Ted Murphy

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Dec 13, 2009 B What is on screen is impressive, even with the sense of something missing. Go to Full Review All the Pretty Horses (2000) 32% 42%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Dec 13, 2009 A- This film is as close to a masterpiece as the director has ever produced. Go to Full Review All About My Mother (1999) 98% 93%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Sep 8, 2009 5/5 Go to Full Review Billy Elliot (2000) 85% 89%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Sep 8, 2009 2/5 Go to Full Review The Contender (2000) 76% 73%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Sep 8, 2009 Both Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr. deserve better. Go to Full Review Down to You (2000) 3% 48%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Feb 18, 2009 2/5 Burton piles on the artistic gore for this rendition. He just forgets to add the terror. Go to Full Review Sleepy Hollow (1999) 71% 80%

Ted Murphy Hollywood.com Nov 20, 2008 Babbit fouls when tugging at the heartstrings but hits home runs when the humor is at its broadest. Go to Full Review But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) 43% 75%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jun 28, 2008 B+ ... a superb and entertaining thriller. Go to Full Review Tell No One (2006) 93% 87%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 20, 2007 B CASHBACK is a likable film that is bolstered by Ellis' terrific eye for composition. Go to Full Review Cashback (2006) 47% 77%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 18, 2007 A- One of the best movie musicals in recent times and it only gets better on repeated viewings. Go to Full Review Hairspray (2007) 92% 84%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 16, 2007 B- The film is quite disturbing and some scenes are difficult to watch. Go to Full Review The Girl Next Door (2007) 67% 61%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 16, 2007 B ... hopefully what I write might encourage someone to seek out a film. Such is the case with Road to Victory, the debut feature of writer-director-actor Mike Reilly. Go to Full Review Road to Victory (2007) 88% 80%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 A- Laverty's screenplay is not a simple-minded exercise, although there is a schematic aspect to it. He and Loach want to be fair to both sides of the Irish debate ... Go to Full Review The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) 90% 87%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 C just a shaggy dog story dressed up in cowboy boots and a cool belt. Go to Full Review The Wendell Baker Story (2005) 40% 40%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 B In addition to the rich classical music on its score (with piano solos played by Gheorgiu who is a real-life musical prodigy), the film boasts strong performances by Ganz as the understanding grandparent and Jenkins and Jucker as the boy's parents. Go to Full Review Vitus (2006) 68% 80%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 B+ Except for a slightly misguided final scene, LA DOUBLURE (THE VALET) is a great dessert movie: a brisk and breezy romp that will leave audiences smiling. Go to Full Review The Valet (2006) 70% 68%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 C It's only in the last act that things begin to get a bit flaky but up till then VACANCY does what it sets out to do without any pretenses. Go to Full Review Vacancy (2007) 55% 42%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 C- TWO WEEKS offers some positive views on hospice care and tackles head-on a theme that few American features do, but it lacks the gravitas of something like the European drama THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU. Go to Full Review Two Weeks (2006) 19% 66%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 B+ tackles big ideas like the preservation of tradition and the overall reach of destiny, but also slyly suggests that the Triad of the 21st Century has evolved into something like a giant corporation. Go to Full Review Triad Election (2006) 96% 81%

Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews Jul 14, 2007 C+ The three main performances are what carry the film Go to Full Review The Treatment (2006) 68% 33%