Rotten F+
| Rotten 10%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
I was stunned to learn that Beth Cooper was created by actual filmmaking veterans." Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 67%
| The Merry Gentleman (2009) | "
Keaton offers glimpses of a directorial gift, but this odd little piece feels like warm-up for something more compelling." Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
The movie's lazy, formulaic story quickly becomes an excruciating waste of talent." Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 28%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
I'm pleased to report the new Land of the Lost movie keenly understands that what was once scary is now ridiculous." Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 93%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Raimi as a filmmaker is clearly having more fun than he's had in years. So will his fans." Posted May 29, 2009 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
Your 12-and-unders will dig it, and it might even serve as a sort of movie-Bookmobile and get them to read a little history, or at least a little Wikipedia. But otherwise it's utterly dispensable." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 55%
| Lymelife (2009) | "
The movie's appealing as a rambling actor showcase: As with the better mid-range indies, you enjoy spending time with these people even if a few elements of the movie let you down." Posted May 8, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 28%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
Despite being foolish in most respects, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past keeps you on its wacky rom-com narrative train all the way to the end. But that's probably a testament to the power of Charles Dickens' storytelling more than anything else." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 15%
| The Informers (2009) | "
A grim, open-ended study in smooth surfaces, skin and 25-year-old pop-culture references." Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 51%
| Observe and Report (2009) | "
I'm not sure how many lovable schlubs Rogen agreed to play in Judd Apatow comedies to get this dark little piece made, but I'm delighted he took the risk." Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 35%
| Alien Trespass (2009) | "
One gets the sinking feeling as Alien Trespass drags on that [director] Goodwin thought he could build a whole movie out of a few formal gags about bad editing." Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
This will personally go down as the flick that really made me realize how much I hate CGI stunts." Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 32%
| Fanboys (2009) | "
Fanboys kind of made me want to stop being one." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 66%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Gilroy's technique can feel like complication for complication's sake, but stick with the story and the dramatic rewards are real, or at least the punch line's pretty clever." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
The Rock charms you through the worst of it, but the effects are cheap, the dialogue is about as challenging as a Hannah Montana episode, and the pace manages to be both brisk and numbing." Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 43%
| He's Just Not That Into You (2009) | "
Scratch the surface, and the movie's underpinnings are an insult to women everywhere -- the film is slick stupid propaganda for the myth of The One True Love that wastes the talents of fine actresses." Posted Feb 6, 2009 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 57%
| Taken (2009) | "
Taken is a stripped-down action flick offering a single bloodlusty pleasure: You get to spend 90 minutes watching a world-class leading man cut a totally justified swath of violence through an army of central-casting scumbags." Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 39%
| Inkheart (2009) | "
Inkheart takes a great idea and then refuses to do much with that idea -- including, I'm afraid, explaining it clearly to the audience." Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten D-
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
The Spirit is a loony, embarrassing mess that takes the late Will Eisner's classic comics creation and beats it senseless with a giant toilet bowl (literally, at one point)." Posted Dec 29, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Four Christmases (2008) | "
Vaughn and Witherspoon are clearly having a lot of fun snapping each other's synapses, and their sense of play gives the whole easygoing, formulaic enterprise a welcome jolt." Posted Nov 26, 2008 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
Let the Right One In could be described as a vampire horror romance, but that seems like too easy a label for this beautiful, unnerving little movie." Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 54%
| What Just Happened (2008) | "
Levinson keeps the film locked into a sort of low-key middle-age depression." Posted Oct 31, 2008 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 61%
| Changeling (2008) | "
Eastwood and [screenwriter] Straczynski also give the story roughly 50 endings, and the director can be too melodramatic or on-the-nose." Posted Oct 31, 2008 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 34%
| Pride and Glory (2008) | "
Like We Own the Night before it, Pride and Glory is the most depressing sort of not-that-great movie because it really wants to be an epic drama and a serious actor showcase, but it just can't close the deal." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 70%
