Fresh 8/10
| Rotten 37%
| 2012 (2009) | "
After the deplorable 'Day After Tomorrow' I wasn't expecting much, but this is an entertaining movie with mind-boggling special effects." — Tolucan Times Posted Nov 15, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
I walked out feeling as if it had been enjoyable, even though the word on my lips was, 'Huh?'" — Tolucan Times Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 47%
| The Box (2009) | "
...phantasmagorical, dark, drear, and troubling, it kept me involved and thinking about it long after...that's a good definition of an entertaining movie." — Tolucan Times Posted Nov 8, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
...a fascinating, high-energy snapshot of a music idol shortly before an untimely death,...whether or not you are a fan of his music,..." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Rotten 0/10
| Rotten 26%
| Motherhood (2009) | "
...inept...ill-conceived, and amateurish...an insult to full time Mothers and motherhood." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 24, 2009 |
Rotten 3/10
| Rotten 20%
| Amelia (2009) | "
...an unsatisfying, frivolous, insubstantial look at someone whom some think of as an American idol." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 24, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
This is entertaining, but because of all its folly and manipulation and misinformation it's a polemic that must be watched with hardy skepticism." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 20, 2009 |
Rotten 1/10
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
...truly dismal...This is a movie to avoid." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
Sensitively directed by Lone Sherfig, with terrific performances by Mulligan, Sarsgaard, and Olivia Williams, this is one of the best films of the year." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 86%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
Sort of a modern day setting for the Book of Job, although the acting is exceptional this is probably too esoteric to appeal to a wide audience." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 13, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 93%
| The Damned United (2009) | "
Superb acting from an exceptional cast makes this story about soccer, not the most popular of sports in America, an enthralling entertainment." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 82%
| Whip It (2009) | "
This film is so boring that after an hour I was ready to bolt. It picked up a little in the last 50 minutes, but not enough to recommend." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 3, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 65%
| Coco Before Chanel (2009) | "
Tatou unerringly captures the feistiness and lack of regard for the truth that Coco used to become such an enormous success." — Tolucan Times Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 18%
| Love Happens (2009) | "
Gee, they fall in love without falling into bed first. Hooray for them! This is a relatively entertaining trifle, not the best romance, but not the worst, either." — Tolucan Times Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 76%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
...film making at its best...driven by Marvin Hamlisch's spectacular score." — Tolucan Times Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/10
| Rotten 6%
| All About Steve (2009) | "
With a protagonist that nobody could like, admire, or sympathize with, this is one of the worst movies I've ever had to sit through." — Tolucan Times Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Brilliantly directed and written by Uli Edel, this takes a fascinating but faithful view of violent urban guerillas told basically from the terrorists' POV." — Tolucan Times Posted Sep 1, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 70%
| My One and Only (2009) | "
The acting of Lerman, Bacon, and Rendall and an evocative recreation of the 50s overcome Zellweger's pervasive 'I just sucked a lemon' facial expression." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 25, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
...an old-fashioned World War II movie showing war as fun adventure updated by graphic violence, abetted by Tarantino's chimerical speculation." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 23, 2009 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 77%
| It Might Get Loud (2009) | "
This movie has no raison d'ętre. The disjointed editing and shallow interviewing doesn't tell enough about any of the three to learn what makes them tick." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 15, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 85%
| Flame & Citron (2008) | "
...shocking...constant tension...great performances by Mikkelsen, Lindhardt, and Stengade. This captures what it really must have been like in the Resistance." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
Highlighted by sparkling performances by Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana, this is touching, romantic and intriguing, up with the best of the time-warpers." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Fresh 95%
| In the Loop (2009) | "
Side-splittingly funny." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 11, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 43%
| Fragments (2009) | "
A well-directed tense drama with a terrific cast, it is an old-fashioned, no-nonsense film with no special effects that relies on acting and script." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 4/10
