Splat 2/4 |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"Even as a contemporary blaxploitation picture, "Waist Deep" strikes an awkward balance between its pandering violence and its supposed social message. It's an ungainly hypocrite.
" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"Somewhere between the forced Southern quirkiness and the icky obstetrician-patient romance, this touches on something interesting about a woman's misgivings during pregnancy." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Reilly has an absolute sincerity - especially in the many musical numbers - that's essential for something this goofy." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"...demotes one of the most fascinating figures in rock history to `Behind the Music' cliches." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"It doesn't feel produced; it feels made." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
War (2007) |
"Li...spends most of his time shooting a gun with what are usually much more ingeniously employed hands." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"...wowing enough to silence rude, modern movie audiences in their seats." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"Etel ... has a wonderful face for the movies - it's as shiny as a kid's could be, yet also somehow tinged with darkness, as if he's busy processing adult concerns." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"...begins with a politely observed time of mourning and then gets on to the business of triumph, even if the movie has to invent it." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"...isn't interesting until it's almost over." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"...few movies plant us so squarely inside a main character's head." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"I don't think Vince Vaughn stops talking at any point throughout `Wedding Crashers' -- and that includes the scenes he isn't in." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"Messing and Mulroney have wonderful chemistry -- too bad they frequently have it long before their characters should." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) |
"You can often gauge how desperate a comedy is by the number of attacking animals it features." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"...comedy comfort food." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Whale Rider (2003) |
"An enchanting, mystical ending redeems this otherwise familiar story of contemporary society clashing with traditional culture." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
White Countess (2005) |
"...takes place in a dizzying time, but unfolds with an excruciating laboriousness." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
White Noise (2005) |
"...a clumsy thriller that botches its own high concept." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
White Oleander (2002) |
"Features another Oprah heroine...who earns nobility and respect through contrived suffering." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Who's Your Caddy? (2007) |
""...populated exclusively by clownish characters - of every color." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) |
"...like a morgue for laughs. Dead jokes are lined up across the screen." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Why We Fight (2006) |
"...seems to have found the flash point for our current national anxiety." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
The Wicker Man (2006) |
"...you wonder if maybe the filmmakers know they've cooked a turkey and have decided to just embrace it (surely they could have found Cage a less ridiculous animal outfit)." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Wicker Park (2004) |
"...goes about telling its story in the most complicated manner possible, all while mistaking its unnecessary complications for cleverness." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Wild (2006) |
"...plenty of Disney-style family angst, but not a lot of fun." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Wild Hogs (2007) |
"...a cast composed of actors who are bad enough on their own, and who together amount to something unholy." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) |
"Any movie with a lovely new Paul Simon song...can't be all bad." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) |
"The performance footage is less engaging than your average standup act on Comedy Central, while the backstage interviews about the comedic craft are pointless." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Willard (2003) |
"Put an oddball in an odd movie and he's neutralized -- just another eccentric element." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Wimbledon (2004) |
"...starts to feel like a junior-high drama." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) |
"Bosworth can't sell this dumb act, which in a way is to her credit." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Windtalkers (2002) |
"In Windtalkers, one of the most fascinating stories of World War II falls prey to the White Man Syndrome." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Winter Passing (2006) |
"...a finding-yourself drama that gets lost in unnecessary character quirks." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Without A Paddle (2004) |
"...made me long for the inspired idiocy of `Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.'" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Witless Protection (2008) |
"Did someone give a starring role to a Matador, one of the obese male cheerleaders who perform during time outs at Chicago Bulls' games?" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Woodsman (2004) |
"Bacon taps into his character's sickness and self-hatred with such intensity that he elicits something you would think impossible: sympathy." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
World Trade Center (2006) |
"... elicits our sympathy, our sorrow and even our tears. Yet the movie offers very little in return. Which raises the question: Is there value in suffering by proxy?
" |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) |
"...more whimsical and charming than you would ever expect from a picture about suicide." |
Josh Larsen |
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