Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 25%
| Four Christmases (2008) | "
No yuletide season would be complete without the crappy Christmas movie." — Austin Chronicle Posted Nov 26, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 13%
| College Road Trip (2008) | "
A Disney production that would seemingly be more at home on the Disney Channel than in the local multiplex." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
Young moviegoers will like the way the film empowers their cinematic peers in this battle of good against evil, though smaller children will probably be scared out of their wits." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 24%
| Never Back Down (2008) | "
While the character of Jake isn't an emotionally taxing one, Faris has his moments, especially in a low-key scene in which he attempts to explain why his character is full of rage." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 12%
| Deception (2008) | "
An indigestible concoction of ingredients thrown together without the benefit of any serious consideration of logic." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Rotten 31%
| Nights in Rodanthe (2008) | "
A flawed but occasionally affecting film." — Austin Chronicle Posted Sep 24, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| N/A | A Kiss Before Dying (1956) |
Click here to read article — Austin Chronicle Posted Sep 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 56%
| Elsa & Fred (2008) | "
The dream fulfillment seems more silly than romantic, and it brings the movie to an abrupt end that is wholly unsatisfying." — Austin Chronicle Posted Aug 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 40%
| Savage Grace (2008) | "
Savage Grace is a movie that badly wants to shock you. The only thing that might raise an eyebrow here, however, is the shocking rate at which everyone lights up a cigarette every five minutes." — Austin Chronicle Posted Jul 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 88%
| Young@Heart (2008) | "
Young@Heart eschews the clichés about old people for something that we can all relate to: our own mortality." — Austin Chronicle Posted Apr 18, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 37%
| Rambo (2008) | "
Stallone is in desperate need of reinvention, but he seems myopically focused on rehashing the past rather than exploring the future." — Austin Chronicle Posted Feb 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Kite Runner (2007) | "
An example of how good intentions don’t necessarily make for a good movie." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 52%
| Margot at the Wedding (2007) | "
It’s clear that Margot is a troubled soul in some kind of terrible pain, but the film does little to depict her as anything but a pushy, judgmental, and overly critical human being." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 27%
| Lions for Lambs (2007) | "
Lions for Lambs is worth seeing for no other reason that you’ve never seen anything like it before. It’s political theatre that shouldn’t be missed." — Austin Chronicle Posted Nov 8, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 14%
| The Ten Commandments (2007) | "
This is the inaugural film in a franchise of 12 feature films based on Bible stories, using a crude form of three-dimensional computer animation. One can only hope that the future entries in the series are better executed than this first one." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 26, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Michael Clayton (2007) | "
Smart and thoroughly entertaining." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 20, 2007 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| The Brave One (2007) | "
Unfortunately, the plotting in The Brave One is rather pedestrian and often flawed, undermining this film’s potential for greatness." — Austin Chronicle Posted Sep 13, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 38%
| The Ten (2007) | "
If you’re looking for ha-ha funny, then The Ten is probably not for you -- you’ll be more likely scratching your head in befuddled wonderment." — Austin Chronicle Posted Aug 25, 2007 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 8%
| I Know Who Killed Me (2007) | "
A gruesome whodunit that’s missing more than a few brain cells." — Austin Chronicle Posted Aug 11, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 91%
| Hairspray (2007) | "
If ever there were a happy summer movie, it’s Hairspray." — Austin Chronicle Posted Jul 18, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| Bug (2007) | "
Try as it may, Bug never really gets under your skin." — Austin Chronicle Posted Jun 7, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 18%
| The Ex (2007) | "
The movie's rhythm is off-kilter and oddly paced. Moreover, the film's script seems truncated at points; a lot of the plot details feel underdeveloped." — Austin Chronicle Posted May 22, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 11%
| Perfect Stranger (2007) | "
Even Berry's bodacious bod (the woman is blessed with some really good genes) isn't distraction enough to make Perfect Stranger palatable." — Austin Chronicle Posted Apr 28, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 8%
| Premonition (2007) | "
If only Bullock could have foreseen how bad Premonition would turn out to be, she would have spared herself (and us) a lot of agony." — Austin Chronicle Posted Mar 31, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 91%
| The Italian (2007) | "
There's much that is commendable in the The Italian, not the least of which are its social criticisms of the buying and selling of children through the adoption businesses currently thriving in Russia and neighboring eastern European countries." — Austin Chronicle Posted Mar 18, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 9%
