Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 16%
| Underworld: Evolution (2006) | "
It's interesting and very telling that in the credits the actors are named last. It's Wiseman's way of acknowledging his films are not about performances but special effects." — Jam! Movies Posted Jul 1, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 36%
| The Lake House (2006) | "
The problem lies with whoever insisted Bullock and Reeves be so dour and melancholy." — Jam! Movies Posted Jun 16, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 39%
| Nacho Libre (2006) | "
It's initially very funny but it's a sight gag that runs out of steam about the fourth or fifth time Black dons his luchador costume." — Jam! Movies Posted Jun 16, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 81%
| A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | "
A Prairie Home Companion glides along effortlessly offering some sweet sentiment, loads of gentle laughs and some great little musical moments." — Jam! Movies Posted Jun 9, 2006 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| District B13 (2006) | "
The problem with front loading a film with such spectacular stunts is director Pierre Morel has nowhere to go." — Jam! Movies Posted Jun 2, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| Just My Luck (2006) | "
Lindsay Lohan's new romantic comedy, Just My Luck, is strictly for tweens." — Jam! Movies Posted May 12, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Hoot (2006) | "
He [Shriner] creates some charming moments and a few exciting ones, but he can't seem to tie them all together and sustain the pacing." — Jam! Movies Posted May 5, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Akeelah and the Bee (2006) | "
It is because Palmer's performance is so real and centred that we become so involved in Akeelah's quest." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 28, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 31%
| Stick It (2006) | "
Stick It can't stand up under too much scrutiny. It's cliched and contrived, but it does play well to its target audience of young females." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 28, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| United 93 (2006) | "
Paul Greengrass's United 93 is beyond devastating. His film about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, is all the more numbing because it is handled with such dignity and efficiency." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 28, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 33%
| The Sentinel (2006) | "
The Sentinel is not half bad, but it's not nearly as good as it could have been." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 40%
| American Dreamz (2006) | "
It may be seriously flawed, but American Dreamz is still amusing and pleasantly subversive." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 21, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 37%
| Scary Movie 4 (2006) | "
Scary Movie 4 has the feel of a film thrown together for a deadline, rather than conceived to poke fun at haunted house, ghost, alien and pop culture movies." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 43%
| Take the Lead (2006) | "
Take the Lead is equal parts To Sir with Love and Fame and it’s a surprisingly effective mix." — Jam! Movies Posted Apr 7, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) | "
Ice Age: The Meltdown is a joy from start to finish, as nutty and irreverent as its tiny hero Scrat." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 31, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Six Figures (2006) | "
It's Bourne's subtle and nuanced performance, and not the veiled whodunit nature of the plot that makes Six Figures compelling." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 31, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 85%
| Slither (2006) | "
Slither is the equivalent of an emotional workout. It will have you squirming, screaming, jumping, chortling, howling and groaning." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 31, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 71%
| These Girls (2006) | "
What could have been a rather nasty dark comedy is a wildly funny satire on the art of seduction." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 24, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| V For Vendetta (2005) | "
It's not about ideas or insights but about cleverly calculated thrills, stunning camera work, a magnificent musical score and haunting atmospheric lighting." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 17, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 48%
| Beowulf & Grendel (2005) | "
The incredible landscapes are breathtaking and hint at how inhospitable nature can be." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 10, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 25%
| Failure to Launch (2006) | "
... the film lurches more often than it launches." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 49%
| The Hills Have Eyes (2006) | "
It is an unpleasant, vile exercise in sadism, but undeniably effective." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 27%
| The Shaggy Dog (2006) | "
The Shaggy Dog may be silly, contrived and obvious, but it is wholesome, spirited family entertainment." — Jam! Movies Posted Mar 10, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Running Scared (2006) | "
[Director Wayne] Kramer, who showed such promise as a filmmaker with The Cooler, takes a couple of giant steps backward with Running Scared." — Jam! Movies Posted Feb 24, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 44%
| Final Destination 3 (2006) | "
[Director] Wong and [writer] Morgan honed their skills on The X-Files, Millenium and The Commish and it shows in their ability to create suspense and tension as well as carnage." — Jam! Movies Posted Feb 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 19%
