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Mary Clare Waireri

Mary Clare Waireri's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Special Correspondents (2016) 16% 2/5 EDIT “Gervais has missed the mark again with Special Correspondents, a lacklustre comedy that's big on absurdity but surprisingly low on laughs.” – Fan The Fire May 13, 2016 Full Review The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) 67% 2/5 EDIT “It is harmless and there are a still a few chuckles to be found in this light, bubbly confection of a film - perfect for lazy Sunday afternoon viewing.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review Blackhat (2015) 33% 1/5 EDIT “By the final (and predictable) act, the only feeling is relief that the ordeal has rumbled to its eventual conclusion.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review Selma (2014) 99% 5/5 EDIT “Selma achieves the rare accolade of being a powerful period piece with stark contemporary resonance.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review Unbroken (2014) 53% 2/5 EDIT “Jolie's sentimental direction is forceful rather than reflective, stiffly moving from one tribulation to another without pausing to reflect on what any of this actually means.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review Annie (2014) 28% 2/5 EDIT “Annie has a fun, fizzing feel-good factor but, unfortunately, little in the way of lasting resonance.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) 100% 5/5 EDIT “A hauntingly mesmeric masterpiece that creeps beneath the skin and truly transports the viewer into an enchanting world of myth and magic.” – Fan The Fire Apr 9, 2015 Full Review Maniac (2012) 53% 0/5 EDIT “It's not enough to just mimic exploitation cinema, swallow its misogynistic conventions uncritically and call it an homage.” – Fan The Fire Mar 17, 2013 Full Review Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 87% 5/5 EDIT “Prepare to be moved and inspired by this unique masterpiece.” – Fan The Fire Jan 20, 2013 Full Review The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 64% 4/5 EDIT “An Unexpected Journey offers an unparalleled visual spectacle” – Fan The Fire Jan 20, 2013 Full Review Now Is Good (2012) 56% 2/5 EDIT “The problem isn't so much that Now Is Good will reduce its teenage target audience to public sniveling, but that it does so by pushing the most obvious and most sentimental buttons repeatedly, relentlessly and somewhat extravagantly.” – Fan The Fire Sep 30, 2012 Full Review The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) 77% 3/5 EDIT “It would be churlish to condemn The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in its entirety. It delivers some real laughs and offers brilliant performances from an experienced cast; just don't expect anything you haven't seen before.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Marley (2012) 95% 4/5 EDIT “A truly human portrait of an extraordinary life.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011) 77% 3/5 EDIT “At 84 minutes it feels remarkably like an extended episode of a good sitcom.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review The Monk (2011) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Moll's careful direction ensures a balance of the supernatural and the temporal - Ambrosio could either be seen as a victim of demonic forces within his own monastery or the sole architect of his moral downfall.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Safe (2012) 59% 2/5 EDIT “Character development and storyline are treated as inconveniences to be tossed aside at the earliest opportunity.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Your Sister's Sister (2011) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Although the action of Your Sister's Sister soars to an ultimately implausible conclusion, solid performances from Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass and Rosemarie DeWitt keep the overall piece afloat.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Take This Waltz (2011) 79% 4/5 EDIT “Despite flying perilously close to neurotic indie 'quirkiness', Polley's well considered screenplay and Williams' charming screen presence mean that the film will encourage a wealth of post-viewing dissection.” – Fan The Fire Sep 18, 2012 Full Review
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