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Robert Trussell

Robert Trussell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Sure Thing (1985) 84% 3/4 EDIT “Mr. Reiner and writers Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts have provided enough contemporary twists to the basic formula that the movie seems fresh. ” – Kansas City Star Jan 7, 2026 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% 2/4 EDIT “Let's face it -- old cars simply aren't very frightening, even when Stephen King invests them with murderous personalities. Better luck next time, Mr. Carpenter.” – Kansas City Star Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) 4% 1/4 EDIT “Viewers should be warned that any realism they encounter in this movie is purely accidental, and not the result of the filmmakers' grand design. ” – Kansas City Star Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Predator (1987) 64% 2.5/4 EDIT “Despite the inherent predictability of much of the material, director John McTiernan and his crew have mounted a handsomely crafted, explicitly violent adventure movie that is part war film, part jungle survival epic and part science fiction-fantasy. ” – Kansas City Star Oct 31, 2025 Full Review My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) 95% 3/5 EDIT “Performances are uniformly excellent. ” – Kansas City Star Oct 10, 2025 Full Review Pumpkinhead (1988) 51% 2/4 EDIT “The result is a very silly movie that looks better than a creature feature deserves to look.” – Kansas City Star Aug 13, 2025 Full Review High and Low (1963) 97% 3.5/4 EDIT “Using this premise as a point of departure, Mr. Kurosawa creates a labyrinth of intricate plotting and moral questions without easy answers. Mr. Kurosawa's only cinematic sin is a rather lengthy running time.” – Kansas City Star Aug 13, 2025 Full Review The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 71% 2.5/4 EDIT “This film simply doesn't pack the punch of Mr. Romero's first two zombie movies, but it does offer some twists on the basic idea.” – Kansas City Star Aug 13, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) 88% 3/4 EDIT “"The Naked Gun" is an inspired bit of lunacy that suffers principally because it could never have the freshness or shock value that made "Airplane!" special in 1980... But laugh for laugh, the film delivers.” – Kansas City Star Jul 24, 2025 Full Review The Karate Kid (1984) 81% 2.5/4 EDIT “Mr. Morita has a knack for applying new twists on even the most cliché-ridden dialogue, and ultimately presents a character one would like to see more of. ” – Kansas City Star May 27, 2025 Full Review Withnail and I (1987) 84% 3/4 EDIT “This obviously is a personal film, and as such it tempers its general tone of crazed comedy with moments of genuine sadness.” – Kansas City Star Apr 4, 2025 Full Review Do the Right Thing (1989) 92% 3.5/4 EDIT “This is an inspired film, one that raises serious questions, makes us think and demands a second viewing.” – Kansas City Star Mar 18, 2025 Full Review Back to School (1986) 81% 2.5/4 EDIT “Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's not and sometimes it's insufferably formulaic. ” – Kansas City Star Feb 27, 2025 Full Review The Breakfast Club (1985) 87% 2.5/4 EDIT “At a time when the bulk of movies aimed at adolescent audiences are blood-soaked horrors or sex comedies, The Breakfast Club is an anomaly.” – Kansas City Star Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Aliens (1986) 94% 3/4 EDIT “What really makes this film click is Miss Weaver, who heads a strong cast. The singular intensity of her performance lends the movie a hard inner core that translates into memorable screen entertainment.” – Kansas City Star Jul 30, 2024 Full Review Heavenly Bodies (1985) 17% EDIT “Heavenly Bodies essentially is nothing more than a bad Canadian imitation of Flashdance. ” – Kansas City Star Apr 15, 2024 Full Review A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) 68% 2/4 EDIT “The film is crudely effective, and several scenes are truly horrifying. ” – Kansas City Star Jul 18, 2023 Full Review Evil Dead II (1987) 88% 3/4 EDIT “Raimi has provided a slam-bang roller coaster of a gorefest that is a superior example of the most indestructible of genres, the independent horror movie. ” – Kansas City Star Mar 29, 2023 Full Review Come and See (1985) 90% 4/4 EDIT “Rare is the film that successfully blends intoxicating visual images with unrelentingly grim material, but Russian director Elem Klimov's phenomenal Come and See is such a movie. ” – Kansas City Star Mar 14, 2023 Full Review The Last Emperor (1987) 86% 3/4 EDIT “Awards and hype can frequently obscure a movie’s true quality, but The Last Emperor is indisputably a remarkable film -- despite its flaws.” – Kansas City Star Aug 1, 2022 Full Review The Last Starfighter (1984) 76% 2.5/4 EDIT “The chief selling point of the film, aside from a welcome sense of humor, is its stylish computer-generated animation for the space sequences. No models or conventional animation techniques were used, and the results are impressive.” – Kansas City Star May 3, 2022 Full Review The Witches of Eastwick (1987) 67% 2.5/4 EDIT “Despite all the manic surface activity, however, this is a sterile film, bereft of any real humanity or meaning -- except for those fleeting moments when Nicholson is at his best.” – Kansas City Star Apr 22, 2022 Full Review Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) 79% 3.5/4 EDIT “Mr. Schrader’s innovative mix of superior craftsmanship and intelligent writing have provided a challenging film that is as audacious and bold as Mishima was in his life and work. ” – Kansas City Star Apr 4, 2022 Full Review Sidewalk Stories (1989) 79% 2/4 EDIT “Nice try, but no cigar.” – Kansas City Star Jan 24, 2022 Full Review Critters (1986) 52% 2.5/4 EDIT “Adequate performances, a refreshingly unpredictable script, competent special effects and a deadpan satirical tone make this a lively diversion.” – Kansas City Star Oct 27, 2021 Full Review
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