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The Messenger

The Messenger is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jordan Hoffman.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
4.8/10
Argylle (2024) Jordan Hoffman Though Bryce Dallas Howard is charming, this twist-dependent action-comedy gets tiresome
Posted Jan 31, 2024  Edit critic review
6.5/10
Miller's Girl (2024) Jordan Hoffman A brooding, bookish and bursting-with-pheromones thriller.
Posted Jan 24, 2024  Edit critic review
9/10
Queen Rock Montreal (1983) Jordan Hoffman No group blended melodic, operatic ballads with thunderous hard rock quite like they did, and, short of inventing a time machine, purchasing a ticket to Queen Rock Montreal is the closest you'll get to witness it.
Posted Jan 17, 2024  Edit critic review
6.4/10
Mean Girls (2024) Jordan Hoffman Despite ample Tina Fey-penned zings and some clever tunes, the update on this classic is surprisingly slight
Posted Jan 10, 2024  Edit critic review
5.9/10
The Color Purple (2023) Jordan Hoffman The big screen version of the Broadway musical (based on an older film that was based on a book) feels like one iteration too far
Posted Dec 22, 2023  Edit critic review
6.1/10
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) Jordan Hoffman The final chapter in the canceled Snyderverse series is brined in B-movie buoyancy
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
5.8/10
Ferrari (2023) Jordan Hoffman Michael Mann's new movie has a cool look and some great racing scenes, but the drama has a flat
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
6.1/10
Anyone But You (2023) Jordan Hoffman Less a plot-driven movie than a series of excuses to see Sweeney and Powell in as many states of undress as possible.
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
6.2/10
The Boys in the Boat (2023) Jordan Hoffman This old-fashioned sports drama was designed in a lab to help your Dad take a nap
Posted Dec 19, 2023  Edit critic review
4/10
Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire (2023) Jordan Hoffman Cool capes, shirtless hunks and a squid alien can only get you so far
Posted Dec 15, 2023  Edit critic review
6.6/10
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) Jordan Hoffman Don’t show this to your kids before you head to Popeyes.
Posted Dec 14, 2023  Edit critic review
7.7/10
The Iron Claw (2023) Jordan Hoffman Much like 'Raging Bull' isn’t a boxing movie, but a drama with boxing, 'The Iron Claw' is a drama with pro wrestling.
Posted Dec 12, 2023  Edit critic review
9/10
Wonka (2023) Jordan Hoffman Never did I expect to see Timothée Chalamet milking a giraffe.
Posted Dec 04, 2023  Edit critic review
7/10
May December (2023) Jordan Hoffman Todd Haynes' tweak of the Mary Kay Letourneau case is half-campy, half-serious and just strange enough to work
Posted Nov 17, 2023  Edit critic review
5/10
Wish (2023) Jordan Hoffman Ariana DeBose belts out a few good tunes, but this supposed centennial celebration falls flat.
Posted Nov 17, 2023  Edit critic review
6.7/10
Saltburn (2023) Jordan Hoffman A lesser 'Talented Mr. Ripley,' but still a ripping yarn
Posted Nov 15, 2023  Edit critic review
8.8/10
Napoleon (2023) Jordan Hoffman This is, truly, bravura filmmaking.
Posted Nov 15, 2023  Edit critic review
6.5/10
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) Jordan Hoffman The lore of the Hunger Games is so wacky you simply have to respect it.
Posted Nov 09, 2023  Edit critic review
9/10
The Killer (2023) Jordan Hoffman There's nothing I hate more than going to a car rental dealership, and even that looks cool in this movie.
Posted Oct 27, 2023  Edit critic review
5.8/10
Pain Hustlers (2023) Jordan Hoffman Some decent performances and an interesting topic can't prevent the overdose of clichés
Posted Oct 26, 2023  Edit critic review
7.5/10
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Jordan Hoffman Massive in scope but simple in purpose
Posted Oct 21, 2023  Edit critic review
9.3/10
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) Jordan Hoffman Found guilty of being great.
Posted Oct 12, 2023  Edit critic review
6.9/10
Priscilla (2023) Jordan Hoffman "Priscilla" is a good movie, but there's a distraction here.
Posted Oct 10, 2023  Edit critic review
8.8/10
Maestro (2023) Jordan Hoffman A movie about a great artist and, considering how effectively it tells the story in an unconventional way, it is a work of art.
Posted Oct 05, 2023  Edit critic review
2.5/10
The Exorcist: Believer (2023) Jordan Hoffman The original release date of this film was moved because of Taylor Swift’s concert documentary. It’s too bad she isn’t producing a new one every week.
