Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
It feels like Zemeckis wanted to make one movie (a socially relevant ghost story) and Disney wanted another (a Polar Express-type movie). It doesn't work." Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
A bold and inventive science fiction vision that mostly excels but stumbles in the details." Posted Aug 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Reminded me of the simple fun of old Bugs Bunny cartoons. And that's what Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is able to accomplish%u2014a sense of good old fun." Posted Jul 2, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Convenient story leaps, shamefully inappropriate elements, completely incoherent action, and frustratingly lowest-common denominator "comic" relief." Posted Jun 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
An acceptable summer popcorn flick, but I want more from this franchise. With the depth of storytelling in the previous films, this is a disappointment." Posted May 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Sunshine Cleaning (2009) | "
Seeing the results of a good cleaning is one thing, but actually watching the transformation occur during a good hard scrubbing leads to far more fulfillment." Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 91%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
A fine actors' showcase, and a scintillating story about the different motivations that control our actions when cornered in the ring." Posted Dec 16, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 49%
| Twilight (2008) | "
While there are some great touches, I don't think the film does much for the uninitiated or adults. Boys will really only like the big fight at the end%u2014if they're still awake." Posted Nov 20, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 0%
| House (2008) | "
The film doesn't achieve the horror or creep factor it could have%u2014or that the trailer seems to promise%u2014mainly because of strange stylistic choices." Posted Nov 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 51%
| City of Ember (2008) | "
The movie brings DuPrau's visionary world of wonder alive with fervor and energy. The story moves quickly: hitting plot points at a sprint and creating great tension." Posted Oct 10, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 34%
| Miracle at St. Anna (2008) | "
Miracle doesn't seem to have any one point of view, and without a united, central perspective to hold things together, the storyline feels very random and meandering." Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 35%
| Igor (2008) | "
By the time kids are old enough for some of the film's content, I'm not so sure they'll care about the lackluster Igor." Posted Sep 22, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 61%
| Traitor (2008) | "
Forced plot twists, head-scratching jumps in logic, and a plan by the hero that would sound great in a seventh grade short story but could never work out in real life." Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| Transsiberian (2008) | "
It's got that classic thriller feel where characters are slowly caught in a mousetrap and they have to find their way out. It's a slow, menacing burn." Posted Aug 15, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| American Teen (2008) | "
In many ways, Nanette Burstein's approach of editing documentary footage into narrative works better than a lot of scripted teen fiction. The characters are actually complex." Posted Jul 25, 2008 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
Under the fun summer blockbuster sheen lives an unnerving, serious, complex and ambitious crime epic about three good men with the courage to stand against evil." Posted Jul 17, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 53%
| Get Smart (2008) | "
Get Smart features near-perfect casting with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, and it largely captures the spirit of the original show. But it's just not funny." Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| Girls Rock! (2008) | "
Girls Rock! is a success story because of the earnest heart with which it introduces us to some girls who don't realize how much they really do rock." Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Definitely, Maybe (2008) | "
An often-fun, above-average romantic comedy with a unique twist." Posted Feb 14, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 76%
| Cloverfield (2008) | "
Cloverfield puts you on the ground level of a disaster: face-to-face with the dangers of this night. It's a fun, fast ride, but also poignant and strangely affecting." Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 43%
| The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - A Veggietales Movie (2008) | "
Imparts the Bible-inspired storytelling parents and kids have come to expect from VeggieTales in a less obvious but as-fun-as-always package" Posted Jan 11, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 69%
| I Am Legend (2007) | "
Had I Am Legend kept its personal, human and contemplative atmosphere over the loud, crowd-pleasing whiz-bang action, these messages of faith may have carried more weight and heart." Posted Dec 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 92%
| Enchanted (2007) | "
Wonderful performances by Amy Adams and James Marsden as the real-life versions of a classic Disney princess and her prince charming. They are magnificent." Posted Nov 21, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 37%
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) | "
Because of inspiring discussions of death and belief%u2014and truly creative moments of warmth and wonder%u2014the movie ultimately overcomes its flaws to charm, inspire and satisfy." Posted Nov 18, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 79%
| American Gangster (2007) | "
Ridley Scott leverages the unique qualities of the story, its nuances of reality, and stellar acting into a well-crafted and gritty drama that hits all the right strides." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 47%
