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Valerie Kuklenski

Valerie Kuklenski's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Arctic Tale (2007) 60% 3.5/4 EDIT “Arctic Tale conveys the [environmental] message to kids in an endearing story wrapped around some of the most compelling footage ever captured at the top of the world.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jul 26, 2007 Full Review Bridge to Terabithia (2007) 85% 3.5/4 EDIT “[Director Csupo] succeeds in keeping his main characters well-rooted in their daily lives, and his restraint in creating Terabithia is commendable. With no gratuitous rainbows, elves or unicorns, it somehow is believable.” – Los Angeles Daily News Feb 24, 2007 Full Review Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers (2006) 100% 3/4 EDIT “Iraq for Sale is one film with an agenda that maybe everybody can get behind.” – Los Angeles Daily News Sep 8, 2006 Full Review Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) 6% 1.5/4 EDIT “It's unlikely that anyone from that real family would see himself in the remake starring Rene Russo and Dennis Quaid. It's a story told in extremes, as if there weren't enough comedy potential in 18 kids under one roof.” – Los Angeles Daily News Nov 23, 2005 Full Review Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005) 90% 2.5/4 EDIT “The documentary compiles a wide array of corporate offenses.” – Los Angeles Daily News Nov 4, 2005 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks (2004) 5% 1.5/4 EDIT “There are some funny moments... But they are too few.” – Los Angeles Daily News Nov 24, 2004 Full Review Thunderbirds (2004) 18% 2.5/4 EDIT “An action adventure that satisfies appetites for simpler times, keeping the good-vs.-evil pure and unencumbered.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jul 30, 2004 Full Review Garfield: The Movie (2004) 14% 2.5/4 EDIT “The story by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow is predictable, even for young moviegoers.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jun 11, 2004 Full Review Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) 13% 1/4 EDIT “They are evil and they must be stopped. They being studio production executives who gleefully greenlight a sequel to an OK kid-targeted adventure movie just because they are blinded by flashing dollar signs.” – Los Angeles Daily News Mar 12, 2004 Full Review Latter Days (2004) 44% 2.5/4 EDIT “Sounds like the kind of movie that might appeal to, I dunno, maybe all seven openly gay Mormons and not many others.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 30, 2004 Full Review The Haunted Mansion (2003) 14% 2/4 EDIT “It's true that last summer's hit Pirates of the Caribbean is one tough act to follow, but The Haunted Mansion falls short even without such comparisons.” – Los Angeles Daily News Nov 26, 2003 Full Review Freaky Friday (2003) 88% 3/4 EDIT “Director Mark Waters and first-time screenwriter Heather Hach have given a fresh sensibility to an oft-told fable of walking in another's shoes.” – Los Angeles Daily News Aug 6, 2003 Full Review The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) 80% 3/4 EDIT “The greatest strength of The Wild Thornberrys Movie is its ability to relate basic truths -- poachers are bad, respecting wildlife and native peoples is good -- in a way that is fun, fast-paced and accessible without being patronizing.” – Los Angeles Daily News Dec 20, 2002 Full Review The Country Bears (2002) 29% 3/4 EDIT “Don't tell anybody, but I'm going to buy the soundtrack to The Country Bears.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) 29% 3/4 EDIT “Craig Bartlett and director Tuck Tucker should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jun 28, 2002 Full Review Festival in Cannes (2001) 65% 3/4 EDIT “Those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they don't really want to know.” – Los Angeles Daily News Mar 8, 2002 Full Review Rollerball (2002) 3% 1.5/4 EDIT “What do you get when you cross an MGM cult film with costumes from a World Wrestling Federation garage sale and an editor with a short attention span?” – Los Angeles Daily News Feb 8, 2002 Full Review Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) 27% EDIT “Schoolyard bullying is a touchy issue these days, having been pinpointed as the root of many larger crises such as school shootings. Too bad Keeblesed the opportunity to teach kids something about it.” – Los Angeles Daily News Oct 6, 2001 Full Review Recess: School's Out (2001) 60% EDIT “Paul and Joe (they like to be on a first-name basis with their audience) have created a look that is as basic and down-to-earth as their characters.” – Los Angeles Daily News Feb 16, 2001 Full Review Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) 22% EDIT “The complex story is too much to chew for the average preschooler.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Diamonds (1999) 24% EDIT “Douglas, still vigorous at 83, carries the film with one of the best performances of his long career, probably because many of his scenes are straight from the heart.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) 76% EDIT “There's something in Rugrats in Paris for all ages.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Drunken Master II (1994) 85% EDIT “Shortchanges character and plot in order to make time for fight scenes.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Bicentennial Man (1999) 38% EDIT “Bicentennial Man misses the big picture.” – Los Angeles Daily News Jan 1, 2000 Full Review
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