Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 94%
| Lake of Fire (2007) | "
The latest in a long list of hyper-politicized, sensationalistic documentaries that are high on scare tactics and shock value, but low on progressive discourse." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 80%
| In Bruges (2008) | "
There are several standout moments, but as a whole it feels rather flat and arrested. For a film about Purgatory, however, that might be appropriate." Posted Feb 8, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Stephen King's The Mist (2007) | "
It's not The Shawshank Redemption, but for what it is, The Mist is an admirable venture into the always foggy, sometimes treacherous landscape of the human soul." Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 69%
| Religulous (2008) | "
It's meant to "prove" that religious belief and intelligence are mutually exclusive. If you believe that, this movie is for you. For everyone else, it's a trifling and shoddy tirade." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 62%
| Che (2008) | "
If Soderbergh's goal was to demystify Che Guevera and de-romanticize "revolution," he's succeeded. But unfortunately the result is a film that is just not very compelling." Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Slick, dramatic, and occasionally convincing, but at the end of the day it feels less like reality and more like Hollywood-does-a-race-fable." Posted Sep 22, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 41%
| Feast of Love (2007) | "
The love feasted upon in this film is not about commitment or selflessness. No, the love in this Feast is very fickle and selfish." Posted Sep 29, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 26%
| The Final Season (2007) | "
Unabashedly builds on stock sports movies of the past (the tagline could have been Friday Night Lights meets Field of Dreams) and follows formulas to an almost comical degree." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 21%
| Day Zero (2008) | "
A film that revels in defeatism and hyperbolized dystopia; a would-be political statement that is more insipid than insightful." Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Happening (2008) | "
The film becomes less comprehensible as it goes along, and the audience -- expecting a patented M. Night ending -- is left with no answers, explanation, or narrative closure." Posted Jun 13, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Seeker (2007) | "
Too quick, too slight, and too cliched to make a splash in the company of such high-quality adaptations like LOTR and Harry Potter." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
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