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Gay Chicago Magazine is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jonathan Lewis.

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3.5/4
The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) Jonathan Lewis Both a historical rumination and a fanciful romantic comedy.
Posted Jul 01, 2002  Edit critic review
The Patriot (2000) Jonathan Lewis Exciting and entertaining as any good summer blockbuster should be.
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Nurse Betty (2000) Jonathan Lewis Nurse Betty has the best ensemble cast and the most clever script so far this year.
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Center Stage (2000) Jonathan Lewis The cast is all very young and pretty, but they play types rather than anything approaching the semblance of a real human being.
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Girlfight (2000) Jonathan Lewis [Rodriguez] can be so real at times that it is almost painful to watch her.
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High Fidelity (2000) Jonathan Lewis A smart, adult comedy about the trials and tribulations of failed relationships.
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Bait (2000) Jonathan Lewis The hackneyed script is filled with formulaic contrivances that continually strain credibility.
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Tumbleweeds (1999) Jonathan Lewis Giving two of the year's best performances, (McTeer and Brown) have astonishing authenticity and naturalness, which never seems like acting.
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Cotton Mary (1999) Jonathan Lewis As fascinating as the central character is, the film has all the excitement of watching the glaze harden on a scone.
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Man on the Moon (1999) Jonathan Lewis Has all the emotional depth of a TV Movie of the Week.
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Topsy-Turvy (1999) Jonathan Lewis Rarely has a film gotten so deeply inside the internal workings of the business of theatre and the act of creation.
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The Perfect Storm (2000) Jonathan Lewis Little concern for plot or character.
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Titan A.E. (2000) Jonathan Lewis The film is certainly as exciting as any live-action sci-fi flick.
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Space Cowboys (2000) Jonathan Lewis Space Cowboys is a weirdly entertaining movie, mixing as it does Cold War intrigue, action flick and geezer buddy comedy.
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Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (2000) Jonathan Lewis Even today's CGI effects wizards would be envious of this over-the-top technical achievement.
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Battlefield Earth (2000) Jonathan Lewis This third-rate B-movie is predictable and silly in the extreme.
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Supernova (2000) Jonathan Lewis The script probably got sucked into a black hole.
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Bamboozled (2000) Jonathan Lewis Satire requires a subtle touch, and Lee is so defiant and reactionary that he fairly bludgeons the material to death.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Jonathan Lewis Great performances, pretty locales, and smart plot twists makes this exciting character study almost as cunning as the titled character himself.
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Remember the Titans (2000) Jonathan Lewis The movie manages to be moving and entertaining, and audiences will surely love it, but this is about as slick, predictable and manipulative as a movie can get.
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Disney's The Kid (2000) Jonathan Lewis You somehow never object to such shameless manipulation.
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Titus (1999) Jonathan Lewis Stylistic flourishes amount to little more than an anachronistic jumble, with no rhyme or reason to their application.
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Meet the Parents (2000) Jonathan Lewis The film is uproarious without ever becoming nasty or mean-spirited.
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Dr. T & the Women (2000) Jonathan Lewis Each actress in this nearly all-female cast brings something unique to her role.
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Scary Movie (2000) Jonathan Lewis This is the gross-out comedy of the year.
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Chicken Run (2000) Jonathan Lewis One of the funniest, best written movies of the year.
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Erin Brockovich (2000) Jonathan Lewis Compelling drama.
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The Replacements (2000) Jonathan Lewis It is a giggle here at the testosterone posturing, and a chuckle there at the goofy cheerleader tryouts.
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Mansfield Park (1999) Jonathan Lewis One of the most assured and inspired literary film adaptations all year.
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Any Given Sunday (1999) Jonathan Lewis Any Given Sunday is director Oliver Stone's epic look at the world of professional football, and there is not one cliché, archetype or silly sports movie moment that he forgets to include.
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Mission: Impossible II (2000) Jonathan Lewis John Woo takes over the director's reins this time, bringing his accomplished visual flair to the proceedings.
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The Way of the Gun (2000) Jonathan Lewis The characters are such cardboard constructions that it hardly matters when they all start falling by the wayside in a furious hail of gunfire.
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Beautiful (2000) Jonathan Lewis The script never finds the right tone for its life lessons, opting for maudlin sentimentality and ludicrous plot twists as phony as a beauty contestant's hair color.
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Trixie (2000) Jonathan Lewis Trixie is the kind of movie that makes you want to quit your job and become an irate stalker making some famous person very sorry for their sins.
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