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Bronsonfive is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Michael Ferraro.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
4/5
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) Michael Ferraro Wristcutters: A Love Story is like a suicidal Wizard of Oz.
Posted Mar 25, 2008  Edit critic review
2/5
Drillbit Taylor (2008) Michael Ferraro It's a humorless PG-13 comedy aimed at middle school kids/some high school kids. Anyone else should stay at home and watch Over the Edge instead.
Posted Mar 21, 2008  Edit critic review
1/5
Doomsday (2008) Michael Ferraro Let's just say that I've built more climactic medieval battles with a set of Legos during my childhood.
Posted Mar 17, 2008  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Bank Job (2008) Michael Ferraro It's captivating, intriguing, and enjoyable throughout.
Posted Mar 10, 2008  Edit critic review
0.5/5
Semi-Pro (2008) Michael Ferraro Semi-Pro is a bad film, even by traditional Will Ferrell standards. The jokes constantly misfire, last too long, or try too hard to disgust.
Posted Mar 05, 2008  Edit critic review
1.5/5
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) Michael Ferraro The Other Boleyn Girl is almost too indescribable for words. It's one of the most visually boring films I've seen in some time.
Posted Feb 29, 2008  Edit critic review
4/5
Be Kind Rewind (2008) Michael Ferraro Be Kind Rewind not only reminds us why we love film so damn much, it pays tribute to those films that may have had a hand in it.
Posted Feb 21, 2008  Edit critic review
2/5
City of Men (2007) Michael Ferraro Imagine City of God by way of One Tree Hill and you got yourself City of Men.
Posted Feb 20, 2008  Edit critic review
2/5
Diary of the Dead (2007) Michael Ferraro We get that this is supposed to be from the perspective of a film major, but did Romero have to make it so painfully authentic?
Posted Feb 15, 2008  Edit critic review
3/5
Jumper (2008) Michael Ferraro All scribes involved understand the superhero formula rather well and have fun presenting a familiar premise (that of transporting characters) into an entertaining ride. But perhaps it's all too familiar.
Posted Feb 14, 2008  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Michael Ferraro An exciting and refreshing adventure that's shorter (and less melodramatic) than another Harry Potter film.
Posted Feb 13, 2008  Edit critic review
2/5
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) Michael Ferraro Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is [Lawrence's] latest starring vehicle and yet another that drowns any comedic talents he once had with a cliché plot and hollow character arcs.
Posted Feb 07, 2008  Edit critic review
3/5
The Eye (2008) Michael Ferraro Just be prepared to suspend your disbelief a little more than usual.
Posted Feb 04, 2008  Edit critic review
0.5/5
Strange Wilderness (2008) Michael Ferraro It feels more like a compilation of skits from a failed comedy show.
Posted Feb 03, 2008  Edit critic review
3/5
Confusions of an Unmarried Couple (2009) Michael Ferraro The film has elements of Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy) and Woody Allen (Annie Hall); it just doesn't provide us with anything new.
Posted Feb 02, 2008  Edit critic review
0.5/5
Meet the Spartans (2008) Michael Ferraro It aims to be a so-called spoof of 300 but only succeeds at being a commercial for idiocy.
Posted Jan 27, 2008  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Rambo (2008) Michael Ferraro Rambo is exactly the film you want it to be. It has little dialogue, plenty of action, and a nice load of blood and guts splattered throughout.
Posted Jan 25, 2008  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Untraceable (2008) Michael Ferraro It's a tame version of Saw, aimed at middle-aged America, with the same lack of brains and appeal.
Posted Jan 23, 2008  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Cloverfield (2008) Michael Ferraro Think Blair Witch meets Godzilla, and since that isn't the first or last time you'll read that comparison, think of a movie that results in something less profound.
Posted Jan 15, 2008  Edit critic review
5/5
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Michael Ferraro Paralyzing to watch. At times, you're just as frustrated as Bauby; you want him to communicate, you want other people to understand what he is thinking, and above all, you want him to pull through it.
Posted Jan 11, 2008  Edit critic review
3/5
The Bucket List (2007) Michael Ferraro Thinking about taking a road trip with Nicholson and Freeman sounds like the best thing ever. Perhaps it would have been in a more serious, less light-hearted film.
Posted Jan 10, 2008  Edit critic review
5/5
There Will Be Blood (2007) Michael Ferraro It's like a version of Citizen Kane that Stanley Kubrick might have directed. But the film has enough to lay its own influence in the minds of future filmmakers to come.
Posted Jan 07, 2008  Edit critic review
1/5
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) Michael Ferraro This isn't so much an Alien or Predator styled flick we were all hoping for. Instead, half of the plot plays out like a John Hughes nightmare circa 1988.
Posted Dec 27, 2007  Edit critic review
3/5
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Michael Ferraro Sweeney Todd is exactly the musical Burton fans have wished him to make. It's a bloody mess of vengeance and lost love, full of throat-slitting mayhem.
Posted Dec 21, 2007  Edit critic review
5/5
No Country for Old Men (2007) Michael Ferraro No Country for Old Men is the most brutal cinematic experience of the year, as well as one the best. It's nothing shy of an unforgettable masterpiece.
Posted Dec 17, 2007  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) Michael Ferraro It's powerfully crafted, intensely paced and brilliantly acted from all involved players, and a film that's easily [Lumet's] best since Network.
Posted Dec 14, 2007  Edit critic review
3/5
Atonement (2007) Michael Ferraro Fans of the original source material will definitely know what to expect here. The rest of us, who can't seem to connect to any of these characters (let alone care about them), can only marvel at the technical aspects of the film.
Posted Dec 07, 2007  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Reservation Road (2007) Michael Ferraro It's a gripping enough subject matter that isn't exactly given an engaging or focused enough screenplay to be as powerful as it so desperately strives for.
Posted Dec 05, 2007  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Savages (2007) Michael Ferraro [Bosco's] performance as a senior going through the motions of aging is hypnotic, heartbreaking, and dead-on. It's the kind of performance awards were created for.
Posted Nov 30, 2007  Edit critic review
4/5
Juno (2007) Michael Ferraro Jason Reitman is shaping up to be quite the talented filmmaker. Just as he proved with his previous effort, Thank You for Smoking, the merging of comedic elements never offset the dramatic side.
Posted Nov 29, 2007  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Margot at the Wedding (2007) Michael Ferraro The aesthetics of the film are as chaotic as the characters themselves, as if the editor tried to mimic the style of the French New Wave movement without paying attention to the theoretical reasoning behind it.
Posted Nov 28, 2007  Edit critic review
2/5
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) Michael Ferraro The world of children's literature continues to be raped by Hollywood and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is its latest victim.
Posted Nov 26, 2007  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Beowulf (2007) Michael Ferraro How can a film based on such a classic piece of literature, with the cache of talent behind it, be so drab?
Posted Nov 26, 2007  Edit critic review
1.5/5
Tooth & Nail (2007) Michael Ferraro Tooth and Nail is part of the After Dark Horror series and like many of the other films under this label, it's just as forgettable.
Posted Nov 26, 2007  Edit critic review
1/5
Fred Claus (2007) Michael Ferraro While it tries to bring a new premise into the mix (Santa Claus has a cranky older brother), the result is just as humorless and stale as the Tim Allen's The Santa Clause trilogy.
Posted Nov 26, 2007  Edit critic review
0/5
Hitman (2007) Michael Ferraro It's as embarrassing as anything Steven Seagal has put out in the past decade.
Posted Nov 26, 2007  Edit critic review
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