Posted Oct 04, 2023  Edit critic review
7.8/10
Poor Things (2023) Jordan Hoffman Like last year's "Everything Everywhere All at Once," I feel comfortable calling this a lock for Oscar nominations across the board.
Posted Oct 03, 2023  Edit critic review
7.3/10
A Haunting in Venice (2023) Jordan Hoffman This is a movie made for grown-ups with patience who long to be reminded that cinema is a visual art.
Posted Sep 15, 2023  Edit critic review
6.9/10
Rustin (2023) Jordan Hoffman If this were on stage, you'd be mesmerized.
Posted Sep 14, 2023  Edit critic review
9.5/10
The Holdovers (2023) Jordan Hoffman [O]ne of the true highlights of the year.
Posted Sep 14, 2023  Edit critic review
8.4/10
Quiz Lady (2023) Jordan Hoffman You watch Awkwafina in these sequences and think ah, yes, this must have been what it was like to see Michelangelo approach a block of marble.
Posted Sep 14, 2023  Edit critic review
Hit Man (2023) Jordan Hoffman [A] light-and-lively comedy.
Posted Sep 13, 2023  Edit critic review
7.5/10
Woman of the Hour (2023) Jordan Hoffman [An] effective see-saw between satire and terror.
Posted Sep 11, 2023  Edit critic review
5.9/10
Close to You (2023) Jordan Hoffman Though clearly from the heart, this improv-heavy indie project is shapeless and confusing.
Posted Sep 11, 2023  Edit critic review
5.2/10
Finestkind (2023) Jordan Hoffman A boatload of clichés.
Posted Sep 11, 2023  Edit critic review
7.5/10
Dream Scenario (2023) Jordan Hoffman Dreams and mental hyperlinks are something we all experience, just rarely see presented so well in film.
Posted Sep 11, 2023  Edit critic review
9.5/10
His Three Daughters (2023) Jordan Hoffman [A] humble masterpiece.
Posted Sep 09, 2023  Edit critic review
9.5/10
American Fiction (2023) Jordan Hoffman American Fiction is a hybrid of rich family drama and sharp satire, hilarious but never silly, emotional but never manipulative.
Posted Sep 09, 2023  Edit critic review
8/10
Dumb Money (2023) Jordan Hoffman This is a very funny movie.
Posted Sep 09, 2023  Edit critic review
Shoshana (2023) Jordan Hoffman [A] classy and somewhat old-school historical drama.
Posted Sep 09, 2023  Edit critic review
7.9/10
Sleep (2024) Jordan Hoffman One watches this film with a tightened-up stomach, balled fists and clenched teeth.
Posted Sep 08, 2023  Edit critic review
8.5/10
The Royal Hotel (2023) Jordan Hoffman 90 minutes of psychologically punishing, vise-like tension, but also a sharp and canny report on human behavior.
Posted Sep 08, 2023  Edit critic review
6.2/10
Golda (2023) Jordan Hoffman Helen Mirren’s makeup-enhanced act of mimicry as the Middle Eastern Prime Minister is remarkable.
Posted Aug 22, 2023  Edit critic review
7.9/10
Bottoms (2023) Jordan Hoffman The most fulfilling comedy of the year.
Posted Aug 22, 2023  Edit critic review
3.9/10
Strays (2023) Jordan Hoffman The most irritating film of 2023.
Posted Aug 17, 2023  Edit critic review
8.1/10
birth/rebirth (2023) Jordan Hoffman No insurance premium can cover what this mad doctor is offering.
Posted Aug 17, 2023  Edit critic review
6.6/10
Blue Beetle (2023) Jordan Hoffman A strong cast led by Xolo Maridueña pushes this unessential superhero entry into the win column
Posted Aug 16, 2023  Edit critic review
4.4/10
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) Jordan Hoffman Last Voyage, despite the presence of Dracula flapping his wings from the top sail of a boat, is caught in a miasma of gloom. It's just not fun!
Posted Aug 10, 2023  Edit critic review
4/10
Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023) Jordan Hoffman This based-on-a-true story video game ad keeps going in circles.
Posted Aug 08, 2023  Edit critic review
3.2/10
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) Jordan Hoffman It is tempting to say that The Meg 2: The Trench "jumped the shark," but the image of jumping over a shark suggests much more effort than the creators of this inept, insipid and straight-up boring sequel actually put into it.
Posted Aug 04, 2023  Edit critic review
7.3/10
Passages (2023) Jordan Hoffman You'll squirm and grit your teeth as this egomaniac leaves a trail of emotional destruction in his wake. You may even shout "No!" at the screen as if it were a haunted house picture.
Posted Aug 02, 2023  Edit critic review
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