Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 46%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
It appears 73-year-old Woody Allen finally drew the line and elected to pair 21-year-old Evan Rachel Wood with someone closer to her own age. So he sent in 62-year-old Larry David to pinch-hit." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
This period gangster saga may be filled with exciting gun battles yet can't deliver the firepower in ways that matter the most." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 51%
| Cheri (2009) | "
The miscast Kathy Bates' incongruous turn (she's about as French as Captain America) provides some unexpected relief in this cinematic flatline." Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 44%
| My Sister's Keeper (2009) | "
My Sister's Keeper isn't quite a keeper, but it's a sturdy melodrama that earns those copious tears." Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
The results prove to be wildly uneven." Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
A perfectly dreadful sequel that's the filmic equivalent of a 150-minute waterboarding session." Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
While the picture occasionally goes out of its way to make Bullock's character a ninny, the actress refuses to let the role manhandle her, and she and the ever-charming Reynolds work well together." Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 17%
| Year One (2009) | "
Far too witless to even be considered distasteful or disturbing -- it's more like watching with pity as a dorky fifth-grader tries to shock adults with a string of profanity." Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Seventh Seal (1957) | "
As a youth, perhaps no other film opened my eyes to the wonderful possibilities of cinema as much as The Seventh Seal." Posted Jun 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Burma VJ (2009) | "
Burma VJ is doubtless meant to serve as a tribute to the courage and indomitability of humans thrust into dire situations, but it can just as easily be seen as a sobering example of the evil that men do." Posted Jun 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 50%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Easy to like but hard to wholly recommend." Posted Jun 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 79%
| Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) | "
If I really wanted to indulge in stargazing, I'd just as soon hook up a telescope in the backyard and aim it at the night sky." Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 86%
| Tyson (2009) | "
Merely functions as a disingenuous attempt to make him palatable to the mainstream." Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 50%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Even the city of New York, the true principal player in this tale, fails to come to life, meaning this film might as well have been set in Chicago or London or any other metropolis with a sprawling subway system." Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| Sugar (2009) | "
What's this? An inspirational sports flick whose every step doesn't lead up to the climactic Big Game in which the underdog hero must score that touchdown/hit that home run/kick that goal/deck that opponent?" Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 12%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
It's merely one big fat Greek disaster." Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 28%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
The reason this new picture works on occasion is precisely because it isn't a Will Ferrell movie; rather, it's a movie that just happens to star Will Ferrell." Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
This represents the worst sort of pandering slop, the type that appeases impressionable audiences who don't even realize they're being insulted." Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
A funhouse freak show that's more interested in delivering old-fashioned chills than in wallowing in misogyny, masochism and mutilation." Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 97%
| Up (2009) | "
Its PG rating hints that this is one of those toon tales that will resonate more powerfully with adults than with kids, and never more so than in the sequences between Carl and his wife (did we really just witness a miscarriage in an animated film?)." Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
This isn't a classic Terminator model, but as the fourth line in a brand that was created a quarter-century ago, it serves its purpose nicely." Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Paris 36 (2008) | "
It's clearly old-fashioned entertainment, and while the blue-hairs will dig it, I suspect many of us with brown, blonde, black or red hair will embrace it as well." Posted May 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 37%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Feels like nothing more than a cross between a Frommer's travel guide and a scavenger hunt, as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon hits all of Rome's holy hot spots gathering up clues as if they were empty Dr. Pepper bottles or grimy 1992 pennies." Posted May 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 94%
| Goodbye Solo (2009) | "
I imagine all of us could use some quality Solo time in our lives." Posted May 13, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| Next Day Air (2009) | "
Here's a project so ill-conceived that it finds room in its cast for the talented Mos Def but then bungles that gift by giving him the smallest role among the principal cast members." Posted May 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
Abrams' whole approach to this revamped Star Trek: Be playful, be unpredictable, and full speed ahead." Posted May 11, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 28%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
It's fortunate director Mark Waters thought to surround his pretty-boy star with so much talent -- without their combined efforts, this wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance when it comes to offering any semblance of entertainment." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
It's hard to view this as an integral entry in the X-Men franchise. That's not to say it's as irrelevant as, say, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace." Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 46%
| Battle for Terra (2009) | "
It sounds rather novel until one recalls that The Twilight Zone tackled this notion in one third the amount of time." Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 85%
| State of Play (2009) | "
For all its success in the thriller arena, State of Play's real worth can be found in its attitude toward the newspaper industry." Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
For a movie that's about compassion and understanding, it makes for a shockingly indifferent experience." Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 15%
| The Informers (2009) | "
Filled with narcissistic twits who never say or do anything of consequence or interest." Posted Apr 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 29%
| The Golden Boys (2009) | "
The three vets are a delight to watch, even if the movie around them remains soggy." Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| The Great Buck Howard (2009) | "
A slight yet satisfying show-biz tale." Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 56%
| 17 Again (2009) | "
Efron's appealing within the confines of his limited range, but like the film itself, a severe case of blandness puts a lid on any breakout potential." Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Sin Nombre (2009) | "
Sin Nombre marks an impressive feature-film debut for Cary Joji Fukunaga, albeit more as a director than a writer." Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Earth (2009) | "
A welcome throwback to the days when Walt himself would personally supervise such Earth-friendly fare as The Living Desert and The Vanishing Prairie." Posted Apr 22, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 73%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Contains enough fine moments -- to say nothing of a strong central performance by Amy Adams -- to make it a worthwhile endeavor." Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
Walker's acting is so somnambular that even his car's steering wheel stands a better chance at grabbing an Oscar nomination." Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 51%
| Observe and Report (2009) | "
A hit-and-miss curio." Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Class (2008) | "
A piercing look at a generation gap that only seems to be gaping ever more widely." Posted Mar 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Here's that rare youth flick where it's actually believable that the geek gets the girl." Posted Mar 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 84%
| Two Lovers (2009) | "
It's not that writer-director James Gray makes bad movies. It's just that it's difficult to remember anything about the movies he makes." Posted Mar 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Writer-director Tony Gilroy, flush from his Michael Clayton success, retains that film's examination of corporate malfeasance yet replaces the sense of dread with a sense of style." Posted Mar 29, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
Pleasant but often pedestrian." Posted Mar 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 82%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
I Love You, Man doesn't provide much in the way of large belly laughs. But it's pleasurable enough to paste a smile on the face for the majority of its running time." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 32%
| Knowing (2009) | "
Feels like the sort of poorly defined spiritual salve that M. Night Shyamalan concocts in between preening sessions in front of the mirror." Posted Mar 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Snyder makes almost all the right plays -- the movie is visually resplendent and remarkably faithful to the source material -- but too often fails to find the heart buried deep within the darkness." Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 63%
| Che (2008) | "
Close, but no (Cuban) cigar." Posted Mar 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 57%
| Taken (2009) | "
Neeson delivers a typically compelling performance in (for him) an atypically muscle-bound role." Posted Mar 3, 2009 |
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