|
|
87%
|
The Blair Witch Project (1999) |
"
It's a thrill to behold this supernaturally accomplished triumph of guerrilla filmmaking technique."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Oct 5, 2013
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|
|
97%
|
Chicken Run (2000) |
"
It's nothing less than a stop-motion tour de force, bursting with charm, humor, invention and eye-popping mise en scene."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 4, 2013
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|
|
92%
|
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"
Its dramatic shortcomings may demote Private Ryan from the ranks of battlefield classics, but the film explodes romantic notions of World War II like an artillery shell bursting through the center of your rib cage."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Aug 2, 2013
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3/4
|
36%
|
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"
Superficial? You betcha. But eye candy, attitude and humor abound in what amounts to a glorified Miami Vice episode complete with an undercover lawman who lives aboard a boat."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jun 6, 2003
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|
4/4
|
99%
|
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"
Pixar has done it again."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 29, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
73%
|
The Italian Job (2003) |
"
The clever opening and rousing finish will stay with you long after the memory of Norton's tonsorial folly fades."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 29, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
34%
|
The In-Laws (2003) |
"
No tension. No edge. Halfhearted action. You could meet these parents, but what's the point?"
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 23, 2003
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|
2.5/4
|
48%
|
Bruce Almighty (2003) |
"
The tale goes all sentimental and preachy, which might have worked had the director been Frank Capra. But it isn't; it's Tom Shadyac."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 23, 2003
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3/4
|
60%
|
Down with Love (2003) |
"
The flick's jaunty outlook, splashy set design, period-perfect costumes and cutting wordplay carry the day."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 16, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
73%
|
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
"
More special effects. More fight sequences. More chases. More stunts. More neo-philosophical babble. But more, in this case, adds up to less."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 14, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
88%
|
A Mighty Wind (2003) |
"
We expect sly acting and clever writing from Guest and company. But the big surprise here is the quality of the songwriting and musicianship."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 9, 2003
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"
For those of us who fondly recall the risk-taker who gave us Raw and 48 HRS. and Trading Places, it's hard to stomach Daddy Day Care's vanilla pudding."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 9, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
87%
|
X2: X-Men United (2003) |
"
Suffers from acute sequelitis. The characters aren't as vibrant, the dialogue isn't as witty and the action isn't as fresh as they were the first time around."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 2, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
62%
|
Identity (2003) |
"
It will either leave you giddy at the audacity or moaning at the stupidity."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
The Real Cancun (2003) |
"
Few truly compelling stories and disappointingly little debauchery ensue."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
43%
|
Anger Management (2003) |
"
Where are the Farrelly brothers when you need them?"
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 11, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
11%
|
A Man Apart (2003) |
"
Plays like a forgotten Miami Vice episode."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Apr 4, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
21%
|
Basic (2003) |
"
The more you think about the far-fetched sequence of events that leads to the Big Surprise, the less sense it makes."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 28, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
30%
|
Dreamcatcher (2003) |
"
Given all those prestigious pedigrees, Dreamcatcher should have been great, or at least bad in new and interesting ways. Instead, it shamelessly recycles plot points and themes from Alien, Independence Day even Outbreak."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 21, 2003
|
|
1.5/4
|
14%
|
View from the Top (2003) |
"
It takes a special 'talent' to make Mike Myers unfunny, and Barreto has it in abundance."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 21, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
30%
|
The Hunted (2003) |
"
No movie in recent memory made me laugh harder or longer than the numbingly incompetent First Blood rip-off The Hunted. Trouble is, I'm pretty sure it wasn't intended as a comedy."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 14, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
Willard (2003) |
"
Instantly forgettable, and so determinedly offbeat that it offers less fun than it should."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Mar 14, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
60%
|
Old School (2003) |
"
For most of its relatively brisk 91 minutes, Old School taps a keg of rich, frothy humor."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 22, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