| Firewall (2006) | "
The suspense, tension and thrills may not stop your heart, but they'll certainly rev it up a bit." — Jam! Movies Posted Feb 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 23%
| Pink Panther (2006) | "
Steve Martin is no Peter Sellers, but he still makes a winning Inspector Clouseau." — Jam! Movies Posted Feb 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 10%
| Annapolis (2006) | "
Annapolis works because it presses emotional buttons which are virtually foolproof, not because it offers anything new to the audience." — Jam! Movies Posted Jan 27, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| The Matador (2005) | "
How the two men become friends is as wildly funny as it is improbable, but that's the joy of this dark comedy." — Jam! Movies Posted Jan 20, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 0%
| Karla (2006) | "
What proves most disturbing is the way in which the film portrays Homolka as a victim." — Jam! Movies Posted Jan 20, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 61%
| The New World (2005) | "
The greatest failing of The New World is that it may dazzle our senses but it fails to involve us emotionally." — Jam! Movies Posted Jan 20, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 56%
| Glory Road (2006) | "
To the credit of everyone involved with Disney's Glory Road, all things familiar still become exhilarating and inspirational." — Jam! Movies Posted Jan 13, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Walk the Line (2005) | "
[Y]ou'd be foolish to miss it because it does boast moments of true perfection and genius." — Jam! Movies Posted Dec 24, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 52%
| The Family Stone (2005) | "
It's the kind of warm-hearted, insightful comedy that should become a holiday viewing tradition." — Jam! Movies Posted Dec 16, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 36%
| Chicken Little (2005) | "
The animators and voice actors have a great deal of sly fun bringing this misfit foursome to life." — Jam! Movies Posted Dec 6, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 5%
| Yours, Mine, & Ours (2005) | "
The script is not nearly clever or original enough and Gosnell's direction goes into panic mode each time he stages the chaos." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 28, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 43%
| Just Friends (2005) | "
The best thing about Just Friends is that it never pretends to be anything other than a crass, unsophisticated youth comedy." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 28, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 45%
| The Ice Harvest (2005) | "
Ramis keeps the action moving at a good pace, but his film lacks the manic menace of Fargo." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 28, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 48%
| Rent (2005) | "
Larson's music has been given an intoxicating urgency, and the performances are outstanding." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 23, 2005 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) | "
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck is a masterful character study that is also a taut thriller." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 11, 2005 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Pride and Prejudice (2005) | "
From its breathtaking cinematography and soaring musical score to its lavish period costumes and stunning sets, this is a film that assaults the senses as it takes the viewer on a wonderful journey through the pitfalls of love." — Jam! Movies Posted Nov 11, 2005 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 57%
| Just Like Heaven (2005) | "
A spirited diversion that showcases the talents of Witherspoon and Ruffalo, who should team up again soon." — Jam! Movies Posted Oct 15, 2005 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 63%
| Proof (2005) | "
Many of the very attributes that made David Auburn's Proof an award-winning stage play hamper it as a film." — Jam! Movies Posted Sep 30, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 45%
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) | "
Emily Rose is as much a powerful courtroom drama as it is a supernatural thriller." — Jam! Movies Posted Sep 9, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Transporter 2 (2005) | "
The Transporter 2 may be mindless entertainment, but it definitely gets the heart pumping." — Jam! Movies Posted Sep 2, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 7%
| A Sound of Thunder (2005) | "
A Sound of Thunder relies almost entirely on computer-generated image effects and, sadly, they're poor." — Jam! Movies Posted Sep 2, 2005 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| The Constant Gardener (2005) | "
The Constant Gardener is a powerhouse film that cannot possibly escape Oscar recognition in almost every major category from direction to performance." — Jam! Movies Posted Aug 31, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| The Cave (2005) | "
The Cave delivers the B-grade thrills its premise and trailers promise and that's about all we should expect." — Jam! Movies Posted Aug 26, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 37%
| The Brothers Grimm (2005) | "
The Brothers Grimm might be flawed and chaotic, but it is still one of the few genuinely original and inventive adventures of the summer." — Jam! Movies Posted Aug 26, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | "
The characters are over 30 so the humour and situations are far less juvenile than in abominations like Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo or any number of Will Ferrell slapstick comedies." — Jam! Movies Posted Aug 19, 2005 |
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