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0/4
|
42%
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Love Object (2003) |
"
What might have been a commentary on the objectification of women becomes an unrestrained forum for twisted ideas of sexuality."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Mar 19, 2004
|
|
0/4
|
74%
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Frailty (2002) |
"
Dumb but also unrelentingly dark and ugly, thereby depriving the viewer of any camp value."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Apr 12, 2002
|
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0/4
|
4%
|
Soul Survivors (2000) |
"
Survivors is a truly awful mix of bad direction, nonsensical story line and dialogue that appears to have been made up on the spot."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Sep 10, 2001
|
|
0/4
|
15%
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Tomcats (2001) |
"
Offers only tired jokes, grimace-worthy physical comedy and bad, bad acting."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Mar 30, 2001
|
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.5/4
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7%
|
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"
Of all the things Basic Instinct 2 threatened to be -- titillating, cheeky, outrageous -- who would have thought it would turn out boring?"
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Sacramento Bee
Posted Mar 31, 2006
|
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D
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11%
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Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"
A rarely suspenseful thriller with a twist ending of the worst kind: It takes too much explanation."
—
Dallas Morning News
Posted May 28, 2007
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|
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33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
Christian Bale should have taken a vacation instead."
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Sacramento Bee
Posted May 21, 2009
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|
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65%
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Watchmen (2009) |
"
This adaptation of the acclaimed 1980s graphic novel never fully satisfies, despite powerful fight scenes and one superb performance."
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Sacramento Bee
Posted Mar 5, 2009
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|
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28%
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New In Town (2009) |
"
Whereas Bridget stands as the best Hollywood romantic comedy of the past decade, New in Town hovers somewhere near the middle of the subpar pack."
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Sacramento Bee
Posted Jan 30, 2009
|
|
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39%
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Inkheart (2009) |
"
A few of the creatures, as well as one startling moment, might unsettle little ones in the audience. But the greater danger is that they'll fall asleep."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jan 23, 2009
|
|
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25%
|
Four Christmases (2008) |
"
Delightful apart but deadly together, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn look, throughout Four Christmases, as if they just want to get this thing over with."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Nov 26, 2008
|
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1/4
|
63%
|
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008) |
"
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas fails to illuminate history. Instead, it raises questions about the project itself. As in, who thought this was a good idea?"
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Nov 21, 2008
|
|
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64%
|
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"
Boasting talented voice actors and characters already beloved by the audience, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa still only adds up to middling."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Nov 7, 2008
|
|
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51%
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What Just Happened? (2008) |
"
Entourage and Ricky Gervais' Extras have thoroughly mined Hollywood excess, lampooned "visionary," unhygienic directors and showcased big stars spoofing themselves. So when a film does the same things, it can seem like old hat."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Oct 31, 2008
|
|
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60%
|
W. (2008) |
"
When historians do assess Bush's presidency, they probably won't consult a film offering more cheap jabs than insight."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Oct 17, 2008
|
|
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40%
|
Hancock (2008) |
"
Ill-conceived and oddly executed, this Will Smith vehicle perplexes more often than it entertains."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jul 2, 2008
|
|
1/4
|
14%
|
The Love Guru (2008) |
"
The worse the joke is, the greater the manic gleam in Myers' eyes. He's trying to sell setups he probably knows aren't funny, and the strain can be hard to watch."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jun 20, 2008
|
|
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67%
|
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"
There are just too many "almosts" attached to this Hulk."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jun 13, 2008
|
|
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37%
|
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) |
"
Though, as a broad comedy concerned with Israeli-Palestinian relations, Zohan in some ways distinguishes itself as original, it ultimately plays as just another silly Sandler comedy."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jun 6, 2008
|
|
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50%
|
Sex and the City (2008) |
"
A girl can never have too many outfits, but a film can have too many scenes."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted May 30, 2008
|
|
1/4
|
11%
|
Fool's Gold (2008) |
"
The action does kick in eventually, but director Andy Tennant's staging is uninspired. The picture also grows more violent than you might expect -- a development that smacks of desperation."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Feb 8, 2008
|
|
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45%
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007) |
"
As the filmmakers try to wrap up some story lines while introducing others, At World's End buckles from a decided lack of swash."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted May 24, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
Norbit (2007) |
"
Perhaps a release at this time is meant to capitalize on Murphy's artistic comeback. Instead, Norbit serves as a feature-length reminder of why he needed a comeback."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Feb 9, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
33%
|
The Libertine (2006) |
"
Might be the least-sexy film about a hedonist ever made, unless bawdy and bewigged somehow add up to erotic."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Mar 10, 2006
|
|
1/4
|
19%
|
Domino (2005) |
"
Domino director Tony Scott tints his film green, edits at hyperspeed and layers image upon image until it resembles Natural Born Killers on too many Red Bulls."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Oct 14, 2005
|
|
1/4
|
10%
|
Venom (2005) |
"
Venom is just another cheesy teen horror movie, distinguishing itself only in its complete lack of suspense, a handicap that no amount of kinetic editing or bloodshed can overcome."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Sep 16, 2005
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"
It casts such a wide net that the best way to avoid getting offended is not to go."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Aug 12, 2005
|
|
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34%
|
The Chumscrubber (2005) |
"
Instead of stifling or sickly sweet, the sunshine looks inviting and the suburban houses, those would-be symbols of conformity, seem like nice places to live."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Aug 5, 2005
|
|
1/4
|
5%
|
The Perfect Man (2005) |
"
The film's execution is as bad as its conception. Scenes just lie there until the family does something hackneyed like erupt into song and dance in their living room."
