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Murphy's Movie Reviews

Murphy's Movie Reviews is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Ted Murphy.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B+
Tell No One (2006) Ted Murphy ... a superb and entertaining thriller.
Posted Jun 28, 2008  Edit critic review
B
Cashback (2006) Ted Murphy CASHBACK is a likable film that is bolstered by Ellis' terrific eye for composition.
Posted Jul 20, 2007  Edit critic review
A-
Hairspray (2007) Ted Murphy One of the best movie musicals in recent times and it only gets better on repeated viewings.
Posted Jul 18, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
The Girl Next Door (2007) Ted Murphy The film is quite disturbing and some scenes are difficult to watch.
Posted Jul 16, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Road to Victory (2007) Ted Murphy ... hopefully what I write might encourage someone to seek out a film. Such is the case with Road to Victory, the debut feature of writer-director-actor Mike Reilly.
Posted Jul 16, 2007  Edit critic review
A-
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) Ted Murphy Laverty's screenplay is not a simple-minded exercise, although there is a schematic aspect to it. He and Loach want to be fair to both sides of the Irish debate ...
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
The Wendell Baker Story (2005) Ted Murphy just a shaggy dog story dressed up in cowboy boots and a cool belt.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Vitus (2006) Ted Murphy In addition to the rich classical music on its score (with piano solos played by Gheorgiu who is a real-life musical prodigy), the film boasts strong performances by Ganz as the understanding grandparent and Jenkins and Jucker as the boy's parents.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
The Valet (2006) Ted Murphy Except for a slightly misguided final scene, LA DOUBLURE (THE VALET) is a great dessert movie: a brisk and breezy romp that will leave audiences smiling.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Vacancy (2007) Ted Murphy It's only in the last act that things begin to get a bit flaky but up till then VACANCY does what it sets out to do without any pretenses.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C-
Two Weeks (2006) Ted Murphy TWO WEEKS offers some positive views on hospice care and tackles head-on a theme that few American features do, but it lacks the gravitas of something like the European drama THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Triad Election (2006) Ted Murphy tackles big ideas like the preservation of tradition and the overall reach of destiny, but also slyly suggests that the Triad of the 21st Century has evolved into something like a giant corporation.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
The Treatment (2006) Ted Murphy The three main performances are what carry the film
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Syndromes and a Century (2006) Ted Murphy If you allow the film to wash over you, it can be appreciated as an essay on the power of memory.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Stephanie Daley (2006) Ted Murphy not a great deal that is dramatic happens in the film, but it is that accrual of small details that fleshes out who these people are.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Starter for 10 (2006) Ted Murphy enjoyable if lightweight entertainment
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Soap (2006) Ted Murphy While I might want to applaud Fischer Christensen for attempting to say something pertinent about gender roles and stereotypes, there is something curiously lacking in the characters.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C-
Snow Cake (2006) Ted Murphy in the end, it's as viable as its titular confection: pretty to look at but cold.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace (2006) Ted Murphy The cast veers from overly theatrical (Rogers) to amusing (Molly Shannon as Ted's wife Shannon, a woman who speaks her mind without thinking about the consequences) to spot on (Harbour, DeWitt, Basche, and several others).