| Religulous (2008) | "
Atheists should find it good for an easy laugh." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 48%
| Towelhead (2008) | "
The coming-of-age molestation drama Towelhead is beautifully acted and accomplishes exactly what writer/director Alan Ball set out to accomplish." Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 54%
| Choke (2008) | "
Whatever Choke lacks in Fight Club-style slickness and epic-manifesto scope, it makes up for with filthy humor, likable performances and a surprisingly light touch." Posted Sep 26, 2008 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Lakeview Terrace grabs a fistful of hot-button story elements -- race, sex, politics -- and promptly mixes them into the thriller equivalent of tapioca." Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 74%
| Elegy (2008) | "
The film is exquisite on every level, full of sadness and emotional surprise." Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
Getting worked up over this is like getting worked up over a Saturday-morning cartoon. Unlike its predecessors, this one doesn't even try to aspire to myth. It aspires only to merchandising." Posted Aug 15, 2008 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 14%
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) | "
Every vestige of the first Mummy movie's wit and charm is buried in an avalanche of noise and motion. It's exhausting." Posted Aug 1, 2008 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) | "
I can see how Mamma Mia! might be a fun stage musical. As a movie musical, it's a train wreck." Posted Jul 18, 2008 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 61%
| Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) | "
It's inoffensive and shiny and competent and kids will dig it, and I can already barely remember a single thing that happened." Posted Jul 11, 2008 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 68%
| Redbelt (2008) | "
A fascinating, beautifully acted study in philosophical tension." Posted May 9, 2008 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 27%
| What Happens in Vegas (2008) | "
You know how some movies feel like they were made by a committee? What Happens in Vegas feels like it was made by checklist." Posted May 9, 2008 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 64%
| The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) | "
I could just hear the producers in the board room, cigar smoke swirling around their fat heads as they barked into their speakerphones: "Those Hong Kong guys are too old! We need an American in here to capture the Western markets" Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 48%
| Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) | "
The humor tends toward the mildly crass -- bare buttocks and inappropriate scratching are Schwimmer's go-to comedy staples -- and the story is ridiculous." Posted Mar 28, 2008 |
Rotten b
| Fresh 67%
| Girls Rock! (2008) | "
There is something, well, awesome about watching these vivid young women...get onstage after five days and ferociously sing earnest lyrics they wrote themselves." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
Best of all, Waters and his team remember to make the movie about human beings; like E.T., this is a story about dealing with absent fathers that happens to be filled with adventure and outlandish critters." Posted Feb 15, 2008 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 41%
| The Bucket List (2007) | "
Should I immediately watch DVDs of The Departed and The Shawshank Redemption to cleanse my palate?" Posted Jan 11, 2008 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 79%
| The Great Debaters (2007) | "
Debaters is a real crowd-pleaser." Posted Dec 28, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 75%
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) | "
Doesn't produce belly laughs so much as steady smiles of recognition over how accurately it's nailing its target." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Rotten F+
| Rotten 36%
| Southland Tales (2007) | "
The actors barely comprehend their lines. The pop-culture references are lame. Nearly every moment falls flat. And it's boring." Posted Nov 16, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 81%
| Lars And The Real Girl (2007) | "
Surprisingly touching and humane, thanks to its restrained direction and strong performances and sweet-hearted script." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten D
| Fresh 65%
| Dan in Real Life (2007) | "
Imagine what it would take to make an audience prefer Dane Cook over Steve Carell, then double it." Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 36%
| Reservation Road (2007) | "
...About as silly as a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Fresh B-
| Rotten 42%
| December Boys (2007) | "
...it's hard to argue with the movie's general good spirits." Posted Sep 28, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 13%
| Mr. Woodcock (2007) | "
It looks like Billy Bob Thornton has gotten to this lucrative W.C. Fields place in his career where he fills his coffers by playing endless variations on the same character." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 19%
| Death Sentence (2007) | "
An ugly, stupid and meaningless thriller." Posted Aug 31, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 97%
| The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) | "
It's Over the Top via Nintendo, and it is stunning to behold." Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
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