Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | Hidden Agenda (1998) | Lukewarm thriller makes very little sense and isn't helped by another mediocre performance from Kevin Dillon. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 21, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| N/A | Blood Relations () | Unspeakably awful horror flick that's atrociously made and as boring as an insurance seminar. Really rock-bottom, inept trash. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 18%
| The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) | Sporadically scary but relies too much on old cliches and not enough on distinctive ingenuity. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 0%
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) | While implausible, the film is mammothly entertaining with nail-biting suspense and a honey of a twist ending courtesy of the underrated Peter Hyams. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Fist of Honor (1992) | Surprisingly entertaining action pic that's briskly paced, colorfully directed, and wonderfully acted by leading man Sam Jones. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 14, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | Lohman's typically superb but the material just isn't there and the execution is disappointingly lackadaisical by the hit-and-miss Raimi. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Light Sleeper (1992) | Despite a wobbly final-third, this is a richly-observed meditation on loneliness and hope mixed with affecting human observences. Dafoe is simply phenomenal. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| N/A | Hardwired (2009) | Dreadful futuristic thriller is terribly plotted, never exciting, and a showcase for yet another underwhelming Gooding, Jr. performance. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | La Linea (2009) | Mediocre plotting and uninspired directing render this a cinematic turkey with the talents of Liotta and Garcia woefully wasted. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 52%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | It's not that it isn't the superb original, but that it's completely mechanical minus wit and genuine suspense. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 9, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| N/A | Mortuary Academy (1988) | There's not a laugh in sight in this abysmally inefficient comedic crock that's as entertaining as a tax audit. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) | The best of this mostly-middling series, it's got a decent story and halfway-involving characterizations. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | Cheaper to Keep Her (1980) | Despite Mac Davis's immensely appealing performance the film is shoddy in both the writing and directing departments and offers up only a smidgen of genuine laughs. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 67%
| Snow Angels (2008) | Another David Gordon Green failure with smugness, dramatic squareness, and failed eccentricity at each and every turn. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Relentless 2 - Dead On (1991) | Some interesting plotting and fine performances can't make up for a lack of immediacy and rather lackluster execution. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | The Imagemaker (1986) | Stale and overcomplicated, its entertainment value is low what with the who-cares plotting and totally uninteresting characters. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 82%
| Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) | Nonsensical scripting, leaden directing, pallid characters, and absolutely zero in the dramatic and erotic departments. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | Taking Care of Business (1990) | Overlong and stretches its central premise a bit thin, it's still bouncy and amusing enough with both Belushi and Grodin outstanding. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Nov 1, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| N/A | Ghosthouse (1987) | Not a single scare to be found in this dull, inefficient piece of cinematic dreck that doesn't even semi-satisfy on the lowest undemanding level. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | New Year's Evil (1981) | Decent-enough slasher flick is ably fashioned and possessive of a pretty interesting villain. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 31, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | Jaws of Satan (1981) | Inept in just about every department, it's vastly inferior to the far-better Venom and absent of both suspense and scares. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | Silent Scream (1980) | Only Balding's beauty and spunk as the heroine gives this listless slasher flick any girth. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten 0.5/5
| N/A | Alligator 2 - The Mutation (1990) | Terrible acting, inefficient directing, and lame-o scripting make this needless sequel to a superb original a bona-fide DOA. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten 0.5/5
| N/A | The Rookie (1990) | Quite possibly Eastwood's worst, it's dull, slow, enervating and about as entertaining as a tax audit. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 65%
| Evelyn (2002) | Nothing special, just good-natured and affecting and blessed with rock-solid ensemble acting. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 92%
| Lone Star (1996) | Underwhelming and enervating, it's a classic example of scope over depth. Paper-thin plotting and mediocre characterizations sink it. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 0.5/5
| N/A | Hider in the House (1990) | Busey's game, nuanced performance is undermined by crushingly-flat writing and nondescript directing. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 84%
| My Own Private Idaho (1992) | Spectacularly directed and acted by Phoenix, the end result is a disjointed, narratively-uneven artistic failure. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Rock (1996) | Mammothly entertaining with great action, witty dialogue and unbeatable teamwork between Connery and Cage. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| Quarantine (2008) | Overlong and annoyingly repetitious, it's way too derivative of past superior films of its type. Like 28 Days, it's a joyless cinematic endeavor. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 42%
| Road House (1989) | Before it self-destructs with a mean-spirited second half, this is very entertaining stuff with an outstanding star performance from Swayze. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 90%
| Blast Of Silence (1961) | More manner over matter (and with a dumb ending), but star Baron is interesting and the narrative drive very assured. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 15, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 27%
| Boarding Gate (2007) | Both Madsen and Argento are underwhelming, and the thriller aspects are vapid with snail-like pacing the final nail in the coffin. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 72%
| Biloxi Blues (1988) | Despite Walken's bravurally underplayed performance, this is stale, strictly mediocre material that's boringly paper-thin. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 100%
| Aliens (1986) | Weaver's extraordinary and commanding, but the film is both overly mechanical and overlong by about twenty minutes. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| The 6th Day (2000) | Overly-complicated and insipid to make much impact, with only some world-class cinematography and production design to recommend it. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| Jade (1995) | A lively and colorful first-half unfortunately gives way to knee-deep inanity. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 14%
| Showgirls (1995) | Joylessly obvious and heavy-handed from the word go, its characterizations are facile, the scene constructions strained, and an erotic factor of sub-zero. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Slayground (1984) | Nonsensical crime thriller given semi-respectability by Bedford's inspired directing and Coyote's commanding acting. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 39%
| Tango & Cash (1989) | Stallone and Russell are marvelous in this colorful, energetic action-comedy that's only slightly overlong. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 63%
| The Hitcher (1985) | Hauer and Howell are outstanding in this absurd but admittedly kinetic thriller that's been brilliantly directed by first-timer Harmon. World-class stunts. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Teeth (2008) | Forget any artsy overtones, this is just a lean and mean and funny cinematic endeavor that's slight but bitingly funny overall. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Fresh 62%
| White Squall (1996) | Plays out like an icky combination of Dead Poet's Society and The Perfect Story, with Wolf terminally dull and Bridges criminally wasted. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | The Seven-Ups (1973) | Disappointingly insipid and enervating crime tale that wastes the considerable talent of star Scheider. Not even a decent action sequence to be had. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| N/A | Streets of Blood () | Never boring but the material just isn't there, with standard-issued characters and issues of morality painted too black and white. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| I.O.U.S.A. (2008) | Nothing really special, but it does call attention to an important topic that any caring American can't ignore and presents its stone-cold facts lucidly enough. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 44%
| The Strangers (2008) | Yes, it's a blatant knockoff of the much-superior Vacancy; still, the first hour is undeniably gripping and scary. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | Night Passage (1957) | Even Tracey's solidity is washed out in this stagnantly-paced story with not enough surprising plot turns. Even the widescreen framing is mediocre. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | The Chaos Experiment (2009) | Kilmer is wasted in this dreadful left-wing propoganda that's idiotically written and directed without so much as a shade of nuance. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Henry Poole Is Here (2008) | Director Pellington is way too talented to involve himself in something so corny and contrived. The always-watchable Wilson is the only real bright spot. — eFilmCritic.com Posted Sep 6, 2009 |
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