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Robert K. Elder

Robert K. Elder's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Learning Curve (1999) 13% EDIT “Adds a layer of irony as the director makes one beginner's mistake after another -- revealing Schwab's own learning curve to be quite steep.” – Chicago Tribune May 29, 2024 Full Review Triad Election (2006) 96% 3/4 EDIT “[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 12, 2007 Full Review Election (2005) 86% 3/4 EDIT “[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream.” – Chicago Tribune Jul 12, 2007 Full Review The Protector (2005) 53% 2/4 EDIT “Exactly like an elephant, mostly slow and lumbering -- but with great menacing charges of excitement.” – Chicago Tribune Dec 15, 2006 Full Review Gay Sex in the '70s (2005) 71% 2.5/4 EDIT “... Lovett's tribute to a bygone era feels like it might resonate deeper if context and character overpowered story upon story of sexual excess.” – Chicago Tribune Jan 27, 2006 Full Review The Ringer (2005) 40% 1/4 EDIT “In all its lobbying for our laughter, The Ringer feels too lawyered-up and politically positioned to trigger much laughter at all.” – Chicago Tribune Dec 22, 2005 Full Review Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) 8% 2/4 EDIT “A harmless, inoffensive bit of family programming during the holiday season -- and there's nothing wrong with that. But 'harmless' doesn't have to mean dull.” – Chicago Tribune Dec 20, 2005 Full Review Aeon Flux (2005) 9% 2/4 EDIT “Ten years ago, Chung's animated Aeon Flux was groundbreaking, inspirational. It still is. Maybe another spin through Chung's Flux DVD set will wipe away all memory of its middling live-action cousin.” – Chicago Tribune Dec 5, 2005 Full Review The Kid & I (2005) 35% 1.5/4 EDIT “Though The Kid & I falters as both a comedy and an After School Special, it works as a rather touching episode of This is Your Life, with a parade of cameos from Arnold's career that'll coax a sniffle or two from his family.” – Chicago Tribune Dec 1, 2005 Full Review Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) 6% 1.5/4 EDIT “Yours, Mine & Ours isn't so much a movie as it is scene after scene of [Dennis] Quaid getting pelted with paint, food and other associated goo. But even as slapstick, it's a major snoozefest.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 22, 2005 Full Review Chicken Little (2005) 36% 2.5/4 EDIT “In trying to be all things to all popcorn-buyers, Chicken Little comes off as a manic scramble to please everyone.” – Chicago Tribune Nov 3, 2005 Full Review Doom (2005) 18% 2/4 EDIT “Despite some solid moves against viewer expectations, Doom ultimately embraces the cliched doom of all video game movies.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 20, 2005 Full Review Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) 86% 3.5/4 EDIT “Black's retro-noir reminds us why we love movies: because they can surprise us, even when we're ankle deep in bullet casings, bodies and enough twists to tie us in knots.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 20, 2005 Full Review The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2004) 97% 3/4 EDIT “Beauchamp must be applauded for not only for his investigative daring but also for his unflinching courage.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 13, 2005 Full Review Two for the Money (2005) 22% 2.5/4 EDIT “Pacino's bark is ultimately better than Two For the Money's bite.” – Chicago Tribune Oct 6, 2005 Full Review The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) 62% 2/4 EDIT “Paxton hits the ball squarely in capturing the psychology of his characters, but hooks it into the sand trap of effects and thematic overselling.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 29, 2005 Full Review Serenity (2005) 82% 3.5/4 EDIT “Serenity is a brash, funny, action-packed bit of sci-fi ecstasy.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 29, 2005 Full Review Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) 85% 3.5/4 EDIT “If Nightmare Before Christmas was a jazzy pop number, Corpse Bride is a waltz--an elegant, deadly funny bit of macabre matrimony.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 22, 2005 Full Review The Man (2005) 12% 2/4 EDIT “As long as airlines need sub-par comedies, The Man will have a home flying the friendly skies. On the ground, it goes nowhere.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 8, 2005 Full Review Underclassman (2005) 6% 1/4 EDIT “Underclassman flunks out.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 2, 2005 Full Review Transporter 2 (2005) 52% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's brainless, high-speed, popcorn fun.” – Chicago Tribune Sep 1, 2005 Full Review The Constant Gardener (2005) 83% 4/4 EDIT “A sweaty, vital masterpiece that's always one step ahead of its audience.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 31, 2005 Full Review Undiscovered (2005) 6% 2/4 EDIT “A movie about artistic authenticity in search of its own.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 25, 2005 Full Review Valiant (2005) 32% 2.5/4 EDIT “A mix of top-notch voice talents, standard computer animation and several missed story opportunities.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 18, 2005 Full Review My Date With Drew (2004) 71% 3/4 EDIT “It does work, and winningly so, as a sharp comedy powered by Brian Herzlinger's disarming audacity and puckish self-deprecation.” – Chicago Tribune Aug 5, 2005 Full Review
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