Tomato 3/4 |
' Above the Rim (1994) |
"Despite obvious weaknesses, however, the film gets a huge boost from several excellent performances." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2/4 |
Absolute Power (1997) |
"Sadly, any lofty artistic aspirations are quickly undone by the sheer ill-advised audacity of the story." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato |
The Abyss (1989) |
"Begins with a bang and just keeps on rolling." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Addams Family (1991) |
"The story doesn't really matter. What matters is the laugh quotient, which is very high." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3/4 |
Addams Family Values (1993) |
"If you can laugh at campy perversity, there are enough snappy one-liners, hilarious sight gags and wonderfully twisted situations to put you on the floor." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2/4 |
The Addiction (1995) |
"Eternally heavy-handed director Abel Ferrara isn't interested in making anything that even remotely resembles a conventional horror film." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
The Adjuster (1991) |
"Unfortunately, The Adjuster doesn't hold up for its entire length and much of it is played in such a flat, unemotional tone that the result is a real snooze." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) |
"Outrageous, in a calculated way, the film's success relies heavily on the players, and fortunately, Stamp, Weaving and Pearce are up for it." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3/4 |
After Dark, My Sweet (1990) |
"This is the real thing from start to finish." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Age of Innocence (1993) |
"A mesmerizing, artistic and highly entertaining piece of work from one of our foremost filmakers." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2/4 |
The Air Up There (1993) |
"If you've never seen a movie, you may be surprised as the story goes into two specific directions, the big basketball game finale and the change in Bacon's attitude as he learns there are things more important in life than his own success." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Airheads (1994) |
"This film will...be quickly forgotten by anyone unfortunate enough to sit through it." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato |
Akira (1988) |
"Some of the imagery is nothing short of stunning" |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 4/4 |
Aladdin (1992) |
"Williams really cuts loose, impersonating dozens of celebrities with his one-of-a-kind comic aplomb." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Alice (1990) |
"Boasts many hilarious moments." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Alien 3 (1992) |
"Those looking for thrills or some enhancement to the first films will be very disappointed. Those looking for a headache will have come to the right place." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Allegro Non Troppo (1979) |
"The animated pieces are uniformly terrific, some touching, most hilarious and more than a few expressing Bozzetto's trademark anti-war sentiments." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Always (1989) |
"The story, which was set during World War II in the original film, has been updated and placed in modern times. And that's part of the problem." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Amateur (1994) |
"This one tends to fizzle instead of sizzle." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato |
The American President (1995) |
"Peppered with terrific performances from a bevy of familiar faces." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Amos & Andrew (1993) |
"The title sounds like a bad joke - Amos & Andrew. Unfortunately, the movie is just as bad." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Andre (1994) |
"Aside from the enjoyable oldies soundtrack score, Andre is merely an undistinguished Free Willy knockoff." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Angel Baby (1995) |
"While attacking his story's themes a bit more realistically than most such films, writer-director Michael Rymer nonetheless overplays his hand." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Angels In the Outfield (1994) |
"The main problem here is one that seems to plague too many movies these days -- the film simply cannot seem to settle on a tone, wildly careening from broad, silly slapstick to syrupy sentiment." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Anna Karenina (1997) |
"Marceau and Bean have no chemistry, which is essential to a film like this." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 4/4 |
Anne Frank Remembered (1995) |
"Important for having humanized its central character and for 'authenticating' her life." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Another 48 Hrs. (1990) |
"A sequel in the worst sense." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Another Stakeout (1993) |
"While Another Stakeout must have looked good on paper, the film seems like a hurried proposition that could have used another screenplay draft." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Another Woman (1988) |
"It makes for a decidedly uneven, occasionally fascinating, but ultimately rather frustrating experience." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Antonia's Line (1995) |
"An episodic, sketchy comedy-drama that reaches for the stars... but settles for the balcony." |
Chris Hicks |
2/4 |
Apartment Zero (1988) |
"The film is so leisurely paced and low-key, and perhaps a bit too vague when it's trying to be enigmatic, that it becomes boring." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato |
Apollo 13 (1995) |
"A true story filled with suspense and human drama." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"Any Given Sunday tries to encapsulate everything that exists about the game of football -- what it is, as well as what it isn't -- into one movie." |
Dainon Moody |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Those unfamiliar with the book will probably be confused. And the film's statements about addiction and the drug wars aren't exactly subtle." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"Takes more chances than any recent movie -- especially those of the science-fiction genre." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Abandon (2002) |
"The only thing worse than your substandard, run-of-the-mill Hollywood picture is an angst-ridden attempt to be profound." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
"The material is treated with such brutal honesty and the performances are so strong that it actually makes what should be stale material look fresh." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"It's hard to believe they got the movie version of About a Boy right." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"While some of the humor here is fairly broad, Nicholson is at his most subdued, and he is therefore at his best." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"One of the biggest problems here is that the material is so routine and by-the-numbers." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Muddled, overlong." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Acts of Worship (2001) |
"There is nothing really new or particularly insightful here, and even though Acts is at least watchable, it begins to fade from memory almost immediately." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"A very good cast of actors gets more mileage out of this material than they probably should have." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"Adam & Steve does distinguish itself from its fellow gay comedies -- in exactly one way: It's possibly the most low-brow of the lot." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 0/4 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"If the traditional two-dimensional, cel-painted format of animation really is dying, it's because of films like Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"Bizarre but refreshing dark comedy." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"It will likely test the limits of some viewers, though those with patience may find a few things to like. There's definitely no shortage of ideas, that's for sure." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"An appealing coming-of-age tale with a ring of truth to it. In some respects, it may remind you of the better John Hughes films." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"It's cute, diverting fun for the young 'uns, and one that features a good message to boot." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat |
Adventures of Power (2009) |
"The film's penchant for dorky nostalgia -- especially '70s and '80s-era music -- quickly becomes irritating. It deserves a real tongue-lashing for trying to re-introduce the inexplicable Mr. Mister hit "Kyrie" into the American consciousness." |
Jeff Vice |
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