Rotten
| Rotten 27%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
There are more problems than ghosts in this charmless romantic comedy in which Matthew McConaughey's Lothario gets a lesson in the love stakes." Posted May 4, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 34%
| Pride and Glory (2008) | "
It's predictable, it's also escapist entertainment." Posted Jan 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | "
Even though the special effects are as well executed as ever, the story doesn’t excite or even allow us to really believe the premise." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 0%
| Killing Me Softly (2002) | "
What a disappointing waste of good talent!" Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| White Noise (2005) | "
A messy cheesecake of supernatural horror without scaring the pants off its audience, nor making any real sense." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie (2004) | "
It's essentially an advertisement for a similarly titled trading card game." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 26%
| Fantastic Four (2005) | "
The film is made in the internet equivalent of capital letters and its simplistic morality stands out on the big screen more so than on the small page." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 2%
| Twisted (2004) | "
At least the performances are solid." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| The Perfect Man (2005) | "
It's funny, poignant and the characters are appealing." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 4%
| The Whole Ten Yards (2004) | "
Mostly overacted and overblown, the script tries to make 'outlandish' into outrageous but hardly ever manages it. Missing is the element of some discernible sense of reality that is essential to black comedy." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Christmas with the Kranks (2004) | "
The notion of bullying people into succumbing into the trappings of Christmas does not necessarily represent goodwill to all, and while the situations present good comic opportunities, the film ends up feeling rather manipulative and sugary." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 82%
| One Hour Photo (2002) | "
In a story so reliant on detail as the engine for character action, it’s frustrating and annoying to see the film spiral down the gurgler because of a few (but crucial) lapses of attention to detail." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 2%
| Half Past Dead (2002) | "
What is it about Steven Seagal and three-word movie titles?" Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Ghost Ship (2002) | "
There is a sense of predictability about the film after the promising start and for all its good intentions it never takes us on board with its mish mash of ghosts, mysticism and spiritual concoction." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| Son of the Mask (2005) | "
Kennedy is feeble and even Alan Cumming makes less of a meal than he could of his role as the petulant god of mischief." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Serving Sara (2002) | "
Excruciating." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Godsend (2004) | "
It ends up like any mass produced genre piece in which the only thing that is well developed is the film negative." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 8%
| Gods and Generals (2003) | "
A labour of love with special interest to history buffs, this epic film is extraordinary in many ways." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Waking Up in Reno (2002) | "
Four boring characters, a painfully unfunny road trip and drama that's not quite as convincing as a daytime soap opera add up to a wretched time in this redneck romantic comedy." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| License To Wed (2007) | "
It's a bit short of laughs, but there are a few cute ideas in this formulaic, predictable romantic comedy." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 21%
| The Pacifier (2005) | "
It might have been a good career move for Diesel, who cut his teeth on high-octane action, but the script needs a lift and the direction feels lackluster." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 5%
| Swept Away (2002) | "
Don’t count on being swept away by this contrived, predictable shipwrecked romance." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 8%
| Darkness Falls (2003) | "
Film lovers beware! The evil spirits of boredom will befall should you enter a darkened cinema and endure Darkness Falls." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) | "
It’s a real turkey." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 0%
| Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) | "
Banderas mopes through this hideous and unintelligible enterprise like a bloodhound with a hangover, while Liu elects to look cool in leather in lieu of a performance." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 20%
| Knockaround Guys (2002) | "
Even the top ensemble case of Knockaround Guys, headed by the ever-remarkable John Malkovich and charismatic Vin Diesel, can’t jump the brick wall that the script hits in the last 20 minutes." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 3%
| Rollerball (2002) | "
This film was long-delayed and much altered in post-production and it shows." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 81%
| The Bourne Supremacy (2004) | "
