Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| My Kid Could Paint That (2007) | "
A fascinating documentary." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| Gone Baby Gone (2007) | "
A love-tolerate valentine to the city, it feels more real than the gangster-gorged mean streets of Martin Scorsese's The Departed, and just as tortured as Clint Eastwood's Mystic River." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| Lust, Caution (2007) | "
A quietly compelling drama of hidden desperation and fierce passions." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| The Alps (2007) | "
An eye-popping tribute to the European range that's heaved heavenward since bulging from the Earth eons ago during continental drift." Posted Oct 5, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| King of California (2007) | "
Writer-director Mike Cahill explores Charlie's foolishness with funny-sad fondness." Posted Oct 5, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Seeker (2007) | "
It's simply product for a pre-conditioned marketplace, pushing familiar buttons without doing anything remotely creative." Posted Oct 5, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 41%
| Feast of Love (2007) | "
Director Robert Benton and screenwriter Allison Burnett tell a sobering, adult-geared tale of love's highs, lows and maddening twists and turns." Posted Sep 28, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 26%
| Fierce People (2007) | "
A buoyant coming-of-age adventure welded to an amiable wealth fantasy." Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) | "
Though Shadow could use a bit more confessionals and a bit less history, it still succeeds as a reminder of America's can-do spirit at its best." Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| In the Valley of Elah (2007) | "
[Haggis'] self-serious tone becomes wearisome, and he fails to explore how the military failed its men while clumsily laying a guilt trip at its feet." Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 33%
| Sea of Dreams (2005) | "
Sea of Dreams purports to be a film of 'magic realism,' but it's neither magical nor realistic." Posted Sep 21, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 96%
| Deep Water (2007) | "
For this gripping and amazing documentary, such truth emerges not just from the facts, but also the poetry of men who redefine themselves in a risky race on small sailboats." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) | "
Nerds rule." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 7%
| Silk (2007) | "
Although the period-piece film has all the trappings, from beautiful people to an obligatory sense of tragedy, it never follows through. In fact, its love story needs a shove -- it just lies there." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Rotten 1/4
| Fresh 89%
| Eastern Promises (2007) | "
What it's really about, more than sensitivity for displaced people or social analyses, is violence -- hideous, gruesome, over-the-top violence." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| This Is England (2007) | "
A drama that's so potent and persuasive yet also natural and intimate that it almost has the heft of a documentary." Posted Sep 7, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | "
The best Western since Unforgiven, 3:10 to Yuma is both cathartic and intelligent. While a wildly eventful action-adventure and outlaw shoot-'em-up, it's also a vibrant story of heroism, villainy and hard-earned redemption." Posted Sep 7, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| Ladron que Roba a Ladron (To Rob a Thief) (2007) | "
If you want dangerous schemes to be light-hearted entertainment, you've got to make allowances. Besides, the payoffs are worth it - in any language." Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| Death Sentence (2007) | "
It may be the most depressing action movie ever made. Its calamities are well staged, and its acting, beyond some histrionics, is fine. But you don't enjoy this film; you endure it." Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| Rocket Science (2007) | "
Borrowing from too many movies to count, Rocket Science botches that brew in an unwieldy slew of adolescent-angst clichés." Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 19%
| The Invasion (2007) | "
Resistance is futile -- unless your screenplay can offer pat, absurd plot turns." Posted Aug 17, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 38%
| The Ten (2007) | "
Perhaps the Bible needs an 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bore. That might stem misfires such as The Ten." Posted Aug 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| Black Sheep (2007) | "
This lurid lunacy from New Zealand is a horror-humor cross-breed of animal lore and giddy gore." Posted Aug 10, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 29%
| Goya's Ghosts (2007) | "
A punishing misfire." Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 57%
| Interview (2007) | "
I'll just say that Buscemi, who also directed and co-wrote, knows a lot about making movies but little about journalism." Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 75%
| My Best Friend (2007) | "
As an alleged witty comedy of humanistic charm, it sags in both, thanks to unfunny predicaments and a phony plot." Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Becoming Jane (2007) | "
