Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 37%
| The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) | "
Clocking in at a mere yet mighty 92 minutes, this superior sequel to 2005’s Fantastic Four skillfully crams loads of action, humor and even (gasp!) character development into its short but sweet flight of comic-book inspired fantasy." Posted Jun 15, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 69%
| Blades of Glory (2007) | "
Ferrell’s best laugh-out-loud vehicle since Anchorman." Posted Mar 30, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 27%
| Stomp The Yard (2007) | "
Some viewers may feel as if they’re sharing in the struggle and splendor that leads to a national step-dancing tournament. But the more you’ve seen this sort of inspirational tale before, the less likely you are to be interested in its parade of clichés." Posted Jan 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 16%
| Eragon (2006) | "
Any hint of narrative complexity or character development is wiped out by the film’s slavishly straightforward storyline, and its special effects that might be state-of-the-art but never show anything we haven’t seen before.
" Posted Dec 15, 2006 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 24%
| School for Scoundrels (2006) | "
There has to be something intrinsically lovable about a hapless character to draw in an audience. That’s what Heder did as misfit-outsider Napoleon Dynamite. And it’s just not happening here." Posted Sep 29, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 73%
| Nanny McPhee (2006) | "
Don’t expect to leave the theater singing -- Nanny McPhee isn’t a musical -- but you’ll be grinning. You may not even care if your snaggletooth is showing." Posted Jan 27, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 48%
| Hoodwinked (2006) | "
Everything appears generic and overly simplified, like something you would expect on Nickelodeon -- and that's probably not giving Nickelodeon enough credit." Posted Jan 13, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 7%
| Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005) | "
There is no hilarity, just a couple of veteran funnymen going through the hellishly predictable motions in this unimaginative and unnecessary sequel." Posted Dec 21, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 41%
| Where The Truth Lies (2005) | "
Take away the kinky sex -- the reason for no MPAA rating -- and there’s even less to be interested in." Posted Nov 11, 2005 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 35%
| Saw II (2005) | "
A greater number of humans in peril doesn’t mean better terror in Saw II. It just means more hammy acting, smashing, yelling, begging, burning, cutting and stabbing." Posted Oct 28, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| Doom (2005) | "
Doom borrows gimmicks from other sci-fi/horror movies -- and not very well -- without creating enough of its own to do the trick." Posted Oct 21, 2005 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 21%
| Two for the Money (2005) | "
Like any winning streak, it can’t last. And neither did my interest, mostly because the movie kept telling me something I already knew: Gambling addiction is sad." Posted Oct 7, 2005 |
Rotten
| Rotten 22%
| John Q (2002) | "
No doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place. Where their heads were is anyone's guess." Posted Feb 15, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Not Another Teen Movie (2001) | "
Perhaps the most tasteless comedy ever aimed at a multiplex. At least until the sequel." Posted Dec 15, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 40%
| Vanilla Sky (2001) | "
It's both fascinating and frustrating." Posted Dec 15, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Black Knight (2001) | "
Despite a few decently manic moments from its goofball star, Black Knight is a royal waste of time." Posted Nov 23, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| Spy Game (2001) | "
Watching [Redford] so winningly wrap himself around an interesting role made me feel as if he'd never left his peak leading-man stature of more than a generation ago." Posted Nov 22, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 50%
| Shallow Hal (2001) | "
A comedy that struggles to be both naughty and nice and is effectively neither." Posted Nov 10, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Domestic Disturbance (2001) | "
Although it's formulaic to the hilt, Domestic Disturbance ratchets up the tension like a fine whine." Posted Nov 2, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The One (2001) | "
Confusing plot holes, cut-out characters and cretinous dialogue undercut the visual feast." Posted Nov 1, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 18%
| On the Line (2001) | "
A piece of far-fetched fluff." Posted Oct 25, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 51%
| Rush Hour 2 (2001) | "
Give the audience what it wants." Posted Aug 2, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| The Princess Diaries (2001) | "
Maybe if there was more of Mia and Clarisse knocking about Frisco together and less of Mia and her continual high-school tribulations, The Princess Diaries as a whole would feel just as special." Posted Aug 2, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| Planet of the Apes (2001) | "
