|
3/4
|
65%
|
The Kite Runner (2007) |
"
A respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 21, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
Fred Claus (2007) |
"
A pleasant little seasonal gift."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 9, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
98%
|
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) |
"
If you can look beyond the polemics, this is also a powerful story about the emotional pain and psychological trauma that splits families and breaks hearts."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 12, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
76%
|
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"
A better title might have been Jesse James in the Age of Pop Therapy."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 11, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007) |
"
This Imax documentary is not your typical monster movie. It's a computer-animated look back at a time when the world was covered by oceans that were ruled by giant creatures. Think Jurassic Park without the people."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 5, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
King of California (2007) |
"
While the project certainly has its clever aspects, the bulk of the credit goes to Douglas."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 4, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
28%
|
The Game Plan (2007) |
"
Despite the fact that we've seen it all before, it works."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 27, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
53%
|
Across the Universe (2007) |
"
A groundbreaking, rule-bending, expectation-smashing musical."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 27, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
29%
|
Trade (2007) |
"
It gets high marks for its lofty intentions, but it is only mediocre as a thriller and is clunky in its presentation."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 27, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
53%
|
The Hunting Party (2007) |
"
On paper, there's no way that The Hunting Party should work. But onscreen, it defies the odds."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 20, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
5%
|
Good Luck Chuck (2007) |
"
Cook has a nice comic personality but zilch in the way of comic material. But then, it's not as if any of those teenage boys are going to care about that."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 20, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
7%
|
Silk (2007) |
"
If there were an award for the gloomiest movie of the year, Silk would win hands down."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 13, 2007
|
|
1/4
|
15%
|
The Brothers Solomon (2007) |
"
It isn't funny."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 6, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
27%
|
Evening (2007) |
"
Boasting an ensemble of Hollywood's best actresses, this drama is unabashedly sentimental but still effective."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 28, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
The Girl From Paris (Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) (2002) |
"
... a realistic portrait of rural life."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
50%
|
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"
Roberts, bless her bubbly little heart, resolutely charges through the movie with a perkiness that ignores its lack of substance. Then again, this movie isn't about context. It's light, fluffy and fun."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jun 14, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
Mr. Brooks (2007) |
"
Mr. Brooks is driven more by its characters than its plot. And several of those characters are fascinating."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 31, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
64%
|
The TV Set (2007) |
"
This satire settles for simply restating the obvious."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 5, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
21%
|
The Invisible (2007) |
"
Director David S. Goyer doesn't get half the skin-crawling mileage out of the ghost factor that he could. As a result, The Invisible really isn't worth seeing."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted May 3, 2007
|
|
1.5/4
|
57%
|
The Dog Problem (2007) |
"
A lackluster comedy that has very little bark and no bite."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 27, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
68%
|
Disturbia (2007) |
"
There isn't much in the way of surprise plot twists. But the predictability is offset by the movie's energy."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Apr 12, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Rhythm Is It! (2004) |
"
If you can make it through this documentary without having your toes tap even once, then you are defying its very premise."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
92%
|
An Unreasonable Man (2007) |
"
This documentary starts out as a fascinating profile of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, but it ends up getting derailed by a political discussion marked by an abundance of whining."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
87%
|
Into Great Silence (2007) |
"
[Some] viewers are likely to consider this nearly three-hour, nearly soundless documentary as a chance to catch up on their sleep."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"
This is a one-joke movie: A chubby klutz doing a lutz. But Ferrell does klutzy so well that it's just as funny during the last reel as in the first one."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
2/4
|
66%
|
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"
It's got a ton of energy, and the 3D animation is nifty. But the humor is scattershot to the max, and the plot lacks focus."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 29, 2007
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
Pride (2007) |
"
Pride does its subject matter proud."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Mar 23, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
26%
|
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) |
"
In Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry merits an A for the messages he wants to deliver but only a C-plus for the way he delivers them."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Feb 15, 2007
|
|
2.5/4
|
90%
|
Roar: Lions of the Kalahari (2007) |
"
[Director Tim Liversedge] truly knows his stuff when it comes to shooting wildlife -- he gets so close to some of the lions that we expect their breath to fog up the lens. Now he just needs to work on finding a story worthy of his pictures."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Feb 2, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
69%
|
Freedom Writers (2007) |
"
Sure, we've been here and seen all of this before. But when it's this well done, we thoroughly enjoy seeing it again."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Jan 4, 2007
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Hurricane on the Bayou (2006) |
"
The devastation left by Hurricane Katrina has been well documented, but seeing it on a giant Imax screen makes it hit home in a way other media can't match."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 21, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
44%
|
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"
Night at the Museum is a high-concept comedy that skimps on things such as plot and character development but holds nothing back when it comes to high-energy silliness. In other words, it's vintage Ben Stiller in his wacky mode."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 21, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"
Rocky Balboa is almost as hard to resist as it is to believe."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 19, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"
This is one case where the special effects do what they are supposed to do: enhance the movie instead of taking it over."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Dec 14, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
46%
|
Bobby (2006) |
"
There are important movies and engrossing movies, but it's not often that both terms apply to the same movie. Bobby, which opens Thursday, is a fictionalized account of the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and it's one of the exceptions."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 21, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
15%
|
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) |
"
The movie is more cute than funny. Smiles are plentiful, but outright laughs are widely scattered."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 18, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
95%
|
Casino Royale (2006) |
"
Casino Royale takes a huge gamble that moviegoers are ready for a fresh take on James Bond. And it wins the bet."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 16, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Vikings: Journey to New Worlds (2004) |
"
Don't tell the kids that this documentary is educational. They're likely to think it's an action-adventure."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 10, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
25%
|
A Good Year (2006) |
"
It's corny and predictable and delightfully simplistic in its goal: to provide a couple of hours of fun. Mission accomplished."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 9, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Driving Lessons (2006) |
"
Offers a pleasant excursion down a familiar road."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 9, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
72%
|
Flushed Away (2006) |
"
This movie lacks the cleverness of the Aardman classics, but it more than makes up for that with its nonstop action."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Nov 2, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
7%
|
Conversations With God (2006) |
"
Watching Czerny's version of Walsch struggle, it's hard not to connect with him, even if you don't connect with his message."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 27, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
75%
|
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"
[Dirctor Phillp Noyce's] goal earns him empathy. But the film goes further than that, creating an absorbing portrait of a peaceful, well-meaning man who is mistreated at every turn until he finally strikes back."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 26, 2006
|
|
2.5/4
|
45%
|
Nearing Grace (2005) |
"
The characters are stereotypes, their situations are familiar and the outcome is predictable. But the whole thing is viewed from such a feel-good perspective that we're willing to overlook much of that."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 12, 2006
|
|
4/4
|
97%
|
The Queen (2006) |
"
Helen Mirren takes a character that most of the world sees as insular and stalwart -- Britain's reigning Queen Elizabeth -- and turns her into a real-life human being with flaws and foibles."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 12, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
Sweet Land (2006) |
"
This is an intelligently told story that relies on intriguing characters and enticingly mellow pacing that reflects the story's setting."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 12, 2006
|
|
3/4
|
56%
|
Keeping Mum (2006) |
"
Smith is an absolute delight, exuding grandmotherly warmth even as she's picking her next target."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Oct 5, 2006
|
|
2/4
|
13%
|
Facing the Giants (2006) |
"
The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 28, 2006
|
|
3.5/4
|
69%
|
Aurora Borealis (2006) |
"
A sensitive and touching story about a distressed family and the emotional glue that holds it together."
—
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Posted Sep 28, 2006
|
76%
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