Splat 2/4 |
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"The Hulk is one of Marvel Comics more unsuccessfully developed superheroes. He is more of a scared animal striking out at his tormentors rather than a thinking being that acts with a conscience." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 2/4 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"An iconic film character deserved a better story than this." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato 3/4 |
Iron Man (2008) |
"The visual effects are bound to give you goosebumps and maybe you'll find yourself uttering an audible "whoa."" |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"What does that say when a self-admitted narcissist receives such a following? In playing the victim card so often, Sarah Jessica Parker's character is one of the most unlikable characters I've seen in a long time." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato 4/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"This film is a real treasure, one that can make you laugh when you are in your worst of moods." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 2/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"Too ridiculous to be entertaining and too long to keep everyone's attention. If fate were only so virtuous as this film would have us believe." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 1.5/4 |
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008) |
"Why does Adam Sandler continue to make these comedies that aren't funny? Because your neighbor's 13-year old kid keeps going to see them." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"Generally, the film makes good on its humorous potential.
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Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"The gist of this film can be summed in one short phrase: 'Sorry. My bad.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) |
"I hope kids see through this film's slick production value and realize Lindsay Lohan's character is only a shade above contemptible much less worth their admiration." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Control Room (2004) |
"Bush and Rumsfeld have called Al-Jazeera "the mouthpiece of Osama Bin-Laden." You might find truth to that statement next to Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"This was a story that needed to be told because the ethnic war that raged in Rwanda in 1994 is often forgotten by the rest of the world." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
I, Robot (2004) |
"This is jaw-droppingly juvenile and insulting to my intelligence. Perhaps its subject matter is obsolete. Asimov deserved better." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Kinsey (2004) |
"While “Kinsey” will give insight into the man to a whole new audience, director Bill Condon has not quite made him as human as he may have intended." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
National Treasure (2004) |
"This is Bruckheimer’s niche. Don’t ever expect him to adapt a Nicholas Sparks book into a film any time soon." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"When audiences walk out of theaters in stunned silence, I’m not sure it is for the same reasons director Mel Gibson wanted." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Sideways (2004) |
"Payne's beautiful command of his content diverts your attention away from the fact it's a typical road movie." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Two Brothers (2004) |
"Annaud’s methods are misleading which undermine his admirable intent." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"The film relies on kinetic energy as its entertainment hook. There is plenty of action, no doubt, but hardly any of it inventive." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
21 Grams (2003) |
"Inarritu plots the story in a non-linear style that mirrors randomness. He does it so exceptionally well, we almost forget about the film’s deficiencies." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
"Sweet and poignant; perceptive and true." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Cold Mountain (2003) |
"Beauty and skill bereft of passion or personality." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
The Cooler (2003) |
"While everything works on a superficial, plot-driven level with Bernie and Natalie, there is a broader theme at work that adds depth not frequently found in this genre." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Dreamcatcher (2003) |
"'This is such B-movie material, I'm surprised Roger Corman didn't direct.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Elephant (2003) |
"Director Gus Van Sant should be applauded for resisting the temptation to extrapolate the motives of his two central characters and apply them universally." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"It was one of those instances where I found myself recounting out loud the funniest moments to someone who just saw the movie with me." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Gods and Generals (2003) |
"'We witness a disjointed, unfocused, unwieldy monster with only limited appeal and whose themes have been handled much more succinctly and artistically in previous films.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Grind (2003) |
"Brings Out The Worst Of A Fringe Sport That Fights For Mainstream Acceptance...this Film Fails So Completely In Almost Every Aspect." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Hulk (2003) |
"Director Ang Lee is to be commended for at least at-tempting to go beyond what could have been an empty special effects bonanza. But the subject of strained child/parent relationships is treated superficially." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
The In-Laws (2003) |
"If the CIA really did every-thing so openly as one of its operatives does in The In-Laws, it's amazing any of them could stay under cover." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"Any exhibition of tenderness or subtlety is followed by scenes that are logically inconsistent or go for a tawdry effect" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"'It is an unflinching, harsh but engrossing glimpse into what rural Irish families and the Catholic Church did to exterminate sex.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"This is not Crowe's greatest performance, but could be one of the most likable characters he’ll ever play." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
"Its akin to a computer network, which is generally easy enough to grasp, but its specifics can become frustrating." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
"It is just another good looking action flick. The ignominious fate of being forgotten amidst all the others in the same genre is not what this franchise deserves.
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Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
The Missing (2003) |
"Had lesser actors been cast in the two lead roles, The Missing could have been no better than an average episode of Bonanza." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |
"'One area Rodriguez has not managed to nail down is telling a compelling narrative.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
The Recruit (2003) |
"'What keeps The Recruit from being a waste is good chemistry between Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. It is by no means a great film but not a half bad way to sepnd a couple of hours.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"Gary Ross' work is skilled and sublime from almost all angles, transcending a sporting drama into a multifaceted film that enthralls and captivates." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"Gary Ross' work is skilled and sublime from almost all angles, transcending a sporting drama into a multifaceted film that enthralls and captivates." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Secondhand Lions (2003) |
"'There is something to be said for reminding audiences of simple truths found amidst complex circumstances. But here, the film becomes a series of hokey contrivances and the simple truth it illustrates is so reductive it is almost insulting.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Tears of the Sun (2003) |
"'Tears of the Sun is great PR for United States foreign policy and its military. Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld could not have crafted a more pro-United States script, nor could they have hoped for a more valorous portrayal of its soldiers.'" |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 2/4 |
Bad Company (2002) |
"In this film we at least see a study in contrasts; the wide range of one actor, and the limited range of a comedian." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"It's Spielberg who pulls the con by leading us down a familiar path only to rup the rug out from under us." |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"James Bond movies are like first dates with empty-headed beauty pageant contestants: you get something beautiful to look at but through the course of the evening, you find there is not much depth or substance to match." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Equilibrium (2002) |
"Equilibrium is what George Orwell might have imagined had today's mood-altering drug therapy been envisioned by chemists in 1949." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato |
Far From Heaven (2002) |
"[Todd Haynes] illustrates what could have and should have been by painstakingly reproducing a 1950s look and style and coupling it with social content not discussed openly until years afterward. He envisions a more legitimate genre had it been allowed to" |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Solaris (2002) |
"Solaris does not reduce the complex dilemma it creates for itself down to a simple set of conditions solved by a simple set of rules." |
Michael Drakulich |
Tomato 4/5 |
Jails, Hospitals, and Hip Hop (2001) |
No article available. |
Michael Drakulich |
Splat 2/5 |
Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby (1999) |
No article available. |
Michael Drakulich |
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