Rotten
| Fresh 70%
| The Road (2009) | "
The ending rings false; and the overbearingly sentimental music can't compensate for the lack of even harsh lyricism." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 8%
| Old Dogs (2009) | "
Racist, juvenile and nonsensical." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 79%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
Set backstage at Welles' Mercury Theater in 1937, the fictional tussle is hardly fair or surprising, but we're reminded that an illusion needn't be deep to be effective" — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| The Blind Side (2009) | "
'The Blind Side' inspires despite average filmmaking that's incapable of probing deeply enough into the story's racial dynamics." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/5
| Fresh 64%
| Dare (2009) | "
Quite good in brief stretches but not distinguishable enough overall, freshman director Adam Salky’s picture evinces the coming of age confusion he’s chronicling." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| Pirate Radio (2009) | "
Phony yet fun, thanks mostly to a marvelous soundtrack." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Master of Disaster Roland Emmerich lives down to his reputation with what amounts to the biggest snuff film of all time." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
Wes Anderson's idiosyncratic style and children's author Roald Dahl's cozy-yet-edgy imagination are a perfect fit in this enjoyable and altogether unusual movie experience." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 47%
| The Box (2009) | "
Sci-fi lovers should find it risible, and those who devalue the genre will have their biases confirmed." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
Neither absurdist enough as a comedy nor trenchant enough as a war satire, this effort elicits a few chuckles but little else." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 91%
| Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire (2009) | "
Sidibe and Mo'Nique deliver outstanding performances here. They compel the audience to cut through the hype and connect with their characters' plights." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 5, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) | "
This documentary movie can only help Jackson's artistic reputation, and the concerts, had he lived to perform them, would likely have done the same." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Nov 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 16%
| Gentlemen Broncos (2009) | "
Its quirkiness preceding and very nearly swallowing it whole, Gentlemen Broncos is less warped than it thinks it is yet still provides enough bizarre, painstakingly designed schlock to tickle the willing." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Oct 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 20%
| Amelia (2009) | "
Those expecting a stirring portrait of a feminist pioneer will be disappointed by the ethereal ambiguity of 'Amelia.'" — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Oct 26, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Rembrandt's J'accuse (2009) | "
What starts out as an audaciously polemical, radically inventive film project ultimately feels more like the most elaborate and earnest art history lecture ever delivered." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 70%
| Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | "
There's no coddling going on in this immersive live-action film, which, like a dream, is both eerily matter-of-fact and fantastical." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Oct 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2.5/5
| N/A | Ball Don't Lie (2009) | "
Ball Don’t Lie has what you might call an excess of street cred." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 34%
| St. Trinian's (2009) | "
St. Trinian’s is a hoot, but it’s thrown-together, haphazard feel will only grate on the sensibilities of cineastes or aesthetic and moral prudes bent on decrying “yoof” culture -- although it’s only moderately rude by contemporary standards." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 12%
| Couples Retreat (2009) | "
At least Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and their fellow cast and crewmates were able to spend time on a gorgeous tropical island while making this mirthless, half-hearted relationship comedy." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| Whip It (2009) | "
There's poignant interaction between the generations, puppy-love lyricism, and just enough edginess to keep adolescents engaged." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 56%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
Ultimately, the atheist gospel according to Ricky Gervais is too preachy for its own good." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Oct 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Fame (2009) | "
'Fame 2009' is the cinematic equivalent of Muzak and will leave many viewers longing for the next episode of TV's 'Glee.'" — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Sep 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| The Providence Effect (2009) | "
Providence-St. Mel's achievements are truly laudable, but its inspirational lessons get watered down by the uncritical approach taken by director/producer Rollin Binzer." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 0%
| If One Thing Matters: A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans (2009) | "
Heiko Kalmbach’s video portrait of the German-born, London-based photographer frustrates because of the way it hovers between the esoteric and the quotidian." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 35%
| Blind Date (2009) | "
Merely a depressing curiosity." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 75%
| Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) | "
Michael Moore paints with too-wide a conceptual brush, which in turn explains why 'Capitalism: A Love Story' goes off point so often." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Sep 23, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) | "
While the mutated food on display isn't always appetizing, the animation is a veritable feast for the eyes." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
More funny than scary, 'Jennifer's Body' is a bodacious tease." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Other Man (2009) | "
Near the end, Peter issues this verdict on his romantic rival, “Appalling…but also rather wonderful.” Applied to the film itself, he’s half right." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) | "
Despite a plot that’s arguably Perry’s most predictable, I Can Do Bad All By Myself is genuinely affecting when the gospel spirit takes hold and is a marked improvement over his last two pieces of moral burlesque." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 56%
| 9 (2009) | "
Soulful, streamlined and brilliantly executed, "9" is a contender for best action film of the year." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Sep 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
For their part, Edel and Eichinger have given an under-explored episode in recent European history a serious and seriously entertaining treatment that stands on its own cinematically and historically." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 87%
| At the Edge of the World (2009) | "
A collective profile in courage." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Aug 28, 2009 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 59%
| The Headless Woman (2009) | "
Ethereal to a fault. Consternation carries the day." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
The special effects are terrific and don't overwhelm the harrowing story, which is surprisingly emotional." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Aug 16, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
You get your money's worth and then some. As for the movie's stars, Tatum is suitably studly and Miller acquits herself quite well in her first turn in a blockbuster." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
The cuisine may be French but the spirit is as American as apple pie." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 58%
| A Perfect Getaway (2009) | "
What looks like a 'Survivor' rip-off is actually an ideal summer flick boasting beautiful scenery, hard bodies and shrewdly deranged minds." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| The Collector (2009) | "
Lacks coherence and subtext, failing to trigger either revulsion or fear." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
This asinine romantic comedy doesn't have an original bone in it's body." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| The Way We Get By (2009) | "
Contains more useful, homespun philosophizing and genuine sentiment than a year’s worth of narrative films. That it’s so well made is a bonus." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
The effects are sufficiently dazzling and the script's balance between humor and peril nicely calibrated." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
Putting his hairless self in harm's way, Sacha Baron Cohen sets the bar for guerilla comedy as high and as low as it can go." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
Enough is swiped from Pixar to render this adequate kiddy fare." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 1, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
For all its surface beauty and energetic shootouts, this underwritten picture doesn't cut very deep and is strangely inert." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jul 1, 2009 |
Fresh 4.5/5
| Fresh 92%
| Séraphine (2008) | "
A list of the striking images that Provost composes would be long and enticing, even though words cannot do them or the movie justice." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 96%
| Herb & Dorothy (2009) | "
Herb and Dorothy certainly proves there's more than one way to be an art collector. It just doesn't probe deeply enough and ask thorny questions about the nature of collecting and the nature of art, and how they relate to one another." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Fresh 60%
| BLAST! (2008) | "
Combining hard science, human interest and suspense, BLAST! is a stimulating introduction to astrophysics and a fine tribute to scientists of all stripes who engage in taxing fieldwork." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/5
| Rotten 52%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
You can always count on a Scott, in this case Ridley's little bro Tony, to jangle your nerves." — Boxoffice Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| Imagine That (2009) | "
Long and certainly predictable, yet quite effective -- a family film with more depth than you might envisage." — ReelTalk Movie Reviews Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
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