Splat |
I Am Sam (2002) |
"The only real plus in "I Am Sam" is in the acting… But Barrymore and the Duse herself could not salvage this script." |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat 5/10 |
I Dreamed of Africa (2000) |
"An inert simulacrum of an epic." |
Scott Von Doviak |
Tomato |
I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
"Careful, intelligent writing that is formally arresting, provocative and still wickedly funny." |
Jesse Paddock |
Tomato |
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) |
"Lacks the polish of the science fiction classics of that era...but it shares the sincerity and appealing earnestness..." |
Paul De Angelis |
Tomato |
I Stand Alone (1998) |
"The real violence here, the far more deeply disturbing violence, is the violence inside the mind of the protagonist." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
I'm Going Home (2002) |
"Oliveira trusts the intelligence of his audience...In the life of the city he suggests the ongoing life of humanity, the context in which individual mortality must be contemplated." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
I'm Not Scared (2004) |
"Rivet[s] attention to its expertly woven storyline with appealing and believable characters about whose fate it is impossible not to care.
" |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat |
I'm Not There (2007) |
"Alas, this isn't the first time that writer/director Haynes has created a film with a stunning conceit that never reels in its audience." |
Harry Chotiner |
Tomato |
I've Loved You So Long (2008) |
"... a powerful performance by Kristin Scott Thomas ... a performance of great honesty and craftsmanship." |
Beverly Berning |
Splat |
I.K.U. (2000) |
"It's as if the producers were ashamed of what they were up to, and thought they could disguise it by blanketing the thing with the trappings of science fiction." |
Phil Freeman |
Tomato |
Ice Age (2002) |
"... a pleasant enough way to spend a matinee afternoon with the children in life." |
Bob Aulert |
Splat |
Ice Men (2005) |
"'Ice Men' engages, but ultimately is too sketchy for a meaty character study and the dialogue too hedging for any O’Neilean verity." |
Lewis Whittington |
Tomato |
An Ideal Husband (1999) |
"It is, of course, an ensemble piece and the entire cast brings it together with skill and style under Parker's skillful direction." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
Identity (2003) |
"In playfully paying homage to thrillers (both good and bad) of days gone by...the filmmakers have created something familiar, yet fresh." |
Leslie Katz |
Tomato 10/10 |
The Idiots (1998) |
"A testament to Von Trier's technical virtuosity that a film shot with crude video equipment in amateurish conditions could be so gorgeous." |
Gary Mairs |
- |
If I Had a Million (1932) |
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Tomato |
Igby Goes Down (2002) |
"Mercilessly satirizes contemporary life among the affluent and at the same time is uproariously full of very funny lines" |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
Ikiru (1952) |
"Confronts life and death without avoiding complexity, exploring ideas and emotions with subtlety and compassion." |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat |
Imaginary Heroes (2004) |
"Emotional impact [is] lost in the mire of multiple motivations, less than fully realized characters, and tangential excursions." |
Arthur Lazere |
- |
IMAX - Everest (1996) |
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Tomato |
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) |
"It is frothy and it floats ever gently over its lovable characters." |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat |
Impostor (2001) |
"What 'Blade Runner' would’ve looked like as a low-budget series on a UHF channel." |
Tom Block |
Tomato |
In America (2003) |
"The girls’ playfulness, their inquisitiveness about new friends and surroundings, and their youthful hope and innocence give the movie its fundamental, irresistible appeal" |
Leslie Katz |
Tomato |
In Bruges (2008) |
"As a black comedy, In Bruges is a work of comic genius." |
Beverly Berning |
Tomato |
In Good Company (2004) |
"Weitz continues to make smart, funny movies that parse out the neuroses of the male species." |
Jesse Paddock |
Tomato |
In My Country (2005) |
"The script...intelligently explores...the profound need to make sense out of madness and to find emotional peace in its aftermath...Sustains a deep and moving involvement." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
In Praise of Love (2001) |
"Godard has pared down his extravagances into a densely concentrated, resonant simplicity." |
Gary Mairs |
Tomato |
In the Bedroom (2001) |
"The multi-leveled motivations are so convincingly established that the outcome follows ineluctably." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato 10/10 |
In the Mood for Love (2001) |
"Cause for celebration." |
Gary Mairs |
Tomato |
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) |
"Director Jessica Yu makes the case that it’s tough to know much about Darger with certainty." |
Jesse Paddock |
Splat |
In This World (2003) |
"The intention...appears to be to energize people around the asylum issue, but ['In This World'] doesn't deliver the visceral punch needed to win converts." |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat |
The In-Laws (2003) |
"A tepid mix of lame jokes and run-of-the-mill action sequences" |
Leslie Katz |
Tomato |
An Inconvenient Truth (2006) |
"Gore's multimedia presentation is like a rock concert: ever-changing visuals and on-stage mini-shticks that draw the audience into a mountain of scientific data, anecdotes that connect the dots and make the larger picture clear..." |
Les Wright |
Splat |
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"The whole thing plays like it's been focus-grouped to death, stripped of any real personality of its own." |
Scott Von Doviak |
Tomato |
The Incredibles (2004) |
"Provides all the wonder and excitement to be wrought from the superhero genre while making fun of itself in gut-busting ways.
" |
George Wu |
Tomato |
Incubus (1965) |
"Like a foreign film from a country that never existed." |
Scott Von Doviak |
Tomato |
Indestructible (2008) |
"... a stirring narrative, a movie of epic dramatic force that holds its own with the best of any major work of cinema." |
Beverly Berning |
Splat |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"Harrison Ford played a passable Indiana Jones, but he seemed to have lost his joie de vivre ... although it is an enjoyable fast-moving adventure movie ... I'd seen it before." |
Emily S. Mendel |
Tomato |
Infernal Affairs (2003) |
"Twists and turns galore, but finally, one or two too many." |
George Wu |
Tomato |
The Inheritors (1984) |
"a strong plot line, well developed characterizations, stunningly handsome photography" |
Arthur Lazere |
- |
The Inheritors (1999) |
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Splat |
Inland Empire (2006) |
"It feels Lynchian to the point of self-parody." |
George Wu |
- |
The Inner Tour (2002) |
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Splat |
Innocence (2001) |
"Both Blake and Tingwell are charming performers, struggling to stay afloat in this bowl of porridge." |
Arthur Lazere |
Tomato |
The Insider (1999) |
"The movie takes its time with these scenes, and necessarily so." |
Scott Von Doviak |
Tomato |
Insomnia (2002) |
"A worthy, if not particularly distinguished piece of entertainment.
" |
Arthur Lazere |
- |
Inspector Gadget (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato |
Intimacy (2001) |
"Intimacy is gentle and humane, a film about vulnerability, fragility, susceptibility." |
Rachel DeThample |
Tomato |
Intimate Strangers (2004) |
"A surprisingly upbeat, if distinctly off-beat romance" |
Arthur Lazere |
Splat |
Into the Blue (2005) |
"Devolves into a series of silly fight and chase scenes in which bad guys are bloodily maimed and dispatched while most of the good guys come out miraculously unscathed" |
Pamela Troy |
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