT “...[A Goofy Movie is] easily the best, most fun animated movie since "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West."” – Fresno Bee Apr 1, 2025 Full Review Aladdin (1992) 96% 4/4 EDIT “It has an ace in the hole with Robin Williams, who provides... the film's uniquely anarchic contemporary quality. Animation suits Williams like water suits a fish; it's the only visual medium that can keep up with him.” – Fresno Bee Dec 16, 2024 Full Review Beauty and the Beast (1991) 95% 4/4 EDIT “It's rare enough that any movie has all the visual and plot elements in the right proportions. Beauty and the Beast, animated spectacularly, evens out beautifully. Disney can be forgiven its hubris; this movie is its best in years.” – Fresno Bee Dec 16, 2024 Full Review Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 69% 3/4 EDIT “Dracula is a decadently engorged, wildly chaotic and unabashedly romantic resurrection of Grand Guignol cinema. Strap yourselves in and prepare to cringe in horror. And admire the wonderful costumes while you're at it.” – Fresno Bee Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Alien 3 (1992) 44% 2.5/4 EDIT “Alien 3 tears me apart. I'm satisfied with the way the film looks, feels and moves. I'm disappointed with what goes in on the course of the movie.” – Fresno Bee Aug 1, 2024 Full Review Seven (1995) 84% A- EDIT “Seven doesn't take you to hell and back; it takes you to hell and keeps you there, looking around and wondering how it had come to this.” – Fresno Bee Mar 29, 2024 Full Review The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 89% B EDIT “Darabont digs into the meat of the story, coming out with a film that should surprise anyone convinced that all King ever knew how to do was simply scare people.” – Fresno Bee Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Forrest Gump (1994) 75% A EDIT “Aided by his cast and a fine script by Eric Roth, Zemeckis delivers his best directorial performance.” – Fresno Bee Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Pulp Fiction (1994) 92% A EDIT “Pulp Fiction is being credited with jump-starting the dramatic careers of Travolta and Willis... But the best performance is from the ever-dependable Jackson, whose Jules has a crisis of faith. His performance is Oscar material.” – Fresno Bee Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 92% A- EDIT “The most enjoyable film I have seen this year. It has biting, witty dialogue, smart and attractive characters, romance, sex and depth. Scratch this comedy, and you find something real to care about.” – Fresno Bee Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Ed Wood (1994) 92% B+ EDIT “It's pathetic, but Burton does a good job of keeping it entertaining. You might not want to be any of these people, but you don't mind watching.” – Fresno Bee Jan 19, 2024 Full Review Heat (1995) 84% B+ EDIT “The climactic bank robbery in downtown Los Angeles is an action sequence for the record books. It is so gargantuan in scope and so skillfully choreographed and shot that it is literally breathtaking.” – Fresno Bee Dec 20, 2023 Full Review The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 88% 3/4 EDIT “Day-Lewis has achieved swoonability. Where did it come from?” – Fresno Bee Dec 14, 2023 Full Review
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