|
0.5/5
|
13%
|
The Spy Next Door (2010) |
"
The woeful screenplay, the mundane direction, by Brian Levant, and the indifferent acting all combine to sink a stupid plot which should never have got off the ground."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Apr 1, 2010
|
|
0.5/5
|
15%
|
Year One (2009) |
"
Year One makes Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost look like a masterpiece."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
0.5/5
|
11%
|
Big Stan (2009) |
"
2008 has, with one or two exceptions, been a diabolical year for American comedy, and Big Stan hits rock bottom."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Dec 1, 2008
|
|
0.5/5
|
7%
|
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"
Whatever happened to Mathieu Kassovitz, the French actor director whose amazing film La Haine made such an impact 13 years ago?"
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Oct 10, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
35%
|
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
Watching this nonsense after seeing tragic television images of the destruction of Japan somehow made Battle: Los Angeles appear even more meretricious."
—
The Australian
Posted Mar 17, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
43%
|
Dinner for Schmucks (2010) |
"
When scene after scene falls flat, and the film seems a lot longer than it actually is, you know that this is a comedy that just isn't working."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 29, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
67%
|
Brüno (Bruno) (2009) |
"
The film's one authentic moment has him stalking Harrison Ford, who tells him in no uncertain terms where to go; frankly, I was with Ford."
—
The Australian
Posted Jul 17, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
67%
|
Brüno (Bruno) (2009) |
"
Call me a grouch, but I found myself on side with Harrison Ford who, when stalked by Bruno for an interview, tells him exactly where to go."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jul 8, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
37%
|
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) |
"
Occasionally the film is so bad it's almost funny, if you think a scene in which a cat is used as a football is funny."
—
The Australian
Posted Jul 10, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
27%
|
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"
What happens in this seriously flawed would-be romantic comedy is Nothing Much."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted May 15, 2008
|
|
|
28%
|
Clash of the Titans (2010) |
"
It's left to the gigantic Kraken to re-inject some interest during the closing stages of this major disappointment."
—
The Australian
Posted Apr 2, 2010
|
|
|
——
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Salt () |
"
Pic has a wafer-thin plot and an interesting use of locations in remote parts of the island nation, but visually, with its truly annoying DV hand-held homemovie look, which at times goes beyond ugly, the film limits itself to the fest circuit."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 10, 2006
|
|
|
33%
|
Imagining Argentina (2004) |
"
It's sad to see a film which, despite fine work in the various craft departments, fails to succeed on the most basic level."
—
Variety
Posted Jun 29, 2004
|
|
|
19%
|
The Life of David Gale (2003) |
"
Punches the expected buttons without being entirely convincing."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 11, 2003
|
|
|
26%
|
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) |
"
Audiences partial to this rather rarefied material will find plenty to enjoy in the technically polished production, but those not on Wenders' wavelength will be seriously alienated."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 7, 2001
|
|
|
31%
|
Vatel (2000) |
"
Further proof that all the money and technical expertise in the world are no substitutes for a good screenplay and creative direction."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
1.5/5
|
85%
|
The Hunger Games (2012) |
"
One of the problems, I think, is that given that the books were aimed at young women, I think the filmmakers have been terrified at making anything too violent."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Mar 21, 2012
|
|
1.5/5
|
17%
|
Priest (2011) |
"
Some scenes on the train have a certain chill, but overall this is likely to short-change genre lovers."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
32%
|
I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
The only thing I liked about the film was that these monsters that the Mogodorians keep in the truck are fed with frozen turkeys from the supermarket."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Feb 24, 2011
|
|
1.5/5
|
37%
|
Eat Pray Love (2010) |
"
The director, Ryan Murphy, brings only the most obvious sentiments to the borderline intolerable proceedings."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Oct 6, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
16%
|
When in Rome (2010) |
"
Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel are attractive enough but they can't elevate this seriously silly rom-com."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Apr 21, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
17%
|
Love Happens (2009) |
"
It's awful."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Feb 24, 2010
|
|
1.5/5
|
82%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
Extremely unthrilling, very obvious, very clichéd. We've seen it all before."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Dec 7, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
63%
|
London mon amour (Mes amis, mes amours) (2008) |
"
Even the luminous Virginie Ledoyen can't bring much to the mediocre proceedings."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
12%
|
The Unborn (2009) |
"
Some of the ideas here may seem original, if questionable, but the treatment -- by writer-director David Goyer -- is strictly conventional, with the shock moments obviously inserted at regular intervals, usually while the heroine is in her underwear."
