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Alex Markerson

Alex Markerson's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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E! Online film critic.

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The Unborn (2009) 11% D EDIT “Writer/director David S. Goyer, whose niche as a screenwriter is in adapting comic-book tales, gets a few frightening images into the frame, but they're all one-off shocks that do nothing to build tension.” – E! Online Jan 9, 2009 Full Review Valkyrie (2008) 62% C- EDIT “The actors don't interact so much as issue pronouncements, and there's not a hint of levity to distract from the gravity of the situation.” – E! Online Dec 30, 2008 Full Review The Spirit (2008) 14% C+ EDIT “It's black-and-white with red all over, but The Spirit is as thin as the newsprint from which it springs.” – E! Online Dec 29, 2008 Full Review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 72% A- EDIT “It'll take two and a half hours of your life and still make you feel younger.” – E! Online Dec 24, 2008 Full Review Gran Torino (2008) 81% B EDIT “The supporting performances are a little uneven, but the characters come through in unexpected ways, especially a wet-behind-the-ears priest who's anything but naive.” – E! Online Dec 11, 2008 Full Review Transporter 3 (2008) 40% D EDIT “It's kinda fast, it looks cheap, it's definitely out of control.” – E! Online Nov 26, 2008 Full Review Bolt (2008) 90% B+ EDIT “Charming and frequently exciting.” – E! Online Nov 20, 2008 Full Review Quantum of Solace (2008) 63% B- EDIT “It's like Casino Royale with cheese: Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 has all the action it needs and then some, but lacks the focus of its predecessor.” – E! Online Nov 14, 2008 Full Review Role Models (2008) 77% B- EDIT “It's not often that a film with mortifying first-act problems redeems itself, but somehow Role Models manages to grow in parallel with its characters.” – E! Online Nov 7, 2008 Full Review Splinter (2008) 74% C- EDIT “The ingredients are all there: a small, virtually unknown cast, a remote location, a nasty critter -- but the seasoning is all off.” – E! Online Oct 30, 2008 Full Review Saw V (2008) 13% D- EDIT “The death of nearly every character in the franchise isn't enough to prevent the makers from grinding out another edition of Saw. Could they just finish the job?” – E! Online Oct 29, 2008 Full Review Max Payne (2008) 16% D EDIT “Painful to watch, but it's nothing an aspirin can't fix. Might as well save yourself the headache, though.” – E! Online Oct 17, 2008 Full Review Quarantine (2008) 56% B- EDIT “Effective scares make up for some dodgy storytelling in this horror vérité about a TV crew trapped in an apartment building teeming with plague victims.” – E! Online Oct 10, 2008 Full Review RocknRolla (2008) 60% C EDIT “[Ritchie's] latest effort has the sprawling cast of characters and all the convolutions you'd expect, but none of the wit or joy necessary to distract from its shallowness.” – E! Online Oct 10, 2008 Full Review Appaloosa (2008) 77% C+ EDIT “Emotionally Appaloosa shoots blanks.” – E! Online Oct 3, 2008 Full Review Blindness (2008) 44% B EDIT “Blindness looks and feels uncomfortably real; what redeems it is its fumbling, groping quest for mercies that may not be coming.” – E! Online Oct 3, 2008 Full Review Choke (2008) 56% B- EDIT “A gleefully profane adaptation of a Chuck Palahniuk novel, Choke suffers from some uneven performances but still might have you doing spit takes in your popcorn.” – E! Online Sep 25, 2008 Full Review Burn After Reading (2008) 78% B+ EDIT “A twisted spy farce populated with characters that might as well be windup toys, Burn After Reading is nevertheless a hoot -- mostly thanks to the all-star cast.” – E! Online Sep 12, 2008 Full Review Bangkok Dangerous (2008) 9% C EDIT “[A] stylish but laborious thriller.” – E! Online Sep 5, 2008 Full Review The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) 32% C- EDIT “Fans of the late and lamented show may want to believe that this X marks a glorious return, but this plodding supernatural thriller wouldn't even make a top-10-episodes list.” – E! Online Jul 24, 2008 Full Review The Dark Knight (2008) 94% A EDIT “Director Christopher Nolan has crafted a Batman film of such devastating impact, it practically obliterates the memory of its predecessors -- including Nolan's own Batman Begins.” – E! Online Jul 17, 2008 Full Review Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) 86% B EDIT “If you're deeply into the weird, Hellboy II is just like heaven. Even if you're not, it's not half bad.” – E! Online Jul 11, 2008 Full Review The Wackness (2008) 70% B EDIT “It's an acquired taste, more bitter than sweet, but it lingers -- a lot like smoke.” – E! Online Jul 3, 2008 Full Review Hancock (2008) 42% C EDIT “Hancock can fly; Hancock can punch; Hancock is bulletproof. Regrettably these things don't hold true for Hancock as a film, which starts promisingly enough, but ultimately gets knocked off course by a reveal of dubious dramatic value.” – E! Online Jul 2, 2008 Full Review Wanted (2008) 72% B- EDIT “An unapologetically brutish action-thriller that moves just fast enough to outrun its gaping flaws.” – E! Online Jun 27, 2008 Full Review
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