Your Movie Sucks by Roger Ebert

Your Movie Sucks is a collection of movie reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert. All of the films covered in the book received two-star or lower reviews by Ebert, and this is the inspiration for the book’s title. And while many of the films mentioned in the book do indeed suck, Ebert’s reviews definitely do not. What makes Ebert really more of a writer than just a “critic” is his ability to interject humor, disappointment, frustration and sometimes even anger into his reviews. It all makes for an entertaining read, and at times, takes the tone of a disappointed parent chiding a youngster for bad behavior. It’s like Ebert just expects more from filmmakers. And maybe the real lesson here is that we all should expect more from Hollywood, instead of giving up our hard-earned dollars for products like Battlefield Earth and Pearl Harbor. But as long as the movie industry continues to churn out crap, we can be assured that Ebert will be there to warn us, and if nothing else, we can always look forward to Your Movie Sucks II: Seriously. It Really Sucks.

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