Splat 2/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"A very talky and curiously uninvolving film." |
David Hiltbrand |
Splat 2/4 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
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Splat 2.5/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"Involving and exasperating, stressing that the desired fusion of two spirits could, in this case at least, generate only friction." |
Desmond Ryan |
Tomato 3/4 |
ABCD (2001) |
"An involving study of sibling and interpersonal relationships." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"A little European indie pic that digs down to the roots of its characters, describing people's lives and relationships in ways that resonate with clarity and heart." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Fans of the Hornby book should be pleased by the Weitzes' smart, faithful translation." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato |
About Adam (2001) |
"For his part Townsend does Adam with a lightness of touch that fits in with the film's cheery view of his unscrupulousness." |
Desmond Ryan |
Tomato |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"A quiet, heart-rending masterpiece, one with an actor's turn that people will remember, and rediscover, eons into the future." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 2/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"Too bad what begins as a cheerfully irreverent comedy in the tradition of Animal House gets all pious when it slams fraternity culture at neighboring Harmon College." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Sometimes it works brilliantly, other times (masked dancers gyrating on ocean waves -- ick!) you just want to run." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"To its credit, Adam doesn't go for the cheap, easy solution. In that way, the film shares something of the spirit (and realism?) of (500) Days of Summer: an acknowledgment that not every close encounter, no matter how meaningful, can last forever." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 2/4 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"It leaves no bodily fluid unexpressed, no heartstring unplucked." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Reverberates on so many levels, comic and cosmic, that it is as trippy fun to think about as it is to watch." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"Egoyan's most affecting film since The Sweet Hereafter." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Adventureland mixes the intimate, indie vibe of Daytrippers with the absurdist screwball streak of Superbad, to winning effect." |
Steven Rea |
Splat |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"Older kids weaned on Sesame Street might get a kick of nostalgia at the sight of Big Bird, Maria, the Count and all." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Adventures of Felix (2001) |
"Poignant, funny and clear-eyed about some tough topics: homophobia, racism, AIDS." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 2/4 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
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Splat 1/4 |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"We know it's the future because everyone has the most ridiculous hairdos." |
David Hiltbrand |
Splat 2/4 |
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) |
"Shyer's film denies us the double dip of vice and virtue. It's moralistic." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"Havana Marking's excellent, illuminating film follows four Afghan Star finalists over the frenetic final months leading to the Moment of Truth." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 3/4 |
After Innocence (2005) |
"In her clear and compelling film, Sanders lets the innocents do the talking." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 1.5/4 |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"After the Sunset is the kind of glossy, Hollywood-forged waste of time that would depress even the most happily lackadaisical retiree." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"A riotously awful biopic rife with stereotypes and boxing movie cliches." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 1/4 |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"A listless, tween James Bond wannabe." |
Karen Heller |
Splat 2/4 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"Muniz is quite winning as a plucky teen who is constantly being thrown into situations over his head. But the usually reliable Anthony Anderson e-mails in his performance as Cody's handler." |
David Hiltbrand |
Tomato 3/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Palmer soars, carrying writer/director Doug Atchison's film on new 'tween wings." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Alamo (2004) |
"Except for a handful of scenes, Hancock's film isn't good enough to be memorable." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 1/4 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Silly slice of Lean Cuisine." |
Karen Heller |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"Taken for what it is -- 'tweenage escapism -- Stormbreaker is moderately fun." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 1/4 |
Alexander (2004) |
"So misconceived, so shrill, so fetishy is Oliver Stone's epic, so unintentionally hilarious a stew of paganism and Freudianism, that it makes Conan the Barbarian look like Gladiator." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 2/4 |
Alfie (2004) |
"The movie feels creaky and anachronistic." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ali (2001) |
"Here Smith is not the gangly charmer beloved by his fans, but a solid mountain of a man." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"At a certain point you find yourself thinking, why not watch the real It Came From Outer Space, instead of this mildly amusing replica?" |
Steven Rea |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Anderson ... seems so pleased with the fact that he came up with a thinly plausible pretext for this clash of the popcorn titans that he didn't bother to develop the characters or fashion a plot with any suspense." |
David Hiltbrand |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"The experience is so immediate and immersive that you actually feel as if you are swimming with the krill." |
David Hiltbrand |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"All About Steve struggles mightily to find its loony essence. But Bullock's apple-cheeked larkishness is all flailing limbs and bug-eyed reaction shots -- there's no there there." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"Riddled with so many bullets and tasteless jokes that it swiftly loses momentum." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"It's a challenging film, one that rewards the committed filmgoer." |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3/4 |
All Over the Guy (2001) |
"A nicely turned and witty screenplay from Bucatinsky." |
Desmond Ryan |
Splat 2/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"In essence, a wild soap opera disguised as a political allegory, it's a movie, with its over-the-map performances, that is worth catching only for the inadvertent laugh or two." |
Steven Rea |
Splat |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"Lacks an essential sense of purpose." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 3/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"A smartly acted, achingly simple love story." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"Crowe is so good on mood and milieu that when Elton John's bubblegum ballad 'Tiny Dancer' swells on the soundtrack, in this context it sounds like a hymn." |
Carrie Rickey |
Splat 1/4 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Never trust a movie that opens with a written introduction scrolling by that's longer than the collected works of Tom Clancy." |
David Hiltbrand |
Splat |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"Detective yarns should be tauter than this slack affair." |
Desmond Ryan |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Slight but occasionally riotous." |
Steven Rea |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"There's more voyeurism going on here, and less insight into a certain culture (the young and the wasted), than the filmmakers would probably admit to, but the performances are scarily real, and the outcome, well, is just scary." |
Steven Rea |
Splat 2/4 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"What happened to Alvin, the rodent counterpart of Dennis the Menace? Was he declawed in the translation to CGI?" |
Carrie Rickey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amelia (2009) |
"Though this traditional story about a defiantly nontraditional woman doesn't always soar, it fits Hilary Swank, its producer/star, like a jumpsuit. She and Nair thrill to the life of this American who broke records, hearts, and boundaries." |
Carrie Rickey |
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