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Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Roanoke Times (Virginia) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Beth Jones.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
5/5
March of the Penguins (2005) Beth Jones Above all, Morgan Freeman tells us, this is a story of love. But some might leave saying it's about the futility of life's never-ending struggles.
Posted Aug 10, 2005  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) Beth Jones Folks from this side of the Mason-Dixon line may be more forgiving of this sometimes fun, if often mindless, bit of entertainment.
Posted Aug 10, 2005  Edit critic review
3/5
Cinderella Man (2005) Beth Jones Opie makes a statement about the grand divide between the rich and the rest of us.
Posted Jun 06, 2005  Edit critic review
3/5
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) Beth Jones For every scene where the shaggy dog gives a human-looking smile, there's another about the unavoidable sadness that comes with walking on two legs rather than four.
Posted Feb 21, 2005  Edit critic review
4/5
Kinsey (2004) Beth Jones One of few R-rated movies to show male frontal nudity, and one of even fewer to show more than a glimpse of it.
Posted Dec 28, 2004  Edit critic review
2/5
Sideways (2004) Beth Jones plodding, standoffish and seriously overrated.
Posted Nov 29, 2004  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) Beth Jones The outrageous character Renee Zellweger has crafted is so dynamic and funny she's able to hold the sequel together.
Posted Nov 22, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Beth Jones With his expressive face Bernal seems to show us the exact moment when Guevara turned into a revolutionary determined to rescue the poor of the earth.
Posted Nov 07, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
I Heart Huckabees (2004) Beth Jones Life as a blanket: He's you and you're me and we're both Bob Newhart in this brilliant comic romp.
Posted Oct 25, 2004  Edit critic review
2/5
Wimbledon (2004) Beth Jones Unless you're a tennis fan, this flick is about as fun as sitting through a movie about the 1980s arcade game Pong.
Posted Sep 20, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
High Art (1998) Beth Jones Who knew Ally Sheedy was so sexy?
Posted Aug 30, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003) Beth Jones The film's success rests largely on the shoulders of this engaging clan who, unlike most reality television stars, pays no attention to the cameras.
Posted Aug 30, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Garden State (2004) Beth Jones A few overly artsy shots make it look like Braff's trying too hard, but mostly he's simply trying to tell a heartfelt story.
Posted Aug 26, 2004  Edit critic review
1/5
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) Beth Jones Yet another film where a loyal black man dies to save his "master," a Hollywood trend that's downright sickening.
Posted Aug 26, 2004  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Door in the Floor (2004) Beth Jones Leaves the viewer with lots to think about but not much hope for the human condition.
Posted Aug 16, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Beth Jones Moore never tries to hide his agenda. This is a first-person, nonfiction film, not a special on the History Channel.
Posted Jun 28, 2004  Edit critic review
1/5
Garfield: The Movie (2004) Beth Jones Stinkier than a litter box in a multi-cat household.
Posted Jun 14, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Beth Jones Cuaron leaves Peter Jackson and his bloody Hobbits choking on his dust.
Posted Jun 08, 2004  Edit critic review
2/5
Raising Helen (2004) Beth Jones Makes the erroneous suggestion that a woman can't possibly create a life of beauty and meaning without the patter of little feet.
Posted May 31, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Shrek 2 (2004) Beth Jones The long list of sequels to be released in coming months will have a hard time measuring up to this green giant.
Posted May 24, 2004  Edit critic review
3/5
Breakin' All the Rules (2004) Beth Jones Foxx , Union, Chestnut and MacNicol deserve to be A-list stars much more than any Tom (Cruise), Dick (Gere) or Halle (Berry).
Posted May 17, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Mean Girls (2004) Beth Jones A surprisingly sweet love letter to teenage gals.
Posted May 03, 2004  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Alamo (2004) Beth Jones Thornton's performance as a slightly itchy Davy Crockett saves it from being a complete and total bomb.
Posted Apr 12, 2004  Edit critic review
2/5
Jersey Girl (2004) Beth Jones If the movie were any gooier, it would have been a Hallmark card.
Posted Mar 29, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
A Walk on the Moon (1999) Beth Jones Beautiful performances!
Posted Mar 22, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
My Architect (2003) Beth Jones While primarily a film about a man searching for roots, "My Architect" also pays tribute to the folks who make such monumental structures.
