Splat 2/5 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Most of A Scanner Darkly is a wasted opportunity, with B+-list stars paint-boxed onto a third plane where not very much happens at all." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"While not quite fulfilling, the trip is more than a little intoxicating." |
Philip Booth |
Tomato |
Abel Raises Cain (2005) |
"The movie could also do a better job of explaining the inner forces that drive Abel – and especially his wife, one of his regular co-conspirators. Such gaps, though, don't seriously detract from the movie's roguish pull." |
Steve Schneider |
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About Baghdad (2003) |
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Tomato 5/5 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"The people in Schmidt's life are just like the people in ours: flawed, frequently ridiculous, but possessed of their own peculiar dignity." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Accepted (2006) |
"Long on winning attitude but not what you’d call consistent, the movie will do simply anything for a laugh." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Here’s an interesting failure: a collection of strung-together music videos -- scored with Beatles tunes -- that have plenty of Broadway pizzazz but no emotional resonance, a lot of visual distractions but nothing original to say." |
John Thomason |
Splat 2/5 |
Adam (2009) |
"Dancy and Byrne do a fine job of portraying these two lost souls.... How unfortunate for them that they’re forced to spout miles of Mayer’s cutesy babble every time they’re close to transcendence." |
Justin Strout |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Streep and Cooper provide the support structure for two fine performances by Cage, which is two more than most pictures can claim." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat 2/5 |
Adoration (2009) |
"Egoyan’s ham-fisted commentaries on religion, terrorism and xenophobia are so needy they make Crash perpetrator Paul Haggis look subtle." |
Justin Strout |
Tomato 5/5 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Adventureland is one of the best films of the year because it sticks by its own heart." |
Justin Strout |
Tomato |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"A lightweight, familiar comic adventure that ought to thrill the very young." |
Philip Booth |
Tomato |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
"You go, squirrel." |
Philip Booth |
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An Affair of Love (2000) |
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Tomato |
After Innocence (2005) |
"An evenhanded but nonetheless startling depiction of a system that isn't merely blind -- it's deaf, dumb and stupid, as well." |
Al Krulick |
Splat 2/5 |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"From the predictable double-crosses to the dopey locker-room humor, there's nothing here that couldn't have found its way into a heist flick in 1989. Or 1979. Or 1969." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"The portent of [director] Bier’s unyielding vision may turn some viewers off, but she has the extraordinarily moving story to warrant the self-conscious artiness." |
John Thomason |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"When it comes to keeping the colored folk peripheral, this picture makes To Kill a Mockingbird look like Get on the Bus." |
Steve Schneider |
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Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
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Tomato 4/5 |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"Finds like [Dominique] make a documentarian's life worth living." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 4/5 |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"Not even Charlize Theron's lauded portrayal of the accused can compete with the captivating genuine article, whose calculated professions of remorse barely conceal her festering rage at a lifetime of mistreatment." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
"That the event is not only taken seriously by its contestants, but is also surprisingly devoid of irony, makes Air Guitar Nation excellently enjoyable." |
Jason Ferguson |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Air I Breathe (2007) |
"The movie takes itself way too seriously, and it doesn’t add up to much, but, nevertheless, it’s borderline entertaining." |
J.B. Mitchell |
Tomato |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"... a film that's very hard not to love." |
John Thomason |
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Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
John Thomason |
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The Alamo (2004) |
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Splat 2/5 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"[A] threadbare, lazily plotted romance." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Alexander (2004) |
"A lugubrious, self-important history lesson that gives free rein to all of the director's worst qualities while admitting none of his artistic saving graces." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 3/5 |
Alfie (2004) |
"That the movie succeeds about half of the time is tribute to its mature recognition of sexual cause and effect." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato |
Ali (2001) |
"A TKO of face-acting his from the outset, Smith adds spot-on re-creations of Ali's perpetual head-bobbing and the semi-hoarse vocal cadences with which he delivered his infamous rhyming provocations." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Anderson clearly relished making this wonderful, utterly silly film; his heart shows in every drip of slime." |
Ian Grey |
Tomato 5/5 |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"Thrill again to how thoroughly conceived the whole thing is, how impeccably acted and genuine in its suspense." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 3/5 |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"Often is ... an enjoyable if ethically threadbare caper flick." |
Ian Grey |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"With Spall's marvelously sheepish performance setting the example, every second of every interaction in All or Nothing feels correct, honest and true." |
Steve Schneider |
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All Over the Guy (2001) |
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Tomato 3.5/5 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"This new All the King’s Men is appropriately novelistic and detailed, bearing all the fruits and trappings of a direct-from-the-book retelling." |
John Thomason |
Splat 2/5 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"A borderline- unwatchable excursion into rural romance." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"The best pop-culture picture since last year's High Fidelity and one of the best rock & roll movies ever." |
Philip Booth |
Splat 1/5 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Utterly lost by its end, you can just sit back and let yourself be hijacked by the movie's outrageous dialogue, hyperventilating performances and all-around commitment to overkill." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat 2/5 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"A dog of a script." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat 2/5 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"It’s a good story, but director Michael Apted can’t help but fall into the usual cinematic habits of the hagiographic species." |
Ian Grey |
Tomato 3/5 |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"Often, the results are compelling." |
Steve Schneider |
Splat |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"A purely forgettable romantic comedy." |
Brad Haynes |
Tomato |
The American Astronaut (2001) |
"An unforgettable, irresistible stylistic hybrid that's part space opera, part western, part noir thriller and all hyperintelligent comedy." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato |
American Beauty (1999) |
"This cinematic rose is truly the one to pick." |
Steve Schneider |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"a pulpy mash-up of Serpico and Black Caesar -- and there ain’t nothing wrong with that." |
Corey Hall |
Splat |
American Pie (1999) |
"Half-baked!" |
Steve Schneider |
Splat |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"Packed with juvenile gags that would barely pass muster in a fifth-grade boys bathroom." |
Philip Booth |
Splat |
American Psycho (2000) |
"The idea of cramming one's mind with these unavoidably ugly images is about as appealing as spending even one minute with the guys at Bateman's office." |
Philip Booth |
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