Splat 1.5/4 |
Mad Money (2008) |
"There is such a thing as overcasting." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"...burns with a righteous fury that's at once invigorating and self-defeating." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"Everyone involved is pleasant enough, which is probably the best way to describe the movie." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"A far smarter send-up of cultural stereotypes than `Bringing Down the House.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"The movie's vision of Italian life isn't that far away from that of an Olive Garden commercial." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"...perhaps the worst example of what is known as a 'jukebox musical.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"...a buddy comedy with a fatal misunderstanding of the concept of a comedic duo." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"...a straight-to-video mishap masquerading as a feature film." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man from Elysian Fields (2002) |
"...would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"What is it about Robin Williams that he often appears in these wild misfires, pictures that are so full of promise yet so disastrous in execution?" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"...Scott's style is assaultive." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5 |
The Man Without a Past (2003) |
"...bleakness juxtaposed with bemusement..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) |
"...goes down the rabbit hole, though never too far to lose its satirical relevance to the insanity of real-world politics." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"...like sitting inside Michael Moore's head." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Manderlay (2006) |
"Von Trier ... has delivered something so woefully misguided that he's flirting with something a gleeful, provocative filmmaker most fears: irrelevance." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Who would have thought romantic paradise could be found in Antarctica?" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Family dysfunction has its own language ... and writer-director Noah Baumbach is proving to be the movie master of just such linguistics." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"I wouldn't say all the fuss over Sofia Coppola's anachronistic 'Marie Antoinette' ... is much ado about nothing, but it's certainly much ado about nothingness." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Martian Child (2007) |
"Coleman ... seems to have been cast not for his chemistry with Cusack but for his adorable lack of key baby teeth." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Martin Lawrence Live - Runteldat (2002) |
"`Martin Lawrence Live' is so self-pitying, I almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Masked and Anonymous (2003) |
"Undoubtedly a failure, yet an endlessly fascinating one..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"...may not be your cup of tea, but you still get a trickle-down thrill from those who will go nuts over it." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Matador (2005) |
"Brosnan struts through the movie practically sprinkling salt on the scenery." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Match Point (2005) |
"By its shockingly violent end, the movie has quietly morphed into a chilling film noir." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Matchstick Men (2003) |
"...a piffle graced by a cast it doesn't really deserve." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5 |
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
"...more of the same still has the shock of something new." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
"...while being an even thornier thicket of existential philosophy than `Reloaded,' it offers little visionary action between the brain cramps." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
Mean Girls (2004) |
"...dissects contemporary adolescence with a withering precision." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Medallion (2003) |
"I'm not sure if Jackie Chan can age gracefully -- his appeal depends too much on the athleticism of youth -- but one way for him to do it is to avoid movies such as `The Medallion.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Meet the Fockers (2004) |
"Hoffman...is like the one kid in gym class who takes Frisbee golf seriously." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
"Even in its messiness, (it) at least suffers from wild ambition, not laziness. And I'd rather have a family movie go over kids' heads than insult their intelligence." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Meet the Spartans (2008) |
"Frequently pauses to shower someone with vomit, pus, urine or excrement. It should be called Meet the Bodily Fluids." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Melinda and Melinda (2005) |
"...may be fractured, but (Radha) Mitchell's presence keeps it from becoming schizophrenic." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
"...the picture mistakes opulence for importance. It's like a geisha who is all dressed up with no place to go." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Men in Black II (2002) |
"When a movie's strongest quality is a fantastic, original concept, a sequel can be something of a self-defeating proposition." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Miami Vice (2006) |
"Most of Michael Mann's movies have been broad-chested exercises in machismo ... but few have dealt in the sort of self-parodic chest-beating that undoes Miami Vice." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Michael Clayton (2007) |
"George Clooney does something unusual in Michael Clayton. He looks uncomfortable." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Mighty Heart (2007) |
"Jolie is a force here, though Winterbottom manages to keep her contained within his picture's documentary style." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Mighty Wind (2003) |
"You can sense a twinge of nostalgia underneath all the gags." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Millennium Actress (2003) |
"...in its own way as structurally inventive as the recent `American Splendor.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Million Dollar Baby (2004) |
"...a tribute to the director-star's admirable work ethic more than anything else." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Mindhunters (2005) |
"...a movie in search of a brain." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Minority Report (2002) |
"As we debate what personal rights to sacrifice for the sake of national security, `Minority Report' makes for a fascinating, if fanciful, case study." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Miracle (2004) |
"...one of those uplifting, patriotic movies you could get thrown in jail for disliking." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) |
"The picture is going to have fun with or without you, so you might as well give in." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Miss Potter (2006) |
"Zellweger gives what can best be called a pleasant performance. And 'pleasant' is probably the best way to describe Potter's books." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Missing (2003) |
"Blanchett...goes beyond the cliche of the hardy pioneer woman to create a fierce survivalist heroine." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mission: Impossible III (2006) |
"...a perfectly respectable piece of summer entertainment (even if Abrams was aiming for more than that)." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) |
"The movie thinks it's blazing new trails in the name of feminism, when the paths it walks thankfully have long been charred." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Monsieur Ibrahim (2004) |
"...a sweet parable about making your own family." |
Josh Larsen |
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