Subject: Reviews/Criticism (Page 14)

I smile so seldom that I wonder at Arlene Francis, who smiles persistently… like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, once she turns it on can she turn it off?

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor
People Reviews/Criticism

She stopped the show – but then the show wasn't traveling very fast.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Acting Communication Entertainment Reviews/Criticism

Henry James would have been vastly improved as a novelist by a few whiffs of the Chicago stockyard.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist
Insults Reviews/Criticism

Psst! DreamWorks! Your Nemo envy is showing!

writer, editor & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

It was W. C. Fields who hated to appear in the same scene with a child, a dog, or a plunging neckline – because nobody in the audience would be looking at him. Jennifer Aniston has the same problem in this movie even when she’s in scenes all by herself.

(1942 – 2013) American film critic, journalist & screenwriter
Reviews/Criticism

Just as long as the real thing and twice as noisy.

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter
Reviews/Criticism

Parsifal is the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock; after it has been going three hours, you look at your watch and it says 6:20.

American choral conductor, director, teacher & radio host
Entertainment Reviews/Criticism Time

Dumb as rocks, thin as paper and dull as scissors…

American movie critic
Reviews/Criticism

Yeah Johnny, it’s got a Hemi. Too bad the rest of your movie is such a broken-down lemon.

writer, editor & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

A giant turd of a movie that was made because someone had the rights to a brand name and needed to exercise them in a timely manner.

film critic
Reviews/Criticism

The battle was lost several movies earlier.

musician & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.

(1900 – 1986) American teacher & translator
Books Reviews/Criticism

There is some serious venom spewing from this movie, probably because screenwriters Steve Franks and Tim Herlihy are beginning to realize their only talent in life consists of riding their friend’s coattails through the Garden of Mediocrity.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
Reviews/Criticism

I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions – the curtain was up.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host
Reviews/Criticism

Director Ted Demme is a moron, and here’s why.

(movie reviews at mrcranky.com)
Reviews/Criticism

The Road to Wellville… is basically a… production of a Benny Hill episode.

American film critic
Reviews/Criticism

Here’s the big mystery of Pittsburgh: How did this movie manage to be so completely terrible?

film critic
Reviews/Criticism

If an artist has talent, he needs no other critic.

American writer
Art Entertainment Reviews/Criticism

My poor brain hung in there for as long as it could, but it lost its grip during the giant chicken attack and I haven’t seen it since.

writer, editor & film reviewer
Reviews/Criticism

The play holds the season’s record, thus far, with a run of four evening performances and one matinée… by an odd coincidence, it ran just five performances too many.

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet
Reviews/Criticism

It’s an underestimation of the intelligence of your average eight year old to believe his or her rapt attention can be held for long by a film like this.

film critic
Reviews/Criticism