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SA Movie & DVD Magazine is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): James O'Ehley.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
The Last Sentinel (2007) James O'Ehley In one scene Wilson swims in what logically must be knee-deep water!
Posted Aug 17, 2010  Edit critic review
Forbidden World (1982) James O'Ehley At certain points you'd be forgiven for thinking that you're watching a soft-core flick.
Posted Aug 05, 2010  Edit critic review
Galaxy of Terror (1981) James O'Ehley A certain James Cameron (you may have heard of him) worked as production designer on this cheap 1981 Alien rip-off, now on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time.
Posted Aug 04, 2010  Edit critic review
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) James O'Ehley It is is about as realistic as a Tom & Jerry cartoon, but then again, this is a Die Hard movie . . .
Posted Nov 08, 2007  Edit critic review
Across the Universe (2007) James O'Ehley A movie made by Beatles obsessives, for Beatles obsessives . . .
Posted Oct 09, 2007  Edit critic review
The Lookout (2007) James O'Ehley Nowadays it is actually refreshing to get a crime thriller that doesn't try to be Pulp Fiction . . .
Posted Oct 01, 2007  Edit critic review
The Simpsons Movie (2007) James O'Ehley Sure, watching The Simpsons Movie is like watching a longer-than-average episode of The Simpsons. And your problem is?
Posted Jul 24, 2007  Edit critic review
Transformers (2007) James O'Ehley Be sure to have some headache pills handy when you go see Transformers. While it may not necessarily be the best action movie of the year, it is definitely the loudest and you're sure to walk out of the cinemas with a throbbing headache . . .
Posted Jul 13, 2007  Edit critic review
Shrek the Third (2007) James O'Ehley In less than three weeks on the American cinema circuit Shrek the Third has grossed a whopping $258 million! No wonder a Shrek 4 "prequel" and a Puss in Boots (starring only you-know-who) spin-off is already in the works for 2010 . . .
Posted Jun 06, 2007  Edit critic review
No Reservations (2007) James O'Ehley Even though it is a romantic comedy, there is too much miserableness going round for the film to be truly enjoyable.
Posted May 24, 2007  Edit critic review
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) James O'Ehley You sometimes need a flow chart to figure out who is doing what to whom and why in the third - and final (?) - Pirates of the Caribbean film . . .
Posted May 22, 2007  Edit critic review
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) James O'Ehley While Mr. Bean's buffoonery and incessant mugging may grate on adult sensibilities, the truth is that kids will go gaga over his clownish antics.
Posted Mar 20, 2007  Edit critic review
The Last Legion (2007) James O'Ehley Once you accept The Last Legion for what it is, namely a Saturday adventure matinee show aimed at impressionable 10-year-old boys, then you'll have a passable time at the cinema . . . Sort of.
Posted Mar 14, 2007  Edit critic review
As It Is in Heaven (2004) James O'Ehley Not a movie for cynics.
Posted Mar 13, 2007  Edit critic review
Marie Antoinette (2006) James O'Ehley Marie Antoinette - based on you know who's life - has been voted by us here at SA Movie & DVD as the movie most likely to disappoint audiences this year . . .
Posted Mar 12, 2007  Edit critic review
Catch a Fire (2006) James O'Ehley Actually serves as little else but agitprop for South Africa's ruling party . . .
Posted Jan 10, 2007  Edit critic review
Hollywoodland (2006) James O'Ehley Middle-aged angst - and not the mystery of Reeves' unsolved death - lies at the heart of Hollywoodland.
Posted Jan 10, 2007  Edit critic review
Babel (2006) James O'Ehley When bad things happen to stupid people, are we supposed to care?
Posted Jan 08, 2007  Edit critic review
Flushed Away (2006) James O'Ehley Any movie designed for kids that wantonly throws around Kafka gags gets my vote.
Posted Dec 15, 2006  Edit critic review
The Queen (2006) James O'Ehley Even if your sentiments runs to "the French got it right in 1789" variety when it comes to the British monarchy, The Queen makes for hypnotic viewing . . .
Posted Dec 14, 2006  Edit critic review
Blood Diamond (2006) James O'Ehley While DiCaprio doesn't always the accent right, he at least gets the character spot on.
Posted Dec 13, 2006  Edit critic review
Click (2006) James O'Ehley What is surprising about Adam Sandler's latest comedy is that it still works despite its uneven tone and - while it is never laugh-out hilarious - makes nonetheless for passable entertainment . . .
