— | Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
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Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 35%
| Not Easily Broken (2009) | "
Not Easily Broken isn't perfect. It's a tad preachy at times. Yet it also lifts spirits with the power of emotional healing and forgiveness. Amen to that." Posted Jan 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 12%
| The Unborn (2009) | "
The Unborn is so lame that even a scene where Nazi 'doctors' experiment on twin children by poking a needle in their eyeballs is more laughable than horrendous." Posted Jan 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 80%
| Gran Torino (2008) | "
Except for the overstated growl, which admittedly is nitpicky, Eastwood may have directed himself right back into Oscar contention." Posted Jan 9, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 71%
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) | "
As much as I admired Benjamin Button's gimmicks, the excellent makeup and a sometimes-mesmerizing emotional journey, I just couldn't shoo away the obvious Forrest Gump similarities. Roth leans on them too strongly as a screenplay crutch." Posted Jan 9, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 54%
| Australia (2008) | "
Like the kangaroo that goes from a newcomer's sightseeing delight to dinner meat with the sudden crack of a rifle shot, Australia hops all over the place." Posted Nov 26, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 76%
| Role Models (2008) | "
Well, here's something we don't usually see at the movies. Role Models is a raucously bawdy lowbrow comedy with a brain." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | "
Rarely do we get to truly celebrate a movie's second time around. We should this one, though. The filmmakers really move it, move it to the next level of joyous entertainment." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 78%
| Ashes of Time Redux (1994) | "
Maybe something gets lost in the translation, as often happens, but Wong may be giving us the first Eastern." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
There is a Bond girl, of course. You can take the catchphrases and the gadgets out, it appears, but leave the sultry ladies alone." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 49%
| Twilight (2008) | "
How can a teen romantic fantasy not be at least some fun when the leading man's lipstick is several shades redder than that of the ingénue?" Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Bolt (2008) | "
Make a little room Lady, Tramp and all you Dalmatians, Disney's got a new animated dog to bark about." Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 59%
| RocknRolla (2008) | "
Welcome back, Mr. Ritchie. I missed your work when you were, you know, Swept Away into an uncomfortable filmmaking zone." Posted Nov 3, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 3%
| The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) | "
The Haunting of Molly Hartley, sort of an updated Rosemary's Baby for teens, sucks most of the suspense out of its own suspense-thriller before the story even gets going." Posted Nov 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| Changeling (2008) | "
Most filmmakers begin their careers hungry and looking for every possible nuance to improve their film. In his 78th year and with 35 of them under his belt as a filmmaker, Eastwood still has plenty of creative steam. ... This is no victory-lap production" Posted Nov 3, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 65%
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) | "
If movies were fireworks, Smith's latest effort would be a fuse-moistened bottle rocket that only manages subdued flight." Posted Nov 3, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 80%
| I Served the King of England (2008) | "
I Served the King of England plays like a combination of Life Is Beautiful and Forrest Gump." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) | "
They sing. They dance. And they smooch a little. But not too much. After all, this is a G-rated Disney extravaganza." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 34%
| Pride and Glory (2008) | "
This is the first time (Edward) Norton and (Colin) Farrell have shared a movie screen. It would be a crime for it to be the last." Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Rotten .5/4
| Rotten 15%
| Saw V (2008) | "
... heads roll and nail bomb shrapnel turns a headstrong 'survivor' into a pile of pink human brisket with pants. Does this sound like entertainment to you?" Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Fresh 60%
| Quarantine (2008) | "
Visually, this one mirrors Cloverfield right down to the dropped camera left to record what happens when the humans in the vicinity have been, uh, quarantined." Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| Max Payne (2008) | "
Wahlberg packs the talent to add depth to most roles. In this one, though, he does little more than mope around and blast away (video-game style) in this barrage of rapid fire." Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 60%
| W. (2008) | "
Stone ... does little more than place a sitting president on a pedestal of lampoon with a poor choice of timing, less than three weeks before a presidential election." Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 20%
| Righteous Kill (2008) | "
It's good to see the two great actors of their generation back together in Righteous Kill. Frankly, though, although a few sparks of fire at times, the heat has subsided significantly." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 77%
| Burn After Reading (2008) | "
