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.
Gene SiskelBut 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.
Gene SiskelTwo things are not debatable: eroticism, and comedy. If you don't think it's sexy, or funny, there's no way I can change your mind.
Gene Siskel