A nonstop pleasure for the eye." Posted Jul 26, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| Cats & Dogs (2001) | "
A piece of formulaic fluff that will no doubt draw lots of families to the multiplex this Fourth of July holiday." Posted Jul 5, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| Crazy/Beautiful (2001) | "
Kirsten Dunst ... nails her performance as a spoiled 17-year-old screw-up whose dimple-faced charm and youthful exuberance bely a bent for intoxicated self-destruction." Posted Jun 29, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) | "
Aims too low too often for anybody's good." Posted Jun 22, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 10%
| What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001) | "
Despite its flaws, this amoral little movie rises to mediocre." Posted Jun 1, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 31%
| Angel Eyes (2001) | "
The movie's ad campaign would have you believe that the couple's relationship is potentially dangerous. It's not, but it's pretty hard to swallow." Posted May 18, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| The Mummy Returns (2001) | "
Guaranteed to bring out the wide-eyed, popcorn-munching, let's-go-see-it-again kid in you." Posted May 3, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| Driven (2001) | "
An amazingly dull movie despite the high number of spectacular car crashes and sexy people on display." Posted Apr 27, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Along Came a Spider (2001) | "
No matter how many all-too-remarkable twists and turns it puts us through, it still feels too routine." Posted Apr 6, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 41%
| Someone Like You (2001) | "
Expertly cast and wittily written." Posted Mar 30, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| Say It Isn't So (2001) | "
A scattershot shock comedy that bounces between romantic cliche and new-millennium risque to the point of irritation and, all too quickly, boredom." Posted Mar 23, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| Blow Dry (2001) | "
If Blow Dry doesn't succeed with flying curlers, it still has much to offer those who possess a patient sense of humor." Posted Mar 8, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| See Spot Run (2001) | "
Not only is See Spot Run tasteless, it's devoid of originality." Posted Mar 1, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| Head Over Heels (2001) | Isn't so much a story as it is a bunch of situations that boil down to crude jokes and even cruder sight gags. Posted Feb 16, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| Saving Silverman (2001) | "
The nagging problem with the movie isn't how dumb or crude it is (which it is) but how cruel it seems." Posted Feb 12, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 12%
| Double Take (2001) | "
Run-of-the-mill." Posted Jan 12, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| The Emperor's New Groove (2000) | "
It's got consistently witty writing, engaging characters, inspired voice acting, jazzy animation and a strong message of brotherly love all wrapped up in a family-friendly bow." Posted Dec 15, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 10%
| Dungeons & Dragons (2000) | "
Viewed strictly as the B-movie it is, D&D is actually more enjoyable as traditional narrative entertainment than the technically dazzling yet dramatically sterile Episode I." Posted Dec 8, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 30%
| 102 Dalmatians (2000) | "
Seems more about propping up the Dalmatians merchandising franchise than telling even a remotely interesting tale." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 67%
| Charlie's Angels (2000) | "
A film whose seductive glamour shots, over-the-top karate chops and never-ending tight spots play like a cross between the zany camaraderie of the Beatles in Help! and the high-tech martial arts barrage of The Matrix." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 21%
| Duets (2000) | "
The whole thing comes off as a poor man's Robert Altman film, with too many characters who never really get to grow and overlapping story lines that never really mesh." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 29%
| Final Destination (2000) | I'll take this any day over Scream 3. Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| Idle Hands (1999) | Funnier than it is scary, and not very funny at that. Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 22%
| Little Nicky (2000) | "
I couldn't muster more than a self-aware giggle or two while watching." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| Loser (2000) | "
A formula picture targeted to the dating crowd." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Lost Souls (2000) | "
These devils can't even make a good movie." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Meet the Parents (2000) | "
An adult-oriented comedy that, while hardly reserved, rests its very funny foundation on well-conceived characterization, lively dialogue and good acting." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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