Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Sea Inside (2004) | "
Bardem contributes layers of weariness and passion that gives us a visceral understanding of the life his character is mourning for." Posted Feb 28, 2005 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 10%
| The Wedding Date (2005) | "
The film is made by women, which just goes to show female moviemakers are equally capable of insulting female audiences." Posted Feb 3, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| Hide and Seek (2005) | "
It's no fun watching an innocent child suffer so much, just so we can be entertained by a 'Boo!'" Posted Jan 27, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 10%
| Elektra (2005) | "
It's surprising how spectacularly [this] take on the Marvel character fails." Posted Jan 20, 2005 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 12%
| Are We There Yet? (2005) | "
[Ice Cube is] more convincing in a babershop than in a beautiful woman's bed." Posted Jan 20, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) | "
Penn's talent is that he makes the most ordinary among us look at him on the screen and think, 'He is me.'" Posted Jan 20, 2005 |
Rotten 1/5
| Fresh 64%
| Coach Carter (2005) | "
When critics join in accepting this junk, is it any wonder few directors bother with fresh visions?" Posted Jan 13, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| In Good Company (2004) | "
If the film's final third didn't get all gooey on us ... then the movie might have been a total triumph." Posted Jan 13, 2005 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 9%
| White Noise (2005) | "
It's likely a bad idea to try to figure out the logic of various plot points." Posted Jan 6, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Remember Me, My Love (2004) | "
The glimpses of human behavior feel genuine." Posted Jan 6, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 97%
| The Incredibles (2004) | "
[It] goes beyond the pretty visuals and the slam-bam action to get us under the skin of a family trying hard to be something they're not." Posted Jan 4, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| Spider-Man 2 (2004) | "
Raimi reminds us you can still make highly commercial films and keep your self-respect." Posted Jan 4, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 97%
| Sideways (2004) | "
Quirky, perceptive and strangely moving ..." Posted Jan 4, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Kinsey (2004) | "
Liam Neeson ... brings out the one-note determination in his character without ever losing sight of the self-doubt." Posted Jan 4, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 88%
| The Aviator (2004) | "
[It's] maybe the first film in which [Scorsese] puts his talents solely in the service of his story." Posted Jan 4, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 77%
| A Very Long Engagement (2004) | "
The first 20 minutes ... feel like a snuff film made with a James Ivory sensibility." Posted Dec 27, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Meet the Fockers (2004) | "
You'd think after an eight-year absence from the screen, [Streisand would] return with more self-respect." Posted Dec 27, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 33%
| Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | "
Its lavish production numbers sometimes capture the broad wink of musical comedy in a manner we don't see much anymore." Posted Dec 27, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 29%
| Flight of the Phoenix (2004) | "
If there's one thing you can be sure of, modern remakes of older movies always have better crashes." Posted Dec 23, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 21%
| Fat Albert (2004) | "
'Fat Albert' preaches a false gospel." Posted Dec 22, 2004 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Red Lights (2004) | "
Kahn's amazing ability to sustain a mood of impending dread makes this film a boderline classic." Posted Dec 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 71%
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) | "
[It's] not successful, but you can't quite dismiss it. It's full of imagery that stays with you." Posted Dec 16, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| Ocean's Twelve (2004) | "
I went into this movie wanting enjoyable junk entertainment, and that's what I got." Posted Dec 9, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 87%
| Lightning in a Bottle (2004) | "
The lack of history in this sometimes musically breathtaking film is disappointing and perplexing." Posted Dec 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| I Am David (2004) | "
It's so under-dramatized that it's barely there." Posted Dec 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 69%
| Closer (2004) | "
[The characters'] allegiances shift so relentlessly and drastically that we are unable to tune into who they are." Posted Dec 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Finding Neverland (2004) | "
... infuriatingly ambiguous ..." Posted Nov 25, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 34%
| What the Bleep Do We Know? (2004) | "
Movies are a visual medium, and not even four dimensions of Ph.D.s are going to change that. Not in this lifetime, anyway." Posted Nov 17, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 31%
| Seed of Chucky (2004) | "
The gore -- severed limbs, heads, testicles; you know, the usual stuff -- is kept in humorous overabundance." Posted Nov 17, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| National Treasure (2004) | "
While it may be blasphemous to recommend 'National Treasure', it's probably not far off the mark to say [it will] keep fanatical fans of high-tech hesit movies content." Posted Nov 17, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Being Julia (2004) | "
Annette Bening is as complete a reason for going to a movie as Jane Fonda was, or Marlon Brando." Posted Nov 11, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| The Polar Express (2004) | "
It takes major issues of belief and loneliness and (implied) child abuse and turns them into a Hallmark card." Posted Nov 11, 2004 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 26%
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) | "
Are women really as shallow as [this film] would have us believe?" Posted Nov 11, 2004 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 19%
| After the Sunset (2004) | "
What [is] most intriguing is the film's pandering to homophobes." Posted Nov 11, 2004 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Dawn of the Dead (2004) | "
The first 10 minutes make up one of the most exciting beginnings in horror film history." Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) | "
You may be surprised at how not torturous [the film is]." Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) | "
You may be surprised at how not torturous [the film is]." Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Gospel of John (2003) | "
A slugglishly painful, uninteresting film that might be of value to New Testament students who don't like to read words unless they come with pictures." Posted Nov 7, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 12%
| New York Minute (2004) | "
[The stars] never attempt to do anything outside their limited range; like, for example, act." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 55%
| Home on the Range (2004) | "
It's all very competent, but rarely inspired.
" Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 15%
| White Chicks (2004) | "
Stupid, crude, inept, illogical, and, alas, very funny." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 15%
| Sleepover (2004) | "
There's not a scene that doesn't feel as if we've been there before." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| A Cinderella Story (2004) | "
'A Cinderella Story' makes so many good chocies, you wish you could like it more than you do." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Zelary (2003) | "
In a gorgeous bit of irony, death is kept in the background until AFTER the war." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 49%
| Alfie (2004) | "
The movie is a sermon about the evils of bachelorhood, and it's probably best that men keep their girlfriends from seeing it. Things could get ugly." Posted Nov 4, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 19%
| Thunderbirds (2004) | "
The script exploits what's probably the ultimate male child fantasy: proving to Daddy that son is worthy of hero-size respect." Posted Nov 2, 2004 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 19%
| Thunderbirds (2004) | "
The script exploits what's probably the ultimate male child fantasy: proving to Daddy that son is worthy of hero-size respect." Posted Nov 2, 2004 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 5%
| Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie (2004) | "
I suspect even children will be sophisticated enough to understand that a film should feel more alive than a trading card." Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 27%
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) | "
It's fun to see the characters get eaten up. It's the people who remain alive and talking that may disturb the viewer." Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 17%
| Suspect Zero (2004) | "
A poor man's 'Silence of the Lambs' crossed with 'Insomnia.' And that makes it at least a decent popcorn movie." Posted Nov 1, 2004 |
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