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Streep's Julia reminded me more of Akroyd's Julia than Julia's Julia." — Tolucan Times Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Apatow has created a film of unusual depth and feeling, aided by superb performances by Sandler and Seth Rogen, despite the vulgarity." — Tolucan Times Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
Laugh out loud funny; every guy should drag his girlfriend to this movie. Women may laugh at what Butler says, but they should take notes." — Tolucan Times Posted Jul 22, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 87%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
Highlighted by sparkling performances by Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt, everything about this movie is terrific." — Tolucan Times Posted Jul 16, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 29%
| Severed Ways (2009) | "
Captivating locations can't overcome deplorable scenes of defecation and actually killing a hen onscreen. This is so slow and lacking in pace it tries one's patience." — Tolucan Times Posted Jul 16, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
...lurching from one shootout to another,...this is pretty faithful to the facts. Unfortunately, as entertainment it falls short." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
Even though it's loaded with feminine-appealing dialogue and should make most men squirm, in the end it is interesting and thought-provoking, even for a man." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Rotten 0/10
| Rotten 47%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
Woody Allen's clumsy, unfunny, preachy homage to secular humanism commits the cardinal sin; it's devoid of humor." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Rotten 43%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Despite sparkling performances by Ryan Reynolds and Denis O'Hare, this derivative story has been made into too many movies not to be stale." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
It is sometimes coarse, and there are some scurrilous scenes. But this is an inventive, funny, entertaining movie." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 13, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Rotten 52%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
...a run of the mill remake with nothing extraordinary except for good performances by Turturo, Gandolfini, Rispoli, Washington, and Travolta." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten 3/10
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
(T)he equivalent of a nonsexual succubus, slowly sucking out the audience's intellect with each succeeding scene." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 4, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 51%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Disappointing." — Tolucan Times Posted Jun 4, 2009 |
Fresh 9/10
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
a slam-bank, action packed, high tension film loaded with special effects; a good story (with) terrific action." — Tolucan Times Posted May 25, 2009 |
Rotten 0/10
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
What's hugely-talented Amy Adams doing in an imbecilic debacle like this?" — Tolucan Times Posted May 21, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
One thing Howard has learned is that a film doesn't need quality to make money." — Tolucan Times Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 8/10
| Fresh 94%
| Revanche (2009) | "
Writer-director Götz Spielmann doesn't hit you over the head with what he's trying to say. Instead, you have to pay attention and grasp the nuance of the story." — Tolucan Times Posted May 10, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
While it might be a little long and while Spock is disappointing, this is still an entertaining movie with fine performances by Pine, Pegg, Greenwood, and Urban." — Tolucan Times Posted May 7, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 91%
| Every Little Step (2009) | "
If you like Broadway, this is a movie you cannot miss." — Tolucan Times Posted May 3, 2009 |
Rotten 0/10
| Rotten 40%
| The Limits of Control (2009) | "
...a torturous, boring, nonsensical monotony." — Tolucan Times Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1/10
| Rotten 27%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
I would say that this was a complete and utter waste of time and talent, but, except for Emma Stone, I didn't see any talent." — Tolucan Times Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 6/10
| Fresh 86%
| Earth (2009) | "
Disney puts truth in the drawer claiming that "changing weather patterns" cause drying rainforests, when it's the destruction of the rainforest that is causing the changing weather patterns." — Tolucan Times Posted Apr 26, 2009 |
Rotten 5/10
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
Great acting by Keener, Downey, and Foxx but far too long and too many ECUs. More Keener would have helped. She's something special." — Tolucan Times Posted Apr 26, 2009 |
Fresh 10/10
| Fresh 86%
| Tyson (2009) | "
Whatever you thought of Mike Tyson, this exceptional, fascinating film presents his story with all his warts in his own words." — Tolucan Times Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 7/10
| Fresh 93%
| Sugar (2009) | "
...an interesting tale of a young man devoted to his family back home, trying to come to grips with surviving in a completely different culture." — Tolucan Times Posted Apr 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2/10
| Rotten 59%
| Paris 36 (2008) | "
Very disappointing...a set so phony that it robs the film of the '30s Parisian ambience it advertises... (T)he characters lack verisimilitude, as does the story." — Tolucan Times Posted Apr 7, 2009 |
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