Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 22%
| Mr. Deeds (2002) | "
While Brill's direction is crisp, Herlihy's jokes aren't much." Posted Jun 27, 2002 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| Joe Somebody (2001) | "
Makes the most of an infusion of top tube talent and network-style attributes." Posted Dec 21, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 27%
| How High (2001) | "
As for Redman and Method Man, neither should give up his day job in music." Posted Dec 20, 2001 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Not Another Teen Movie (2001) | "
Spotty, only slightly inspired and occasionally amusing fluff." Posted Dec 20, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 46%
| Life as a House (2001) | "
Kline's angry, misanthropic character is the best thing going for this flick." Posted Nov 1, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Legally Blonde (2001) | "
Thanks to a razor-sharp performance by Reese Witherspoon, this movie produces a lot more entertainment than its paper-thin premise deserves." Posted Jul 12, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| Kiss of the Dragon (2001) | "
The chop-socky martial arts scenes look terrific." Posted Jul 6, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| The Fast and the Furious (2001) | "
If you suffer from America's secret longing, you're going to have fun at The Fast and the Furious." Posted Jun 21, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| A Knight's Tale (2001) | "
Owes its irreverent mood and iconic strut to the World Wrestling Federation and its various offspring." Posted May 10, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 12%
| Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) | "
Its humor remains suitable for youngsters yet doesn’t gouge their psyches with the 'circle of life' and 'you can do it' self-esteem lessons that by this time have become pretty tiresome." Posted Apr 19, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| Josie and the Pussycats (2001) | "
Even the most ardent Archie Comics fan is apt to feel a little cheated." Posted Apr 12, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 33%
| Just Visiting (2001) | "
While the results don't approach the hilarious, they certainly do reach the level of 'amusing,' with moments that stretch toward 'funny.'" Posted Apr 6, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 41%
| Someone Like You (2001) | "
Even with Judd, Kinnear and science in his herd, Goldwyn can't keep Someone Like You from giving viewers plenty to beef about." Posted Mar 29, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 63%
| The Brothers (2001) | "
An amiable, engaging and personal film." Posted Mar 22, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| Head Over Heels (2001) | "
Unless you're happy as a pin-up, Freddie, go find yourself something real. Fast." Posted Feb 1, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| Save the Last Dance (2001) | "
While the resulting romance between Sara and Derek plays out unremarkably, the surrounding social milieu is treated with unusual restraint and good sense." Posted Jan 11, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 12%
| Double Take (2001) | "
There's nothing intrinsically worthless about clichéd comedy; it merely requires great skill in execution. Double Take lacks great skill in execution." Posted Jan 11, 2001 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| Miss Congeniality (2000) | "
Without help from either script or director, poor Bullock gets stuck as a distant runner-up in this featherweight farce." Posted Dec 21, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) | "
It's not for fans of Beavis and Butt-head; it IS for Beavis and Butt-head." Posted Dec 18, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Anywhere But Here (1999) | "
Well-acted and well-assembled." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 26%
| Bait (2000) | "
If nothing else, Bait reasserts Foxx's possibilities as an actor who can carry a movie on his own." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Bicentennial Man (1999) | "
If anyone's going to animate a machine, it might as well be Robin Williams." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 30%
| Big Momma's House (2000) | "
Everything about Big Momma's House looks like a twice-told joke." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Boiler Room (2000) | "
Younger dresses his film with more quick cutting, high-volume dialogue and ethnic slurs than it needs, but his hard-edged view of humans caught in conflict has grit and verve." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 42%
| Center Stage (2000) | "
Unless you really have an affection for dance, you'll likely find yourself easily distracted during the soap-operatic nature of the petty infighting between students, their parents and mentors." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 31%
| Crazy in Alabama (1999) | "
Melanie Griffith's presence causing the upbeat portion of Mark Childress' story to drag its feet, the movie tips out of kilter." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) | "
Deuce Bigelow has far too many sagging scenes that rely on tired gags." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Erin Brockovich (2000) | "
For better or worse, this is Roberts' film. Thank heavens it's for the better." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Frequency (2000) | "
Good escapist fun." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 17%
| Held Up (2000) | "
Thanks to an attractive cast and an air of amiability, much of it works." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 30%
| Jakob the Liar (1999) | "
A well-made film with first-rate performances!" Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Keeping the Faith (2000) | "
It's a funny, bright, witty and, above all, cute romantic comedy." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 39%
| Light It Up (1999) | "
Overblown story." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 22%
| Little Nicky (2000) | "
Quick laughs aren't always bad laughs." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| Mission: Impossible II (2000) | "
Cruise has hit his stride as an action hero with such confidence that he can completely take over any scene the script requires him to." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| Mumford (1999) | "
Veteran writer-director Lawrence Kasdan knows his film history." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 15%
| Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999) | "
This is a movie that knows its audience." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| Ready to Rumble (2000) | "
Rassling enthusiasts will soon see this exploitation for what it is: a cheap rip-off." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Reindeer Games (2000) | "
You can almost feel yourself being drawn in, tricked and tossed out of every plot device. It's flawed, but gosh it's fun." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Fresh 61%
| Return to Me (2000) | "
Were this a student film, you'd expect to see it returned with a middling grade, covered with red-inked criticisms." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 9%
| The Bachelor (1999) | The Bachelor makes for a fine date movie. Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| The Best Man (1999) | "
Lee's story, which rambles on for a good half-hour longer than is necessary, contains little we haven't already seen dozens of times at the movies." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| The Crew (2000) | "
Basically a TV movie-of-the-week that's been dressed up with big names." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 31%
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) | "
An entertaining, grand-scale historical drama." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| The Muse (1999) | "
Beautiful as always, Stone shows a real flair for comedy that may signal a new career direction for the former femme fatale." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 42%
| The Ninth Gate (1999) | "
Unwilling to settle on one climax to his lumbering narrative, Polanski seems to have included them all." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 47%
| The Perfect Storm (2000) | "
Disaster epic catches the Perfect wave." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 39%
| The Replacements (2000) | "
Hardly a landmark in the annals of pigskin cinema. But for sports fans seeking relief from a lackluster summer of baseball, even this sloppy exercise can evoke a needed chuckle or two." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Fresh
| Rotten 45%
| The Whole Nine Yards (2000) | "
Lynn does deliver an efficient and professional job that's likely to strike senses of humor right on cue." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Three to Tango (1999) | "
The lack of film stars doesn't signify that Three To Tango lacks virtues; it's just that it doesn't stretch toward anything excellent." Posted Jan 1, 2000 |
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