19%
|
The Life of David Gale (2003) |
"
A manipulative melodrama so intent on ramming home its political message that it runs roughshod over logic, telegraphs its plot developments and browbeats its audience."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 21, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
45%
|
Daredevil (2003) |
"
Rather than lay on the expository detail, Daredevil focuses on character development."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 14, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
87%
|
The Quiet American (2003) |
"
A complex thriller worth shouting about."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 7, 2003
|
|
1/4
|
42%
|
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) |
"
Having nearly suffocated amid the swirling mist of estrogen fumes that enveloped a recent screening of the insipid chick flick How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, I need an immediate infusion of guy stuff to detox."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 7, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
Shanghai Knights (2003) |
"
On the heels of the threadbare Tuxedo, Shanghai Knights confirms there may be a chink in Jackie Chan's armor."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Feb 7, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
43%
|
The Recruit (2003) |
"
The Recruit delivers some enjoyment if you don't think about it too hard."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 31, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
81%
|
The Hours (2002) |
"
The filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point, unless it's that life stinks, especially for sensitive married women who really love other women."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 17, 2003
|
|
2/4
|
11%
|
National Security (2003) |
"
Dugan 'directs' with all the subtlety and nuance he brought to 1999's Big Daddy. Which is to say, none."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 17, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
83%
|
Narc (2002) |
"
A solid, hard-hitting, but not particularly original genre flick."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 10, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
77%
|
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"
Armed with McGrath's apt Dickens distillation, the illustrious ensemble strain mightily and eventually salvage Nicholas Nickleby from the poor man's Heath Ledger at its center."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 10, 2003
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
25th Hour (2003) |
"
Make time for 25th Hour."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 10, 2003
|
|
2.5/4
|
85%
|
About Schmidt (2002) |
"
It's a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Jan 3, 2003
|
|
3.5/4
|
96%
|
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"
The movie's title serves as a fitting recommendation. Catch it if you can."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 25, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
88%
|
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) |
"
It makes for one haunting, powerful movie experience."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 25, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
92%
|
Talk to Her (2002) |
"
Complex, affecting and uniquely Almodóvar, the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 25, 2002
|
|
2/4
|
65%
|
Evelyn (2002) |
"
That the events really happened offers no excuse for the button-pushing, by-the-numbers approach taken by Beresford and screenwriter Paul Pender."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 25, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
91%
|
Adaptation (2002) |
"
Kaufman and Jonze seamlessly blend reality and fantasy into an outrageously original offbeat comedy."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 20, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
75%
|
Gangs of New York (2002) |
"
We expect filet mignon when we dine at Trattoria Scorsese. Gangs of New York is more like good hamburger."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 20, 2002
|
|
1.5/4
|
37%
|
Star Trek - Nemesis (2002) |
"
Star Trek: Nemesis meekly goes where nearly every Star Trek movie has gone before. Wince-inducing dialogue, thrift-shop costumes, prosthetic makeup by Silly Putty and Kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test Trekkie loyalty."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 13, 2002
|
|
1/4
|
18%
|
Love in the Time of Money (2002) |
"
The latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of Arthur Schnitzler's Reigen."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 6, 2002
|
|
2/4
|
21%
|
Empire (2002) |
"
Delivers the same old same old, tarted up with Latin flava and turned out by Hollywood playas."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 6, 2002
|
|
2/4
|
27%
|
Analyze That (2002) |
"
Some funny business here, a clever one-liner there, good-natured padding in between -- it's all pat and familiar and risk-free."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Dec 6, 2002
|
|
2.5/4
|
66%
|
Solaris (2002) |
"
Like the blood on the walls of the space station, it's pretty dry."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 27, 2002
|
|
3.5/4
|
89%
|
Far From Heaven (2003) |
"
It's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 22, 2002
|
|
3/4
|
57%
|
Die Another Day (2002) |
"
It's easily the fastest, meanest, funniest, edgiest Bond of the Brosnan era."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 22, 2002
|
|
2.5/4
|
74%
|
Heaven (2002) |
"
Too artsy by half, Heaven nonetheless casts a spell that doesn't break until you leave the theater."
—
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted Nov 15, 2002
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