A huge leap of faith is required to connect, and many plot details appear to have not been properly thought through." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| Extreme Ops (2002) | "
An extremely stupid action movie." Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
The animation seems to have been outsourced to two factories: one for the galactic battles and machines, the other for the Jedi and related characters. The latter seem clunky and simplistic, much like the film's screenplay" Posted Aug 14, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Mr. Woodcock (2007) | "
Mr Woodcock is ok as far as predictable, low-brow Hollywood comedies are concerned, and it's considerably elevated by its above average cast." Posted Jul 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 20%
| Chapter 27 (2008) | "
The eternal question of why Chapman shot Lennon is not answered. And that's probably because there IS no real reason." Posted Jul 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| The Love Guru (2008) | "
Puerile and disappointing, what might have been a comical, irreverent look at Eastern guru wisdom a la Mike Myers is a load of balderdash, anchored by an elephantine bag of toilet humour, oversized penises and midget jokes" Posted Jul 7, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
I love surprises and would happily be led up the garden path with Will Smith, but there's a fatal flaw to Hancock, with alien-sized plot holes and worse still, characters behaving out of context." Posted Jun 28, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Blonde Ambition (2007) | "
There's nothing redeeming about this badly written, badly directed and (in the case of Jessica Simpson), badly acted low-brow comedy." Posted Jun 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 66%
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | "
A mish-mash of comic-book drama coupled with video-game graphics." Posted Jun 10, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 18%
| The Happening (2008) | "
Sadly for Mr. Shyamalan, the ideas that have been coming to him since his brilliant first hit The Sixth Sense are progressively worthy of less merit and more deserving of ridicule." Posted Jun 10, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 56%
| Rich and Famous (1981) | "
This saga about two friends falls short of heartfelt and never satisfies" Posted Jun 5, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 41%
| Saawariya (2007) | "
With its lavish production design, extravagant sets, poetic musical numbers and photogenic stars, Saawariya is ravishing to look at, but disappointing overall" Posted May 23, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 80%
| The Flight of the Red Balloon (2008) | "
Many will become irritated and bored; watching eggs being cracked for pancakes could be riveting to watch, but not here." Posted May 22, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 51%
| Then She Found Me (2008) | "
Words get in the way of true emotions in this comedy drama that marks Helen Hunt's directing debut." Posted May 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Shutter (2008) | "
It's all rather predictable, and often irritatingly derivative" Posted May 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 55%
| Madagascar (2005) | "
A promising premise, a top voice cast and a studio with an impressive track record sets up expectations that Madagascar just can't fulfill." Posted May 10, 2008 |
Rotten
| N/A | Broken Sun (2008) | "
Broken Sun intends to be absorbed rather like a poem, with spiritual and peaceful ambitions. The deliberate pace, the sometimes filtered cinematography, and the sparse dialogue, combine to create the film's mood of regret." Posted May 5, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Captivity (2007) | "
Without even calling into question the morals of a film which seems to exist only to depict the suffering of multiple women through hideous tortures, the film is still an empty mess, offering only a minor afterthought of an explanation to who is doing the" Posted May 1, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Made of Honor (2008) | "
This frothy rom-com that acts as a vehicle for tv sex symbol Patrick Dempsey is at its best in the wilds of remote Scotland, when his serial womaniser is out of his element. I laughed a few times, but overall was disappointed because nothing felt real." Posted Apr 26, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Untraceable (2008) | "
What is ultimately more disturbing than the premise itself is the way director Gregory Hoblit injects a sensational voyeuristic element to the proceedings. I felt as though I needed a good wash after watching." Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| The Ten Commandments (2007) | "
Adults will squirm at the dialogue and wonder how actors of such fine calibre manage to squander some of their star credentials" Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| Superhero Movie! (2008) | "
....plays like a MAD Magazine spoof that was written on the toilet" Posted Apr 8, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 21%
| Semi-Pro (2008) | "
Will Ferrell can be very funny. This is not one of those times. Tired and tawdry, this tedious misfire is a misjudgement on Ferrell's part, namely in terms of material." Posted Mar 31, 2008 |
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