Splat 2/5 |
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (2009) |
"The entire project seems to sweat from the exertion of its writer Nathan Atkins and director Chris Fisher to do something-anything-to make the film worthwhile." |
Brian Holcomb |
Splat 1.5/5 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"A by-the-book history lesson on every cop action movie made in the last fifteen years." |
Michael Brody |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Safety of Objects (2003) |
"A vivid tableau that shows us the simplicity and quiet beauty of suburbia." |
Michael Brody |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Sahara (2005) |
"The film’s greatest secret weapon is its hip, young cast." |
Tiffany Sanchez |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"The Santa Clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be." |
Joshua Tyler |
Splat 2/5 |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) |
"Mrs. Claus having a baby is creepy. At least we don't see the birth, the sight of Mrs. Claus in stirrups would have been too much to bear." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"The meandering story of a wealthy, worthless family of society humping layabouts." |
Joshua Tyler |
Splat |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"So muddled and self-important that none of its characters, not even with Moore's ferocious performance, can take shape." |
Katey Rich |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Savages (2007) |
"The script is kind of a bore and when it's not a bore it's dead set on simply being miserable for the sake of being miserable." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Savages (2007) |
"It's the clarity with which Jenkins sees it that makes the film extraordinary." |
Katey Rich |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Saved! (2004) |
"Too shallow to make you care, too trite to hold your interest, and too absurd to make you laugh." |
Scott Gwin |
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Saving Silverman (2001) |
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Splat 3/5 |
Saw (2004) |
"Does Saw deserve all the attention it’s getting? Eh, sort of." |
Sandy Maynard |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Saw (2004) |
"A refreshingly grim and cynical film for adults only." |
Stuart Wood |
Tomato 4/5 |
Saw II (2005) |
"One of those rare sequels that surpass the foundation it was built on." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
Saw II (2005) |
"The premise remains basically the same. Jigsaw, the killer from the previous film is still running around ensnaring people in grizzly traps." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
Saw IV (2007) |
"Preview and images." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Saw IV (2007) |
"If we must get a new Saw movie every Halloween, at least the franchise is evolving and not just regurgitating the exact same formula." |
Rafe Telsch |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Saw VI (2009) |
"In the sixth installment the series gets political, pointing a finger at the health care system." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Scarface (1983) |
"A coked-up version of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II without a family to feel sympathy for." |
Michael Brody |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
"If you aren’t going to make the movie funny, you could at least make the title appropriate." |
Joshua Tyler |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"For those of you happy with paying to see more of the usual, Scary Movie 4 delivers a few decent laughs." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"Like an episode of Saturday Night Live without the one or two brilliantly funny sketches they squeeze in every night around the dozen or so bad ones." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 5/5 |
Schindler's List (1993) |
"The importance of Schindler’s List is in the message behind it." |
Rafe Telsch |
- |
School for Scoundrels (1960) |
"If Heder wants to keep working, he needs to prove something in School for Scoundrels." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
School for Scoundrels (1960) |
"A pleasant "back to school" gift for all you college bound Heder fans." |
Scott Gwin |
- |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"If Heder wants to keep working, he needs to prove something in School for Scoundrels." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
School of Rock (2003) |
"The School of Rock is Dead Poets Society if Robin Williams were replaced by a rock n' roll loving Sasquatch with a weakness for Guinness." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"A visual and emotional masterpiece, the type of dream you never want to wake up from." |
Lexi Feinberg |
Splat 2/5 |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"Giving the dog an afro and forcing him to do the Electric Slide is not a good substitute for a clever attempt at family entertainment." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3/5 |
Scoop (2006) |
"Hard-core fans will recognize Scoop as his best comedy in years, while detractors will complain that it's just more of the same." |
Lexi Feinberg |
- |
The Score (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Scream 4 |
"Wes Craven Ready to Scream Again?" |
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Splat 3/5 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"You want to like Ramon and what’s more you want Ramon to like himself." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"The deleted scenes get my standard lament: why weren’t they in the film to begin with?" |
Scott Gwin |
- |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"I feel for the idiots who constructed this trailer." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3/5 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"You could have just as easily substituted in any random NASCAR, or even Lance Armstrong's bicycle and achieved the same result." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Secondhand Lions (2003) |
"Secondhand Lions is too great a film to be completely destroyed by the fading abilities of an awkward man-child." |
Joshua Tyler |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"Unusual warmth and intelligence makes Bees a cut above the usual sappiness and schmaltz." |
Katey Rich |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"Johnny Depp fronts this psychological thriller with all the twist and turns of a roller coaster, but without all the heavy vomiting afterwards.
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Bill Beyrer |
Tomato 4/5 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"A fantastic foray into the front of psychological thrillers." |
Rafe Telsch |
Splat 2/5 |
Secretary (2002) |
"Anybody remember Shannon Tweed?" |
Joshua Tyler |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Seed of Chucky (2004) |
"I may warm up to Seed of Chucky over time, but it’ll be a long wait." |
Bill Beyrer |
Splat 1/5 |
Seed of Chucky (2004) |
"Monotony does not begin to describe the boredom of fake blood mixed with an overuse of foul language." |
Margaret Williams |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Seeker (2007) |
"Ecclestein and McShane are so captivating it's almost worth putting up with The Seeker's inept script." |
Joshua Tyler |
Splat 2/5 |
Semi-Pro (2008) |
"Most of the jokes are only half-written and it's rare that any of the visual gags have a real payoff." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
Semi-Pro (2008) |
"Didn't he play this character in Blades of Glory? No, wait that was Talladega Nights. They're all starting to run together." |
Joshua Tyler |
- |
The Sentinel (2006) |
"What would happen if Michael Douglas made a movie where he didn't have to wear a tie? We'll never know." |
Joshua Tyler |