Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| The Passion of the Christ (2004) | "
Gibson has created an exploitation movie par excellence." — Observer [UK] Posted Mar 5, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Rebecca (1940) | "
[A] classic female gothic romance, beautifully adapted from Daphne du Maurier's novel, and hauntingly accompanied by Franz Waxman's score." — Observer [UK] Posted Feb 19, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) | "
As a slice of disposably self-referential entertainment, it more than earns its keep, and also acts as an effective witness-protection programme for two stars who were formerly more in need of a bullet than a kiss." — Observer [UK] Posted Dec 1, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 83%
| Elf (2003) | "
The result is a turkey." — Guardian [UK] Posted Nov 27, 2007 |
— | Fresh 90%
| The Passenger (1975) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Aug 4, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 17%
| Dead Silence (2007) | "
There's something quaintly charming about the filmmakers' unabashed affection for their inspirational source material, although the sense of over-familiarity means that none of it is in the least bit scary." — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 14, 2007 |
— | Rotten 46%
| Edmond (2006) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 14, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Flanders (2006) | "
Dumont effectively conjures between the dreary routine of everyday life and the normalised horrors of this nameless conflict." — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 14, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 41%
| Shrek the Third (2007) | "
On this evidence, thrice is definitely enough." — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 7, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 44%
| Hostel: Part II (2007) | "
Oh, do grow up." — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 7, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 3%
| Fear Dot Com (2002) | "
William Malone's fear dot com desperately wants to be a cutting-edge chiller with its 'up-to-the-minute' internet theme, but turns out to be a depressing up-chuck of every great horror movie of the last 20 years." — Guardian [UK] Posted Mar 7, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| School for Scoundrels (2006) | "
It's not funny; there were three laughs I counted over the entire course of the movie." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| The Good Shepherd (2006) | "
It's well built but the Matt Damon character remains blank and too young to be convincing. It's solid, but like Damon himself it's a bit dull." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 8%
| The Number 23 (2007) | "
A dopey numerical thriller that wants to be Se7en times three." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) | "
Does have a genuine emotional core and makes Flags of our Fathers look like a better film. But whether or not it's a great film; the jury is still out." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Feb 23, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Them (2007) | A perfectly-fine stripped-down little horror movie and if you're not a hardcore horror fan you'll probably find some of it surprising. — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 89%
| Venus (2006) | "
Roger Michel knows how to do People-in-Rooms better than most directors do, but the joys of it really are the performances and it's worth seeing for O'Toole and Phillips together." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Rotten
| Rotten 45%
| Bobby (2006) | "
Quite apart from the fact that it's spectacularly uninventive and uncontroversial, it's just such a luvvie-fest." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Rotten 51%
| The Fountain (2006) | "
Bonkers, adventurous, silly, ambitious, charming, foolish; it's all those things and it'll be gone in a week. But it's not mainstream Bore-o fare, and for that it should be celebrated." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
Fresh
| Fresh 62%
| Blood Diamond (2006) | "
Issue-tainment. Puts the issue of conflict diamonds in the public eye. Whether or not that makes it a great drama is a slightly different question." — BBC Radio Five Live Posted Jan 29, 2007 |
— | Rotten 32%
| Imagine Me & You (2006) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Jan 20, 2007 |
— | Fresh 100%
| Tenth District Court (2004) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Jan 20, 2007 |
— | Rotten 53%
| An Unfinished Life (2005) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Jan 20, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 83%
| The Constant Gardener (2005) | "
