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cinemaobsession.com is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jeff Otto.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
3.5/5
The Grey (2012) Jeff Otto A solid piece of escapist fare, pure and simple.
Posted Jan 28, 2012  Edit critic review
F
One for the Money (2012) Jeff Otto We're meant to laugh at the fact that cute little Stephanie bumbles her way to getting one informant killed and another savagely beaten and thrown from a moving vehicle. Oh Stephanie, you're a riot!
Posted Jan 28, 2012  Edit critic review
D
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) Jeff Otto Easily the weakest entry in the series, it's the fault not just of a director who seems to find difficulty connecting to the material, but of a cast that seems to be looking forward to the close of the franchise a whole lot more than fans are.
Posted Nov 17, 2011  Edit critic review
C+
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Jeff Otto Craig channels Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name, adding a dose of modern edginess and a dab of Steve McQueen cool.
Posted Jul 25, 2011  Edit critic review
F
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011) Jeff Otto The shame of "Atlas Shrugged: Part I," irrespective of politics and prose, is that a work so long-discussed has been so blatantly bastardized in the name of a quick buck.
Posted Apr 13, 2011  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Mechanic (2011) Jeff Otto 'The Mechanic' is the prototypical early year action movie-nothing more and nothing less. Statham, who again plays an infallible, lethal bad-ass, seems to have carved his niche as the current go-to guy for B-movie action flicks.
Posted Jan 26, 2011  Edit critic review
5/10
The Winning Season (2009) Jeff Otto "The Winning Season" teeters hither and thither on its tonal seesaw, never quite sure where its going and often forgetful of where it's been.
Posted Sep 03, 2010  Edit critic review
5/10
The A-Team (2010) Jeff Otto It's too bad that after all these years of revisions and revamps they never really got it. This plan might come together to please the execs at Fox, but Hannibal would be ashamed.
Posted Jun 10, 2010  Edit critic review
1/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Jeff Otto 2010's Nightmare isn't just flawed, but without any merit whatsoever, amongst the worst of Platinum Dunes' cinematic abortions and as bad, if not worse, than Freddy's Revenge and Freddy's Dead.
Posted Apr 29, 2010  Edit critic review
8/10
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Jeff Otto Like the comedies of the decade it returns to, Hot Tub is a balls-to-the-wall Hard-R comedy complete with tasteless humor, nudity and foul language. And thank God. It's about time we put those p***ified, lame PG-13 teen comedies to bed once and for all.
Posted Mar 22, 2010  Edit critic review
6.5/10
Alice in Wonderland (2010) Jeff Otto Did Burton get bored in Wonderland? The end result is a movie that is decently enjoyable escapism, but entirely forgettable in the long run.
Posted Mar 04, 2010  Edit critic review
7.5/10
The Crazies (2010) Jeff Otto It's escapism without being stupid, capable of taking the audience on a ride while still giving them something to talk about on the drive home.
Posted Feb 26, 2010  Edit critic review
7/10
House (1977) Jeff Otto Plenty of films throughout the years have been called "nightmarish" but never has the statement been more true than in the case of Hausu.
Posted Feb 17, 2010  Edit critic review
2.5/10
The Wolfman (2010) Jeff Otto Wolfman is more a slasher flick than a monster movie. He moves like a locomotive and kills like Jason Voorhees, slashing throats, de-limbing, beheading and gutting with repulsive efficiency.
Posted Feb 11, 2010  Edit critic review
9/10
Crazy Heart (2009) Jeff Otto For my money, anything short of an Oscar for Bridges would be a sin. I'd also call it the best movie of 2009.
Posted Feb 09, 2010  Edit critic review
8/10
World's Greatest Dad (2009) Jeff Otto It's the kind of flick that makes you laugh and feel like maybe you shouldn't be chuckling quite so hard. Well you shouldn't, you sick bastard.
Posted Jan 29, 2010  Edit critic review
2/5
The Ugly Truth (2009) Jeff Otto As usual, characters end up in an escalating series of preposterous events and zany hijinks that, while being occasionally amusing, aren't much different from watching your average humdrum situational TV comedy.
Posted Jul 21, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Year One (2009) Jeff Otto You heard it here first: Year One is the best prehistoric comedy of 2009.
Posted Jun 19, 2009  Edit critic review
3/5
Whatever Works (2009) Jeff Otto I prefer my Woody and my Larry in separate doses. Perhaps it's sometimes best to choose just the peanut butter or the chocolate.
Posted Jun 18, 2009  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Hangover (2009) Jeff Otto Big laughs, tigers, Heather Graham breast-feeding, naked Asian man beating the boys with a tire iron, Mike Tyson singing Phil Collins%u2026 I'm trying, but I'm not finding much to dislike here.
Posted Jun 04, 2009  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Away We Go (2009) Jeff Otto Away We Go feels like Sam Mendes saying, "Hey, look, I can just make an entertaining, smart movie. No awards consideration necessary."
