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Bob Westal

Bob Westal's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT ““The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” graduates to the big screen with more action, less movie-geek jokes, and a more famous collection of over-the-hill actors. ” – Bullz-Eye.com Jul 22, 2025 Full Review Homicide (1991) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “But, there's also little doubt in my mind that "Homicide" is pure Mamet in its uncut form, and that's a pretty great thing.” – Bullz-Eye.com Dec 13, 2017 Full Review El Dorado (1966) 96% 3/5 EDIT “A nice serving of entertaining comfort cinema for dedicated fans of classic era filmmaking.” – Bullz-Eye.com Nov 20, 2017 Full Review Lovelace (2013) 53% 3/5 EDIT “As a most apolitical black comedy and dark melodrama, Lovelace works reasonably well, and that's mostly due to a strong pace and a stronger cast.” – Bullz-Eye.com Aug 8, 2013 Full Review The Man With the Iron Fists (2012) 52% 1/5 EDIT “It's a movie that's more concerned with striking poses than telling a story or delivering even one exciting action sequence.” – Bullz-Eye.com Nov 1, 2012 Full Review Moonrise Kingdom (2012) 93% 3.5/5 EDIT “The quirk might be laid on a bit thick... [but] the Andersonian humor is also laid on pretty thick in a good way, and most of it comes at the expense of the adults.” – Bullz-Eye.com May 24, 2012 Full Review Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) 82% 3.5/5 EDIT “In 88 minutes, we get a very decent gloss on the Comic-Con experience and just what it can mean for some people.” – Bullz-Eye.com Apr 5, 2012 Full Review House of My Father (2012) 41% 2.5/5 EDIT “An often very funny but terribly haphazard spoof of low-budget south of the border pop culture.” – Bullz-Eye.com Mar 15, 2012 Full Review Act of Valor (2012) 28% 1.5/5 EDIT “There's a reason why old-fashioned, morale-boosting Hollywood war films were populated by trained actors. They can act.” – Bullz-Eye.com Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Goon (2011) 81% 3.5/5 EDIT “Goon is a Canadian hockey comedy with a capital CANUCK. It oozes Great White North out of its every pore, which I'm glad to say is a lot less disgusting than it sounds.” – Bullz-Eye.com Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Rampart (2011) 74% 3/5 EDIT “The best and most enjoyable thing about Rampart is all the pyrotechnics emanating from the very interesting object that is Woody Harrelson's brain.” – Bullz-Eye.com Jan 26, 2012 Full Review Haywire (2011) 80% 3.5/5 EDIT “Soderbergh describes it as 'a Pam Grier movie made by Alfred Hitchcock.' I'd say it's more like an espionage-driven Coffy as directed by Steven Soderbergh.” – Bullz-Eye.com Jan 20, 2012 Full Review Drag Me to Hell (2009) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “There's a necessary coldness at its heart, and I'm honestly unsure whether it's a plus or a minus. I'm convinced, however, that this big inner chill is part of the reason why it's still creeping me out just a bit.” – Bullz-Eye.com Jan 7, 2012 Full Review Carnage (2011) 71% 3.5/5 EDIT “Polanski's tremendous skill with creating dramatic tension ensures that we're in for a gripping as well as a very funny ride.” – Bullz-Eye.com Dec 15, 2011 Full Review Immortals (2011) 50% 2/5 EDIT “Just one more example of why this would be a better movie world if the screenplay were perceived as being the most crucial element of a film package.” – Bullz-Eye.com Nov 10, 2011 Full Review The Thing (2011) 34% 3/5 EDIT “The Thing brings no shame to the franchise, but it doesn't build on it much, either.” – Bullz-Eye.com Oct 13, 2011 Full Review Killer Elite (2011) 27% 2/5 EDIT “Killer Elite had potential to be a really interesting, action-heavy political thriller. Sadly, it never really tries to be anything more than another vehicle for Jason Statham.” – Bullz-Eye.com Sep 22, 2011 Full Review Warrior (2011) 84% 2.5/5 EDIT “It's just a shame that, when the punching and kicking really gets started during the film's final third, the 140-minute tale goes flabby due to an uncomfortable mix of sincere populist enthusiasm and artistic ambition.” – Bullz-Eye.com Sep 8, 2011 Full Review Your Highness (2011) 28% 3/5 EDIT “[Green] does a superb job of making the most of a script that needed some serious punching up.” – Bullz-Eye.com Apr 7, 2011 Full Review Season of the Witch (2011) 11% 2/5 EDIT “For long, long stretches, [it's] too leaden and dour to be any fun at all.” – Bullz-Eye.com Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Moonstruck (1987) 90% 4.5/5 EDIT “For all the emphasis on its leads, Moonstruck is a brilliantly cast ensemble piece and two smaller supporting roles deserve a special mention.” – Bullz-Eye.com Mar 26, 2011 Full Review Sucker Punch (2011) 22% 2/5 EDIT “I hope Snyder had fun, because it might be a few decades before he gets another shot.” – Bullz-Eye.com Mar 26, 2011 Full Review Take Me Home Tonight (2011) 27% 4/5 EDIT “Dowse achieves a level of sincerity and comic bite that transcends the efficient but sometimes painfully obvious screenplay.” – Bullz-Eye.com Mar 3, 2011 Full Review Barney's Version (2010) 77% 2.5/5 EDIT “One thing that even relatively short novels often do that movies can have a hard time with is telling the story of a character's entire life.” – Bullz-Eye.com Jan 15, 2011 Full Review Another Year (2010) 93% 3/5 EDIT “There is no trace of acting in Manville's work, which is awfully close to the greatest compliment you can give a film actor.” – Bullz-Eye.com Jan 1, 2011 Full Review
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