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Haiku Tunnel (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Half Nelson is, I suppose, well-intentioned, but it's also junk." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Memo to Hollywood: If a little is good, more is not necessarily better." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"Happy Feet has its heart in the right place, some cute characters and lots of labor-intensive CGI animation. If only it tried to do less." |
Jean Lowerison |
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Happy Times (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
"Utterly predictable and idiotically scripted by writer/director Elie Chouraqui." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"A Harry Potter story -- it's about magic, for heaven's sake -- should skip, prance, astonish, amaze. This one plods and stomps, but mostly drags toward the expected finale, 2 hours and 41 endless minutes later." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"To a non-Potter fan like me, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix comes across as a standard action thriller and not a piece with any depth." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"There are some pretty nifty scenes and special effects." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"The story is not only faithfully but wonderfully translated to film." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hart's War (2002) |
"Paint-by-numbers claptrap." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"Although based on choreographer JoAnn Jansen's experience, the script was written by a committee of eight; each writer seems to have contributed every cliché in the memory bank." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Head-On (2005) |
"Head-On may or may not be an accurate reflection of the immigrant experience in Hamburg. I only know that this dingy film didn't make me care." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Heading South (2006) |
"It misses by a mile the quality that characterizes Cantet's other films." |
Jean Lowerison |
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Heartbreakers (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
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Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Heaven (2002) |
"There's the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Heights (2005) |
"There's nothing original about the assertion that relationships are difficult and often messy, but first-time director Chris Terrio illustrates it in an engaging manner and with a fine (and large) ensemble cast." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Hero (2004) |
"For those like me who lack the background to judge martial arts action, the stunning beauty of the film will be enough to captivate." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"Worth seeing just for Sharif, too long gone from the screen." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
High Crimes (2002) |
"A pretty fair -- if twist-happy -- thriller." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
High Fidelity (2000) |
"This is Cusack's best role to date, and he makes the most of it." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
High Tension (2005) |
"See this only if you have a taste for gore." |
Jean Lowerison |
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Himalaya (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
His Secret Life (2002) |
"This is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure, but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men." |
Jean Lowerison |
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The History Boys (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"Cronenberg takes Josh Olson's script, based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke and pushes it to the psychological limits." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Hit and Runway (2001) |
"Parducci and Jacobson are terrific together." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hitch (2005) |
"It runs out of gas about halfway through and becomes just another sitcom with silly sight gags replacing the clever dialogue." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Hoax (2007) |
"The Hoax is wonderfully directed by Lasse Hallström, who was lucky enough to get Hope Davis, Eli Wallach, Stanley Tucci and Julie Delpy for smaller roles." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hollywood Ending (2002) |
"Uneven: great fun in parts, annoying in others, too familiar in some." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"Lacks almost everything I want in a mystery: compelling characters, a motive, a few interesting detours, a satisfying conclusion." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
A Home at the End of the World (2004) |
"This script seems like a condensed-books version of a story that probably makes more sense in print form." |
Jean Lowerison |
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Home Movie (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Home on the Range (2004) |
"Bright, sassy, bouncy and short. You can't ask much more from an animated film." |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
Hoot (2006) |
"The young actors are convincing enough, but the adult characters are so stereotypical, the script so pedestrian that adult viewers are likely to ponder an early escape." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Host (2007) |
"A great monster, strong performances and unexpected humor." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"Goofy? You bet. Funny? Yes, indeed." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
"It is worth seeing for the performances and for its depiction of a tragedy many are only vaguely aware of." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Hours (2002) |
"A poignant meditation on regret, disappointment, getting on with life, and facing those hours." |
Jean Lowerison |
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The House of Mirth (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Splat |
The Housekeeper (2003) |
"I wouldn't want this Housekeeper around my house, but your mileage may vary." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Human Body (2001) |
"Most viewers will learn something from this film." |
Jean Lowerison |
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Human Nature (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Human Stain (2003) |
"A flawed film with an intriguing premise." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Hunting Party (2007) |
"It's a funny, horrible story (with black humor of the sort many war correspondents write about), shot mostly in Croatia and nicely paced." |
Jean Lowerison |
Tomato |
The Hurricane (1999) |
"Some stories are so good that even a Hollywood screenwriter can't ruin them. The Hurricane is one of them." |
Jean Lowerison |
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