Tomato 8/10 |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"It's raunchy, booze-soaked, foul-mouthed, mean-spirited, and funny as hell." |
John Venable |
Splat 3/10 |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
"Just plain silly." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bandits (2001) |
"There's good on-screen chemistry, good acting, and an incredibly well written and clever ending." |
John Venable |
Tomato |
Bandits (2001) |
"A lighthearted action/comedy with great performances that's worth checking out in the theater." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato 6/10 |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"A rental at best." |
John Venable |
Splat |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"It's a shame they couldn't have put Hawn and Sarandon in a better movie than this." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"Twice the amount of Cedric makes this twice as funny as the original!" |
John Venable |
Splat 5/10 |
Basic (2003) |
"Even if you comprehend it, you probably won't care." |
John Venable |
Splat 5/10 |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"The question on everyone's mind is 'Does she look good at age 48?' Oh yeah...make no mistake, she does." |
John Venable |
Tomato 9.5/10 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Nolan has outdone both Burton & Schumacher and resurrected the franchise...bless you Christopher Nolan." |
John Venable |
Tomato 7.5/10 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"Did you like the Barbershop movies? You'll like this too." |
John Venable |
Splat 4.5/10 |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"...wait til it hits cable...that goes for you too Dave Matthews fans." |
John Venable |
Splat 2/10 |
Bee Season (2005) |
"By the time it's over you've stopped trying to figure out what it's all about and just thank God for the sweet release that is the end credits." |
John Venable |
Tomato 6/10 |
Beerfest (2006) |
"It's one of those films that looks like it was more fun to make than it is to watch. I wanted it to be great, but it's only good." |
John Venable |
Tomato |
Before Night Falls (2000) |
"Great performances…boring movie." |
Paul Salfen |
Splat |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"Forgettable Hollywood war movie that begs you to leave your brain at home..." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"This is a warm fuzzy of a film that'll have you feeling good when you leave the theater." |
John Venable |
Splat 4/10 |
Big Bad Love (2002) |
"The look of the film is great, but the pace and artsy flourishes throughout make this one the strange combination of boring and bizarre." |
John Venable |
Tomato 9/10 |
Big Fish (2003) |
"Burton has found a story written by someone else that meshes with his own imagination as well as anything he's ever written himself." |
John Venable |
Splat 3.5/10 |
Biker Boyz (2003) |
"Meagan Good is a good thing...Biker Boyz ain't so good." |
John Venable |
Splat 4/10 |
Birth (2004) |
"Plays as if the filmmakers were doing an experiment to see if they could pull one over on the audience, the studio execs, and the actors." |
John Venable |
Tomato |
Birthday Girl (2002) |
"There's a sweet story that emerges from some really horrible circumstances, and in my opinion it was pretty well written." |
John Venable |
Splat |
Birthday Girl (2002) |
"Nicole Kidman breaks her winning streak with this often-boring British flick." |
Paul Salfen |
Splat 5/10 |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"A beautiful mess." |
John Venable |
Tomato 7/10 |
Blade: Trinity (2004) |
"An unapologetically flashy, bloody, fast-paced horror/action flick that's pretty entertaining." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato |
Blazing Saddles (1974) |
"I can say with full confidence that this is one of the funniest movies ever made." |
John Venable |
Tomato 9/10 |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"Djimon Hounsou is excellent and Kagiso Kuypers delivers an amazing breakout performance." |
John Venable |
Splat |
Blood Work (2002) |
"If you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright, then Blood Work is for you." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bloody Sunday (2002) |
"...once the true impact of the day unfolds, the power of this movie is undeniable." |
John Venable |
Splat |
Blow Dry (2001) |
"I really don't know who the heck this is supposed to appeal to..." |
John Venable |
Tomato |
Blue Crush (2002) |
"Heterosexual males between 13 and 20, prepare to have your pants go crazy." |
John Venable |
Splat |
Bones (2001) |
"...this blows supremely and it's not Snoop's fault." |
John Venable |
Tomato 10/10 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"The film might as well be entitled Retarded America, but lumping these idiots in with our mentally challenged population would be an insult." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"Matt Damon...yeah, he's still a badass." |
John Venable |
Tomato 9/10 |
Bowling for Columbine (2002) |
"I suggest that you give it a shot. It should fuel some interesting conversation." |
John Venable |
Tomato |
Bowling for Columbine (2002) |
"...the most stunning film of the year." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"This is a very watchable film...not your standard rom-com garbage." |
John Venable |
Tomato 7.5/10 |
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
"The writing, direction, music, and acting are all fantastic, but the film ends up being a little long and centers around a main character that's a little hard to embrace." |
Paul Salfen |
Splat 5.5/10 |
Brick (2006) |
"Assumes that you know film noir and then that you won't mind high-schoolers trampling one of your favorite genres. An admirable attempt that falls short in the end." |
John Venable |
Tomato 6.5/10 |
Bringing Down the House (2003) |
"It's an odd mix of entertaining yet irresponsible filmmaking...wait to rent it." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"While the message at the core is that love is love, the way the intial sexual encounter is shown will only reinforce the negative views that bigots have of gay culture." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004) |
"If you hate Jimmy Buffett, you'll love Bill Paxton's Coconut Pete. If you like naked girls who happen to be gymnasts, you'll love Jordan Ladd. This is a FUN flick!" |
John Venable |
Splat 4/10 |
Brother Bear (2003) |
"Man bad, wildlife good...what a load." |
John Venable |
Splat 4/10 |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"A colossal disappointment." |
John Venable |
Tomato 8/10 |
Bruce Almighty (2003) |
"Carrey still has 'it'." |
Paul Salfen |
Tomato 8.5/10 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"Worth viewing if only to see Clooney, McDormand, and Pitt all play what Malkovich's character refers to as a 'league of morons'." |
John Venable |
Splat 6/10 |
The Butterfly Effect (2004) |
"The concept is much cooler than the execution." |
John Venable |
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