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Local Planet Weekly (Spokane, WA)

Local Planet Weekly (Spokane, WA) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Rachel Deahl.

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Taking Lives (2004) Rachel Deahl With its French Canadian setting and strong (rather, strong-looking) cast, Taking Lives is elevated above its genre cliches.
Posted Apr 16, 2004  Edit critic review
Starsky & Hutch (2004) Rachel Deahl ...Director Todd Phillips (Road Trip, Old School) proves once again that he has a hand for feel-good comedies.
Posted Apr 16, 2004  Edit critic review
The Perfect Score (2004) Rachel Deahl The Perfect Score is amenable, enjoyable and as quickly forgotten as all those tricks you learned in your SAT prep class.
Posted Apr 16, 2004  Edit critic review
Paycheck (2003) Rachel Deahl Coming up short on just about everything - from the casting and dialog to the action sequences - Woo rides the high of a strong story into the ground.
Posted Jan 08, 2004  Edit critic review
Cold Mountain (2003) Rachel Deahl ...It does achieve, if only intermittently, the aching feelings of love and loss, for both country and countrymen, that Frazier depicted so unforgettably in his novel.
Posted Jan 08, 2004  Edit critic review
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Rachel Deahl The Return of the King delivers the same awe-inspiring visuals as Jackson's two previous films without ever coming off like it's simply 'more of the same.'
Posted Dec 23, 2003  Edit critic review
Stuck on You (2003) Rachel Deahl ...Winds up trying to tug at your heart strings more than strike your funny bone
Posted Dec 18, 2003  Edit critic review
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Rachel Deahl ...Although the story's high on gore and low on almost everything else, Leatherface still inspires a hell of a lot more fear than Freddy or Jason.
Posted Nov 05, 2003  Edit critic review
The School of Rock (2003) Rachel Deahl ...With School of Rock director Richard Linklater delivers a warm-hearted and irresistible valentine to the music he loves.
Posted Nov 05, 2003  Edit critic review
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Rachel Deahl ...Some unexpectedly good subplots and beautiful scenery make this fluff particularly palatable.
Posted Oct 01, 2003  Edit critic review
Matchstick Men (2003) Rachel Deahl Matchstick Men ultimately plays its audience for the fool. And while the sting is well orchestrated and enjoyable, the effect is fleeting.
Posted Oct 01, 2003  Edit critic review
Open Range (2003) Rachel Deahl Thankfully the director who made Dances With Wolves shines through here, mostly overshadowing that guy who gave us Waterworld and The Postman.
Posted Aug 20, 2003  Edit critic review
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Rachel Deahl A crude, sloppy, four-wheeled extravaganza; the best thing about this sequel is that it's not quite as bad as its ridiculous title indicates.
Posted Jun 06, 2003  Edit critic review
Finding Nemo (2003) Rachel Deahl Finding Nemo is a witty and epic adventure packed in unlikely wrapping.
Posted May 29, 2003  Edit critic review
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Rachel Deahl A thrilling and brilliantly flawed film, Reloaded is ultimately a deceptive meditation on the most unlikely of subjects: the impossibility of sequeling an already perfect film.
Posted May 15, 2003  Edit critic review
Daddy Day Care (2003) Rachel Deahl ...doesn't offer much beyond cute faces and forgettable poop jokes.
Posted May 14, 2003  Edit critic review
X2 (2003) Rachel Deahl An infectiously good time, X2 will no doubt make you forget about the doldrums of human existence and leave you wondering what kind of mutant you'd most like to be.
Posted May 01, 2003  Edit critic review
The Real Cancun (2003) Rachel Deahl At best [The Real Cancun] is 90 minutes spent with a group of mind-numbingly uninteresting exhibitionists who would have served themselves, and America, better with a half-hour on The Jerry Springer Show.
Posted Apr 24, 2003  Edit critic review
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) Rachel Deahl As the star and chief writer of Malibu's Most Wanted, Kennedy is writ large here, delivering the same hit-and-miss antics that regularly crop up on his TV show.
Posted Apr 17, 2003  Edit critic review
Anger Management (2003) Rachel Deahl Coming off of roles in which they both brilliantly played against type, Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler...return to form with this standard comedy.
Posted Apr 11, 2003  Edit critic review
The Hunted (2003) Rachel Deahl ...a refreshing action movie that relies more heavily on solid filmmaking than poorly executed, computer-generated effects.
Posted Mar 17, 2003  Edit critic review
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) Rachel Deahl With too little Li and too much DMX, Cradle would have been better served if these players had been allowed to stick to what they do best, with Li fighting and DMX singing.
Posted Mar 07, 2003  Edit critic review
Bringing Down the House (2003) Rachel Deahl In this ill-conceived comedy of errors...racial stereotypes and bottom-of-the-barrel humor abound.
Posted Mar 07, 2003  Edit critic review
About Schmidt (2002) Rachel Deahl Payne constructs a hilarious ode to middle America and middle age with this unlikely odyssey, featuring a pathetic, endearing hero who is all too human.
Posted Jan 02, 2003  Edit critic review
Maid in Manhattan (2002) Rachel Deahl Writhing under dialogue like 'You're from two different worlds' and 'Tonight the maid is a lie and this, this is who you are,' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability.
Posted Dec 13, 2002  Edit critic review
Red Dragon (2002) Rachel Deahl As Norton and Hopkins exchange barbs and witticisms, the desire to see the Dr. Lechter of yore chatting it up with a pensive, redheaded, Jody Foster never quite dissipates.
Posted Nov 08, 2002  Edit critic review
Road to Perdition (2002) Rachel Deahl ...Mendes manages once again to use his overt direction to create a quietly powerful film.
Posted Nov 08, 2002  Edit critic review
Ghost Ship (2002) Rachel Deahl Aside from its jarring opening sequence -- imagine The Love Boat crossed with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre -- Ghost Ship is a fairly rote ghoulish tale.
Posted Oct 29, 2002  Edit critic review
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Rachel Deahl A romantic comedy, sans much of the comedy, this clunky Reese Witherspoon vehicle glows with the powerful allure of its shiny, irresistible young star but little else.
Posted Oct 24, 2002  Edit critic review
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Rachel Deahl An unnerving and exhilarating romantic comedy that is neither romantic nor comic ... Punch Drunk Love is more revelatory than it is enjoyable.
Posted Oct 24, 2002  Edit critic review
Minority Report (2002) Rachel Deahl Making good on the best aspects of A.I., namely that stark and singular look of a future dominated but not quite overwhelmed by technology, Spielberg creates a stunning world where the past and present collide.
Posted Oct 24, 2002  Edit critic review
Spider-Man (2002) Rachel Deahl Sam Raimi is brilliant behind the camera and Spider-Man is a faithful and fun adaptation.
Posted Oct 24, 2002  Edit critic review
Stealing Harvard (2002) Rachel Deahl Seemingly a vehicle to showcase the Canadian's inane ramblings, Stealing Harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former Mr. Drew Barrymore.
Posted Oct 23, 2002  Edit critic review
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