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Countingdown.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): Larry Carroll.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
B+
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) Larry Carroll We're all goofy goobers deep down inside, and it's great news that there's finally a movie that invites us to embrace it.
Posted Nov 19, 2004  Edit critic review
B-
Raise Your Voice (2004) Larry Carroll As refreshing as it may be to see Duff shed tears, drop the 'like' and wear shirts that don't show off her midriff, this is more of a baby step than a giant leap forward.
Posted Oct 07, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Set It Off (1996) Larry Carroll A tense, original caper film full of excellent performances, particularly by Queen Latifah
Posted Sep 17, 2004  Edit critic review
C-
Cellular (2004) Larry Carroll ...leaves the audience wondering whether it should laugh along or simply wince.
Posted Sep 17, 2004  Edit critic review
A-
Super Size Me (2004) Larry Carroll Feeds us the message quite literally that we are all poisoning ourselves to death in such a charming, hilarious, self-deprecating manner that you actually enjoy hearing it.
Posted May 11, 2004  Edit critic review
C
Hidalgo (2004) Larry Carroll Capitulates to weak dialogue, poor pacing, and a half-hearted performance from mumbler Viggo Mortensen, leaving it to be remembered more for a few scenes than as a total film
Posted Mar 06, 2004  Edit critic review
B-
Starsky & Hutch (2004) Larry Carroll Director Phillips may have set out to update the classic TV show, but what he ended up with is a 21st-Century remake of 'Dragnet', the Tom Hanks-Dan Aykroyd two-star flick.
Posted Mar 06, 2004  Edit critic review
D-
Twisted (2004) Larry Carroll A complete jumble of a movie that could have a talking albino gnu wander into the last frame and not make any less sense
Posted Feb 27, 2004  Edit critic review
B+
50 First Dates (2004) Larry Carroll A delightful, breezy, eager-to-please tale of romance that will go down as a career highlight for both lead actors.
Posted Feb 14, 2004  Edit critic review
B
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) Larry Carroll Some jokes hit and others miss, but the laughter, camaraderie and warmth will keep you smiling as much as it did the first time around.
Posted Feb 07, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) Larry Carroll One of the more bizarre movies I've ever seen, but a real blast to watch. If you can find this one, give it a shot.
Posted Feb 04, 2004  Edit critic review
5/5
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Larry Carroll One of the all-time classic movies, and a career-defining performance by Belushi make this mandatory viewing for any movie lover.
Posted Feb 04, 2004  Edit critic review
4/5
Real Life (1979) Larry Carroll A great, underrated, lost gem of a film that accurately predicted and lampooned reality television long before it ever came to be.
Posted Feb 04, 2004  Edit critic review
3/4
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Katherine Brodsky It's difficult for me to say whether this film is a masterpiece or a failed attempt at one.
Posted Oct 06, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/4
Lost in Translation (2003) Katherine Brodsky Occasionally come along tales told through the format of film that capture us completely within the narrative. This is one such film.
Posted Oct 05, 2003  Edit critic review
C+
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) Larry Carroll Salva seems to suffer from 'premature direculation'. He shows his monster far too early, and far too often.
Posted Sep 12, 2003  Edit critic review
3.5/4
American Splendor (2003) Katherine Brodsky In the end, American Splendor proves that 'ordinary Life is pretty interesting.'
Posted Aug 29, 2003  Edit critic review
C
American Wedding (2003) Larry Carroll When a film series starts ripping off Jerry Van Dyke sitcoms, that's a good sign it's time to throw in the towel.
Posted Aug 01, 2003  Edit critic review
B+
Seabiscuit (2003) Larry Carroll I doubt it will seriously be remembered at Oscar time, but it sure beats Tomb Raider 2.
Posted Jul 25, 2003  Edit critic review
B-
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) Larry Carroll A decent, but completely forgettable sequel.
Posted Jul 01, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Down With Love (2003) Larry Carroll A buoyant, witty, and thoroughly charming film that brings you back to a 1963 that we can only wish existed
Posted May 22, 2003  Edit critic review
F
It Runs in the Family (2003) Larry Carroll Five years from now this will be remembered as the most expensive home movie ever made by a family. The DVD will look great on the Douglas family shelf - but God knows it won't be on anybody else's.
Posted Apr 28, 2003  Edit critic review
B-
The Real Cancun (2003) Larry Carroll If you're a fan of reality shows you'll probably enjoy this movie. But do you really want to pay $10 to see something that you can watch on TV for free?
Posted Apr 28, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Identity (2003) Larry Carroll When you're leaving the theatre, you'll want to turn right around, throw down another ten bucks, and go see it again. It's that good.
Posted Apr 28, 2003  Edit critic review
C
Holes (2003) Larry Carroll Chances are, as you sit in that movie theatre and fidget alongside your kids, you won't find yourself digging Holes.