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C-
A Scanner Darkly (2006) Ted Murphy a trippy movie that doesn't make it easy for the audience to follow. The story is complex and confusing and theanimation keeps the viewer from entering the tale emotionally or intellectually.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Sacco and Vanzetti (2006) Ted Murphy Surprisingly, this is the first nonfiction film to tackle the subject and Miller manages to find the parallels to contemporary times without being too pedantic or heavy-handed.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Rock Bottom (2006) Ted Murphy ... a frank look at the devastation that addiction can cause.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Private Fears in Public Places (2006) Ted Murphy Resnais and his superb cast have poured their hearts into this film adaptation and anyone seeking mature entertainment should search for this gem.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Pride (2007) Ted Murphy Howard anchors the film with a charismatic turn. He doesn't turn Ellis into a plaster saint but portrays a complex and complicated man.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
D
Premonition (2007) Ted Murphy This film wants to be a twisty thriller but ends up something of a misogynistic mess which leaves its leading lady stranded.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Les Amities Malefiques (2006) Ted Murphy There are some schematics at work in the screenplay, but the film proves to be an entertaining, if frustrating, experience.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Paprika (2006) Ted Murphy PAPRIKA adds quite a dash of spice to the anime genre and offers a fun ride.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
Over the Hedge (2006) Ted Murphy I watched the film with very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised by its heart and its humor.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
One to Another (2006) Ted Murphy I found the film to be engrossing and fairly well done and would recommend it.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Offside (2006) Ted Murphy a gem that should not be missed.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
D
The Number 23 (2007) Ted Murphy THE NUMBER 23 starts off promisingly but quickly devolves into an uneven mess.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
My Country, My Country (2006) Ted Murphy Part of the problem with the film, though, is that some of the scenes with the doctor and his family and the doctor and his patients have a staged feel to them -- as if, they were also putting on a "show."
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Miss Potter (2006) Ted Murphy There's nothing inherently wrong with MISS POTTER. It's just a throwback to the biopics of the 1930s and 40s and in some ways it may seem progressive to contemporary audiences.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B
The Method (2005) Ted Murphy Undoubtedly some enterprising American film company will either undertake a remake or will pitch it as a new reality show ...
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
D
Memory (2007) Ted Murphy There's an intriguing premise buried in MEMORY ... [but] he execution leaves something to be desired.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Marie Antoinette (2006) Ted Murphy Coppola successfully has made a period film that doesn't feel like a museum piece.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
The Lookout (2007) Ted Murphy My interest waxed and waned. The set up for the film seemed to take eons. Frank overstuffed the script with exposition, multiple subplots and some seemingly unnecessary sequences. Just as I was ready to dismiss the movie, he switched gears.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) Ted Murphy Watching the film, I had admiration for what Eastwood and his writers were attempting, but I remained at arm's length. I'm not entirely sure why I could not buy into the film.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) Ted Murphy Not unlike the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine, this breezy and engaging documentary has a great deal to say about the American fixation on winning and losing.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B+
Joshua (2007) Ted Murphy I'm reluctant to give away too much about this terrifically tidy thriller as I think an audience should be able to watch a film without knowing the twists and surprises that the filmmakers intend.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Introducing the Dwights (2007) Ted Murphy If you want a blowsy, overprotective British mother, the choice would be Brenda Blethyn ... who gets to tear up the screen as [a] self-centered force of nature ...
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Harsh Times (2005) Ted Murphy HARSH TIMES is a portrait of a male-dominated world and inChristian Bale's fierce performance, Ayer has found the perfect actor. It's just unfortunate that the screenplay feels like a left-over from an era that has passed.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
D-
The Good German (2006) Ted Murphy The final verdict on this movie is that for all its attempts to replicate the great movies of the 1940s, it fails miserably.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
B-
Golden Door (2006) Ted Murphy There's a certain remoteness to the story that might keep some members of the audience at bay.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
The Go Master (2006) Ted Murphy As the subject for a film biography, there would seem to be a great deal of material there, but screenwriter Ah Cheng and director Tian Zhuangzhuang make a botch of it.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
Freedom Writers (2007) Ted Murphy Is this film formulaic? Yes. Does it accomplish what it set out to do? Yes. ... It's certainly not a perfect movie but it does offer many pleasures.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Four Lane Highway (2005) Ted Murphy FOUR LANE HIGHWAY is an okay first film, but not one that we haven't seen before. McCormick really doesn't offer any new insights into relationships or love affairs and the trite ending feels something of a cop out.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
D+
For Your Consideration (2006) Ted Murphy The problem with FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION is that it breaks the cardinal rule of comedy: it just isn't funny.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C+
Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman (2006) Ted Murphy What keeps the film interesting, though, is not Fox's "torn between two lovers" shtick, but her encounters with various other women.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
C
Fay Grim (2006) Ted Murphy FAY GRIM turns out to be something of a disappointment.
Posted Jul 14, 2007  Edit critic review
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