Fresh B-
| Rotten 59%
| Resurrecting the Champ (2007) | "
Jackson's performance helps Resurrecting the Champ make its weight, if only by a couple of pounds." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 45%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | "
Unconscionably long at 2 hours and 48 minutes, saddled with a plot that badly needed streamlining and running a bit low on humor, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End may not sink, but it certainly sometimes founders." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 25, 2007 |
Rotten C
| Rotten 59%
| Bug (2007) | "
By the end, the actors look as if they've been beaten to a near pulp, and the audience may share some of that feeling." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 25, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 98%
| Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2007) | "
Grbavica increases in power as it progresses. It's a movie about the ways in which people yearn for healing and about the many obstacles that work to prevent it." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 18, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 44%
| Fay Grim (2007) | "
In the end Fay Grim probably shares one unfortunate quality with the Hollywood movies so reviled in IndieWorld: It may be an unnecessary sequel." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 18, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 41%
| Shrek the Third (2007) | "
An amusing -- if not consistently brilliant -- edition of a series that has yet to show signs that it needs to call it quits." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 18, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 94%
| Away From Her (2007) | "
Away From Her deals with a subject that easily could have turned maudlin. But the performances in Away From Her are pitch-perfect throughout, and Polley never begs for an emotional response she doesn't try to earn." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 89%
| Waitress (2007) | "
Look, Waitress is no groundbreaker, and it's not likely to change anyone's life. But it provides a showcase for Russell, who knows how to make the most of it." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 11, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 72%
| 28 Weeks Later (2007) | "
An hour and a half of high-voltage bombardment, 28 Weeks Later doesn't really match the novelty of its predecessor." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 11, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 18%
| The Ex (2007) | "
Blink and you might miss Mia Farrow, who turns up as Peet's slightly addled mother. She probably should have stayed home." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 87%
| After The Wedding (2007) | "
Bier's not timid about tossing any number of volatile ingredients into an already-simmering pot." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 4, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 69%
| The Valet (2007) | "
Think mediocrity, so much so that if you took away the French subtitles and had the characters speaking English, you'd have an American comedy most critics would shrug off as derivative and a trifle empty." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 4, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 29%
| Lucky You (2007) | "
We get lots of high-stakes poker and too much pulseless drama in Lucky You, the latest movie to wander through the casinos of Las Vegas." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 4, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 62%
| Spider-Man 3 (2007) | "
If there's a moral to be gleaned from Spider-Man 3 -- aside from the fact that heavily promoted franchise movies tend to rake in megabucks -- it's this: Movies don't necessarily need to hit grand slams to score." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted May 4, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 88%
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007) | "
[Loach] has made an often handsome, always sobering movie that does what the best movies do: leave us a whole lot less sure about what we ought to think." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 69%
| Year of the Dog (2007) | "
Year of the Dog has a sweetly off-kilter quality about it, and it also lays claim to an additional virtue: It probably won't remind you of every other dog movie you've ever seen." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 70%
| Diggers (2007) | "
Clam diggers don't venture into the deepest waters, and neither, for the most part, does the movie. [It] serves up any number of slight moves, the kind associated with films that keep their gazes narrow and content themselves with small revelations." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 75%
| Black Book (2007) | "
It's as interesting as anything Verhoeven's attempted in some time." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 97%
| Killer of Sheep (1977) | "
Purposefully uneventful and made in a minor key, Killer of Sheep moved me to tears. Contemporary audiences may not recognize it as a great movie. There's not an ounce of slick in it; it's neither manipulative nor hurried." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 71%
| Fracture (2007) | "
Fracture is aptly named. It's one of those movies in which cracks appear the minute you begin to look too closely." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Rotten 43%
| In the Land of Women (2007) | "
Kasdan, who also wrote the screenplay, allows a fairly large variety of problems to accrue." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 90%
| Hot Fuzz (2007) | "
Rarely have we seen a British comedy in which the protagonists are armed to the teeth with both wit and automatic weapons." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 11%
| Pathfinder (2007) | "
Blood flows freely here, but the movie never creates a keen sense of involvement or mystery. Even a major cliffhanging (literally) set piece winds up blurred by the addition of a blinding snowstorm." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 13, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 11%
| Perfect Stranger (2007) | "
Perfect Stranger soon begins to look like another setback for Berry." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 13, 2007 |
Rotten C+
| Fresh 67%
| Disturbia (2007) | "
Reasonably smart and sometimes funny -- right up until the end, when it sells out its intelligence in favor of a standard-issue dose of overwrought violence." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 13, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 82%
