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 |
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 |
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 |
Tomato 3/4 |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"The filmmaking itself is pretty much by the numbers...But there's some genuine tension as the competition field narrows." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat |
All About Steve (2009) |
"In the final 30 or so minutes it turns deadly serious, which is about the only time this mess gets any laughs." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato |
Amelia (2009) |
"Swank makes it look easier than it probably should be. She's equally charming and vulnerable, which were evidently a couple of the traits of the real-life Earhart. And that's a good thing, because the film often sputters, sways and wobbles..." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amreeka (2009) |
"The movie is honest about the way it depicts family relationships and racial prejudices. A believable and fresh-faced cast also helps in that regard." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
An Education (2009) |
"In what is her first but certainly not last starring role, Mulligan is so natural that you wonder why it took filmmakers so long to give her a role this substantive. The 20-something is sure to be on the mind of Oscar and other awards voters." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"The plotting here is so convoluted and so far-fetched that it makes the conspiracy elements in the National Treasure movies look plausible by comparison." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat |
Astro Boy (2009) |
"This animated adaptation of the Japanese comics characters and concepts appears to have been cobbled together from parts of other, better movies." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Away We Go (2009) |
"Ultimately, what saves the amiable movie is that we come to know and care about its characters." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alexandra (2008) |
"It's a well-acted piece that finds a unique way to discuss the fortunes of soldiers and their families during times of war." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All Roads Lead Home (2008) |
"All Roads Lead Home is more hackneyed than it is heartwarming. It's considerably more annoying than it is enjoyable." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Teen (2008) |
"It's a painful reminder of the clique-ishness and resulting socially awkward atmosphere of public-school education." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"[Harris's] performance as the usually quiet but quick-to-action gunman is terrific, and he's smart enough to leave much of the narration duties and such to the soft-spoken Mortensen." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Australia (2008) |
"Australia only covers about two years in that continent's history. But as long as the movie feels, you'd swear it covered a decade ... or even a century." |
Jeff Vice |
- |
The Abandoned (2007) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Muddled, overlong." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"The plotting in After the Wedding is melodramatic, even a bit soap-operatic. Yet, unlike many Hollywood features and TV soaps, the material is done in a way that seems refreshingly real and honest." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"There probably isn't a single character in Alpha Dog you would consider likable or sympathetic. And yet, the film almost works in spite of that. Almost." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"There is one surprise -- it's not as eye-gougingly awful as you might expect. It's simply mediocre and immediately forgettable." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"It's clear that the filmmakers believe a movie about political debate has to have a lot of speechifying. Consequently, it's so talky that it gradually loses our interest, which is a real shame." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Steve Zaillian try to develop each character equally, though it's really Washington's charismatic crook who holds our interest. That's not meant to slight Crowe, who's fine as well." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"...the characters here are so unlikable that it's hard to care what happens to them." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"Husband-and-wife filmmakers Ravetch and Robertson capture some breathtaking images. And a global-warming warning, which is saved for the end, is much subtler than the one in last year's animated hit Happy Feet." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 1/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"It's alternately mean-spirited and dumb, and it features few if any laughs." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007) |
"This fantasy blend of live-action and digital animation is just never quite as wondrous as it really should be." |
Jeff Vice |
- |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"When it's more grounded -- in normal, everyday family drama -- the film works fine. But it gets weirder as it goes along. In fact, it gets so far out and goes so far off track that recovery is impossible." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Atonement (2007) |
"Well-acted and reasonably engaging period piece. And it suggests Keira Knightley is at her best when she's in "costume dramas" such as this." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
August Rush (2007) |
"So ridiculous and sappy that it defies the best efforts of a pretty good cast." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Avenue Montaigne (2007) |
"Avenue Montaigne may not be the lightest, brightest film ever made, but compared to the glum and talky movies most people associate with French cinema, it's downright chipper." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Away From Her (2007) |
"Even if the rest of the film was a complete dog, ,i>Away From Her would be worthwhile simply because it gives Julie Christie so much screen time." |
Jeff Vice |
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 |
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 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 |
Tomato 3/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"It's the first movie in some time actually lives up to its family-friendly billing." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"With his nearly nonstop, self-congratulatory monologues and his seemingly insincere attitude, he comes off as every bit as much an insufferable blowhard as his conservative counterparts." |
Jeff Vice |
- |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"All the King's Men is as wasteful as filmmaking gets." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
America: Freedom To Fascism (2006) |
"There is food for thought here. But Russo loses his grasp on the material once he expands his focus." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 1.5/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"To employ terminology that might be used by Simon Cowell, the brutally honest American Idol judge, American Dreamz is bloody awful." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
American Gun (2006) |
"American Gun arrives in theaters too late to really make a difference or say anything new on the subject of school shootings." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"While this documentary features rare performance footage of hard-core punk-rock bands Black Flag and Bad Brains, it's not exactly the best-assembled or deepest cinematic exploration of the subject." |
Jeff Vice |
- |
An American Haunting (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
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- |
Annapolis (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 1.5/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"The whole thing is so mean-spirited, cruel and crude that all the funny jokes in the world couldn't make up for it." |
Jeff Vice |
Tomato 3/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Credit should also go to the fierce-eyed Youngblood and Hernandez for making their onscreen relationship so believable. And youngster Baez is completely natural, which is even more incredible when you consider that he's speaking an ancient language." |
Jeff Vice |
Splat 2/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"Aquamarine film is not a completely noxious or painful experience, though it's rather juvenile and has a cornball sense of humor that is squarely aimed at its obvious target demographic." |
Jeff Vice |
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