Posted Nov 24, 2006  Edit critic review
Open Season (2006) James O'Ehley Decidedly average . . .
Posted Nov 24, 2006  Edit critic review
Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon (2005) James O'Ehley Hypnotic.
Posted Oct 13, 2006  Edit critic review
Miami Vice (2006) James O'Ehley Overlong and dull.
Posted Aug 10, 2006  Edit critic review
Cinderella Man (2005) James O'Ehley The film wallows in the poverty and degradation of Crowe and his family, which is a real downer for a supposed feel-good movie . . .
Posted Jul 06, 2006  Edit critic review
Into the Blue (2005) James O'Ehley Any excuse will do to ogle Jessica Alba's behind . . .
Posted Jul 06, 2006  Edit critic review
The Libertine (2005) James O'Ehley Historical accuracy is a liability instead of an asset in this painfully exact recreation of 1670s London . . .
Posted Jul 05, 2006  Edit critic review
Wah-Wah (2005) James O'Ehley Only occasionally successful . . .
Posted Jun 29, 2006  Edit critic review
Cars (2006) James O'Ehley Cars is - dare I say it? - a little on the dull side.
Posted Jun 23, 2006  Edit critic review
Over the Hedge (2006) James O'Ehley An energetic, funny and clever computer-animated movie, just the sort of movie you'd expect the makers of Shrek to come up with . . .
Posted Jun 23, 2006  Edit critic review
Poseidon (2006) James O'Ehley Poseidon is all rather well-done and suspenseful - think Titanic, but without the boring romantic bits and you'll know what to expect of the movie.
Posted May 10, 2006  Edit critic review
Dot the I (2003) James O'Ehley Dot the I is okay-ish until it drops one of those Sixth Sense-style plot twists which negates everything that has gone before it into audiences' laps . . .
Posted Apr 28, 2006  Edit critic review
Keeping Mum (2006) James O'Ehley This slight British comedy stars Rowan Atkinson of Mr Bean fame in a rather large role, instead of the cameos he usually gets to play in big screen movies . . .
Posted Apr 17, 2006  Edit critic review
American Dreamz (2006) James O'Ehley This comedy by the director of American Pie prefers farce to political satire and broad comedy to incisive social commentary. . .
Posted Apr 17, 2006  Edit critic review
The Wild (2006) James O'Ehley Disney's latest is an unoriginal mix of Finding Nemo and Madagascar, but the small children in the audience we saw it with simply didn't care . . .
Posted Apr 13, 2006  Edit critic review
Underworld: Evolution (2006) James O'Ehley There isn't much that is new or fresh about Underworld Evolution . . .
Posted Mar 29, 2006  Edit critic review
Match Point (2005) James O'Ehley Lugubriously slow and inert, Match Point simply drags without those customary Woody Allen one-liners . . .
Posted Mar 29, 2006  Edit critic review
Hostel (2005) James O'Ehley Hostel is depraved, sick and disgusting - which means teenagers should love it.
Posted Mar 29, 2006  Edit critic review
The Fog (2005) James O'Ehley A mediocre remake of a 1980s horror movie of the same name which wasn't that good to begin with.
Posted Feb 22, 2006  Edit critic review
Valiant (2005) James O'Ehley Will probably keep youngsters entertained for its short 76 minutes running time.
Posted Feb 14, 2006  Edit critic review
Dark Water (2005) James O'Ehley The gore-free Dark Water tries hard to establish a creepy atmosphere, but instead winds up being slow moving with not much happening.
Posted Feb 14, 2006  Edit critic review
Brokeback Mountain (2005) James O'Ehley The first quarter of Brokeback Mountain plays like a silent movie version of Waiting of Godot, but starring two Marlboro Men instead of Vladimir and Estragon . . .
Posted Feb 09, 2006  Edit critic review
Lord of War (2005) James O'Ehley Unlike most Hollywood movies being made today, Lord of War actually has something to say even though it goes about saying it clumsily . . .
Posted Feb 08, 2006  Edit critic review
Walk the Line (2005) James O'Ehley If the idea of sitting though a two-and-almost-a-half-hour long biographical movie about a Country singer doesn't exactly appeal, then think again.
Posted Feb 08, 2006  Edit critic review
An Unfinished Life (2005) James O'Ehley The sort of 'safe' drama that seems tailor-made for an endless run on the so-called 'arty' circuit ...
Posted Feb 07, 2006  Edit critic review
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