Splat 1.5/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"The definitive moment of the movie comes when Ian McKellen actually delves into a lengthy PowerPoint presentation. You would be forgiven for thinking you've somehow slipped into a Columbia Pictures marketing meeting.
" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"It's as if the producers of Spanglish had asked Adam Sandler to do his Opera Man routine here and there." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Malkovich...has managed to wrestle formidable source material onto the screen." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"In a pinch the picture will do. But if things really started to go bad, this wouldn't be the first superhero you'd call." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"Brody...has a comedian's gangly limbs and a tragedian's melancholy face. For the tragicomedies of Wes Anderson, that's a perfect combination." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"...maintains a creepy vibe, mainly by emphasizing the sort of creepiness that exists on life's edge." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"...an entertaining afternoon of ramshackle camaraderie." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"...a scarier, if simpler, version of what many consider to be the defining picture in the genre." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"...Quaid expressed more fear trying to calm his bucking horse in `The Alamo.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Day Watch (2007) |
"...nearly gave me a seizure (and movie-wise, I don't seizure lightly)." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"...sometimes feels like Seven filtered through Sundance, but at least it gives weight to the sort of tragic story Hollywood usually treats like a thrill ride." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Deal (2008) |
"It's quite possible that I still would have been bored out of my mind during Deal even if I cared a lick about poker." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death at a Funeral (2007) |
"..spins and whirls and sputters and wheezes, but never at exactly the right moments." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"...ultimately undone by a ridiculous final half hour in which Bacon turns into the Terminator." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Decade Under the Influence (2003) |
"The past is so bright here, co-directors Richard LaGravenese and the late Ted Demme must have worn shades." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Deck the Halls (2006) |
"...one of those dreadful, pandering, seasonal pictures that sneaks into theaters, Grinch-like, and makes off with tons of cash each year." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"...one of ickiest framing devices in recent memory." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"...may be the first Tony Scott movie that makes you itchy in a good way." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Delta Farce (2007) |
"By the time Larry wonders if they've "mixed up our longitudes and our latitudes, our stalactites and our stalagmites," I think I could hear my brain cells screaming in agony." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Demonlover (2003) |
"Does it all add up to a `breathtaking vision of our spectacle-driven society,' as the press kit claims? Only if you have a Ph.D. in stretching." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Departed (2006) |
"Nicholson will undoubtedly be accused of hamming it up ... but, really, what choice does he have surrounded by all of the macho posturing on display?" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Derailed (2005) |
"By its finale ... the movie has teetered over from film noir update to slasher flick." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Descent (2006) |
"…taps into the heightened hysteria that made The Blair Witch Project so unnerving." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"Schneider ... doesn't have the talent to turn raunch into comedic gold." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"Wearing an ill-fitting top of insincerity matched with clunky, hypocritical heels, 'The Devil Wears Prada' is in dire need of a makeover.
" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"...belongs to that perversely misogynistic subgenre of horror films that believes the only thing better than a nude woman is a dead nude woman." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"This is `Big Momma's House' meets `Misery' meets `Enough.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) |
"Spade's signature trait...has always been a smugness that far outweighs any talent he might have to be smug about." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"After a summer of tired spoofs and lame imitations, it's nice to sit back and enjoy a movie that's Bond, pure Bond." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"...a throwback to a time when action movies were measured by the number of cars they crashed." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Dirty Love (2005) |
"McCarthy ... is so busy trying to prove she doesn't take herself seriously that she undersells what is actually some serious comedic talent." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"...steeps us in London's exploited immigrant subculture." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Disturbia (2007) |
"The preposterousness of Disturbia increases at an alarming rate ... until you finally start losing track of all of your objections." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) |
"The unique POV is not a gimmicky technique but a transferring of creative responsibility." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Le Divorce (2003) |
"...a carelessly scribbled love letter to the romantic moods and manners of the city of lights." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) |
"...offers the sort of entertainment that has been found in junior-high gym classes for ages: watching people get beaned in the head." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Domino (2005) |
"What's good for `Domino' isn't necessarily what happened to Domino Harvey..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2004) |
"...may be the truest depiction on film of the troubled adolescent mind." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Doom (2005) |
"...mainly works as a celebration of very big guns -- one guy walks around with what appears to be a rototiller -- and the sort of holes they can put in living flesh." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Door in the Floor (2004) |
"Bitter and bracing..." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dopamine (2003) |
"...a dreary exercise in philosophy of the heart." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Down With Love (2003) |
"There's more wit in the decor than in all of `How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003) |
"After the wholesale botching of Grinch, The Cat in the Hat feels both faithful and fresh." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
"...still shocking in its giggly nihilism." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2003) |
"An appreciation for ballet certainly will help in appreciating `Virgin's Diary.' A soft spot for the likes of `Blade' decidedly won't." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dragon Wars (2007) |
"...the only real entertainment comes from watching Robert Forster fruitlessly trying to explain the difference between an Imoogi, a Buraki and a Yuh Yi Joo." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dreamcatcher (2003) |
"...like a poorly scripted season of `The X-Files' rolled into one feature film (and even `The X-Files' movie managed to avoid that)." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dreamer (2005) |
"For fleeting moments, this movie about a little girl and her horse becomes one that fathers will know best." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dreamgirls (2006) |
"For the first time in a long time, that familiar gleam in Murphy's eye shines over something other than the easy money of a gaseous kiddie comedy." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Drillbit Taylor (2008) |
"During the final showdown, there is almost as much teen pummeling going on as in Never Back Down. Unfortunately, Never Back Down was funnier." |
Josh Larsen |
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