Splat D |
The Pacifier (2005) |
"Vin Diesel is baby food in The Pacifier. He's strained peas, pureed plums and all manner of pabulum. So all older than 5 beware: This is a movie you'll likely want to spit up." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Paid in Full (2002) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato A |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"The film manages to be a lush period piece, a love story, an examination of culture clash and a slow revelation of character emerging from stunted emotion." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
The Pallbearer (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
Palmetto (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato 4/4 |
Palookaville (1995) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"It explores the connection between fantasy and reality, with eyes wide open to the dangers of giving either too much credence. That it works on both levels is impressive; that it makes them so clearly one is the stuff of art." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Panic (2000) |
"The results are quietly electrifying." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
Panic Room (2002) |
"It confirms Fincher's status as a film maker who artfully bends technical know-how to the service of psychological insight." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Paper Heart (2009) |
"Slight, silly, sweet and, yes, quirky, Paper Heart doesn't really have a whole lot to say, but it says it in a unique and inventive way." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Paperback Romance (1994) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Paradise Now (2005) |
"Writer-director Hany Abu-Assad can't tell the entire story in Paradise Now, but he can show glimmers of it." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Paradise Road (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"Paranoid Park becomes a portrait of the skate punk as repressed personality. The movie doesn't really go anywhere as a story, it simply unfolds." |
Tom Long |
Tomato |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Now that's horror." |
Adam Graham |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Parent Trap (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat D- |
Party Monster (2003) |
"As wasteful an example of indie-picture indulgence and incompetence as you're likely to find." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Passion of Mind (1999) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat C |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"A filmed bloodletting like no other on record, essentially a terribly graphic two-hour torture sequence." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
Patch Adams (1998) |
"A movie of depth and delight!" |
Susan Stark |
Splat D |
Pathfinder (2007) |
"Filled with foggy shots stolen from LOTR and laden with decapitations, Pathfinder is faux-period gore trash with no redeeming qualities and a high dullness factor. Find another path." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Patriot (2000) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |
"Sensationally stupid, haphazardly made and qualifying as unmitigated trash by any standards, Paul Blart: Mall Cop also manages to be consistently hilarious, thanks to star Kevin James." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Paulie (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"You witness the first, testing, tension-packed conversation between Spacey and Osment, as pregnant in its silences as in its words, and you are ready to go wherever this movie leads you." |
Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
Payback (1999) |
"Sadly, though, Payback finally puts Gibson at the mercy of a torture and sadism sequence so attenuated and so painful to watch that it sabotages the picture’s own quite solid instincts for theater, innovation and wit." |
Susan Stark |
Splat C- |
Paycheck (2003) |
"Instead of a nifty thriller, Woo delivers typical bombast, making what should be an exciting film feel like 'Exhibit A' in the case against modern action films." |
Tom Long |
Splat D |
Peaceful Warrior (2006) |
"Don't go see Peaceful Warrior. Don't tell your friends about it. Try to forget you ever heard of the movie. Clear your mind and live in the now." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
The Peacemaker (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"The attack sequence in Pearl Harbor shows technical smarts to spare. Where matters of emotional and political truth are concerned, it's crude and jingoistic beyond compare." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato 3/4 |
Pecker (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B- |
Penelope (2008) |
"It's broadly comic, sweetly sentimental and sharply satirical at times -- particularly when it takes on the concept of celebrity -- and both parents and kids should walk away satisfied if not quite elated." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat C- |
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"Viewers know the gotcha is coming not only because they've been groomed to expect a third-act left turn in movies like this, but because the film's characters won't stop talking about it." |
Adam Graham |
Splat C- |
The Perfect Holiday (2007) |
"The sparks that [Union and Chestnut] ignite onscreen cannot save the disjointed mess of a film that is The Perfect Holiday." |
Mekeisha Madden Toby |
Splat C+ |
The Perfect Man (2005) |
"If it's still something of a formula teen movie -- cute guy, kids fixing parents' lives, spunky sidekick, darling outfits, etc. -- it also touches on some issues outside the formula." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Perfect Murder (1998) |
"Loaded with dramatic irony in the first half and with tension in the second, the film gives Douglas another chance to do his slick, sinister best; Paltrow a chance to extend her emotional range; and Mortensen a chance to play the chameleon." |
Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
The Perfect Storm (2000) |
"Much of the exposition, however, is assaultively clumsy." |
Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"Considering the twirliness of the story, this is a fairly straightforward film that knows where it's going and how to get there. And there's much to be admired in that." |
Tom Long |
Tomato B- |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) |
"Tykwer has to set a unique tone here -- fairy tales about serial killers being somewhat rare -- and he manages the absurdity of his subject matter well, keeping Jean-Baptiste right on the edge between monster and genius." |
Tom Long |
Splat 1/4 |
The Pest (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato C+ |
Peter Pan (2003) |
"If you're interested in returning to Neverland -- or taking some young person along for the ride -- this Pan will serve you well. For others, though, the flight might seem too familiar." |
Tom Long |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Phantom (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 1/4 |
Phantoms (1998) |
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Susan Stark |
Splat 2/4 |
Phenomenon (1996) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
Phone Booth (2003) |
"The reason it works is simple: Farrell." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Pi (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato B |
The Pianist (2002) |
"The Pianist breaks no new ground, but serves as a strong reminder of one of mankind's truly awful moments." |
Tom Long |
Splat 2/4 |
Picture Perfect (1997) |
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Susan Stark |
Tomato A- |
Pieces of April (2003) |
"A near-perfect holiday film about families and imperfection." |
Tom Long |
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