Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hairspray (2007) |
"It's one of this summer's few out-and-out delights, smoothing out but never compromising the issues that made Waters' original film such a quirky delight." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"An examination of stunted idealism as well as a showcase for an actor who just gets better and better, Half Nelson wears its indie street cred in the most unassuming manner imaginable." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"As long as the picture remains focused on the efforts to mount Hamlet 2, it follows the Bard's lead by making sure that -- in the words of the melancholy Dane himself -- "The play's the thing."" |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Hancock (2008) |
"Audience members willing to hop aboard this emotional roller coaster ride will respond to the resultant pathos far better than viewers wondering why the laughs suddenly went MIA." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Hangover (2009) |
"This represents the worst sort of pandering slop, the type that appeases impressionable audiences who don't even realize they're being insulted." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"The movie devolves into a routine rip-off of Death Wish." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
The Happening (2008) |
"When a movie's best bit arrives during the closing credits, we're all in trouble." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"The movie morphs into one of the coolest Twilight Zone episodes never made, [but] soon is back on its preordained path to a happy ending." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Happy Times (2002) |
"Even legends like Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston occasionally directed trifles... so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like Zhang Yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"Any character who bears even a slight resemblance to Robin Williams' insufferable Patch Adams deserves no less a fate than being simultaneously electrocuted and beheaded at film's end, yet here's writer-director Mike Leigh bucking some formidable odds." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hard Candy (2005) |
"Page never shies away from the implication that Hayley might be deeply disturbed by her own set of demons." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/5 |
Harlem Nights (1989) |
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Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"Because the satire is less subversive and more overt than before, what you see is basically what you get." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"Harold and Maude Go to White Castle might have been a better bet, but this is nevertheless a gross-out comedy with a difference." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection |
"Lloyd's appeal was as the all-American kid trying to make good, and this trademark characteristic can be seen in his two acknowledged masterpieces, both included in this set." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"An overstuffed plot doesn't slow down the proceedings as much as convey that there's much at stake in Harry's increasingly sinister world." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"The heart of the piece remains the interactions between the characters, both teen and adult." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"Those who like their Potter black will find much to appreciate." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"Cuaron's resume all but guarantees he'll be given the free ride that Columbus never enjoyed. Yet the truth is that, while far from a dud, this is the weakest of the films." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"Manages to make even such surefire audience grabbers as a zombie attack exceedingly dull." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"The film never establishes its explosive era in any believable sense -- despite some tacked-on moments of chaos, the movie might as well be set in 1986 Miami as 1958 Havana." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |
"A muddled he-said-she-said yarn that, even in this supposedly enlightened age, manages to reduce most of its characters (male and female) to the most base stereotypes." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Head of State (2003) |
"Rather than grab the political bull by the horns -- as did Warren Beatty's Bulworth a few years back or Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine a few months back -- Rock is content to merely make a comedy that, after a few trims of choice prof" |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"The Farrelly Brothers have a reputation for pushing the envelope ... but in the case of The Heartbreak Kid, they seem only marginally more daring than Robert Wise helming The Sound of Music." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/5 |
Heaven and Earth (1993) |
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Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hellboy (2004) |
"This movie isn't original enough, exciting enough, or humorous enough to sustain interest, let alone spawn the expected sequel or two." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"While this sequel to the 2004 feature doesn't lack for visual wonders, it's utterly clumsy in the storytelling department, a genuine shock given del Toro's usual ability to spin a tall tale." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) |
"Sober discussions give way to a clumsily handled finale that doesn't stand a prayer of satisfying most discerning viewers." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"Lindsay Lohan's tight outfits continually threaten to put the kibosh on the film's G rating." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hero (2004) |
"Few other movies this year will match this one's ravishing visuals." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"Hidalgo is the sort of old-fashioned popcorn entertainment that has become increasingly rare on the current movie scene." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Hide and Seek (2005) |
"Critics would do well to simply cut-and-paste their slams of last year's Secret Window (this film's doppelganger) and leave it at that." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1/4 |
High Tension (2005) |
"The movie [isn't] scary, suspenseful, thought-provoking or -- heck -- even remotely entertaining." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) |
"Even a dog has his day, and among the few tolerable features helmed by Craven is this early cult item." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The History Boys (2006) |
"The dialogue in Bennett's script is more riveting than the situational developments." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Hitch (2005) |
"A warm and witty comedy that unfortunately runs itself into the ground during its final act." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
"A mixed bag, crammed with many inspired bits but never coalescing as a whole." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Hoax (2007) |
"The Hoax might be intended as a cautionary tale, but in today's cynical climate, it stands a better chance of emerging as an inspirational training film." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Holes (2003) |
"It's good enough to be enjoyed equally by kids and their attendant parents." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Holiday (2006) |
"A finely polished piece of romantic cinema, with a generosity of spirit so all-encompassing that it's easy to forgive its occasional excesses." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hollywood Ending (2002) |
"This farcical motherlode is largely wasted here, with Allen recycling gags so moldy you half-expect one of those giant hooks from vaudeville to enter the frame and yank him right off the screen." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"Affleck has been a punching bag for so long that his solid work here will surprise many." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Honeymooners (2005) |
"Forget Gleason's "To the moon, Alice" catchphrase: "To the video bargain bin" is more like it." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato |
Hoop Dreams (1994) |
"This extraordinary movie shattered the illusion, once and for all, that factual films can't be as entertaining as fictional ones." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hoosiers (1987) |
"Works the underdog formula so expertly that it's no surprise the film still has the ability to uplift audiences nearly 20 years later." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Host (2007) |
"A monster movie for those who like a little meat on the genre's bones." |
Matt Brunson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Hostage (2005) |
"The attention shifts from individual character detail and psychological chess matches to outlandish developments and ludicrous resolutions." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"Hot Fuzz appears to be England's attempt to prove to Hollywood that it can make brawny, blustery blockbusters every bit as noisy as those churned out by Tinseltown on a weekly basis." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"For all its indignant ire, the movie is more than anything a humanist saga, and it's in this area where Hotel Rwanda draws its greatest power." |
Matt Brunson |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Hours (2002) |
"Like The English Patient and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Hours is one of those reputedly "unfilmable" novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right." |
Matt Brunson |
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