Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 71%
| Bruno (2009) | "
There's laughter but it's empty, mean-spirited laughter. Bruno makes fun of people for no other reason than it can, not because it has something to say." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jul 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
It's like standing in the middle of a dust storm and opening your eyes to let the grit pour in. Car parts fly around the screen as if in a scrap metal tornado." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 44%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Lazy, transparent, disposable and at its worst, boring." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 17%
| Year One (2009) | "
A pointless endeavor which eventually ends in a relatively half-hearted meander off screen." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
A wrenching rush of adrenaline set in a never-ending cycle of occupation and struggle and ever-increasing tension." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
It's doing the same old thing but seems to know it, and so does its best to find something new buried in those clichés." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Pelham simply runs out of track, devolving into a series of bad action movie clichés and meaningless skyscraper footage." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
Land of the Lost isn't the butt of the joke, Will Ferrell is, and we've seen this movie before." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Up (2009) | "
Real men cry at Up." CinemaBlend.com Posted May 28, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
It's the script. It's the entire premise on which the film is built that's at fault and there's really nothing the movie's one-named director McG could have done to fix that." Giant Freakin Robot Posted May 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 58%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
Sasha Grey isn't the actress this movie deserves, but maybe she's the actress it needs." CinemaBlend.com Posted May 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Management (2009) | "
It's not a disaster, but it's hard not to wish Management had remained the more interesting, thoughtful little movie it starts out as." CinemaBlend.com Posted May 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 37%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Like watching an Indiana Jones movie without any of the action, adventure, romance, or wit." CinemaBlend.com Posted May 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Battle for Terra (2009) | "
Terra doesn't always get it right and often its reach exceeds its grasp, but dammit it's trying and for that I think you've got to give it a lot of credit." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 85%
| Earth (2009) | "
If nature's what you crave, you'll have more fun sitting on your porch and watching mosquitoes impact with a bug zapper." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 62%
| Crank High Voltage (2009) | "
Crank: High Voltage promises something outrageous and then over-delivers, permanently deflowering and deforming the mind of anyone lucky enough to be in the audience." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
It's been a long time since the hope and optimism of Gene Roddenberry's vision have seemed this bright, this alive. This is exactly the Star Trek movie this fading franchise needed." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 51%
| Observe and Report (2009) | "
It's like Taxi Driver meets The Big Lebowski, a sick and morally bankrupt combination which absolutely should not work, yet does." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 7, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
Come on dude, let us see the race! We didn't buy tickets for an artist's recreation." CinemaBlend.com Posted Apr 1, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Peter and Vandy () | "
Great acting and smart writing make up for whatever the film lacks in Hollywood polish. Seek it out." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
Though the movie's action beats are underdeveloped, they've successfully poured all of their creativity into making us laugh." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 25, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 32%
| Knowing (2009) | "
It's the movie Keanu Reeves' Day the Earth Stood Still remake wished it could have been." Giant Freakin Robot Posted Mar 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 54%
| The Protector (2006) | "
You have to wonder why they even bothered with the subtitles. It's not like they make much difference." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 63%
| Alexander the Last (2009) | "
A collection of indie movie clichés, the kind of film where every character is an actor or a musician or some sort of artist." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Exterminators () | "
Occasionally funny and generally entertaining but it's not likely to stick with you." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
In modern horror there's always a line they can't cross. Drag Me To Hell stabs it, sacrifices it, buries it in the back yard, and then gets away with it by giving the audience a wink and a nod." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| The Great Buck Howard (2009) | "
While Colin Hanks will probably never be the acting genius his father is, that Hanks charm still shines through." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 33%
| Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) | "
Grab your holy water and your wooden stakes, you'll have a good time." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Slammin' Salmon (2009) | "
Easily the best work Broken Lizard has ever done." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
Instead of the next Schwarzenegger the Rock is the next Guttenberg and we have Disney to thank for it." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Every bit as risky, edgy, and aspiring as it ought to be." CinemaBlend.com Posted Mar 3, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 4%
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) | "
A meandering, confused, and worst of all boring crime syndicate accounting which takes forever to unfold and does everything it can to avoid actual fighting." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2009) | "
Stick Robin Williams in his Mrs. Doubtfire dress and have him join the cast of General Hospital and you'd have Madea Goes to Jail." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 84%
| Two Lovers (2009) | "
Genuine and affecting, Two Lovers hinges almost entirely on how good Joaquin Phoenix is." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 14, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 58%
| The International (2009) | "
Calculating and distant, as if instead of a movie we're watching a monetary transaction between a filmmaker and his audience." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 22%
| Push (2009) | "
Push is NBC's Heroes, if anything ever happened on Heroes besides oh so mysterious prophecies and a litany of excuses to avoid action sequences." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Coraline (2009) | "
Coraline works as long as you don't expect it to stick with you." CinemaBlend.com Posted Feb 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| Outlander (2009) | "
A potentially fun idea that's held back by sub-par writing and a slow as molasses beginning." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Big Fan (2009) | "
Patton does something pretty amazing here, creating a character that is all at once comedic, heartbreaking, and supremely insightful." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Lymelife (2009) | "
Rory Culkin brings a sort of quiet confidence to his role as Scott." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Humpday (2009) | "
A surprisingly real male relationship examination." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 50%
| Taking Chance (2009) | "
A tedious 85 minutes of Kevin Bacon saluting." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Paper Heart (2009) | "
Charlyne Yi, while an odd choice as a leading lady, is just cute enough to root for." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| An Education (2009) | "
Beautifully shot with era defining wardrobe and hair." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| The Informers (2009) | "
Open endings work for some movies, but a story this depressing needs some resolution." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Black Dynamite (2009) | "
You'll either love it and think it's hilarious, comedic brilliance or you won't get it at all. I know which side I'm on cats. Black Dynamite's!" CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
500 Days of Summer keeps its audience guessing, hoping, and perhaps most importantly feeling." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Wants to be one of those great John Hughes movies, but it doesn't have the poignancy to pull something like that off." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) | "
Doesn't seem to know where it's going or why it's going there, and the result is an unusual movie that's entertaining but not particularly satisfying." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 43%
| Spring Breakdown (2008) | "
They're not reinventing anything here, but it's a better than sitting through The House Bunny if you're out there looking for a healthy dose of comedy girl-power." CinemaBlend.com Posted Jan 17, 2009 |