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Robert Pardi

Robert Pardi's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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TV Guide movie critic.

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Parent Trap II (1986) 2/5 EDIT “Even a double dose of [Hayley] Mills' charm can't quite compensate for the deficiencies of Stuart Krieger's labored script - this coy frolic plays like a French bedroom farce cleaned up for a summer theater camp.” – TV Guide Sep 26, 2019 Full Review Caracara (1999) 1.5/5 EDIT “Though the film features cliches borrowed from half a dozen genres, they don't add up to anything much.” – TV Guide Jul 16, 2019 Full Review Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) 67% 2/4 EDIT “Fans of the Sci-Fi Channel series will be glad to rejoin the characters they grew to love, but newcomers may not find this further adventure especially appealing.” – TV Guide Apr 19, 2018 Full Review Ablaze (2001) 2/5 EDIT “Far from of delivering three-alarm fire action, this smoke-filled disaster movie barely smolders.” – TV Guide May 29, 2017 Full Review Fugitive Mind (1999) 2/4 EDIT “Even if the script defies logic once too often, the personable Dudikoff enlists our sympathy for the hero's waking nightmare.” – TV Guide Jan 9, 2017 Full Review Calamity Jane (1953) 73% 4/5 EDIT “Even if the screenwriters were obviously inspired by the mega-success of Annie Get Your Gun, that doesn't make this funny, rambunctious entertainment a mere rip-off.” – TV Guide Apr 8, 2016 Full Review Rogue Trader (1999) 33% 2/5 EDIT “Succeeding neither as a dissection of rampant egoism nor as a critique of the British class system, and rooting shamelessly for its notorious protagonist, this not-so-cautionary tale about the perils of white-collar crime is a piece of cinematic puffery.” – TV Guide Mar 11, 2015 Full Review Bongwater (1998) 17% 1.5/4 EDIT “It's hard to concur with the screenplay's insistence that there's both pathos and humor to be found in the bong-inhaling, bed-hopping lives of these indolent characters.” – TV Guide Aug 7, 2013 Full Review Piccadilly (1929) 80% 3.5/4 EDIT “Dupont's stunning evocation of London's roaring twenties would be of cinematic interest even without Wong; but her sultry presence makes this backstage melodrama a must-see.” – TV Guide Feb 2, 2011 Full Review Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000) 80% 3/4 EDIT “An imaginatively constructed soap-opera with a high-powered cast, this film follows several narrative threads, all involving unfulfilled Los Angeles women who find inner peace after learning there are worse things than loneliness.” – TV Guide Jun 13, 2010 Full Review Porco Rosso (1992) 96% 4/4 EDIT “Animator/fabulist Hayao Miyazaki pays homage to Hollywood's wartime adventure films in this masterwork built around the adventures of a high-flying pig.” – TV Guide Aug 10, 2009 Full Review Killing Me Softly (2002) 0% 2/4 EDIT “Why, you might ask, is master director Chen Kaige wasting his time on such trashy material?” – TV Guide Aug 3, 2009 Full Review Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 100% 4/4 EDIT “Takahata's alternately sweeping and intimate animated feature is a moving depiction of the fates of cast-off children who become casualties of war.” – TV Guide Sep 3, 2008 Full Review Castle in the Sky (1986) 96% 3.5/4 EDIT “Unusually detailed animation glides hand in hand with the film's aura of wonderment.” – TV Guide Sep 3, 2008 Full Review The Cat Returns (2002) 88% 3.5/4 EDIT “Director Morita does an exemplary job of bringing a Japanese graphic novel to the screen.” – TV Guide Sep 1, 2008 Full Review The Bodyguard From Beijing (1994) 67% 2.5/4 EDIT “Li exudes enough magnetism to make the sexual banter with his fair damsel credible, and enough athletic prowess to simultaneously power this and several other vehicles.” – TV Guide Jul 28, 2008 Full Review The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) 2.5/4 EDIT “If your taste runs to palm fronds and moonlit rendezvous, you might enjoy this impeccably produced bit of kitsch.” – TV Guide Apr 23, 2008 Full Review Paranoid (2000) 1.5/4 EDIT “A film that lacks any real meaning whatsoever.” – TV Guide Apr 23, 2008 Full Review Gods of the Plague (1970) 83% 3/4 EDIT “This wallow in fatalism is a minor but memorable crime flick.” – TV Guide Sep 18, 2006 Full Review The Niklashausen Journey (1970) 67% 3/4 EDIT “Twisting a German tradition to his own ends, Fassbinder restyles Bohm's martyrdom as a provocateur's call to arms.” – TV Guide Sep 18, 2006 Full Review Love Is Colder Than Death (1969) 70% 2/4 EDIT “This film is too stylized and protracted to interest the average crime-movie fan. It's recommended only for Fassbinder completists.” – TV Guide Sep 18, 2006 Full Review Men With Brooms (2002) 55% 1.5/5 EDIT “While curling enthusiasts may be delighted to see their little-known sport featured in a film, actor-director Paul Gross never manages to make it seem interesting to newcomers.” – TV Guide Dec 6, 2005 Full Review
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