Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 30%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
New Moon will undoubtedly be a blockbuster at the box office, but is really quite weak as a film." — MovieWeb Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 85%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
Dripping with lush detail, spectacular battles, and superb acting performances, Red Cliff is a nuanced approach to combat rarely seen on screen in modern times" — MovieWeb Posted Nov 18, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Like watching a Mexican soap opera with bad ass special effects." — MovieWeb Posted Nov 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
An absurd comedy that borders on genius" — MovieWeb Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
All style and no substance, Disney's A Christmas Carol is a yawn inducing retread of a tired fable." — MovieWeb Posted Nov 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
Long live the king!" — MovieWeb Posted Oct 28, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 20%
| Amelia (2009) | "
Apart from the costume design, Amelia does not deserve any award buzz at all." — MovieWeb Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 82%
| Black Dynamite (2009) | "
A terrific satire of seventies blaxploitation classics" — MovieWeb Posted Oct 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
Predictable, but humorous." — MovieWeb Posted Oct 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 39%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Surrogates leaves you wanting more, but is entertaining for the short run time." — MovieWeb Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
A big-budget popcorn flick worthy of escapist fun" — MovieWeb Posted Aug 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
The film kicks you in the balls with awesomeness, but is smart enough not to turn back and keep kicking you until you forget you're being kicked." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
This celluloid abortion should be buried in a vault and shown to film students as an example of big Hollywood at its worst." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
Ninety minutes of pure perverse laughter" — MovieWeb Posted Jun 3, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Too many astonishingly obscure variables fall into place for this film to be believed." — MovieWeb Posted May 14, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 95%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
An epic adventure that deftly captures the spirit of the original series, while succeeding utterly in charting a new course." — MovieWeb Posted May 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
Wolverine doesn't hold a candle to the X-Men trilogy and is a big step back for the franchise in general." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 66%
| Is Anybody There? (2009) | "
Humorous and touching, the first great movie of 2009." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 20, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 56%
| Lymelife (2009) | "
Lymelife is an interesting film that will have audiences drawing different conclusions." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 83%
| Two Lovers (2009) | "
A technically good effort, but more a Lifetime movie of the week substance wise." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| New in Town (2009) | "
It pains me to admit, and I may be distinctly in the minority here, but I really liked this film." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Taken (2009) | "
In a lesser actor's hands, the powerful impact of the subject matter would not have been so ably delivered." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Push (2009) | "
A sci-fi thriller with a lot of science fiction and zero thrills." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 13%
| The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | "
Steve Martin reprises his role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in this hideous sequel to a boring remake." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Duplicity (2009) | "
Do we even care about these characters enough to worry about their machinations?" — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
If all you want to is extreme car chases, explosions, and violence; then this is well worth the price of admission." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
I think many young children will learn from this film without even realizing they're being taught something." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
The bro-mance is in full bloom!" — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 33%
| Knowing (2009) | "
I'm a bit on the fence with Knowing. It is well made, and bleak as hell, but just has a little too much going on for me to recommend it." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
Zack Snyder delivers Alan Moore's epic superhero saga to the silver screen with uncompromising vision and adoration." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Coraline (2009) | "
A delightfully dark fairy tale!" — MovieWeb Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 90%
| Knocked Up (2007) | "
Finally, a breath of fresh air arrives in the stale summer of sequels." — MovieWeb Posted Sep 15, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 71%
| Fracture (2007) | "
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling are electrifying in Gregory Hoblit's otherwise mediocre thriller." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 45%
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) | "
This might be a stretch considering its two hour and forty-eight minute runtime, but you'll definitely get your money's worth." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 62%
| Day Watch (2007) | "
Stylistically very different from anything we normally see in the United States. It's a lush film, bathed in an opulent darkness and dread. It has a Russian sensibility and embraces the character driven philosophy of European films." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 9, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Hot Fuzz (2007) | "
This film doesn't rely on cheap gags or fart jokes for its humor. Hot Fuzz is what you expect from a good satire, a lot of laughs, smart writing, and a cast talented enough to deliver the goods." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 60%
| 300 (2007) | "
300 explodes off the screen in IMAX. It is the only way to see this epic picture." — MovieWeb Posted Mar 10, 2007 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Casino Royale (2006) | "
Casino Royale is the best Bond film in thirty years. Daniel Craig brings a toughness and edge long absent from the role." — MovieWeb Posted Nov 16, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 75%
| The Prestige (2006) | "
A vividly crafted and cunning whodunit." — MovieWeb Posted Oct 20, 2006 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 73%
| Flags of Our Fathers (2006) | "
Brilliant and poetic, a masterful and all-encompassing story of war." — MovieWeb Posted Oct 19, 2006 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 24%
| Lady in the Water (2006) | "
Lady in the Water has some interesting moments, but fails because the story is so uninspiring. It simply does not achieve the greatness that it thinks it deserves." — MovieWeb Posted Jul 21, 2006 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 76%
| Superman Returns (2006) | "
The cinematic rebirth of Superman could not have been put in abler hands. Director Bryan Singer has taken us soaring back into the sky." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 25, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 35%
| Wassup Rockers (2006) | "
Hollywood has long stereotyped Latino teens as violent, gangbanging thugs steeped in drugs and misogyny. Wassup Rockers is a welcome and different portrayal of Latino teenagers in America." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 23, 2006 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 75%
| Cars (2006) | "
A wonderfully imaginative film, filled with just the right amount of nostalgia and sentimentality to win over audiences of all ages." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 16, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| Rotten 56%
| X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | "
It is a shell of its predecessors, a technical exercise that is utterly devoid of substance." — MovieWeb Posted Jun 3, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 24%
| The Da Vinci Code (2006) | "
The Da Vinci Code succeeds as a popcorn film." — MovieWeb Posted May 27, 2006 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 33%
| Poseidon (2006) | "
There is no great romance, no epic special effects, just a lot of terrible dialogue spoken by wooden actors in a film so CGI dependent; I felt like I was watching a video game." — MovieWeb Posted May 20, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) | "
Ice Age 2 surpasses the original in every way. Fox Animation has a film to be extremely proud of." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 8, 2006 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Inside Man (2006) | "
Thrillers are rarely so well conceived; Inside Man is a must-see." — MovieWeb Posted Apr 1, 2006 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| V For Vendetta (2005) | "
A poorly paced and spectacularly disjointed rehash of Orwellian themes. It has a high production value and looks great, but suffers from a lack of narrative exposition that leads to sizable holes in the plot." — MovieWeb Posted Mar 25, 2006 |
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