Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 81%
| Humpday (2009) | "
Humpday surprises us from beginning to end. It's a fresh take on the familiar topic of friendship -- and a wise one." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Management (2009) | "
You watch Management thinking of the comedy Aniston and Zahn could have made, and wishing you were watching that movie instead." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 46%
| Whatever Works (2009) | "
It's a movie that feels assembled from the leftovers Allen found in his fridge." — Seattle Times Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Mann knows exactly how to pace this kind of movie, set to a veritable symphony of gunshots, and Public Enemies feels both wonderfully populated and beautifully controlled." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 96%
| Tulpan (2008) | "
If you surrender to its pace, Tulpan can be intoxicating; it's like nothing else in theaters." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 83%
| Treeless Mountain (2009) | "
So Yong Kim has a real gift for putting children at ease before the camera, and her two very young actresses (who are not sisters off-screen) reward her with performances of heartbreaking realism." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| Cheri (2009) | "
This wonderfully gifted actress, whose beauty has sometimes distracted from her abilities, here makes Cheri something rare and haunting." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| Every Little Step (2009) | "
A riveting documentary from James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| Easy Virtue (2009) | "
Echoing the words of the great Porter song, Easy Virtue deliciously misbehaves." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 62%
| Tetro (2009) | "
For beauty, vision and the palpable sense of a veteran filmmaker still reveling in possibility, it's something to see." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 17%
| Year One (2009) | "
Mostly Year One moves along ploddingly, stepping frequently into bathroom humor and never quite funny enough to justify its high concept; when it's over, it quickly slips away." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
The Proposal coasts along on likability, right up to its standard-issue ending; what it doesn't do is surprise us in any way." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
A low-key comedy with its lead characters displaying an ambling, laid-back charm." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 50%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
It ticks along as efficiently as a new clock. The performances are smooth, the car-crash effects remarkable, the pace never flagging." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 11%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
A romantic comedy that bathes in clichés before rinsing off with sentimentality and spritzing itself with lame jokes. The result is, alas, a bit whiffy." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
The Hangover should be a huge hit this summer for laugh-starved audiences; happily, it delivers." — Seattle Times Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| Up (2009) | "
It's a joy to watch, for any age." — Seattle Times Posted May 28, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 58%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
It's a brief 77 minutes of vague, pretty blankness; a mere sketch of a character -- and a movie." — Seattle Times Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 62%
| The Brothers Bloom (2009) | "
Ruffalo turns in another take on his soulful smart guy; Brody's all loosey-goosey charm (watch how he plays a harmonica, with his eyes lazily sliding over it); Weisz make something poetic from her ditsy yet forthright character." — Seattle Times Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 27%
| Dance Flick (2009) | "
In the grand tradition of spoof movies, most of the best stuff is in the trailer." — Seattle Times Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
Battle of the Smithsonian is far from art, but there's plenty of art in it, and for parents seeking a reasonable afternoon's entertainment for the kids, that's recommendation enough." — Seattle Times Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 40%
| A Wink and a Smile (2009) | "
Elegantly shot...and nicely paced, A Wink and a Smile is most appealing in its depiction of the growing camaraderie of the students." — Seattle Times Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 76%
| Outrage (2009) | "
As always, Dick brings passion and immediacy to what's essentially a series of talking heads; his position on the issue is clear and powerfully argued." — Seattle Times Posted May 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 25%
| Little Ashes (2009) | "
Better to seek out these artists' works firsthand than to settle for this tame rehash, pretty as it may be." — Seattle Times Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 2/4
| Rotten 37%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Angels & Demons slips away pretty quickly after you've watched it, in the way of most blockbuster movies, but it's diverting enough while it lasts." — Seattle Times Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 77%
| Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) | "
[A] frothily entertaining documentary." — Seattle Times Posted May 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 33%
| The Limits of Control (2009) | "
It will frustrate many viewers, and it often frustrated me, but there's something about it that keeps your gaze, despite the self-indulgence of much of the filmmaking." — Seattle Times Posted May 7, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 28%
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | "
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past doesn't do Dickens any favors, but in a year that brought us Bride Wars, it'll do." — Seattle Times Posted May 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| The Lemon Tree (2008) | "
In such a quiet film, the power comes from the details." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
Perhaps this was the wrong X-Man to command an entire movie. Somebody find Jackman a role in which he gets to smile, and wake me up when Ian McKellen's back to terrorizing the X-world." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 15%
| The Informers (2009) | "
Ellis' book, though a grim read, had a satirical edge to it that made it darkly enjoyable; the movie is simply dark and dull. And vampireless, more's the pity." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 93%
| Sugar (2009) | "
A sports movie that transcends its genre." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
Tough-minded yet often touching, The Soloist works precisely because it doesn't go where we think it's going to go." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| Paris 36 (2008) | "
Paris 36 is perhaps overlong for what it is, and it's certainly feather-light, but it gives its watcher an uncomplicated pleasure; like looking through a faded scrapbook, filled with memories once bright." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 98%
| Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) | "
There's just something utterly winning about the way the guys of Anvil hang on to their dream -- and when, in the movie's final scenes, they find it for a moment, it creates some genuine, headbanging joy." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| State of Play (2009) | "
A busy thriller that moves between the worlds of newspapers and politics, Kevin Macdonald's State of Play zips along smoothly." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 88%
| Absurdistan (2008) | "
Absurdistan has more than a little bit of magic at its heart; it's a tale of love and perseverance, gently winking at its happy viewers." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Hannah Montana The Movie (2009) | "
Hannah Montana: The Movie is an excuse for some generically catchy songs and a showcase for Miley Cyrus' charmingly chipmunk-cheeked smile; and on that level, it works well enough." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Adventureland (2009) | "
Though James is a passive hero, Eisenberg plays him with such earnest charm that you root for him." — Seattle Times Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
Do see this movie in 3-D if you can, and don't hesitate to send the kids; there's just enough silly humor to keep them happy." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 26, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 35%
| The Edge of Love (2009) | "
The Edge of Love is the sort of muddled melodrama that has little to say about love, or anything else." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Directed by Christine Jeffs, Sunshine Cleaning has more than its share of indie clichés, but it's wonderfully cast and often a pleasure to watch." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Watching Duplicity brings pleasures all too rare: gorgeous actors speaking smart, funny dialogue in beautiful settings." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| The Betrayal (2008) | "
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) is a remarkable achievement, haunting the viewer long after it ends." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 89%
| Everlasting Moments (2009) | "
Everlasting Moments unfolds over the decades, showing us a life not entirely transformed by photography but profoundly touched by it." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
Given enough popcorn, kids should find it diverting; adults may be less than enthralled." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| Cherry Blossoms (2009) | "
A quiet, moving tale of love and loss." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 58%
| Phoebe In Wonderland (2009) | "
The screenplay is unusual in its reliance on children for many of the scenes, and its understanding of the drama in the heart of a troubled 9-year-old." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Watchman plays as if the filmmakers were afraid to make their own mark. It's a transliteration rather than a translation from one medium to another; a too-often lifeless homage." — Seattle Times Posted Mar 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| Two Lovers (2009) | "
The remarkable intimacy Gray finds with his cast lifts the movie up as its quiet story unfolds, pulling us in and making the world smaller until nothing matters but these three." — Seattle Times Posted Feb 26, 2009 |
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