|
.5/4
|
10%
|
Catwoman (2004) |
"
If Halle Berry keeps this up, she's going to have to give that Oscar back."
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Kansas City Star
Posted Jul 23, 2004
|
|
0.5/4
|
46%
|
Secret Window (2004) |
"
Either a very silly Stephen King thriller or a brilliant parody of same."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 12, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
20%
|
Gooby (2009) |
"
Instead of inspiring children to be brave and loving, it will most likely send them cowering under the covers in terror. They've already got Chucky movies for that."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 17, 2009
|
|
1/4
|
22%
|
Never Back Down (2008) |
"
If Mystery Science Theater 3000 ever makes a comeback, I've got its first movie. A soulless blend of bad action, bad acting and worse writing, Never Back Down is tolerable only if merciless wisecrackers are offering commentary."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 14, 2008
|
|
1/4
|
19%
|
I Think I Love My Wife (2007) |
"
The anger that once made Rock's comedy so funny and provocative has become simply mean-spirited."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 16, 2007
|
|
|
5%
|
Because I Said So (2007) |
"
Diane Keaton should stay away from such derivative, degrading roles."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 2, 2007
|
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1/4
|
12%
|
Little Man (2006) |
"
I fear for humanity."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jul 14, 2006
|
|
|
53%
|
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"
The longer The Devil's Rejects drags on, the more obvious it becomes that Zombie has no ideas of his own and is simply riffing on what other people have done."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jul 22, 2005
|
|
|
41%
|
A Lot Like Love (2005) |
"
They may truly believe they're serving up a delicious confection, but it still tastes a lot like garbage."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 22, 2005
|
|
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24%
|
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"
After a while, it's more annoying than scary, as niceties like suspense and atmosphere are ignored in favor of making people spill their popcorn. It's the laziest possible way to direct a horror movie."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 15, 2005
|
|
|
35%
|
Racing Stripes (2005) |
"
Just because a film is geared toward first-graders doesn't mean it has to sound like it was written by one."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jan 14, 2005
|
|
|
61%
|
Wimbledon (2004) |
"
With its uneven creative mix, Wimbledon drifts between sparkling, insightful humor and dull Hollywood nonsense."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Sep 17, 2004
|
|
|
55%
|
The Girl Next Door (2004) |
"
Honestly, it's interchangeable with any of those early '80s late-night cable staples whose posters featured close-ups of babes in bikinis."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 8, 2004
|
|
|
2%
|
Twisted (2004) |
"
Judd, Jackson and Garcia are all talented actors, so it's a mystery why they'd be attracted to Sarah Thorp's clunky, contrived script."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 27, 2004
|
|
1/4
|
10%
|
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) |
"
For some reason, a large portion of the film's humor consists of the boys smearing and slobbering food all over the place. This is marginally cute when toddlers do it, but it's just disgusting in anyone over the age of 3."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jun 13, 2003
|
|
|
28%
|
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"
It's the kind of movie you sit there and tolerate, then forget about."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted May 9, 2003
|
|
|
34%
|
The Real Cancun (2003) |
"
Surprisingly dull, a tired rehash of those cheesy spring-break movies from the 1980s."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 25, 2003
|
|
|
31%
|
Head of State (2003) |
"
For someone who became famous for his daring attitude, Rock seems strangely determined to be as formulaic as possible here."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 28, 2003
|
|
|
14%
|
View from the Top (2003) |
"
It's all mapped out in such a simple, obvious fashion, there's virtually no way to find it interesting."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 21, 2003
|
|
|
34%
|
Bringing Down The House (2003) |
"
The only way to make this project work would be to transplant its actors to an entirely different film."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 7, 2003
|
|
|
42%
|
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) |
"
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days may have tinkered with the rules, but it's still playing the same old game."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 7, 2003
|
|
|
27%
|
Analyze That (2002) |
"
Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal made a surprisingly good comedy team in Analyze This. They're still amusing in the follow-up, but this time the result is forced and dull."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Dec 6, 2002
|
|
|
12%
|
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"
There are a few clever moments in Eight Crazy Nights, but they come after long stretches of repetitive, juvenile gags that can be found in most of Sandler's other films."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Nov 27, 2002
|
|
|
65%
|
Brown Sugar (2002) |
"
Makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 11, 2002
|
|
|
30%
|
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) |
"
Its makers coast along on the assumption that kids who like the show will drag their parents to the multiplex -- whether the film is any good or not."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jun 28, 2002
|
|
|
28%
|
Just One Time (2000) |
"
This isn't a groundbreaking film, or even a particularly memorable one."
