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Allen Salkin

Allen Salkin's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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American Assassin (2017) 34% 3.5/5 EDIT “Faintly Bond-like, lushly shot and sometimes smart, "American Assassin" is an international action thriller that starts slow but picks up speed and just outruns its own clichés to make for a gripping two-hour ride.” – New York Daily News Sep 13, 2017 Full Review The Boss Baby (2017) 53% 3/5 EDIT “Kids will enjoy it, and adults will, too. I laughed knowingly with the other cineastes at the "Glengarry Glen Ross" reference. But they are not likely to love it like the trailblazing originals.” – New York Daily News Mar 29, 2017 Full Review Wilson (2017) 47% 3.5/5 EDIT “I didn't want to hug it. But I can give it a nice pat on the back.” – New York Daily News Mar 23, 2017 Full Review The Space Between Us (2017) 17% 3/5 EDIT “I ended up kind of liking it.” – New York Daily News Feb 3, 2017 Full Review Gold (2016) 41% 3/5 EDIT “Turning McConaughey into a wreck through makeup and lighting is not an adequate substitute for character development.” – New York Daily News Jan 23, 2017 Full Review Patriots Day (2016) 80% 2.5/5 EDIT “It works so hard to evoke a sense of teary patriotism it leaves behind a grimy feeling.” – New York Daily News Dec 20, 2016 Full Review Man Down (2015) 17% 2/5 EDIT “An admirable, but muddled attempt to present a new perspective on the mental damage of war, showing it both from inside and outside one soldier's wrecked mind.” – New York Daily News Nov 29, 2016 Full Review Rules Don't Apply (2016) 56% 4/5 EDIT “Beatty's choices as an actor, his adoption of a bunch of ticks to reveal his take on the recluse, are rather delightful. You get to know this guy, how he reacts to stuff, and what is likely going on inside his odd brain.” – New York Daily News Nov 21, 2016 Full Review Arrival (2016) 94% 3.5/5 EDIT “Adams is convincing and smart-seeming, bringing appropriate queasiness to the position of being a college professor drawn into a rough military world.” – New York Daily News Nov 9, 2016 Full Review Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016) 20% 2/5 EDIT “I'm sure I was supposed to laugh at some point.” – New York Daily News Oct 19, 2016 Full Review American Pastoral (2016) 24% 3/5 EDIT “I found myself strangely emotional by the time the credits rolled.” – New York Daily News Oct 19, 2016 Full Review The Accountant (2016) 53% 3/5 EDIT “The story is well-woven, violent and complex for most of the duration, bringing in a supporting cast peppered with top-notch professionals.” – New York Daily News Oct 12, 2016 Full Review Masterminds (2016) 34% 1/5 EDIT “This movie is not for you. This movie is not for anyone. Except maybe for Lorne Michaels. It must make him feel good that he can still get movies made after all these years.” – New York Daily News Sep 29, 2016 Full Review American Honey (2016) 79% 5/5 EDIT “This shimmering, raw, hip-hop hymnal of a film by Andrea Arnold is an American tale that is both gorgeously original and rooted in some of the greatest stories this country has ever produced.” – New York Daily News Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Snowden (2016) 61% 5/5 EDIT “It's sexy, controversial, visually interesting. It's Oliver Stone's best film since "JFK."” – New York Daily News Sep 10, 2016 Full Review Morgan (2016) 38% 2/5 EDIT “A lot makes me uneasy about where biology and technology are going. But Great Scott! Is "Morgan" really the best you can do?” – New York Daily News Aug 31, 2016 Full Review Blood Father (2016) 89% 3/5 EDIT “The movie is pretty good.” – New York Daily News Aug 20, 2016 Full Review Little Men (2016) 97% 4/5 EDIT “A treat grows in Brooklyn.” – New York Daily News Aug 3, 2016 Full Review Nerve (2016) 66% 4/5 EDIT “Clever, exciting, sweet and full of quick twists that never devolve from serving a well-built story.” – New York Daily News Jul 26, 2016 Full Review Wiener-Dog (2016) 74% 3/5 EDIT “It is well-acted, occasionally funny, and tightly written.” – New York Daily News Jun 24, 2016 Full Review Dough (2015) 53% 3/5 EDIT “"Dough" should have been more easily digestible; the setup is sure to appeal to occasional stoners and Jewish foodies.” – New York Daily News Apr 27, 2016 Full Review One More Time (2015) 50% 4/5 EDIT “A textured drama about a musical family complete with richly realized characters and a pleasing soundtrack for all generations.” – New York Daily News Apr 6, 2016 Full Review Forsaken (2015) 40% 3/5 EDIT “The story is terribly unsurprising and that drains the interest out of the film like a bullet hole through a horse trough.” – New York Daily News Feb 18, 2016 Full Review Tumbledown (2015) 70% 2/5 EDIT “There are a lot of great movies out right now. You don't need to be annoyed.” – New York Daily News Feb 3, 2016 Full Review Anomalisa (2015) 92% 5/5 EDIT “It is the "Gone with the Wind" of Existentialist puppet movies.” – New York Daily News Dec 28, 2015 Full Review
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