Splat 5/10 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"[A] wishy-washiness and its general tonal flatness betray a clock-punching mentality the cast and crew seem to have adopted for its production." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"Lack of commitment to a single overall tone is just one example of Daredevil's rather frantic attempt to touch numerous bases without getting too deep into anything." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"In the Anderson oeuvre, it feels minor: although it hits its goals, it doesn't necessarily aim big this time." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 10/10 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"[Gotham City] stands in for any of today's civilized nations and becomes ripe for thematic exploration. And Nolan wastes no chance to utilize this world for a tale about how fragile our morality is." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Dark Water (2002) |
"Benefits from having an undercurrent of sadness, which makes it feel quite similar to the ghost stories in Kwaidan." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"A surprisingly faithful adaptation ... it has an identifiable human component that makes its sense of isolation seem disturbingly real." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"Less reflective of today's version of mindless horde-driven consumerism and perhaps simply more reflective of today's version of horror movie-making." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 4/10 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"This is the movie equivalent of trying to get someone to stop smoking by saying, 'Don't smoke, or you'll die instantly within 24 hours!'" |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"Creates a strange vibe, as if to say a gay man's only truly worthy relationship could come from a woman." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"Unblinking and critical about female-rooted and female-specific concerns." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) |
"After it's through, a lot will have been said about friendship, injustice, and both faith in and letdown from the legal system, along with the intriguing thought that moral fortitude provides both its own punishments and rewards." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) |
"A harsh critique of the modern medical system, and though it takes place specifically in Romania, its events could be easily transferred elsewhere." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Death Proof (2007) |
"A well-controlled buildup of expectations, suspense, and character contrast." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Defiance (2008) |
"Gets by with a solid traditional mounting and a healthy interest in the dynamics of a growing micro-community." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Departed (2006) |
"A particularly Irish brand of cops-and-thieves angst, interesting because it's considerably colder than the Hong Kong variety." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Descent (2006) |
"On the surface, the film is competent ... but where The Descent triumphs are in the little details." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Devdas (2002) |
"Aishwarya Rai's natural beauty anchors the film's three best musical numbers, which balance out the slower and heavier melodramatic parts. All in all, a classy production." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"The intersection of career and personal life is explored in The Devil Wears Prada, a slick yet refreshingly mature take on the boss-from-hell premise." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 6/10 |
The Devil's Miner (2006) |
"The film has a tendency to repeat itself, even within its short running time of 82 minutes, but is still able to express a sincere sorrow." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
Die Another Day (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"Like a dark, grimy version of Casablanca." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
District 9 (2009) |
"Since the metaphor itself is pretty clear, Blomkamp goes for the visceral quality of the images and situations." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Le Divorce (2003) |
"All the culture we see displayed in the movie retains an observational distance and takes on an 'Aww, isn't that cute?' characteristic." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) |
"It almost feels like a dare: laugh at this, even though we all know this is totally dumb." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 10/10 |
Dogville (2003) |
"A simple tale, told so well while being so revealing. There are many reasons why it shouldn't work, but because it does, it feels magical." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Don't Say a Word (2001) |
"Generic thriller." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 10/10 |
Donnie Darko (2001) |
"No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 10/10 |
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (2004) |
"No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Doom (2005) |
"Isn't half bad because you sense the filmmakers approached a limited concept with the right amount of fun and dedication in mind." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
The Door in the Floor (2004) |
"Another entry in the fallout-from-grief genre, but it subscribes too readily to the theory that tragedy automatically equals importance." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Doubt (2008) |
"If the movie has a skeleton which betrays its artifice and deliberateness, its actors give it real human flesh and blood." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 10/10 |
Down With Love (2003) |
"[Revels] in its own convoluted plot, manically wielding sexual politics like a foam bat, up-playing its retro art direction, and shamelessly getting high off of its own silly, witty dialogue. It's great." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Downfall (2005) |
"The subject matter itself is the fallback support, which is good enough for its purposes, though it could've benefited from a more steered momentum." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
The Duchess (2008) |
"Everything you'd expect it to be: a well-acted British period piece with lavish attention to period detail, about discontented characters in a royal family. And that's about it." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 1/10 |
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) |
"Bo and Luke Duke were better off when they were replaced by two other unknown cousins for a season than they are being played by Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
Duplicity (2009) |
"It might be saying something that I preferred to see [Giamatti and Wilkinson] in action than the two actual leads of the film." |
Jeffrey Chen |
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