—
The Australian
Posted Mar 6, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
12%
|
The Unborn (2009) |
"
Despite some gruesome special effects, the telling of this story is so prosaic and predictable that genuine thrills are in very short supply."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Feb 27, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
45%
|
Yes Man (2008) |
"
Numbingly predictable and not as filled with action as the misleading poster suggests."
—
The Australian
Posted Jan 8, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
50%
|
Dying Breed (2009) |
"
It tries hard to be horrific and gruesome, even introducing a bit of fashionable torture near the end, but only the most credulous will find it genuinely scary."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Nov 14, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
41%
|
The House Bunny (2008) |
"
This puerile so-called comedy is a complete waste of the talents of Anna Faris, a cheeky beauty who is obviously channelling Marilyn Monroe - God forbid a remake of Some Like it Hot is in the works."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 26, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
61%
|
The Horseman (2008) |
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Aug 3, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
31%
|
Closing the Ring (2007) |
"
Though this original screenplay by Peter Woodward has the potential for an interesting examination of the endurance of love, it's saddled with characters who are not very believable and situations which are more melodramatic than realistic."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Mar 19, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
58%
|
Red State (2011) |
"
It's a really strange film, terribly violent on one level and on another filled with lengthy, long-winded philosophical discourses and blind alleys"
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
60%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
This script must have been written by a computer or by a robot. It is really embarrassing, the number of clichés in this film."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Oct 5, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
73%
|
The Whistleblower (2011) |
"
Instead of capitalising on a really fine performance from Rachel Weisz in the leading role, Kondracki makes a real mess of it."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
The Change-Up (2011) |
"
Almost all the potential for genuine comedy is missed in this crass affair."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
67%
|
Insidious (2011) |
"
If the film was attempting to be more than just a horror movie, it doesn't work on that level either."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted May 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
64%
|
Biutiful (2010) |
"
The film, whatever its intentions, winds up just being deeply depressing and, at nearly 2 1/2 hours, it's a very long slog indeed to the finish."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Mar 23, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
This dreary affair is 'inspired by actual events', but it's a very low-wattage entry into the genre of the exorcist movie. "
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Mar 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
27%
|
Charlie St. Cloud (2010) |
"
If you buy the concept you might enjoy the film, but if you're a hardened cynic you'd better avoid Charlie St. Cloud, despite the very handsome location photography, which is its greatest asset."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 22, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
59%
|
Centurion (2010) |
"
Marshall takes the ultra-violent and grim goings on with deadening seriousness, but the temptation to see it all as a rather bad joke is only emphasised by the anachronistic dialogue."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jul 28, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
The Kings of Mykonos () |
"
I think the screenplay starts off well. I think the opening scenes in Melbourne are really quite funny and they promise something more than you actually get. But once the film gets to Mykonos, it goes for the most obvious targets."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted May 21, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
28%
|
Clash of the Titans (2010) |
"
This would be a completely awful one-star disaster if not for some of the monsters - the Kraken is formidable enough, but Medusa is even better. She's almost worth the price of admission, but she deserves a better movie than this one."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Apr 7, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
Antichrist (2009) |
"
I think [von Trier's] immature. I think he's even childish at times."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Nov 26, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Dorian Gray (2009) |
"
This uneasy mixture of horror and elegant wit, which worked so well originally, never really catches fire thanks to Parker's undistinguished handling."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Nov 11, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
——
|
A Bunch of Amateurs (2009) |
"
There's something faintly embarrassing watching fading movie star BURT REYNOLDS, who looks embalmed, playing fading movie star Jefferson Steel, and something even more embarrassing when we're asked to accept that he makes a resounding success as Lear."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Oct 9, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
67%
|
Che: Part One (The Argentine) (2009) |
"
A major disappointment. Soderbergh has stripped the story of most of its drama and though Del Toro, who won Best Actor at Cannes last year, is very convincing as Che, this Spanish-language film almost seems like an anti-movie."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Sep 30, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
34%
|
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"
You wouldn't expect anything of depth and substance. Having said that, the film has its fun moments, it moves along at a cracking pace, and some members of the cast show themselves worthy of better things."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Aug 5, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
66%
|
The Escapist (2008) |
"
This is a rather curious film, admirable in some ways but also strangely frustrating."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jul 16, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
43%
|
The Proposal (2009) |
"
this is sort of an object lesson in what's wrong with comedy today. The first 15, maybe 20 minutes of this film was really promising... And then it all falls apart because they bring in all these silly, farcical things."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |
"
I suppose your reaction to the film will depend to some extent on whether or not you find Matthew McConaughey a charmer. I don't, so I found Connor repulsive with no redeeming features."
—
At the Movies (Australia)
Posted May 15, 2009
|
67%
——
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