... the Marx Brothers couldn't outrace the Coen boys when it comes to zany comic shenanigans." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) | "
(Tyler) Perry, a cinematic one-man band who wrote the script, produces, directs and plays the role of a decent husband and construction worker, is still growing as a filmmaker." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 15%
| My Best Friend's Girl (2008) | "
... this is a verbally poisonous comedy that rattles the sensibility cage." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 91%
| August Evening (2007) | "
(Pedro) Castaneda, the male lead in Chris Eska's mesmerizing debut feature August Evening, has the kind of natural, hypnotic screen presence that cannot be taught." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 85%
| Ghost Town (2008) | "
When I was watching this movie the other day and rethinking my way through it now, all I can recall is Gervais and some other people. He's that good as New York dentist Dr. Bertram Pincus." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 31%
| Nights in Rodanthe (2008) | "
Richard Gere and Diane Lane are swathed in so much cheese in Nights in Rodanthe, this weepy story should unfold in Wisconsin instead of a tiny strip of land off the coast of North Carolina." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 34%
| Miracle at St. Anna (2008) | "
Lee shows his grittiness by allowing everyone to speak in their native languages. My hat's off to him for that. I'm not a fan of war films where all opposing sides speak English." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 28%
| Eagle Eye (2008) | "
HAL has a granddaughter? Who knew?" Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 82%
| Tropic Thunder (2008) | "
It's definitely not for everybody. But it's also very funny as a no-holds-barred, frat-house-party comedy." Posted Aug 14, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) | "
There's sex and the city (New York). But the most enjoyable girls-night-out movie of the summer deals with young, fledgling love." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| Pineapple Express (2008) | "
You're in for a mildly entertaining ride through lowbrow slapstick action violence. Just don't ask for a seat in the non-smoking section." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 93%
| Tell No One (2008) | "
Tell No One is good enough to warrant not only a long run in art houses, but considerable attention for a director who dared to tweak a hugely popular novel and made it work." Posted Aug 8, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
The Dark Knight should not be remembered as the movie that took Heath Ledger out. Thanks primarily to him, it should be remembered as the movie that propelled fantasy action-thrillers to a higher level." Posted Jul 17, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) | "
Thompson created a rebellious niche for himself in a business that more often than you might think channels its writers into conformist routine." Posted Jul 15, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 61%
| Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) | "
This 'Journey' appears to take place in an amusement park." Posted Jul 15, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 19%
| Meet Dave (2008) | "
(Murphy) never loses focus, although the one-dimensional nature of the script might provoke a few yawns among frequent moviegoers." Posted Jul 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 87%
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) | "
Go to the movies long enough and you'll eventually find yourself rooting for a blood red, horned monster-man from hell." Posted Jul 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
... when Freeman, Jolie, McAvoy and the rest get a chance, there's even some decent acting going on. It's almost as if the great Loom of Fate dropped a stitch and willed it." Posted Jul 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
WALL-E is a technical gem, a marvel of sound design and just a little too ambitious to continuously captivate." Posted Jul 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
Hancock is a rarity. It's an action yarn that feels like a drama and, alternately, a drama that takes our breath away with bursts of eye-popping action." Posted Jul 2, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 96%
| Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) | "
To me, honesty like that is what heroes are made of." Posted Jun 20, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 14%
| The Love Guru (2008) | "
The Love Guru pegs the silly meter in the opening scene when Myers, as Guru Pitka, breaks out in a Bollywood-style 9 to 5 hoedown while picking at a sitar." Posted Jun 20, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 53%
| Get Smart (2008) | "
The popular deadpan comedian (Carell) is only funny about 60 percent of the time.Would you believe 50 percent?" Posted Jun 20, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 98%
| Surfwise (2008) | "
Surfwise spills the gripes, the frustrations and the pain onto the screen like damaged driftwood finally feeling the steadiness of shore after a long, stormy voyage at sea." Posted Jun 16, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Happening (2008) | "
A monster movie desperately seeking a monster, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening doesn't make sense, much less The Sixth Sense." Posted Jun 16, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | "
Leterrier gets his hand on this Marvel marvel at exactly the right time. Special effects have finally caught up with the imagination." Posted Jun 16, 2008 |
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