Rotten
| Rotten 52%
| Allah Made Me Funny (2008) | "
Allah may have made these men funny, but he didn't bestow much in the way of filmmaking skills." Posted Oct 3, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 43%
| Death Race (2008) | "
A movie in which road rage is justified. Yours will be, too, if you spend $10 on this." Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 48%
| Bottle Shock (2008) | "
Rickman's fish-out-of-water act (in farm country, the man never loses his suit and tie) makes for Bottle Shock's sunniest moments." Posted Aug 6, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 43%
| The Stone Angel (2008) | "
Old lady on the road takes a memory trip, giving Burstyn a chance to shine." Posted Jul 11, 2008 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 49%
| Nim's Island (2008) | "
I'm not sure what's more depressing: seeing potential tween megastar Abigail Breslin underused or watching Jodie Foster clutching a Progresso soup can for dear life and smacking head-first into a tree." Posted Apr 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| The Grand (2008) | "
[Director] Penn could not have selected a more spoof-worthy venue than the world of high-stakes Texas Hold 'Em, and he has packed his film with actors -- many of them sitcom or sketch comedy stars -- who get the point of the exercise." Posted Mar 21, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 80%
| The Business Of Being Born (2008) | "
Contending that America's mothers would be far better off if deliveries were taken out of the hands of obstetricians and hospitals, director/producer Abby Epstein and executive producer Ricki Lake will push buttons, but they won't jab them." Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| Life of Reilly (2007) | "
Assembled from Reilly's final performance of Save It for the Stage in North Hollywood, Life of Reilly is as charming and disarmingly affecting as the man himself." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 31%
| Martian Child (2007) | "
You might expect a serious-minded movie about a troubled kid who really thinks he's from Mars to confront the fact that this kid really is troubled. Not so much, here." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 81%
| Quantum Hoops (2007) | "
These teams may be genuinely awful, or simply overmatched, but [director]Greenwald honors them, their brainy players and their Job-like coaches alike." Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 23%
| Raising Flagg (2007) | "
Feels like a TV movie." Posted Sep 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 43%
| December Boys (2007) | "
Radcliffe -- in full benevolent leadership -- clearly has a future as a young adult performer once he shelves Harry Potter's wand once and for all." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 93%
| Blame it on Fidel (2006) | "
Gavras' film captures both the time period and the queasy inconsistencies of childhood. And in Kervel, Gavras has found a real gem." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 73%
| I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2007) | "
Jeff Garlin, the former Second City actor who plays Larry David's manager on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has spun his solo show into a movie that's, alas, pretty light on laughs." Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 7%
| Bratz: The Movie (2007) | "
At least they don't have the girls dolled up as the next freshman class at Lap Dancing Tech." Posted Aug 3, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Macbeth (2007) | "
Grunge and slickness substitute for eeriness or any hint of psychological terror." Posted Jul 27, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 38%
| Hollywood Dreams (2007) | "
This might play funnier and less off-putting were if Frederick's Margie was not so disquietingly desperate." Posted May 18, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 47%
| Brooklyn Rules (2007) | "
The friends, the neighborhood, the loyalty, the bloodshed, Alec Baldwin playing a bad-ass wise guy... feel free to stop me when all this stops sounding familiar." Posted May 18, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 30%
| Downtown: A Street Tale (2007) | "
[Director] Zielinski's attempts at serving up grunge and grittiness largely fall flat. Scenes of sex and drug use are typically accompanied by a swooning and intrusive soundtrack." Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 47%
| Duck (2007) | "
Possessed of one of the most hangdog faces in Hollywood, Hall meshes expertly with the movie's hopeful sadness. That we watch him toting a live duck around without once losing his dignity -- or breaking out in laughter -- has to count for something." Posted May 11, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Ex (2007) | "
Bateman, who played a good guy on Arrested Development, proves rather easy to despise, especially once his malevolence loses its comic edge." Posted May 11, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 29%
| Next (2007) | "
Next is a series of artfully choreographed linked pursuits with Moore convincing as the hard-nosed leader of the pursuit team." Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 43%
| In the Land of Women (2007) | "
Apart from leaning a bit much on his soundtrack and letting Olympia Dukakis indulge her crazy-granny jones, Kasdan does his work with a largely steady hand." Posted Apr 20, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| The TV Set (2007) | "