The film seduces. Beautifully produced, from production design and costumes to music and performances, it's also faithful to the genteel spirit and repressed passions for which she's known." Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 74%
| Sunshine (2007) | "
On sci-fi's crowded table Boyle serves a fresh feast for our eyes, minds and hearts." Posted Jul 27, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 53%
| Introducing The Dwights (2007) | "
Some offbeat humor shines through the clouds of this glum domestic drama, especially when fun friends shift the focus from Jean's grating histrionics. But it never lasts long." Posted Jul 20, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 65%
| Broken English (2007) | "
Cassavetes supplies no easy answers or easy laughs, forgoing romantic-comedy beats in respect for Nora's desperation. Call this confection a romantic-dramedy with humor on wry." Posted Jul 20, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 38%
| Hollywood Dreams (2007) | "
I've been among the unbelievers, but Hollywood Dreams turned me around -- to a point. Perhaps it's because the film is among Jaglom's best, love him or leave him." Posted Jul 6, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| You Kill Me (2007) | "
A film whose deft blend of action thrills and gallows humor packs a jaunty kick and a firing-range boom." Posted Jul 6, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 71%
| Golden Door (2007) | "
Its minutiae don't bring a lump in the throat -- just a drumming of the fingers." Posted Jun 29, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| Paprika (2007) | "
Is it sci-fi? Fantasy? Idiocy? Mostly it's a droning mess -- pretty to look at but confounding to the point where you just don't care any more." Posted Jun 22, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 74%
| La Vie En Rose (2007) | "
Compelling but punishing -- an artful ordeal. The best way to process it may be as unintended camp, rolling your eyes in amazement at its litany of misery and heaps of histrionics." Posted Jun 22, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 77%
| Crazy Love (2007) | "
... though Crazy Love remains a far cry from heartening, it is more amusing than disturbing, especially given the cranky yet symbiotic couple of today." Posted Jun 15, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 44%
| Angel-A (2007) | "
[The] plot is warmed-over Capra, and it's no wonderful-life yarn." Posted Jun 15, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 62%
| Day Watch (2007) | "
A noisy, incoherent, droning spectacle." Posted Jun 15, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Paris, Je T'aime (2007) | "
Even the least tales here flit by quickly enough to leave little bad aftertaste, and the best are savored like the last small bites of exquisite soufflés." Posted Jun 8, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 65%
| Severance (2007) | "
The cast shows spark and gusto, especially Laura Harris as a vulnerable yet intrepid survivor type and Danny Dyer as a bent druggie who straightens out long enough to fight back." Posted Jun 8, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 41%
| The Wendell Baker Story (2007) | "
Given Luke Wilson's affability, it's also irresistibly charming. You may not buy the film's plot, but you'll invest in him as a man whose heart is always in the right place." Posted Jun 8, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| Red Road (2007) | "
For a voyeuristic medium, this tale of a voyeur does a poor job of prying into its own protagonist's life." Posted Jun 1, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 59%
| Gracie (2007) | "
Gracie, a tale about a teen girl blazing trails in soccer, is worthy, but it's also formulaic to a fault." Posted Jun 1, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Offside (2006) | "
Offside is a slow slog through bloated scenes with little happening. Framed and shot like a crude documentary, it proceeds in long, clunky takes, as if an editor couldn't be bothered." Posted May 18, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 26%
| Blind Dating (2007) | "
It's not preachy or weepy. Instead, it's a lively yet meaningful romantic comedy that doesn't lose sight of its central mission: to entertain." Posted May 11, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Salon (2005) | "
Like a perm that won't grow away, it's stuck in the race-comedy mold of Barbershop, Barbershop 2 and Beauty Shop. Been there, done that hair." Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 69%
| The Valet (2007) | "
It'll do nicely, thanks not only to sophisticated amusement but also to a gentlemanly hero who earns a place in our hearts." Posted May 4, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 87%
| After The Wedding (2007) | "
In my book it's high camp -- a thrill ride for emotion junkies." Posted Apr 13, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 11%
| Pathfinder (2007) | "
Dialogue is a low priority in this film, which has less plot than most video games." Posted Apr 13, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 82%
| Grindhouse (2007) | "
A mixed-bag of a popcorn flick where more proves to be less." Posted Apr 9, 2007 |
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