| Grindhouse (2007) | "
At three hours, the movie can become a bit of an ordeal. I'd say pack a lunch, but if Rodriguez and Tarantino have done their job right, you'll be too grossed out to eat it." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 9, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 74%
| Avenue Montaigne (2007) | "
It's one of those 'what's-not-to-like' movies, a fantasy about life and Paris that passes painlessly, a trifle elevated by its Parisian settings and our desire to lose ourselves in them." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Apr 1, 2007 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 69%
| Blades of Glory (2007) | "
Blades of Glory doesn't pack quite the wallop of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, but it offers enough rewards to keep Ferrell fans happy." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 30, 2007 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 66%
| Meet the Robinsons (2007) | "
It probably won't leave you feeling cheated, but its futuristic bric-a-brac and brainy young hero may not make your spirits soar, either." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 30, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 87%
| The Lookout (2007) | "
Scott's script feels as economical and focused as an entry in Chris' diary, and it provides the framework for a thriller that, for the most part, has been hard-boiled to near perfection." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 30, 2007 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 82%
| Days of Glory (2006) | "
A shattering tale of bravery and unrewarded loyalty." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Rotten 51%
| Color Me Kubrick (2007) | "
Colour Me Kubrick earns a place on the shelf where all the oddballs reside, defying us to come up with reasons to justify their idiosyncratic existences -- and perhaps not caring whether we do." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 46%
| Pride (2007) | "
This kind of story always manages to generate a bit of juice, and both Howard and Bernie Mac do their best to add character to the proceedings." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| Shooter (2007) | "
Shooter winds up being the movie that would have left us scratching our heads about Wahlberg's choices had he actually won the best supporting actor award for his terrific work in The Departed." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Reign Over Me (2007) | "
The movie often feels as if it's drifting, yet it has a sad, lingering presence." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Fresh B-
| Fresh 89%
| Starter For 10 (2007) | "
A modest, almost negligible British comedy." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 16, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 85%
| The Namesake (2007) | "
The Namesake ambitiously reveals the gains and perils of assimilation, and it heightens awareness about how difficult it can be to strike the right balance between family demands and personal development." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 16, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 18%
| I Think I Love My Wife (2007) | "
The off-color humor and R-rated language seems an attempt to reach out to his fan base, but in all, this attempt at "realistic" comedy never seems funny or emotionally insightful enough to matter." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 16, 2007 |
Rotten D+
| Rotten 8%
| Premonition (2007) | "
She's confused. We're confused. So is the movie." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 16, 2007 |
Rotten C
| Fresh 66%
| Miss Potter (2006) | "
One of those films that commits few egregious errors, but scales few real heights. There is nothing either terribly wrong or keenly right about it. It's tidy, I suppose." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 84%
| Old Joy (2006) | "
You may find yourself asking whether anything's going to happen. But for those who can tolerate a slow-brewing movie, [director] Reichardt's work provides sufficient rewards." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 96%
| Mafioso (1962) | "
I will say this: If you love mob movies, Mafioso is a must." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 92%
| The Host (2007) | "
At heart, it's a monster movie, but it's one creature feature that refuses to settle into a mold, and that's precisely why it deserves a look." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 60%
| 300 (2007) | "
Snyder gives his movie the encompassing look and feel of a graphic novel. Perhaps because he shot the actors in front of digitally concocted backgrounds, Snyder is able to sustain an otherworldly quality that perfectly suits the movie's lurid material." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 9, 2007 |
Fresh B
| Fresh 91%
| The Italian (2007) | "
Vanya's gritty travels propel the movie forward. The Italian runs on the unshakable faith of a very determined boy." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 2, 2007 |
Rotten B-
| Rotten 34%
| Breaking and Entering (2007) | "
Breaking and Entering offers a kinder, gentler version of London's strife than we're accustomed to seeing. Not all parts of the script are equally well-developed, and sometimes it seems as if we're looking at drama under glass." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 2, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Fresh 65%
| Black Snake Moan (2007) | "
Because Black Snake Moan asks its characters to confront demons involving sin and sex, it stomps into an area that lives between exploitative movie trash and Southern Gothic literature. It's bold without being especially believable." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 2, 2007 |
Fresh B+
| Fresh 89%
| Zodiac (2007) | "
Fincher has told a sprawling story about crime and fear and those whose lives are transformed by both." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 2, 2007 |
Rotten C-
| Rotten 14%
| Wild Hogs (2007) | "
A formulaic laugh machine that's entirely predictable." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Mar 2, 2007 |
Fresh A-
| Fresh 93%
| The Lives of Others (2006) | "
Morally complex, beautifully shaded and filled with fascinating characters, this debut film from director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck brings us into a world that severely tests moral fiber." — Denver Rocky Mountain News Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
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