Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Kite Runner (2007) | "
A respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel." Posted Dec 21, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 21%
| Fred Claus (2007) | "
A pleasant little seasonal gift." Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 98%
| For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) | "
If you can look beyond the polemics, this is also a powerful story about the emotional pain and psychological trauma that splits families and breaks hearts." Posted Oct 12, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 75%
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) | "
A better title might have been Jesse James in the Age of Pop Therapy." Posted Oct 11, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007) | "
This Imax documentary is not your typical monster movie. It's a computer-animated look back at a time when the world was covered by oceans that were ruled by giant creatures. Think Jurassic Park without the people." Posted Oct 5, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| King of California (2007) | "
While the project certainly has its clever aspects, the bulk of the credit goes to Douglas." Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 27%
| The Game Plan (2007) | "
Despite the fact that we've seen it all before, it works." Posted Sep 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 54%
| Across the Universe (2007) | "
A groundbreaking, rule-bending, expectation-smashing musical." Posted Sep 27, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| Trade (2007) | "
It gets high marks for its lofty intentions, but it is only mediocre as a thriller and is clunky in its presentation." Posted Sep 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 52%
| The Hunting Party (2007) | "
On paper, there's no way that The Hunting Party should work. But onscreen, it defies the odds." Posted Sep 20, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 5%
| Good Luck Chuck (2007) | "
Cook has a nice comic personality but zilch in the way of comic material. But then, it's not as if any of those teenage boys are going to care about that." Posted Sep 20, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 7%
| Silk (2007) | "
If there were an award for the gloomiest movie of the year, Silk would win hands down." Posted Sep 13, 2007 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 16%
| The Brothers Solomon (2007) | "
It isn't funny." Posted Sep 6, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 27%
| Evening (2007) | "
Boasting an ensemble of Hollywood's best actresses, this drama is unabashedly sentimental but still effective." Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 90%
| The Girl from Paris (2002) | "
... a realistic portrait of rural life." Posted Jun 14, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 49%
| Nancy Drew (2007) | "
Roberts, bless her bubbly little heart, resolutely charges through the movie with a perkiness that ignores its lack of substance. Then again, this movie isn't about context. It's light, fluffy and fun." Posted Jun 14, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 56%
| Mr. Brooks (2007) | "
Mr. Brooks is driven more by its characters than its plot. And several of those characters are fascinating." Posted May 31, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 64%
| The TV Set (2007) | "
This satire settles for simply restating the obvious." Posted May 5, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 20%
| The Invisible (2007) | "
Director David S. Goyer doesn't get half the skin-crawling mileage out of the ghost factor that he could. As a result, The Invisible really isn't worth seeing." Posted May 3, 2007 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 57%
| The Dog Problem (2006) | "
A lackluster comedy that has very little bark and no bite." Posted Apr 27, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 67%
| Disturbia (2007) | "
There isn't much in the way of surprise plot twists. But the predictability is offset by the movie's energy." Posted Apr 12, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Rhythm Is It! (2004) | "
If you can make it through this documentary without having your toes tap even once, then you are defying its very premise." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 92%
| An Unreasonable Man (2007) | "
This documentary starts out as a fascinating profile of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, but it ends up getting derailed by a political discussion marked by an abundance of whining." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 89%
| Into Great Silence (2007) | "
[Some] viewers are likely to consider this nearly three-hour, nearly soundless documentary as a chance to catch up on their sleep." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 69%
| Blades of Glory (2007) | "
This is a one-joke movie: A chubby klutz doing a lutz. But Ferrell does klutzy so well that it's just as funny during the last reel as in the first one." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 66%
| Meet the Robinsons (2007) | "
It's got a ton of energy, and the 3D animation is nifty. But the humor is scattershot to the max, and the plot lacks focus." Posted Mar 29, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 46%
| Pride (2007) | "
Pride does its subject matter proud." Posted Mar 23, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 25%
| Daddy's Little Girls (2007) | "
In Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry merits an A for the messages he wants to deliver but only a C-plus for the way he delivers them." Posted Feb 15, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 83%
| Lions 3D () | "
[Director Tim Liversedge] truly knows his stuff when it comes to shooting wildlife -- he gets so close to some of the lions that we expect their breath to fog up the lens. Now he just needs to work on finding a story worthy of his pictures." Posted Feb 2, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 69%
| Freedom Writers (2007) | "
Sure, we've been here and seen all of this before. But when it's this well done, we thoroughly enjoy seeing it again." Posted Jan 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 85%
| Hurricane on the Bayou (2006) | "
The devastation left by Hurricane Katrina has been well documented, but seeing it on a giant Imax screen makes it hit home in a way other media can't match." Posted Dec 21, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum (2006) | "
Night at the Museum is a high-concept comedy that skimps on things such as plot and character development but holds nothing back when it comes to high-energy silliness. In other words, it's vintage Ben Stiller in his wacky mode." Posted Dec 21, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 76%
| Rocky Balboa (2006) | "
Rocky Balboa is almost as hard to resist as it is to believe." Posted Dec 19, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 78%
| Charlotte's Web (2006) | "
This is one case where the special effects do what they are supposed to do: enhance the movie instead of taking it over." Posted Dec 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 45%
| Bobby (2006) | "
There are important movies and engrossing movies, but it's not often that both terms apply to the same movie. Bobby, which opens Thursday, is a fictionalized account of the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and it's one of the exceptions." Posted Nov 21, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 13%
| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) | "
The movie is more cute than funny. Smiles are plentiful, but outright laughs are widely scattered." Posted Nov 18, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| Casino Royale (2006) | "
Casino Royale takes a huge gamble that moviegoers are ready for a fresh take on James Bond. And it wins the bet." Posted Nov 16, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 100%
| IMAX - Vikings: Journey To New Worlds (2006) | "
Don't tell the kids that this documentary is educational. They're likely to think it's an action-adventure." Posted Nov 10, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 25%
| A Good Year (2006) | "
It's corny and predictable and delightfully simplistic in its goal: to provide a couple of hours of fun. Mission accomplished." Posted Nov 9, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 48%
| Driving Lessons (2006) | "
Offers a pleasant excursion down a familiar road." Posted Nov 9, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 72%
| Flushed Away (2006) | "
This movie lacks the cleverness of the Aardman classics, but it more than makes up for that with its nonstop action." Posted Nov 2, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 7%
| Conversations with God (2006) | "
Watching Czerny's version of Walsch struggle, it's hard not to connect with him, even if you don't connect with his message." Posted Oct 27, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 76%
| Catch a Fire (2006) | "
[Dirctor Phillp Noyce's] goal earns him empathy. But the film goes further than that, creating an absorbing portrait of a peaceful, well-meaning man who is mistreated at every turn until he finally strikes back." Posted Oct 26, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 45%
| Nearing Grace (2006) | "
The characters are stereotypes, their situations are familiar and the outcome is predictable. But the whole thing is viewed from such a feel-good perspective that we're willing to overlook much of that." Posted Oct 12, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
Helen Mirren takes a character that most of the world sees as insular and stalwart -- Britain's reigning Queen Elizabeth -- and turns her into a real-life human being with flaws and foibles." Posted Oct 12, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 84%
| Sweet Land (2006) | "
This is an intelligently told story that relies on intriguing characters and enticingly mellow pacing that reflects the story's setting." Posted Oct 12, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 56%
| Keeping Mum (2006) | "
Smith is an absolute delight, exuding grandmotherly warmth even as she's picking her next target." Posted Oct 5, 2006 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 9%
| Facing the Giants (2006) | "
The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end." Posted Sep 28, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 68%
| Aurora Borealis (2006) | "
A sensitive and touching story about a distressed family and the emotional glue that holds it together." Posted Sep 28, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 45%
| The Last Kiss (2006) | "
If you're going to take viewers down a familiar path, you'd better make sure the trip is led by intriguing characters. Give the makers of this comedy-drama credit for that." Posted Sep 14, 2006 |
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