Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| The Road (2009) | "
The apocalypse probably won't have a soundtrack, yet there's a pesky score during every heavy-handed emotional moment." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| N/A | Hannah Free (2009) | "
Good intentions don't matter when everything else is so incompetent." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 8%
| Old Dogs (2009) | "
A great opportunity to gather family members you clearly think are stupid." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 58%
| Missing Person (2009) | "
A reasonable approximation of the style, capturing Shannon at his most coolly insular." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 30%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
Extreme moping by hollow actors makes the film feel like it stars robots stuck on their 'Emo' setting." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) | "
Finally, a role that makes sense for Cage to play ... locking into the exhausted craziness he has unintentionally perfected in a handful of terrible movies." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| The Blind Side (2009) | "
Feels less like a true story than a synopsis." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 16%
| Planet 51 (2009) | "
This 90-minute movie feels about five hours long." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 42%
| Ten9Eight: Shoot for the Moon (2009) | "
A nice story with no rough edges and little of the proper context. Fine viewing for high school business class but nothing more." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 90%
| The Messenger (2009) | "
A devastating debut helmed with immense power and control ... Foster, a rising talent whose career brings to mind Edward Norton, is tremendous." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
The humor comes and goes in Fantastic Mr. Fox, but a punchy spirit remains that makes this a zippy, reasonably enjoyable ride." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Oh My God (2009) | "
The one thing many people seem to agree on is that whatever they feel for God, they can't really explain it. How revealing." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Aside from a couple solid action sequences, this bloated epic is exhausting instead of exciting and sentimental but not sad." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
The performances are unbelievably natural ... a guaranteed Best Picture nominee." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
Knowing exactly what really happened would be a lot more provocative than what we get: an offbeat jumble that feels like Coen Brothers-lite." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 18%
| The Fourth Kind (2009) | "
The silliness is out of this world." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
In this morality tale, which winds up playing like the advertisement for an amusement park ride, Scrooge is supposed to be afraid of the truth, not the ghosts." — Metromix.com Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| N/A | 21 and a Wake-Up (2009) | "
I've seen better acting by hungry animals in dog food commercials." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Proves that no one can pull off glittery pants (or orange ones) like Jackson and, more importantly, that no one will ever fill his shoes." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 45%
| Saw VI (2009) | "
The series has done worse, but on the Annual Tradition Fun Scale Saw still ranks somewhere between filing taxes and throwing out old, rotting pumpkins." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Motherhood (2009) | "
So focuses on Eliza's need to look out for number one that [the film] obscures the reasons people become parents, winding up with a movie light on love and heavy on narcissism." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| (Untitled) (2009) | "
Turns eccentrics into such cartoons that the film neglects an open-ended debate for its own frustrated critique." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 49%
| Antichrist (2009) | "
A visceral, disturbing experience that turns loss, resentment and miscommunication into the stuff of nightmares." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 48%
| Astro Boy (2009) | "
The humans, none of whom have strong enough personalities to engage, look enough like people but Toby looks like a shrunken version of the Big Boy mascot." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Black Dynamite (2009) | "
Don't blame The Man, blame the overdose of irony." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 23%
| Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | "
Go anywhere near this idiotic thriller and your brain may break up with you." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 70%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
A challenging journey into the mind of a boy who no longer feels loved ... This unbelievable achievement is daring, it's funny, it's unusual, it's brilliant." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 13, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Mary and Max (2009) | "
I don't know how anyone wouldn't love this splendid, beautiful, hilarious and heartbreaking film." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 13, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
A wonderful meditation on understanding life's many choices and hierarchies and deciding to abide or rebel...Mulligan's a lock for a Best Actress Oscar nod and just might win." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Good Hair (2009) | "
A funny, head-scratching doc with a few loose ends." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
The scenery makes you want to be somewhere other than a movie theater, and the movie has the same effect." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| A Serious Man (2009) | "
Dark, dry and masterfully restrained, A Serious Man is plotted with the peculiarities of life and built around a man whose demeanor is like a politely throbbing vein." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| More Than a Game (2009) | "
LeBron becomes a high school star, and this doc entertains without getting too heavy." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 2, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 72%
| The Boys Are Back (2009) | "
Neither takes chances with the process of pain nor uncovers any big lessons about losing a spouse or raising a family." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 86%
| Big Fan (2009) | "
Engaging truth: You may need your favorite team more than it needs you." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Whip It (2009) | "
Just sort of rolls by, with a lot of attitude but little that adds to the heap of stories about rebellious kids, close-minded parents and underdog sports teams." — Metromix.com Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 22%
| I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) | "
If so, writers who aim this low deserve to drink it warm." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Providence Effect (2009) | "
Shows the effect of teachers who care and students groomed to believe in themselves. It's also remarkably reassuring to see education at work and believe, yes, it can be done." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 28%
| Fame (2009) | "
Ryan Seacrest probably spends more time on his hair than most of these wannabes seem to spend on their craft." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| N/A | RiffRaff (2008) | "
A funny, snarky look at the hiccups of youth and the kind of summer that teaches lots no matter how hard you try to learn nothing." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 31%
| The Burning Plain (2009) | "
A monotonous, suffocating experience with no payoff or purpose, other than noting bad decisions have consequences and pain lasts a long time." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 76%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
Damon, undoubtedly one of his generation's most versatile actors, magnifies both the strategy and foolishness with which this guy operates." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) | "
Silly and surprisingly funny, Meatballs is light on its feet and quick-witted, with a bonus self-awareness that most family flicks confuse with irony." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 6%
| Whiteout (2009) | "
The only thing to care about is what lotion Beckinsale uses to make her skin hold up so well in sub-zero temps." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 74%
| Five Minutes of Heaven (2009) | "
A tense, sad reminder that there's no more persistent attacker than the past." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| 9 (2009) | "
So plotless ... you'll wish 8, 6, 7, 5, 3 and 9 would just line up so they could call Jenny and ask her for some more story ideas." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 29%
| Gamer (2009) | "
At what point would we resist an opportunity to indulge our desires in a supposedly guilt-free setting? Kudos to Gamer for managing to be both action-packed and thought-provoking." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| World's Greatest Dad (2009) | "
What begins as a hilarious and even poignant look at the rift between adults and teenagers is totally undone by its ending." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 6%
| All About Steve (2009) | "
A salute to stalkers not recommended for cops, celebrities or anyone else." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 63%
| Extract (2009) | "
The year's funniest movie by about 100 laughs." — Metromix.com Posted Sep 3, 2009 |
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