While le Carre's narrative returns an unequivocal guilty verdict on the drug companies, the jury on Meirelles's storytelling abilities remains hung." — Observer [UK] Posted Jan 20, 2007 |
Rotten
| Fresh 74%
| Over the Hedge (2006) | "
A cookie-cutter money-spinner, finely tooled for maximum profit, but utterly lacking timeless charm." — Observer [UK] Posted Jan 20, 2007 |
— | N/A | Dumplings (2004) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Sep 30, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | "
Lumpen direction, lousy writing and pouting performances aside, the worst thing about Dead Man's Chest is its interminable length." — Guardian [UK] Posted Jul 15, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 69%
| Heading South (2006) | "
The film is rich, cultured and slightly tiresome." — Observer [UK] Posted Jul 8, 2006 |
— | Fresh 60%
| Wolf (1994) |
Click here to read article — Observer [UK] Posted Jun 24, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| The Lake House (2006) | "
The last time Bullock and Reeves were together on screen the result was Speed. This should have been entitled Stop." — Observer [UK] Posted Jun 24, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Hard Candy (2005) | "
It's smart, funny, and surprisingly visually discreet. Some scenes may leave you doubled-up, but the overall effect is, as the saying goes, better than a kick in the balls." — Observer [UK] Posted Jun 24, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 96%
| Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | "
Kiss Me Deadly delivers the 'white-hot thrills' and 'blood-red kisses' promised by its publicity, as well as reminding us whence Tarantino stole his best riffs." — Observer [UK] Posted Jun 24, 2006 |
Fresh
| Fresh 86%
| Thank You For Smoking (2006) | "
There's enough bite in the dialogue and performances to provoke a hacking cough of approval, and the laugh-out-loud moments are many, not least in scenes featuring Rob Lowe's unctuous Hollywood agent." — Observer [UK] Posted Jun 24, 2006 |
Rotten
| Rotten 11%
| Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) | "
Harlin's hamfisted horror-show offers an hour and a half of tooth-grinding boredom followed by 20 minutes of all-singing, all-dancing, knees-up stupidity." — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 7, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 41%
| High Tension (2005) | "
Aja's rip-roaring romp certainly gives horror fans more than their money's worth." — Sight and Sound Posted Oct 6, 2004 |
Fresh
| Rotten 50%
| The Passion of the Christ (2004) | "
It's a head-bashing experience, by turns exhausting, exhilarating, and infuriating." — Sight and Sound Posted Apr 6, 2004 |
— | Rotten 38%
| Rules of Engagement (2000) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| Gangster No. 1 (2002) | "
It's a handsomely ugly affair, well dressed enough to make a few friends, but tough enough to make just as many enemies." — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Fresh 73%
| A Room for Romeo Brass (2000) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | N/A | Wild Side (1995) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
Rotten
| Rotten 11%
| End of Days (1999) | "
Idiotic beyond the point of redemption, this sinfully stupid farrago manages to insult audiences and critics, Christians and Satanists alike, reducing 2000 years of fertile mythology to the level of an incoherent pop video." — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Rotten 53%
| The Last Broadcast (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Dec 2, 2002 |
— | Rotten 53%
| Pecker (1998) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 3, 2002 |
— | Fresh 67%
| The Ninth Configuration (1979) |
Click here to read article — Sight and Sound Posted Mar 3, 2002 |
Rotten
| Fresh 70%
| Series 7: The Contenders (2001) | "
Ends up straddling an uneasy divide between genuinely edgy artistry and bluntly indulgent bluster, leaving us uncertain whether it's the television show portrayed or the film itself that's the real turn-off." — Sight and Sound Posted Jun 7, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 48%
| Any Given Sunday (1999) | "
Any Given Sunday may fall on its face a few times during the game, but wouldn't you rather watch a team going recklessly for the touchdown than playing safely for time?" — Sight and Sound Posted Apr 17, 2001 |
Fresh
| Rotten 46%
| Brother (2001) | "
If Brother does indeed succeed in shaking hands across the ocean, it will have been a compromise worth making." — Sight and Sound Posted Apr 13, 2001 |
Fresh
| Fresh 95%
| The Insider (1999) | "
A masterpiece, a brilliant dissection of recent US politics and the media by a scalpel-sharp screen sensibility." — Sight and Sound Posted Apr 13, 2001 |
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