Splat 2/4 |
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) |
"...it seems fairly obvious that the film would have been more effective as a 22-minute cartoon..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Caché (2005) |
"...surprisingly suspenseful and gripping..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Cadet Kelly (2002) |
"...extraordinarily predictable, utterly routine..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Caiman (2006) |
"...ultimately hurt by the overt familiarity of its storyline..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Calendar Girls (2003) |
"...uncomfortably familiar and thoroughly predictable..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Call Northside 777 (1948) |
"None of [Jimmy Stewart's] usual charm is present." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Calvaire (2005) |
"...the payoff isn't even remotely worth the almost interminable setup..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
La Cámara Oscura (2009) |
"Well made yet rarely engrossing..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Camp Rock (2008) |
"...undeniably tedious..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Campfire Tales (1996) |
"...the opposite of scary." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Candy (2006) |
"...a surprisingly engaging and emotionally wrenching piece of work." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Candyman 2 - Farewell to the Flesh (1995) |
"...esentially a retread of the original." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
"A typically uneven effort from documentarian Michael Moore..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Capote (2005) |
"...one of the most effective performances of Philip Seymour Hoffman's career..." |
David Nusair |
Splat .5/4 |
Caprice (1967) |
"A bomb of magnificent proportions..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Captain Mike Across America (2007) |
"...too long and too repetitive to make any real impact..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Captured (1999) |
"...short, fast-paced, and the concept is genuinely interesting." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Car (1977) |
"...with a script this silly, it's hard to maintain any sense of horror or suspense." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1/4 |
Caramel (2008) |
"...a tedious, virtually interminable effort..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Carandiru (2004) |
"...an Important Movie, with slow motion accompanied by sweeping music..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Carlito's Way: Rise To Power (2005) |
"...a legitimate piece of work (and not just a sleazy attempt to milk the popularity of the original)." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Carrie (1976) |
"It's a simple tale, told briskly and effectively by director Brian DePalma." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cars (2006) |
"...a movie that's almost impossible to dislike..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cashback (2007) |
"...strangely mesmerizing..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cashback (2007) |
"...heralds the arrival of a fiercely original cinematic presence." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"...at a running time of 144 minutes (!) - a feat achieved primarily through the addition of needless action sequences - the movie can't help but come off as a relentlessly uneven piece of work." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"An exceedingly well acted and sporadically electrifying little thriller." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1/4 |
Cat O' Nine Tails (1971) |
"...highly unlikely to appeal to anyone other than the most ardent Argento fan, and even those folks will be hard-pressed to find anything here worth embracing." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Cat Returns (2002) |
"...moves along at a brisk clip and features a bright, vibrant animation style..." |
David Nusair |
Splat .5/4 |
Catacombs (2006) |
"Remarkably unpleasant and pointless virtually from start to finish..." |
David Nusair |
Splat .5/4 |
Catacombs (2008) |
"Remarkably unpleasant and pointless virtually from start to finish..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Catch and Release (2007) |
"...nothing particularly noteworthy or innovative..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"...the film would've been vastly improved had it been trimmed down to 90 minutes." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
"If you ever thought it was impossible to make a dull heist movie, Catch That Kid is here to prove you wrong." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"There are movies intended solely for kids and movies intended for kids but also enjoyable for adults. Cats and Dogs falls into the former category." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Catwoman (2004) |
"...a repeat viewing of Spider-Man 2 would undoubtedly be a better idea..." |
David Nusair |
Splat .5/4 |
The Cave (2005) |
"...a dull, thoroughly unpleasant horror flick..." |
David Nusair |
Splat |
Cavite (2006) |
"An overlong and slightly pretentious indie effort." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1/4 |
Cemetery Man (1994) |
"...[peppered] with one incomprehensible sequence after another..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 0/4 |
Chacun sa nuit (2006) |
"...as bad as film festival movies get, devoid of anything even resembling competence." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Chain of Command (1999) |
"...Chain of Command contains enough effective action
sequences and unexpected surprises to distinguish itself from all the movies of this genre that are perpetually being released." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Chain Reaction (1996) |
"...the movie often feels like an attempt by filmmaker Andrew Davis to replicate the massive (and entirely justified) success of 1993's The Fugitive." |
David Nusair |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Champagne Safari (1995) |
"...stale, unimaginative..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Changeling (1979) |
"...a well-told ghost story..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Chaos (2005) |
"...it's awfully difficult to look past the almost laughably inept instances of plotting within Giglio's screenplay..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Chaos Theory (2008) |
"...peters out in a fairly substantial way as it approaches its woefully melodramatic finale..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Charlie (2005) |
"...surprisingly dull..." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"...it's Depp who keeps things interesting throughout, if only to see what he'll say or do next." |
David Nusair |
Tomato 3/4 |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"...one of the most effective high-school comedies to come around in quite some time..." |
David Nusair |
Splat 2/4 |
Charlie Chan - The Chinese Cat (1944) |
"...more of the same..." |
David Nusair |
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