—
Sacramento Bee
Posted Jun 17, 2005
|
|
|
20%
|
The Pacifier (2005) |
"
A formulaic Disney comedy."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Mar 4, 2005
|
|
1/4
|
5%
|
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
"
Filled with overly processed situations it tries to sell with manic energy, Kranks is canned, hammy and rolling as fast as it can."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Nov 24, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
18%
|
After the Sunset (2004) |
"
[A] mostly terrible heist comedy."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Nov 12, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
8%
|
First Daughter (2004) |
"
First Daughter falters from the start in assuming an audience fascination with political progeny."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Sep 24, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
5%
|
The Cookout (2004) |
"
The jokes are not just stale; they can also be labor-intensive."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Sep 7, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
23%
|
Wicker Park (2004) |
"
Dumb, suspense- free and undersexed stalker drama."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Sep 3, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
27%
|
Anacondas - The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"
The sequel might have the formula down, but it lacks everything that made Anaconda fun."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Aug 27, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
21%
|
Little Black Book (2004) |
"
An awkward and aggressively unfunny film."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Aug 6, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
32%
|
Breakin' All the Rules (2004) |
"
Writer and director Daniel Taplitz piles on the convolutions in an overripe comedy of sitcom stock characters and bad jokes."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted May 14, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
4%
|
The Whole Ten Yards (2003) |
"
Slap-happy and slapdash, Ten Yards lacks the clever twists and turns that made the original such fun."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Apr 9, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
43%
|
Latter Days (2004) |
"
Renders its gay and religious characters so stereotypical that neither lifestyle appears attractive."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Apr 2, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
4%
|
My Baby's Daddy (2004) |
"
It starts with implausible characters and descends into potty jokes (not just involving babies), racial stereotypes and a criminal lack of originality."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Jan 12, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
36%
|
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
"
If only filmmakers Larry and Andy Wachowski could have saved themselves from their own machines. Their computer-generated imagery goes from dazzling to deadening."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Nov 5, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
40%
|
Bollywood Hollywood (2003) |
"
A musical comedy that's mirthless and barely musical."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Oct 3, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
My Boss's Daughter (2003) |
"
Tries screwball and gross-out comedy and fails on both counts."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Aug 25, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
44%
|
Lucia, Lucia (La Hija del caníbal) (2003) |
"
Lucia, a writer of children's books, dips in and out of fiction in her own life, the line blurring so often that it's hard to tell what's real and what's fantasy in Lucia, Lucia. It's even harder to care."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Aug 1, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
38%
|
House of Fools (2003) |
"
Ruined from the start by its insulting depiction of mental illness."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted May 16, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
7%
|
Boat Trip (2003) |
"
Flouncing and preening, [Gooding] works hard to sell the movie's penile, puerile jokes, his strain so evident that it borders on sad."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Mar 21, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
9%
|
Darkness Falls (2003) |
"
Announcing her presence with a phlegmy wheeze, the Fairy strikes swiftly and sometimes even scarily, thanks to Stan Winston's ace special effects. But the movie's premise ... telegraphs her appearances and eliminates suspense."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Jan 24, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
8%
|
Kangaroo Jack (2003) |
"
Computer effects have reduced a magnificent animal to a cartoon comic foil with human expressions and a yen for red licorice."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Jan 17, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
13%
|
Ghost Ship (2002) |
"
A stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense."
—
San Francisco Chronicle
Posted Oct 25, 2002
|
85%
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