A Film That Aims Low Should Not

As A Critic, I Try Very Hard To Say Exactly What I Think. And In A Medium In Which We Are Well-known For The Binary Thumbs Up And Thumbs Down, I Try To Be Able To Give The Mixed Review. But Most Pictures Fall Into That Middle Ground, So I Wrestle Over Which Way My Thumb Is Going To Turn. It's Not Flip.

But You Know, Really, If You Think About It Roger And I And All Critics Really Have One Absolute Essential Part Of Our Credentials And That Is That You Believe That That Is Actually What We Think.

There Is A Point When A Personal Opinion Shades Off Into An Error Of Fact.

They Know They Got The Tv Ad, They Know They Got The Name Recognition, They Know That They Can Do A Tie In With Mcdonald's Or Some Fast Food Outlet And The Money Is Just Gonna Flow In.

That's Probably When I Get The Most Angry At American Movies, When They Just So Cynically Manipulate The Audience Without Even Trying To Give A Good Story.