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David Manning

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The Resume

    (2000-2001)
    Critic for 'The Ridgefield Press'
    Gave glowing reviews for Sony movies

Why he might be annoying:

    He raved about Sony/Touchstone films 'A Knight's Tale,' 'Hollow Man,' 'Vertical Limit' and 'The Animal.'
    Newsweek questioned his authenticity.
    A Sony employee concocted the idea of creating a reviewer and used the name of a friend to write bogus review quotes (July, 2000).
    Many reviewers write great blurbs anyway, because studios treat reviewers to incredible all-expense-paid junkets.

Why he might not be annoying:

    The Ridgefield Press actually exists in Connecticut, but was unaware of an employed film critic named David Manning.
    Sony, rather than cover up, came clean and said: 'It was an incredibly foolish decision, and we're horrified, of the hoax.
    We are looking into it and will take appropriate action.'
    A Sony executive called him '... a case of incredibly bad judgment.'

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 52 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 79.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 75.68% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 89 Votes: 74.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 72.66% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 276 Votes: 69.20% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 321 Votes: 70.09% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 755 Votes: 70.07% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1961 Votes: 78.99% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 3483 Votes: 58.91% Annoying