|
0.5/5
|
71%
|
New York Beat Movie (Downtown 81) (2001) |
"
A hopelessly rambling, amateurish mess of disjointed thoughts and imagery."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 7, 2001
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|
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13%
|
The Spy Next Door (2010) |
"
It's a sad day for Jackie Chan fans when the action-comedy star is reduced to a vehicle as lame as The Spy Next Door."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 11, 2010
|
|
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54%
|
A Cool Dry Place (1998) |
"
The kind of plodding, conventional fare usually reserved for TV movies."
—
Variety
Posted Oct 4, 2009
|
|
|
7%
|
Whiteout (2009) |
"
Should fade faster than a polar bear in a blizzard."
—
Variety
Posted Sep 11, 2009
|
|
|
43%
|
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"
Bigger, longer, and even more chaotically crowded (more stars! more f/x!) than its predecessor, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian proves that adding another ring doesn't make for a better circus."
—
Variety
Posted May 20, 2009
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|
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9%
|
My Life in Ruins (Driving Aphrodite) (2009) |
"
It's not that this premise is so altogether improbable -- what tourist hasn't bonded with strangers while sharing close quarters in a foreign land? -- but that it feels tired from the start."
—
Variety
Posted May 5, 2009
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|
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7%
|
Friends & Lovers (1999) |
"
Writer-director George Haas' debut feature offers nothing as it strains to be funny and provocative."
—
Variety
Posted Mar 26, 2009
|
|
|
62%
|
Playing by Heart (1998) |
"
Carroll's characters spend so much time talking, albeit intelligently, that the connections they make seem peculiarly synthetic."
—
Variety
Posted Mar 26, 2009
|
|
|
0%
|
Super Capers (2009) |
"
A bizarrely misguided attempt to revive -- and spoof -- the classic B-movie, Super Capers is the kind of experience that makes you want your 93 minutes back."
—
Variety
Posted Mar 20, 2009
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|
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4%
|
Meet the Deedles (1998) |
"
If all of this sounds ridiculous, it is."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 25, 2009
|
|
|
35%
|
Space Chimps (2008) |
"
As light as a banana souffle and about as substantial."
—
Variety
Posted Jul 17, 2008
|
|
|
14%
|
Made of Honor (2008) |
"
Like a shopworn wedding gown disguised with a new sash, Made of Honor feels recycled from top to bottom. That's because it's essentially a gender-swapped version of My Best Friend's Wedding."
—
Variety
Posted May 1, 2008
|
|
|
80%
|
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) |
"
As a film, however, item misses its mark, failing to capitalize on the staccato rhythms and sardonic wit of Bridget's inner life."
—
Variety
Posted Apr 15, 2008
|
|
|
33%
|
The Nanny Diaries (2007) |
"
This new comedy rarely rises above standard sitcom fare, a bitter and ironic disappointment given the involvement of American Splendor writer-directors Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 17, 2007
|
|
|
50%
|
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"
Purportedly an attempt to modernize the young detective's adventures for a new generation of tweens, the pic instead serves up stale mystery-movie cliches and overcooked red herrings in a thoroughly wooden adaptation."
—
Variety
Posted Jun 9, 2007
|
|
|
21%
|
Catch and Release (2007) |
"
Deals with serious issues -- sudden death, grief, infidelity, deception -- in a fairly lighthearted way. What makes that worse is that there are a few moments when the film actually approaches some kind of emotional or dramatic truth."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 25, 2007
|
|
|
2%
|
Baby Geniuses (1999) |
"
A thoroughly misguided, unfunny film."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 5, 2007
|
|
|
58%
|
How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) |
"
This is a decidedly old-fashioned family film that may prove too quaint for modern auds."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 21, 2006
|
|
|
6%
|
Hate Crime (2005) |
"
What is not entirely clear is what Hate Crime adds to the equation that hasn't been done before."
—
Variety
Posted Mar 16, 2006
|
|
|
41%
|
Going Shopping (2005) |
"
Inadvertently reduces women to a variety of cliches, probably reinforcing many men's worst fears."
—
Variety
Posted Sep 30, 2005
|
|
|
15%
|
Raise Your Voice (2004) |
"
It's nowhere near as exhilarating as Fame or even Flashdance, and Terri's performance skills are less awe-inspiring than the plot requires."