The TV Set, written and directed by longtime tube toiler Jake Kasdan, gets it both right and funny." Posted Apr 7, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 9%
| The Reaping (2007) | "
Amidst such mayhem, there isn't much for a two time Oscar winner like Swank to do with herself, except reach out soulfully to the girl who may be the Antichrist." Posted Apr 6, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 33%
| TMNT (2007) | "
The action is breakneck and practically uninterrupted. We're talking a young boy's dream come true." Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 63%
| Antibodies (2005) | "
As an exercise in watching a bad guy burrow too deeply into a good guy's head, Antibodies proves more gross than psychologically unsettling." Posted Feb 16, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 20%
| Shadowboxer (2006) | "
Mirren and Gooding are interesting -- and sexy -- to watch together. Once she leaves the film, the picture loses a bit of its uniqueness." Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| Screamers (2006) | "
Garapedian and producer Peter McAlevey offer much to ponder, not to mention a group with more than fame on its mind." Posted Dec 8, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 19%
| Two Weeks (2007) | "
Stockman's attempts to distinguish Two Weeks from the formulaic family drama weepies are largely in vain." Posted Dec 1, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 35%
| 3 Needles (2006) | "
3 Needles, Thom Fitzgerald's globe-spanning investigation of the effects of AIDS, may ultimately be a call to unity, but there's an extreme amount of despair and misery before we get to hear that trumpet blare." Posted Dec 1, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 53%
| Flicka (2006) | "
A coming-of-age tale that proves as gentle as its subject is wild." Posted Oct 20, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 21%
| The Marine (2006) | "
There's not much about The Marine that's even slightly diverting. Including, alas, John Cena, the film's villain-dispatching star." Posted Oct 13, 2006 |
Rotten 0.5/4
| Rotten 13%
| Little Man (2006) | "
Mr. Palminteri's primary duties include glowering at henchmen Bruno and Roscoe, saying 'get me that diamond' a few times and, ultimately, taking a toy airplane to the crotch." Posted Jul 14, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 11%
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) | "
This movie is intended for young audiences whose animal fix could be infinitely better-served watching creatures at a bark park or petting zoo." Posted Jun 16, 2006 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Wild (2006) | "
The Wild is not a sequel to last year's delightful Madagascar. Rather it's a half-baked zoo animal quest story buoyed by a father-and-son-learn-a-valuable-lesson reconciliation." Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 22%
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2006) | "
With a few too many characters and plot fibers to track and about 100 minutes to do it, Miller goes for easy resolutions and leaves a lot of questions unanswered." Posted Mar 31, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| Eight Below (2006) | "
Dog fanciers and lovers of white-out arctic-looking scenery should be plenty pleased." Posted Feb 17, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 48%
| Hoodwinked (2006) | "
The resulting ride is nearly irresistible." Posted Dec 16, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 31%
| The Baxter (2005) | "
It contains a wry, throwback charm." Posted Sep 2, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 26%
| Mindhunters (2005) | "
This is a roller coaster that's actually fun to ride." Posted May 13, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 61%
| Ladies in Lavender (2005) | "
A sweet and easy tale, certainly, but is it really the strongest use of a couple of grand Dames?" Posted Apr 29, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 52%
| Ice Princess (2005) | "
This is a safe, edgeless cinematic after-school special." Posted Mar 18, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 25%
| Dot the I (2005) | "
The revelation of the film is not Bernal but D'Arcy, who loafs from a callow throwaway part into something a heck of a lot more interesting." Posted Mar 11, 2005 |
Rotten 0/4
| Rotten 7%
| Son of the Mask (2005) | "
If there is any thought more singularly horrifying than that of a mask franchise, may it never enter this critic's humble noggin." Posted Feb 18, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 61%
| Swimming Upstream (2005) | "
Mulcahy has the good sense not to make those important races big, climactic scenes. Their results are not what's important here." Posted Feb 4, 2005 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 35%
| Racing Stripes (2005) | "
The movie has its charm." Posted Jan 14, 2005 |
Fresh 1.5/4
| Rotten 52%
| A Letter to True (2004) | "
Weber is a sly raconteur with great names to drop, and his doggie footage is a kick." Posted Jan 7, 2005 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 5%
| Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie (2004) | "
Games shouldn't be movies. Yu-Gi-Oh! is the (barely) living proof." Posted Aug 13, 2004 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 10%
| A Cinderella Story (2004) | "
The premise -- scripted by Leigh Dunlap with a reported uncredited polish by Callie Khouri -- is largely preposterous, but Rosman embraces rather than evades those obstacles." Posted Jul 16, 2004 |
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