Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hairspray (2007) |
"...singing her heart out and swinging her hips, Blonsky is oblivious to the prejudices and insecurities of the real world. Her ignorance is our bliss." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Not just another grungy depiction of drug addiction's downward spiral ... but also a story of unlikely salvation - of the triumph of a person's good side." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Halloween (1978) |
"...the kind of fright flick in which the plodding monster has his victim in his grasp and then inexplicably stabs the couch five feet to the right of her." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Halloween (2007) |
"The often-awkward original is worth about a tenth of its considerable reputation, yet when compared to Zombie's version it actually looks good." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"...works as a thriller, but the movie is far more interesting as a clever exercise in audience implication. It forces us to consider the cannibal within." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"...ends up in an Orwellian nightmare involving scientists and a zoo (the tots at the preview screening went silent, either out of confusion or horror)." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"A stoner comedy with a clear-headed sense of wit..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"A stoner comedy with a clear-headed sense of wit..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"The series has progressed from reciting J.K. Rowling's source novels to paraphrasing them." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"...likely will be enjoyed by those who read the 734-page book -- and were smart enough to bring it into the theater with them for quick reference." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"...you leave the theater with a sense of anticipation for the next Harry Potter installment, something I haven't felt in quite some time." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"...feels at once more magically childlike and grimly grown-up..." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Harsh Times (2006) |
"Any actor looking to go berserk on screen should track down filmmaker David Ayer." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"...plays like a contest between Eddie Murphy's popping eyes and his gaping mouth: Which one can more forcefully convey fright?" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"...there is no denying the movie's primal pull." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Haven (2006) |
""...wants to be one of those interwoven, multiple-plot dramas that are so fashionable these days ... but the movie seems to decide that about halfway through its running time." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Heart of the Game (2006) |
"...director Ward Serrill finds a myth-ready figure in Bill Resler, the college tax professor who takes over the Roosevelt High School varsity team and uses a combination of crazed passion for the sport and a laid-back personal approach toward the players" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Heartbreak Kid (1972) |
"Bitter about marriage yet optimistic about infatuation..." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"Are the Farrellys (not to mention Stiller) in a creative lull, or have I always been wrong about them?" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"I've never quite understood the appeal of the sentient car." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hero (2004) |
"...less a movie than a swirly palette, one on which the paints have intermingled to create a work of art all their own." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) |
"`Hey Arnold!' has some visual wit ... but little imagination elsewhere." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"...the movie is best when Mortensen keeps it on the level of a genial, Saturday-afternoon serial." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 0/4 |
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) |
"...there is a difference between a thriller that wants to terrorize its audience and one that wants to titillate itself." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"...has the fateful air of an accomplished tragedy." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hitch (2005) |
"...self-deprecating moments ... make `Hitch' work, largely because they tie into the movie's belief that the appeal of a perfect man lies in his imperfections." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Hitcher (2007) |
"...quickly abandons any sinister sense of dread and instead floors it - the movie goes 110 mph the rest of the way." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
"...mired in just the sort of unnecessary explication that likely would have driven (Douglas) Adams nuts." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Hitman (2007) |
"The nefarious company he works for has etched a bar code tattoo on the back of his bald head, making him as easy to track as a tomato at Dominick's." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Holes (2003) |
"...a collection of would-be goofy moments." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Holiday (2006) |
"...far more fun in memory than in actual experience." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Hollywood Homicide (2003) |
"...caught between being `Anonymous Police Movie 3,001' and an all-out spoof." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"...the picture's sure sense of style and its tabloid sensationalism make it an entertaining trip back into Hollywood pseudo-history." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Home on the Range (2004) |
"...relies heavily on the eternal charm of farm animals." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Honey (2003) |
"...her name is the first indication we may be in for a campy hoot; the fact that there's a "dance-off" and a hair-pulling cat fight within the first five minutes is another." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Hoodwinked (2006) |
"Nearly every line of dialogue has been awkwardly tweaked into some sort of winking joke." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hoot (2006) |
"...the cute kiddie version of an environmental protest song." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Host (2007) |
"Godzilla lives in The Host, a South Korean monster movie that combines contemporary technique with the social commentary of those old giant lizard films from Japan." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Hostel: Part II (2007) |
"The underground torture ring dreamed up by Eli Roth for his Hostel series appears to have more employees than Disney World." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"...such a dead-on parody of the Michael Bay school of loud, senseless and bombastic action cinema that it gave me an authentic Bad Boys headache." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hot Rod (2007) |
"...just the sort of stuff an unapologetically idiotic comedy needs." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
The Hottie & the Nottie (2008) |
"The multiple levels of self-delusion on display are astonishing." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Hours (2002) |
"...a deeply literate endeavor." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
House of Wax (2005) |
"Much of the film's running time is devoted to subtle provoking of primal fears..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
How to Deal (2003) |
"...handles swooning material with something that can almost be called tact." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) |
"A novel concept...botched with juvenile execution." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Hulk (2003) |
"...the Hulk looks something like a hairy and very angry avocado - a new Veggie Tales character, perhaps." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Human Stain (2003) |
"Kidman...offers a lot of smoking and exhausted lounging on furniture, but not much characterization." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Hunting Party (2007) |
"...plays like the gonzo journalism version of Hotel Rwanda, with genocide and jokes sharing equal screen time." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hustle & Flow (2005) |
"I can't remember another movie that started out so confidently, so utterly sure of its own swagger, and then limped so erratically to its end." |
Josh Larsen |
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