—
Variety
Posted Oct 7, 2004
|
|
|
65%
|
The Last Supper (1996) |
"
It's tautly helmed by first-time feature director Title and well-acted by the able cast, particularly Vance and Annabeth Gish. But the film runs into trouble by quickly exhausting its one idea and by taking too long to get to its inevitable conclusion."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
|
49%
|
Human Nature (2002) |
"
Falls short of the standard set by [Kaufman's] earlier work."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Aug 3, 2001
|
|
|
10%
|
Head Over Heels (2001) |
"
The film's strenuous play for laughs tends to overshadow its assets."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 2, 2001
|
|
|
49%
|
Under Suspicion (2000) |
"
Long on talk but short on action."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
7%
|
Lost Souls (2000) |
"
This generically promotable but heavy-handed pic should look forward to a quick and relatively painless transition to the video shelf."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
31%
|
Vatel (2000) |
"
As remarkable for its lavish onscreen excesses as it is for its thoroughly uninvolving story."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
92%
|
The Limey (1999) |
"
A routine thriller marred by inconsistent performances, a sluggish pace and stylistic flourishes that frequently feel affected."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
|
14%
|
Molly (1999) |
"
Shamelessly sentimental."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
1.5/5
|
0%
|
Caffeine (2007) |
"
About as appetizing as a pot of dishwater coffee."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
1.5/5
|
11%
|
Blood and Chocolate (2007) |
"
There isn't enough absinthe in all of Romania to obliterate the taste of this clunker."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jan 30, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
Fired! (2006) |
"
Serious portions, in which Gurwitch appears far too often to be mugging and cracking wise, are intercut with dumb sketches."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 15, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
Hannari: Geisha Modern (2006) |
"
Theoretically, the endangerment of the geisha tradition offers a compelling premise for a nonfiction film; unfortunately, that thesis is buried so deeply in this poorly structured documentary that it's nearly lost altogether."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Nov 16, 2006
|
|
2.5/5
|
54%
|
Closing Escrow (2007) |
"
A spoof, sometimes a funny one, and sometimes just plain overkill."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 30, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
43%
|
Splinter (2006) |
"
With its recycled themes and muddled storyline generating a cascade of unanswered questions, the film is more about style than substance."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Aug 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
36%
|
Hollywood Dreams (2007) |
"
Better pruning and different choices might have helped to shape the film into a more cohesive piece, instead of one so desperate to be funny that it sacrifices its honesty."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted May 18, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
17%
|
Georgia Rule (2007) |
"
With a different tone -- or in different hands -- its dark and light elements might have managed to coexist rather than vie so awkwardly for attention."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted May 10, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
88%
|
Girls Town (1995) |
"
Holds appeal, partly because it could so easily have been an uplifting message movie but it refuses to be so simplistic."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
2.5/5
|
70%
|
Code Unknown (Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages) (2000) |
"
While it alludes to themes concerning xenophobia, communication and social responsibility, ultimately the film amounts to little more than a collection of stark, uneven vignettes."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
2.5/5
|
83%
|
The Ice Storm (1997) |
"
Rather than being moved or transfixed, you feel frozen and impartial, almost as disengaged as the characters themselves."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
The Price of Sugar (2007) |
"
Haney doesn't strive for balance, and he doesn't have to; the images speak for themselves."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Oct 19, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Gracie (2007) |
"
With so much invested in this film, Gracie represents the culmination of a family dream, so you can't really blame it for wearing its heart on its sleeve."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Jun 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
The Secret Life of Words (2006) |
"
There may be no young actress today better at embodying a blend of wounded innocence and stoic pride than Sarah Polley. In The Secret Life of Words, she has a part worthy of her gifts."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Dec 21, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
Come Early Morning (2006) |
"
Falls prey to bits of psychoanalytic shorthand and narrative predictability, but it offers the rare, meaty role for an actress in her late 30s."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Nov 9, 2006
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) |
"
Ultimately it's all a bit predictable -- the cyclical story more or less ends where it begins -- but it's nevertheless a charming and delightful romp, with keen observations about character, time and place."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
3.5/5
|
69%
|
Alone with Her (2007) |
"
Alone With Her is a pretty engaging tale, and it's refreshing to see a well-acted, suspenseful drama made without a bloated budget or a lot of bloodletting."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted May 26, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
68%
|
Close to Home (Karov La Bayit) (2007) |
"
Although its location and plot points are worlds away from typical Hollywood teen-angst fare, some of its themes are undeniably universal."
—
Los Angeles Times
Posted Mar 23, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
Western (2008) |
"
Funny, touching, familiar yet original."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
3.5/5
|
67%
|
Dogma (1999) |
"
There are kernels of genius here, and if Smith could trim the fat from this film, he might come up with something worthy of his considerable talent."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
|
3.5/5
|
81%
|
Jude (1996) |
"
Faithfully adapted from Thomas Hardy's novel, Jude (minus the Obscure)...It's also a difficult film to like because it is, simply put, a downer."
—
Boxoffice Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2002
|
63%
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