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> [There's nothing terribly wrong with The November Man in a serviceable late-night cable TV sort of way but neither is there anything terribly right about it. It's unnecessary and derivative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/there-s-nothing-terribly-wrong-with-the-november-man-in-a-serviceable/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

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> [It's mind-boggling to consider that movies this bad are actually committed to film. The poor quality of The Pest in almost every category - humor, intelligence, creativity, and just plain entertainment value - ranks it somewhere between a bad infomercial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/it-s-mind-boggling-to-consider-that-movies-this-bad-are-actually/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

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## Other authors on Cables

## More by James Berardinelli

> [There's nothing terribly wrong with The November Man in a serviceable late-night cable TV sort of way but neither is there anything terribly right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/there-s-nothing-terribly-wrong-with-the-november-man-in-a-serviceable/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Live Free or Die Hard may work better for an audience that doesn't know much about the series is than it will for Die…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/live-free-or-die-hard-may-work-better-for-an-audience-that-doesn-t/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Parodies are hard to do well, as is shown by the mediocrity of so many recent attempts. No matter how ripe a genre is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/parodies-are-hard-to-do-well-as-is-shown-by-the-mediocrity-of-so-many/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Seventeen years after its intial release, The Empire Strikes Back is still as thrilling and involving as ever. Because of the high quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/seventeen-years-after-its-intial-release-the-empire-strikes-back-is/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Despite his reputation as one of America's foremost "serious" filmmakers, Oliver Stone's name under the "director" caption does not guarantee a good movie. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/despite-his-reputation-as-one-of-america-s-foremost-serious/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [The Phantom Menace is not a masterpiece, but it's an example of how imagination, craftsmanship, and technological bravura can fashion superior entertainment out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/the-phantom-menace-is-not-a-masterpiece-but-it-s-an-example-of-how/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [The term "godawful" should be used sparingly in connection with motion pictures. With Angels & Demons, however, it seems oddly appropriate. Not only does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/the-term-godawful-should-be-used-sparingly-in-connection-with-motion/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [John Wick is a rousing action thriller of the sort rarely encountered in theaters these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/john-wick-is-a-rousing-action-thriller-of-the-sort-rarely-encountered/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [For the most part, however, Lady in the Water comes across as a movie that's too bad to be good, and not bad enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/for-the-most-part-however-lady-in-the-water-comes-across-as-a-movie/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [This is as brain-dead as a movie can be and it assumes the audience will have the I.Q. of a rutabaga.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/this-is-as-brain-dead-as-a-movie-can-be-and-it-assumes-the-audience/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Aside from a couple of signature flourishes, there's nothing to mark Paycheck as the product of acclaimed action director John Woo. In fact, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/aside-from-a-couple-of-signature-flourishes-there-s-nothing-to-mark/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Those who delight in bad movies and enjoy producing their own unfilmed versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000 may gain a measure of semi-masochistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/those-who-delight-in-bad-movies-and-enjoy-producing-their-own/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [There's good news and bad news about 2 Fast 2 Furious, the moronic follow-up to The Fast and the Furious and a contender for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/there-s-good-news-and-bad-news-about-2-fast-2-furious-the-moronic/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Looking back at Batman from a distance - after all the hype has dried up and the franchise has at least temporarily been abandoned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/looking-back-at-batman-from-a-distance-after-all-the-hype-has-dried/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

> [Side note to parents: Anyone who thinks 'Dude, Where's My Car' is more appropriate for children than 'American Pie' because it obtained a PG-13…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-berardinelli/side-note-to-parents-anyone-who-thinks-dude-where-s-my-car-is-more/)

[James Berardinelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-berardinelli/)

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