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Mary-Liz Shaw

Mary-Liz Shaw's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) 43% 3/4 EDIT “On-location exteriors throughout the English countryside, elaborate costumes, and colorful sets overrun with tapestries, mounds of food and large sporting hounds make this one of the most authentic-looking period films in recent years.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb 29, 2008 Full Review Martian Child (2007) 35% 2.5/4 EDIT “John Cusack, Coleman and the rest of the talented crew on screen reach moments of authenticity that are thrilling.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 1, 2007 Full Review Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) 50% 2.5/4 EDIT “Atkinson's physical comedy is so finely honed that there are moments when his timing is almost balletic, lifting the predictable story to sublime heights.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug 23, 2007 Full Review Miss Potter (2006) 68% 3/4 EDIT “Portraying a real-life hero can be a tough assignment. But Zellweger breezes through the role, flashing her puckish grin, talking in her soft, breathy voice and giving very human face to one of the most beloved figures of English letters.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jun 1, 2007 Full Review A Good Year (2006) 26% 2.5/4 EDIT “Movies with predictable arcs rise or fall on their cinematic moments. Fortunately, there are several in A Good Year.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 10, 2006 Full Review Perhaps Love (2005) 3.5/4 EDIT “If you're willing to last through the first 20 minutes -- when almost nothing makes sense -- you'll find yourself sucked into one of the most astonishing and original films in recent years.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 27, 2006 Full Review Conversations With God (2006) 7% 2/4 EDIT “For those of us who want to know who this guy really is, what he's about, where he came from, the film is as vague as the voice Walsch hears.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct 27, 2006 Full Review The House of Sand (2005) 80% 3/4 EDIT “The thrill of seeing this movie is in the realization that we've seen nothing like it before.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sep 14, 2006 Full Review The Quiet (2005) 22% 2.5/4 EDIT “The direction by Jamie Babbit, a young filmmaker who has done mostly television dramas, is sure and close in a modern noir way.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug 31, 2006 Full Review Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) 87% 3/4 EDIT “The narrative is tight and compelling, claustrophobic in scope, with acting performances that chill in their understated anxiety and courage.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 12, 2006 Full Review The Libertine (2005) 34% 1/4 EDIT “This is an irritatingly unsatisfying and unappetizing profile.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mar 9, 2006 Full Review The White Countess (2005) 51% 2.5/4 EDIT “Often leaves us unmoved.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 28, 2006 Full Review Tristan & Isolde (2006) 31% 2.5/4 EDIT “Everything is a little too overdone.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jan 12, 2006 Full Review Pride & Prejudice (2005) 87% 3/4 EDIT “This Pride has more going for it than that 1940 confection, but neither is it the definitive screen version of Austen's venerable love story.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 10, 2005 Full Review Chicken Little (2005) 36% 3/4 EDIT “It loses some of its emotional punch as the plot complications pile up.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 4, 2005 Full Review Oliver Twist (2005) 61% 3/4 EDIT “Beauty and hateful ugliness meet in extraordinary harmony in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist, fitting for a story that is a study in obvious contrasts.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sep 30, 2005 Full Review Valiant (2005) 32% 2.5/4 EDIT “Valiant is a movie that is trying to be an homage but winds up a pale imitation.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug 19, 2005 Full Review House of D (2004) 10% 2.5/4 EDIT “House of D wears its classic story like a fine suit, but it teeters on the clich, occasionally falling into the rut of the predictable.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 28, 2005 Full Review Gloomy Sunday (2000) 84% 3.5/4 EDIT “It's a cracking good yarn, well-told and impeccably acted, especially by Krl.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 14, 2005 Full Review Bride & Prejudice (2004) 63% 2.5/4 EDIT “Doesn't quite do justice to Austen, despite its attempt to pay her homage.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb 24, 2005 Full Review Son of the Mask (2005) 6% 1.5/4 EDIT “To heck with suspense, I'll just tell you right now: Jamie Kennedy is no Jim Carrey.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Feb 17, 2005 Full Review The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) 68% 2/4 EDIT “Fans of the show may miss several recurring characters, including Bob's pet snail Gary, which are mostly no-shows. And the college crowd may be disappointed in the relatively sparse number of pop-culture allusions.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 18, 2004 Full Review Home on the Range (2004) 51% 3/4 EDIT “Watch your young 'un stay glued to the screen for the length of the picture, and you'll need no further proof of the value of a well-paced plot written in language children understand.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Apr 1, 2004 Full Review Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) 25% 2.5/4 EDIT “Good performances keep the movie from collapsing under the weight of its cliches.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dec 25, 2003 Full Review Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) 57% 1/4 EDIT “This is a mere industrial product, with borrowings from other films and cartoons tossed in without thought as to whether they belong there.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Nov 13, 2003 Full Review
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