—
Nitrate Online
Posted Jan 1, 2000
|
|
1.5/4
|
34%
|
Knowing (2009) |
"
This is a strange, scatterbrained hybrid of disaster movie and theologically minded science fiction. It's like The Happening with math."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Mar 20, 2009
|
|
1.5/4
|
22%
|
Fired Up (2009) |
"
The film's misogyny is countered only by its homophobia -- its male gay characters are mincing idiots, while the women could have walked out of a you-wish Playboy spread."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 20, 2009
|
|
1.5/4
|
13%
|
The Women (2008) |
"
The cast is full of top-notch comedic actresses, but they're relegated to roles they could play in their sleep."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Sep 12, 2008
|
|
1.5/4
|
19%
|
Fly Me to the Moon (2008) |
"
Fly Me to the Moon is the first animated feature made specifically for the 3-D format. If this were not the case, it would have gone straight to DVD. Everything else about it is as lazy and dull as the latest cheap Pixar knockoff."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Aug 22, 2008
|
|
1.5/4
|
21%
|
Fred Claus (2007) |
"
The cast boasts three Oscar winners and two nominees. Normally, such a pedigree would guarantee great performances, at the very least."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
29%
|
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"
This must have been a great idea on paper."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 5, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
8%
|
The Reaping (2007) |
"
Most of the actors are adequate but hardly interesting enough to make anyone care about their characters' fates. The exception is Swank, who brings a near-heroic intensity to even the silliest lines."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 5, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
5%
|
THR3E (2007) |
"
It's relentlessly mediocre and does not belong in a venue where you'll have to pay $9 to see it."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jan 5, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
16%
|
Turistas (Paradise Lost) (2006) |
"
With the success of Hostel and the Saw movies, another wave of cinematic nausea is upon us. Turistas tries to ride that wave all the way to the bank, but it's too timid and perfunctory to get very far."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Dec 1, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
19%
|
Firewall (2006) |
"
Aspiring Hollywood filmmakers, take note. If you want to get a movie produced with minimal creative effort, Richard Loncraine and Joe Forte have provided the perfect template with Firewall."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 10, 2006
|
|
1.5/4
|
42%
|
Kicking & Screaming (2005) |
"
Tired rehash of every bad kiddie-sports movie ever made."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted May 13, 2005
|
|
1.5/4
|
18%
|
After the Sunset (2004) |
"
This is the kind of film that exists solely to show off pretty actors and scenery."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Nov 12, 2004
|
|
1.5/4
|
21%
|
Little Black Book (2004) |
"
There's a term called 'idiot plot' that's used to describe stories whose development hinges on the stupidity of their characters."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Aug 6, 2004
|
|
1.5/4
|
11%
|
New York Minute (2004) |
"
It's as if someone took three or four of the Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley videos and stitched them together in a way that is convoluted and strangely plotless."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted May 7, 2004
|
|
1.5/4
|
16%
|
You Got Served (2004) |
"
The whole thing is tailor-made for people who are too young to notice or care that they're being shamelessly exploited for a quick buck."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jan 30, 2004
|
|
1.5/4
|
26%
|
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) |
"
If Bartkowiak can't make a good film, he should at least let his inner Ed Wood out to play more often."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Feb 28, 2003
|
|
1.5/4
|
13%
|
Ghost Ship (2002) |
"
A waste of a great setting and some talented actors."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 25, 2002
|
|
2/5
|
54%
|
Cellular (2004) |
—
eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 13, 2004
|
|
2/4
|
86%
|
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) |
"
As it races frantically to its conclusion, "Pirates" becomes more mean-spirited than funny, undermining any attempts at a positive message about loyalty and friendship."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Apr 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
55%
|
Albert Nobbs (2012) |
"
There is potential in this story to explore the way gender, sexual orientation and social class confined people in the Victorian era, but Close is so obviously female, it's distracting right from the start."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
50%
|
The Rum Diary (2011) |
"
Slow and strangely conventional -- two words that should never apply to Thompson or his work."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 27, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
36%
|
The Thing (2011) |
"
Van Heijningen is clearly a fan who approached this project with due respect. If only he'd had enough respect not to make it in the first place."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 13, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
60%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
Every cliché from sports movies, underdog stories and father-son dramas is trotted out and played with a straight face."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
This is a faded copy of its predecessor, only raunchier (if you can imagine) and with better scenery."
—
Kansas City Star
Posted May 26, 2011
|
65%
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