Posted Mar 22, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Starsky & Hutch (2004) Beth Jones Stiller and Wilson use the detectives as springboards for their quirky brand of humor. Think "Zoolander" only with guns and the ubiquitous Red Tomato.
Posted Mar 08, 2004  Edit critic review
3/5
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) Beth Jones It's not nearly as groovin as the 1987 original, but 13-year-olds will probably find a lot to like. BTW, what's up with all the petite leading men?
Posted Mar 02, 2004  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Passion of the Christ (2004) Beth Jones Jesus stumbles under the weight of the cross so many times, you begin to swear the editors are recycling the same footage over and over again.
Posted Feb 26, 2004  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Company (2003) Beth Jones Basically, Altman unloads a busload of paper-thin characters and allows them to wander aimlessly.
Posted Feb 26, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
The Triplets of Belleville (2003) Beth Jones One of his greatest achievements is allowing the audience to crawl inside Bruno's head. Not since "Babe" has a movie made me care so much for a four-legged character.
Posted Feb 16, 2004  Edit critic review
3/5
Bird on a Wire (1990) Beth Jones
Posted Feb 09, 2004  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) Beth Jones Now that those Hobbits are wrapped up, Hollywood ought to turn its attention to making a "Barbershop" trilogy.
Posted Feb 09, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
In America (2002) Beth Jones Even the woeful lot from Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" wouldn't be able to compete in a misery contest with this cursed clan
Posted Feb 02, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
The Waterdance (1992) Beth Jones
Posted Jan 27, 2004  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004) Beth Jones Duhamel certainly passes as a fox - a fact I only mention because the folks at DreamWorks clearly use his looks as a marketing tool.
Posted Jan 27, 2004  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Big Fish (2003) Beth Jones This is the masterpiece Tim Burton has been itching and scratching his way toward ever since he introduced us to "Beetlejuice" in the '80s.
Posted Jan 12, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Bad Santa (2003) Beth Jones I like the idea of a fallible Kris Kringle - kind of like that song "What if God Was One of Us" only about Santa instead of God.
Posted Dec 01, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Human Stain (2003) Beth Jones Though Hollywood seems intent on adapting every well-received novel, some stories just don't translate well to the big screen.
Posted Nov 24, 2003  Edit critic review
4/5
Love Actually (2003) Beth Jones I'll take an overly sentimental movie over a sardonic one any day - particularly around the holidays. Now if I only Santa would tuck Hugh under my Christmas tree.
Posted Nov 18, 2003  Edit critic review
2/5
Casa de los Babys (2003) Beth Jones The film sags from the weight of too many characters, and its suggestion that the world is nothing but sadness is too much to bear.
Posted Nov 03, 2003  Edit critic review
4/5
I Capture the Castle (2003) Beth Jones The fancy-pants accents and period costuming make one feel intellectually smug, as if the afternoon had been spent watching a Merchant-Ivory film - only without the tedium of actually sitting through a Merchant-Ivory film.
Posted Oct 20, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Beth Jones Watching the Coens join forces with Hollywood producer Brian Grazer for this star-driven comedy is the equivalent of Justin Timberlake hooking up with Bob Dylan for an album of duets, but it works pretty darn well.
Posted Oct 13, 2003  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) Beth Jones Sure, the movie blows but Jolie is the new James Dean, mysterious and the definition of cool.
Posted Jul 28, 2003  Edit critic review
5/5
Ruby in Paradise (1993) Beth Jones Judd shines like the movie star she was destined to become.
Posted Jul 15, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Whale Rider (2002) Beth Jones The spectacular New Zealand setting makes the perfect backdrop for the movie's blend of realism and fantasy.
Posted Jul 15, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Winged Migration (2001) Beth Jones My kitty Ama, who has never before shown any interest in the tube, watched the entire movie with wide-eyed wonder.
Posted Jul 07, 2003  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) Beth Jones The D.C. setting did compel writer Kate Kondell to have the movie champion a cause, which is that Americans need to be more involved in politics or that everyone should embrace their individuality, or something.
Posted Jul 07, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Spellbound (2002) Beth Jones When the winner held the trophy high above her head, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. Will this girl spend her life consumed by work the way she was consumed by spelling? Does she know how to stretch out on the grass and marvel at the clouds? I'm ju
Posted Jun 30, 2003  Edit critic review
3/5
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Beth Jones Entertaining, though, those cars are 2 neon and 2 1980s.
Posted Jun 09, 2003  Edit critic review
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