Tomato 8/10 |
Hairspray (2007) |
"Works so well as a musical that I can't remember anymore what it was like when it wasn't one." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Gets points for its uniqueness of angle and for operating almost entirely in shades of grey." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
Hancock (2008) |
"Only half a good movie -- the whole of it becomes confusing, disappointing, and non-sensical." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 4/10 |
Hannibal (2001) |
"An amusing ride with the doctor is all you really get out of Hannibal, and not much else." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 3/10 |
The Happening (2008) |
"More than anything, what bothers me about it is a sense of cheapness that ... centrally comes from a concept mainly built for shock value." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"It gets strange ... we have many scenes of (realistic-looking) penguins just singing, singing to themselves or to each other, singing songs of every style." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"Almost like viewing a nature documentary. I could imagine David Attenborough's voice: 'See here this woman whose way of positively viewing life can grate on those around her.'" |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Hard Candy (2005) |
"Strong one-on-one acting elevates this table-turning horror show." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"I think that's the greatest thing about these Harold & Kumar movies. They make stereotyping look ridiculous." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"Funny and brave; it's tradition with a refreshing new twist." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"Doing away with the formalities helps Chamber of Secrets immensely, allowing it to concentrate on unfolding its involving mystery, using the running time to pace the action and the development." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"There's little to feel wonder towards this time, as danger, insecurity, and awkwardness loom large and overshadow any magical discoveries." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"On the whole, it's a fine film, and yet I'm disappointed that it didn't more greatly acknowledge the gravity of the impending conflict." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"Yates doesn't miss a beat -- Harry is still angry and conflicted, and the world around him appears to grow even more unfair." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"An admirable spectacle, a real thriller for the kids and the kid in all of us, but ... straightforward and workmanlike." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"The Haunted Mansion is goofy fun." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"Feels very much like a rush job -- it's in so much of a hurry, in fact, that even the dancing suffers." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Head of State (2003) |
"Head of State, wacky jokes and all, turns out to be too softball. It goes for easy laughs when it should be going for blood." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Heart of the Game (2006) |
"A true sports lover's delight." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"A light, fun movie in the vein of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
"It could have been something special; instead it is run-of-the-mill." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) |
"A colorful, high-energy rock show ... But it also has a poignant side." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Hellboy (2004) |
"[Hellboy's] actions are believable, his issues are sympathetic, and his humor is genuinely funny." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"If you're not asking much from it, Fully Loaded can be a decently fun movie; it's otherwise a harmless and unremarkable kids' flick." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Hero (2004) |
"Hero is a beautifully crafted movie, but unfortunately it's also carelessly revisionist." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) |
"Unambitious writing emerges in the movie, using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 3/10 |
Hide and Seek (2005) |
"[An] easily forgotten entry in the oh!-bet-you- didn't-see-that- coming sweepstakes." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"Achieves its mission as pulp storytelling first and as disturbing thought provocation the morning after." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Hitch (2005) |
"Works as a capsule -- a snapshot -- of what American metropolitan dating has become: a game of social defense." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
The Hoax (2007) |
"Despite good energy and a source with ample potential, the film is held back by trite ideas." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 6/10 |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"One half of the movie was easily more fascinating and entertaining than the other." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 4/10 |
Home on the Range (2004) |
"The problem with this movie is that it needed to be funny." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"Mostly hoping to get by on its subject matter, which works out well for it because that subject matter is indeed compelling." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Hours (2002) |
"Brings awareness to an issue often overlooked -- women's depression." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
House of Flying Daggers (2004) |
"Zhang [Yimou] has come out to play. Hero had action, you say? Not compared to this." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 8/10 |
House of Sand and Fog (2003) |
"Not easy to sit through, but it has something worthwhile to communicate and strong actors who go all out to communicate it." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 1/10 |
House of the Dead (2003) |
"There is an extended sequence in which every individual character goes bullet-time, and [Uwe] Boll must think it's so cool just because they're in bullet-time." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Howl's Moving Castle (2005) |
"What I love so far about Miyazaki is how he never fails to take advantage of the fact that his entertainment medium of choice is animation." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Hulk (2003) |
"[James Schamus and Ang Lee] make beautiful movies, and this new one about a green monster that destroys things is, ironically, as beautiful as they come." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
Human Nature (2002) |
"[Kaufman and Gondry] dive right into the subject [of sex] to lay bare the pain of it, and to have us laugh at it." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 5/10 |
The Human Stain (2003) |
"Fails to offer insight into [Hopkins and Kidman's] relationship, opting for the less interesting mechanics of the erotic thriller genre." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Splat 3/10 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) |
"This is just lazy writing. Even kids deserve better." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"[Bigelow] may have finally given the Iraq War its definitive identifying film." |
Jeffrey Chen |
Tomato 7/10 |
Hustle & Flow (2005) |
"A great turn by Terrence Howard [and] real sympathy spun like gold from Taraji P. Henson." |
Jeffrey Chen |
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