Posted Jun 04, 2009  Edit critic review
2/5
Terminator Salvation (2009) Jeff Otto Often considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Bale's performance is shockingly lifeless.
Posted May 21, 2009  Edit critic review
5/5
Drag Me to Hell (2009) Jeff Otto Does Raimi really have to go back and do another frickin' Spider-Man movie after this?
Posted May 21, 2009  Edit critic review
4/5
Inglourious Basterds (2009) Jeff Otto Tarantino tries his hand at an international ensemble with some rather 'Inglourious' results.
Posted May 21, 2009  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Duplicity (2009) Jeff Otto The term 'thriller' might be overstating things a bit, although the slow motion battle between Wilkinson and Giamatti will live on in my memory for years to come.
Posted Mar 19, 2009  Edit critic review
4/5
I Love You, Man (2009) Jeff Otto I never thought I'd see the movie that made me laugh consistently with references to Lou Ferrigno, Rush and 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.'
Posted Mar 17, 2009  Edit critic review
2/5
Miss March (2009) Jeff Otto The first post-coma diarrhea joke was cringe-worthy. The third post-coma diarrhea joke was merely nauseating.
Posted Mar 12, 2009  Edit critic review
4/10
The Brave One (2007) Jeff Otto Curtis the Dog and Erica Bain review The Brave One.
Posted Sep 13, 2007  Edit critic review
2/10
Halloween (2007) Jeff Otto Have you ever been driving down the road and a song you know starts to play on the radio? Wait a second! What the heck is this? This isn't the original. Who is this? Your heart drops. Oh man, this is just some lame cover version. You flip the channel.
Posted Aug 31, 2007  Edit critic review
8/10
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Jeff Otto The action starts almost from the opening frame, with a rare breath of air in its lean 111 minutes for audiences to hit the restrooms without missing a good part.
Posted Aug 03, 2007  Edit critic review
9/10
Sunshine (2007) Jeff Otto Intense and enthralling...director Danny Boyle has crafted a different breed of summer thriller that delivers on all levels.
Posted Jul 20, 2007  Edit critic review
7/10
Sicko (2007) Jeff Otto I enjoyed Sicko. It's just that if I were less informed, I might have made my plans to go ahead and move to Cuba after exiting the theater.
Posted Jun 29, 2007  Edit critic review
9/10
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Jeff Otto Step aside Captain Jack. Swing that web the other way, Spidey. You let us down, Silver Surfer. Yes, John McClane just kicked the $#%# out of all of ya'll. "Yippee Ki Yay Mo...!"
Posted Jun 26, 2007  Edit critic review
8/10
1408 (2007) Jeff Otto Finally, a good old fashioned scary movie. And hey, it's PG-13 so why not bring the kids along for a little psychological scarring?
Posted Jun 22, 2007  Edit critic review
5/10
Evan Almighty (2007) Jeff Otto Follows the standard rules of a mainstream comedy and there are few surprises. The story is lifeless and the only thing keeping it from being a complete and utter mess is the talented cast.
Posted Jun 22, 2007  Edit critic review
9/10
Knocked Up (2007) Jeff Otto Knocked Up is an ambient, funny movie more devoted to enjoying the journey of its characters' world than it is bothered with its destination.
Posted Jun 05, 2007  Edit critic review
3/10
The Number 23 (2007) Jeff Otto 23 Reasons You Shouldn't Bother Seeing The Number 23.
Posted Feb 23, 2007  Edit critic review
7/10
The Night Listener (2006) Jeff Otto A small suspense-thriller to scratch your Hitchcockian itch.
Posted Jan 11, 2007  Edit critic review
6/10
Charlotte's Web (2006) Jeff Otto A lackluster live-action remake of E.B. White's classic children's tale.
Posted Dec 22, 2006  Edit critic review
6/10
We Are Marshall (2006) Jeff Otto We Are Marshall has plenty of heart. Unfortunately, that heart is dipped in a vat of caramel and topped with marshmallows.
Posted Dec 22, 2006  Edit critic review
9.25/10
The Departed (2006) Jeff Otto It's Scorsese's best film since 1990's GoodFellas. Oscar? Maybe. Classic? Definitely.
Posted Oct 04, 2006  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) Jeff Otto Head-bangers and novice metalheads alike should find this bare-bones, honest, often brutal rock movie an intriguing and compelling look into the lives of rock n' roll legends.
Posted Jul 06, 2004  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Jeff Otto Michael Moore's new documentary is more ranting and raving than effective filmmaking.
Posted Jun 24, 2004  Edit critic review
3/5
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Jeff Otto One of the more bizarre and original characters in recent memory, Napoleon provides some great laughs despite an uneven story that often loses steam.
Posted Jun 17, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Dawn of the Dead (2004) Jeff Otto A rare remake that improves upon the original. The best horror films in years.
Posted Mar 29, 2004  Edit critic review
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