Splat D+ |
The Machinist (2004) |
"It begins dark and depressing, but ends up merely dull." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mad City (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"The film's unintentional revelation may be that the competition isn't near as important as the education. The trophy is only a faint shadow of what has been accomplished." |
Tom Long |
Splat D+ |
Mad Money (2008) |
"This leap might be a bit easier to take if the robbers involved weren't all straight from the female stereotype handbook. And if any of their male companions were given an ounce of credibility." |
Tom Long |
Splat C+ |
Madagascar (2005) |
"A safe-as-milk, toy-ready, born-to-cross-promote piece of animated Hollywood product that will likely please children but leave adults dreaming of The Incredibles." |
Tom Long |
Splat C |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"While Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa may offer hope to inter-species romance enthusiasts, for most adults it will simply serve as a way to keep the kids occupied." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 2/4 |
Made (2001) |
"Won't take the team of Favreau and Vaughn beyond the audience they won with Swingers, but for the converted, it is equally confirming and rewarding." |
Susan Stark |
Splat B- |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"An unabashed piece of Hollywood fluff garnished with spry slapstick and appealing actors." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Madeline (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
Mafia! (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B+ |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"It is a strong, affecting movie about man's ability to twist holiness into horror." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Magnolia (1999) |
"Those willing to wait will find ample reward here. Those who want and expect prompt gratification will find an invitation to walk out at some point during the first 90 minutes of the picture." |
Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"You have never seen a leading man more cynically miscast, or more ill at ease with the intended career change, than Fiennes in this picture." |
Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
The Majestic (2001) |
"Even for those to whom rank cynicism comes hard, The Majestic must seem hopelessly derivative, contrived, manipulative and, finally, insulting." |
Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
Major League: Back To The Minors (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
Maléna (2000) |
"Funny as it is sobering." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato B+ |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"Purposely and often brazenly politically incorrect, it is essentially a one-joke film, but that joke happens to be about race in America, a subject that resonates long after the quick laughs are gone." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Mallrats (1995) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"he sheer exuberance of the production overcomes its difficulties, and the incongruous mix of nostalgia, James Bond crooning and the world's greatest actress bouncing up and down on a mattress is an undeniable kick. Mamma Mia! is major fun." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Man from Elysian Fields (2002) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat D+ |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"Man of the Year is a well-intentioned mess, a dated, yuk-it-up sloppy civics lesson with such a lack of conviction that it backs away from the very questions it poses." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B- |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"Man on Fire lacks the depth to truly ignite the screen, so instead does a slow, steady burn. It singes beautifully, but never explodes." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Man on the Moon (1999) |
"This is a movie that testifies in blisteringly persuasive terms to the intense, particular genius of Jim Carrey." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Man on the Train (2003) |
"Immensely satisfying, and if it's also puzzling and frustrating at times, so is life." |
Tom Long |
Tomato A |
Man On Wire (2008) |
"Astonishing. Daring. Mind-boggling. Visually stunning. A true heart-stopper. And, oh yeah, the movie's pretty good, too." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
The Man Who Cried (2001) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
"A noble failure in the canon of America's best sibling film team, a movie that was there just a bit too long." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B- |
Management (2009) |
"Management has two things going for it: Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston. Luckily, those are two very good things." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B+ |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"The rare remake that takes on its own times and spirit. It's not better than the original -- in some areas it's weaker -- but it is its own movie." |
Tom Long |
Tomato |
Manda Bala (2007) |
"Wow, bet the Brazilian Tourism Board hates this movie." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B |
Manic (2003) |
"Manic has quite a bit to recommend it as well, not the least of which is the lack of Hollywood gloss mental patients." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Mansfield Park (1999) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B- |
The Manson Family (2004) |
"If it's hard to watch, its crude power is also somewhat mesmerizing." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Writer-director Noah Baumbach solidifies his standing as the modern bard of American dysfunctional families with Margot at the Wedding, but at the same time he's recycling material he's already covered, and covered more exquisitely." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B |
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"One of those films that finds strength in its directness, that passes up the fireworks and cheap tricks and just goes straight for the starkness of a powerful situation." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"She was born into fabulous wealth and fame. By the time she was a teenager, her name was well-known to both the public and the well-to do. So is it any wonder Sofia Coppola wanted to do a movie about Marie Antoinette?" |
Tom Long |
Tomato B- |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2006) |
"Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School may stumble at times, but at least it gets out on the dance floor and has a good time." |
Tom Long |
Tomato A- |
Marley & Me (2008) |
"Marley & Me is everything you could want in a holiday movie -- family friendly, touching, funny. Plus, it's surprisingly intelligent and real. It may be the best family film of the year." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Mars Attacks! (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat C+ |
Martian Child (2007) |
"Director Menno Meyjes keeps the sci-fi suspense quotient up just enough to make the ending somewhat disappointingly pat." |
Tom Long |
Splat 1/4 |
Martin Lawrence Live - Runteldat (2002) |
"Lawrence preaches strictly to the converted." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
Marvin's Room (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
Mary Reilly (1996) |
"Unfortunately, your response to the bizarre story of terror and lust that dare not speak their name is pretty well limited to Roberts' response -- which is, in turn, limited by her technique." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Mask of Zorro (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"Fascinating at times, exciting and harrowing at others, and always visually arresting." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B |
The Matador (2005) |
"The chief joy in this film is the balance of vulnerability and conniving slickness that [Pierce] Brosnan brings to his hit man and the easy kick that a middle-class husband and wife get out of knowing him." |
Tom Long |
Tomato A |
Match Point (2005) |
"This is Woody beyond Woody, his best work in more than a decade and the antithesis of most fans' expectations." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Matchmaker (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Susan Stark |
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