Tomato 8/10 |
1408 (2007) |
"Finally, a good old fashioned scary movie. And hey, it's PG-13 so why not bring the kids along for a little psychological scarring?" |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7/10 |
300 (2007) |
"300 is more about the fighting and less about the story or character development..." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"Away We Go feels like Sam Mendes saying, "Hey, look, I can just make an entertaining, smart movie. No awards consideration necessary."" |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Black Snake Moan (2007) |
"Jackson's best performance in more than a decade" |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"Borat is the funniest film of the year. The only ones not laughing are the ones the joke was on in the first place." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"The action starts almost from the opening frame, with a rare breath of air in its lean 111 minutes for audiences to hit the restrooms without missing a good part." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 4/10 |
The Brave One (2007) |
"Curtis the Dog and Erica Bain review The Brave One." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7.5/10 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"Bond's sixth incarnation is a refreshing, if only too lengthy, change of pace... Connery fans will probably find themselves the biggest fan of Craig's work." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 6/10 |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"A lackluster live-action remake of E.B. White's classic children's tale." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"A rare remake that improves upon the original. The best horror films in years." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9.25/10 |
The Departed (2006) |
"It's Scorsese's best film since 1990's GoodFellas. Oscar? Maybe. Classic? Definitely." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"Step aside Captain Jack. Swing that web the other way, Spidey. You let us down, Silver Surfer. Yes, John McClane just kicked the $#%# out of all of ya'll. "Yippee Ki Yay Mo...!"" |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 5/5 |
Drag Me To Hell (2009) |
"Does Raimi really have to go back and do another frickin' Spider-Man movie after this?" |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Duplicity (2009) |
"The term 'thriller' might be overstating things a bit, although the slow motion battle between Wilkinson and Giamatti will live on in my memory for years to come." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 5/10 |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"Follows the standard rules of a mainstream comedy and there are few surprises. The story is lifeless and the only thing keeping it from being a complete and utter mess is the talented cast." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"Michael Moore's new documentary is more ranting and raving than effective filmmaking." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 6.5/10 |
Fearless (2006) |
"The martial arts master's final epic is great when the fists and feet are flying." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Fountain (2006) |
"This is a movie anyone seeking a truly original experience at the cinema should partake in." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 2/10 |
Halloween (2007) |
"Have you ever been driving down the road and a song you know starts to play on the radio? Wait a second! What the heck is this? This isn't the original. Who is this? Your heart drops. Oh man, this is just some lame cover version. You flip the channel." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Hangover (2009) |
"Big laughs, tigers, Heather Graham breast-feeding, naked Asian man beating the boys with a tire iron, Mike Tyson singing Phil Collins%u2026 I'm trying, but I'm not finding much to dislike here." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 4/5 |
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"I never thought I'd see the movie that made me laugh consistently with references to Lou Ferrigno, Rush and 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.'" |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
Idiocracy (2006) |
"Forget the fact that you've never heard of this movie. It's one of the funniest movies of 2006." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 4/5 |
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"Tarantino tries his hand at an international ensemble with some rather 'Inglourious' results." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
Jackass: Number Two (2006) |
"Like the happy train wreck Jackass has always been, the boys deliver sequences at once stomach-turning and undeniably entertaining..." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Knocked Up (2007) |
"Knocked Up is an ambient, funny movie more devoted to enjoying the journey of its characters' world than it is bothered with its destination." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) |
"Head-bangers and novice metalheads alike should find this bare-bones, honest, often brutal rock movie an intriguing and compelling look into the lives of rock n' roll legends." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 2/5 |
Miss March (2009) |
"The first post-coma diarrhea joke was cringe-worthy. The third post-coma diarrhea joke was merely nauseating." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 3/5 |
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
"One of the more bizarre and original characters in recent memory, Napoleon provides some great laughs despite an uneven story that often loses steam." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"A small suspense-thriller to scratch your Hitchcockian itch." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 3/10 |
The Number 23 (2007) |
"23 Reasons You Shouldn't Bother Seeing The Number 23." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) |
"Will Smith tones down Will Smith for this understated, touching performance." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 6/10 |
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"Rocky returns from the long layoff with an outing that may please the mainstream, but lets down fans of the franchise." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7/10 |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"School For Scoundrels is a fitting entry into the loser-makes-good genre in the tradition of The Lonely Guy and The 40-Year-Old-Virgin..." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7/10 |
Sicko (2007) |
"I enjoyed Sicko. It's just that if I were less informed, I might have made my plans to go ahead and move to Cuba after exiting the theater." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 1/10 |
Snakes on a Plane (2006) |
"Snakes fails for the simple reason that it is a terrible, terrible movie." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 7/10 |
Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
"The characterization suffers from one-dimensionality simply because there are just too many characters... But, at the end of the day, Spider-Man 3 is still an entertaining popcorn flick." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) |
"Ferrell breaks the mold in this pleasantly surprising, terrific film." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 9/10 |
Sunshine (2007) |
"Intense and enthralling...director Danny Boyle has crafted a different breed of summer thriller that delivers on all levels." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 2/5 |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"Often considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Bale's performance is shockingly lifeless." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 2/5 |
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"As usual, characters end up in an escalating series of preposterous events and zany hijinks that, while being occasionally amusing, aren't much different from watching your average humdrum situational TV comedy." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 6/10 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"We Are Marshall has plenty of heart. Unfortunately, that heart is dipped in a vat of caramel and topped with marshmallows." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 3/5 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"I prefer my Woody and my Larry in separate doses. Perhaps it's sometimes best to choose just the peanut butter or the chocolate." |
Jeff Otto |
Splat 5/10 |
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
"Disposable entertainment that passes the time with flickering images of flashy camera cuts and explosions before disappearing from memory before the popcorn is digested..." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 3/5 |
Year One (2009) |
"You heard it here first: Year One is the best prehistoric comedy of 2009." |
Jeff Otto |
Tomato 8/10 |
Zodiac (2007) |
"The definitive movie on the Zodiac investigation." |
Jeff Otto |
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