| Rendition (2007) | "
Rendition's approach feels additionally preachy and one-noted because its message is bigger than both the story and the human element." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 94%
| Gone Baby Gone (2007) | "
By marrying an intense thriller with bigger issues and a three-dimensional lead, Gone Baby Gone isn't only hard-hitting, it's also meaningful, emotional and resonating." Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 74%
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) | "
More comparable to the quietly contemplative films of Terrance Malick (The Thin Red Line, The New World) than it is to most gunslinging westerns." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 15%
| Underdog (2007) | "
It's just average family entertainment with the normal messages: friendship, unconditional love, family, and believing in yourself." Posted Aug 6, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 49%
| Nancy Drew (2007) | "
It feels like some Nickelodeon-like teen detective script. In fact, with new character names, this just as easily could have been called Veronica Mars: The Early Years." Posted Jun 20, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 71%
| Fracture (2007) | "
A showcase of acting's present and future: one of the greatest living actors cast as the wily, wise vet, and one of Hollywood's most promising young talents as the rising star." Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 85%
| The Hoax (2007) | "
The tagline, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story," leaves viewers with a nagging suspicion that it may have also been an unintended mission statement." Posted Apr 8, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 63%
| Reign Over Me (2007) | "
Sandler gives his best performance yet (at least my favorite) by creating a very real person who's screwed up%u2014but realistically and sympathetically screwed up." Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 8%
| The Number 23 (2007) | "
The Number 23 tries to carry too many themes, fit into too many genres and tell too many stories. Its promise is drowned out by a din of themes, moods and storylines." Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 84%
| Breach (2007) | "
While possibly too early to create the needed Oscar buzz for 2008, Cooper deserves to be remembered at this time next year. He's that good." Posted Feb 19, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 54%
| Seraphim Falls (2007) | "
It starts with a bang, but ultimately, the wheels come off this covered wagon." Posted Jan 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 56%
| The Good Shepherd (2006) | "
Stoic, simmering and almost film noir, The Good Shepherd creates a very dangerous and intriguing world" Posted Dec 22, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 94%
| Casino Royale (2006) | "
The greatest origin of drama in Casino Royale has nothing do with torture or espionage at all. Instead, it is the drama occurring inside Bond." Posted Nov 21, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Thank You For Smoking (2006) | "
The film clearly - and repeatedly - hammers home the point that in our culture, any viewpoint can be defended with the right tactics, regardless of truth or ethics." Posted Nov 2, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 33%
| Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) | "
Stormbreaker jarringly shifts back-and-forth from real-world believability to Bond-esque suspense-of-disbelief to Boris-and-Natasha goofiness." Posted Oct 17, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 72%
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) | "
Director Kerry Conran hasn't just mimicked his favorite serials and comic books. He's written a love letter to the full scope of 1930s and '40s films by basically making one." Posted Oct 11, 2006 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 38%
| The Skeleton Key (2005) | "
Pretty much what you would expect from the screenwriter of disappointing films such as Scream 3, Reindeer Games and Arlington Road." Posted Oct 11, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 23%
| Freedomland (2005) | "
Not much of this is new territory, but it can be gripping at times." Posted Oct 11, 2006 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 60%
| Saved! (2004) | "
Saved! could have been a challenging but affirming movie about the evangelical subculture -- if handled with the same love, acceptance and tolerance it preaches." Posted Oct 2, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| Rumor Has It... (2005) | "
The movie shines when allowing the characters to just exist in their world together, without the forced and tired romantic comedy plot weighing on them." Posted Oct 2, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| Robots (2005) | "
A fun ride with plenty of laughs, excitement and touching moments about living out your dreams no matter your make, model or build." Posted Oct 2, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 58%
| Night Watch (2005) | "
Intriguing enough to build hope that the trilogy's next two parts can make this a reverse Matrix saga: A series that becomes more clear and compelling as it goes forward." Posted Sep 27, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 39%
| Nacho Libre (2006) | "
This is all about Jack Black being Jack Black, funny and well-conceived wrestling action, and catch-you-off-guard comedy. Nacho has all of those things in a headlock." Posted Sep 27, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 69%
| Mission: Impossible III (2006) | "
Abrams and Cruise deserve credit for breathing life and heart into a franchise with lots of potential." Posted Sep 27, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| Mean Girls (2004) | "
Mean Girls lacks sincerity, and instead acts like any teenage queen bee -- being cruel and picking on the weak -- only to then break its own rules and be hypocritical." Posted Sep 27, 2006 |
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