Posted Apr 18, 2003  Edit critic review
C
Bulletproof Monk (2003) Larry Carroll The script seems to have been developed with a desire for the bare minimum, and that work ethic has been passed on to the editing, special effects and fight choreography departments as well.
Posted Apr 18, 2003  Edit critic review
B+
Lilya 4-Ever (2002) Larry Carroll A bleak, blistering, beautiful treasure of a film that presents wasted life in all its horrific vividness.
Posted Apr 15, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Stevie (2002) Larry Carroll The director allows both lead characters to be seen as failures, remarkable for the fact that he himself is one of them.
Posted Apr 15, 2003  Edit critic review
B
Anger Management (2003) Larry Carroll Nicholson and Sandler play exceptionally well off each other
Posted Apr 11, 2003  Edit critic review
D
Under the City's Skin (2001) Larry Carroll A series of melodramatic moments that will have the audience rolling their eyes in disbelief - if they can keep them open, that is.
Posted Apr 09, 2003  Edit critic review
C+
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) Larry Carroll The parts are better than the sum
Posted Apr 09, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Phone Booth (2002) Larry Carroll A tight, suspenseful, compelling movie that may very well revolutionize the action film genre.
Posted Apr 04, 2003  Edit critic review
C
A Man Apart (2003) Larry Carroll This is a movie that should have starred one of the forgotten Baldwins and premiered at the bottom of a discount bin.
Posted Apr 04, 2003  Edit critic review
B-
Basic (2003) Larry Carroll If you can give a movie credit for at least attempting to be intelligent, then you'll appreciate John McTiernan's writhing, raging, overly eager-to-please Basic.
Posted Mar 28, 2003  Edit critic review
B
The Core (2003) Larry Carroll It isn't a perfect film, but it's a perfectly fine film to tide us over until the summer.
Posted Mar 28, 2003  Edit critic review
B+
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Larry Carroll Children from two to twelve will smile from the first frame to the last, as will parents filled with their own warm memories of Milne's creations.
Posted Mar 21, 2003  Edit critic review
B-
Dreamcatcher (2003) Larry Carroll Takes turns being charming, boring, suspenseful, silly, imaginative and cliched, and is ultimately brought down by its frustrating refusal to decide what tale it wants to tell.
Posted Mar 21, 2003  Edit critic review
B+
Willard (2003) Larry Carroll This new Willard is the rarest of films - a remake that completely eclipses the original - and the most significant reason is Glover's performance.
Posted Mar 14, 2003  Edit critic review
B+
The Hunted (2003) Larry Carroll Friedkin keeps a blissful tension from the first frame to the last, and that makes it a difficult movie to not get caught up in.
Posted Mar 14, 2003  Edit critic review
D+
Bringing Down the House (2003) Larry Carroll It relies on stolen gags for humor, forced relationships for empathy, and racist jokes for shock value.
Posted Mar 07, 2003  Edit critic review
C
Tears of the Sun (2003) Larry Carroll This is the best Bruce Willis movie since his last one! - Let's see them blurb that.
Posted Mar 07, 2003  Edit critic review
C+
Dischord (2003) Larry Carroll Like an old relative you haven't seen in ten years, you know the story of Dischord, but enough has changed to make for an interesting visit.
Posted Mar 01, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Open Hearts (2002) Larry Carroll A startlingly real film that packs remarkable emotional power, and gives a glimpse of the kind of genuine human depth that the Dogme decree was meant to tap into.
Posted Mar 01, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
Dark Blue (2002) Larry Carroll A high-intensity performance by Kurt Russell, in what is easily his best movie in ten years
Posted Feb 26, 2003  Edit critic review
A
Old School (2003) Larry Carroll My throat was sore from laughing so hard
Posted Feb 26, 2003  Edit critic review
C-
The Jungle Book 2 (2003) Larry Carroll Practically any one scene from the original film oozes more creativity and humor than the whole of Jungle Book 2.
Posted Feb 14, 2003  Edit critic review
A-
He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (2002) Larry Carroll A rare film that confidently balances between the two most unlikely extremes - joy and terror - and adeptly handles them both.
Posted Feb 14, 2003  Edit critic review
3/5
Canadian Bacon (1995) Larry Carroll A funny, underrated little gem that doesn't say much for Michael Moore as a fictional director, but does showcase his talents as a writer. The last decent John Candy film.
Posted Feb 07, 2003  Edit critic review
B-
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) Larry Carroll Should have been called How to Lose an Audience in 10 Minutes, because that's how long it takes to alienate you with its overly convoluted premise.
Posted Feb 07, 2003  Edit critic review
C+
Shanghai Knights (2003) Larry Carroll Jackie Chan ups the ante with some of his best chop-socky moves, but there's little else to get excited about.
Posted Feb 07, 2003  Edit critic review
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