| Norbit (2007) | "
It’s too bad that the script doesn’t serve Murphy’s multi-character talents in the way he deserves. If and when it ever does, he may actually make a comedy for the ages." — Austin Chronicle Posted Feb 7, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| Dreamgirls (2006) | "
Watching Dreamgirls is like being on cloud nine." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 11%
| The Architect (2006) |
Click here to read article — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 30, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Return (2006) |
Click here to read article — Austin Chronicle Posted Nov 25, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 48%
| Driving Lessons (2006) | "
... the film hardly resonates five minutes after it's over." — Austin Chronicle Posted Nov 18, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 76%
| Time to Leave (2006) | "
Modern audiences are more likely to find the character's behavior to be extremely frustrating, undercutting any sympathetic response one might have for his situation." — Austin Chronicle Posted Sep 30, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| John Tucker Must Die (2006) | "
John Tucker Must Die will undoubtedly fade into obscurity like so many silly and sentimental teen comedies before it. It’s no wonder that the genre has turned to sex with apple pies and the like in an effort to distinguish itself." — Austin Chronicle Posted Aug 6, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 26%
| Waist Deep (2006) | "
The efforts of Waist Deep to make some meaningful social commentary about street gangs and the vicious circle in which African-American men often find themselves seem like an afterthought, rather than anything remotely sincere." — Austin Chronicle Posted Jul 8, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 24%
| The Da Vinci Code (2006) | "
If you take this stuff seriously, one way or another, you're sure to be duped. You've got to hand it to Mr. Brown: So dark the con of man, indeed." — Austin Chronicle Posted Jun 3, 2006 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 54%
| True Colors (1991) | "
The painstakingly obvious screenplay by Kevin Wade (Working Girl) plays like an eighth-grade civics primer: ethics and morality are good, greed and corruption are bad." — Austin Chronicle Posted May 20, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 33%
| The Sentinel (2006) | "
This serviceable action thriller starts off promisingly but soon disintegrates into an implausible mess barely salvaged by the presence of old pros like Douglas and Basinger." — Austin Chronicle Posted May 6, 2006 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 6%
| Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006) | "
Not one gratuitous 'Git-Er-Done!' was uttered during the composition of this review." — Austin Chronicle Posted Apr 8, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 67%
| Gay Sex in the 70's (2005) | "
There is, however, little socio-political insight into the Dionysian revolution depicted here; the film seems to serve more as a nostalgia piece than anything." — Austin Chronicle Posted Mar 18, 2006 |
Rotten 0.5/5
| Rotten 6%
| Doogal (2006) | "
A wretched experience from start to finish." — Austin Chronicle Posted Mar 11, 2006 |
Rotten 0/5
| Rotten 23%
| Pink Panther (2006) | "
One has to chalk up The Pink Panther to the good old traditions of Hollywood greed and chutzpah. Nothing this slapdash and badly executed is done for the love of movies." — Austin Chronicle Posted Mar 4, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 41%
| End of the Spear (2006) |
Click here to read article — Austin Chronicle Posted Feb 4, 2006 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 51%
| The Producers (2005) | "
God bless Mel Brooks." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 31, 2005 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Fresh 68%
| Cape Of Good Hope (2005) | "
Despite its shortcomings, Cape of Good Hope is a hopeful piece of humanism that is difficult to begrudge too much." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 18, 2005 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Pride and Prejudice (2005) | "
This fresh adaptation shakes the dust off Jane Austen’s early 19th-century novel of manners and gives it a good airing out." — Austin Chronicle Posted Dec 6, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| Oliver Twist (2005) | "
Polanski's deft adaptation proves that there's still life in that well-worn story of a boy who beats the odds." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 15, 2005 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 63%
| Proof (2005) | "
As with many film adaptations of stage successes, David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about mathematics and madness, Proof, loses something in its translation to celluloid." — Austin Chronicle Posted Oct 15, 2005 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 53%
| An Unfinished Life (2005) | "
It's the kind of movie that you can't fault too terribly much, primarily because its heart seems to be in the right place." — Austin Chronicle Posted Sep 18, 2005 |
Fresh B+
| Rotten 38%
| Meet the Fockers (2004) |
Click here to read article — RopeofSilicon Posted Aug 10, 2005 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 5%
| Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
Click here to read article — RopeofSilicon Posted Aug 10, 2005 |
Rotten D
| Rotten 14%
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) |
Click here to read article — RopeofSilicon Posted Aug 10, 2005 |
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