Tomato 5/5 |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"Here is what made the woman tick, if you need facts, find them in a book, if you want to understand her soul, see this film" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
". . .a rambling mess that takes 110 minutes and an obscene amount of money all to let Shyamalan live out a revenge fantasy and to obsess over Howard's legs" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"[It] isn’t just a misfire, it’s an annoying misfire, irksome, tedious, and on the whole, unnecessary." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"A few anomalies could be forgiven, but such obtuseness in putatively sharp cookies, no way. Particularly when the climax wobbles off into the corner of the time/space continuum known as "what the heck was that?"." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"By confronting racial issues of many varieties head-on and without flinching, it becomes an explosive work of social commentary" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"a story that plods along with dialogue that blazes new trails in banality" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Last Castle (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"...A slight film, sometimes droll, sometimes whimsical, and usually sharp." |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"Forest Whitaker talks to Andrea Chase about language, volume, and forgiving the past. (streaming audio 5:56)" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"Andrea Chase talks to Zach Braff about music, surprises, and taking a breather. (Streaming audio 5:37)" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"not compelling, not mythic, and not exciting" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
" a puffed up popcorn flick that is not without a certain kitschy charm" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Last Shot (2004) |
"instead of a sharp satiric edge, there is the dull thud of overripe tomatoes hitting the pavement" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Latter Days (2004) |
"C. Jay Cox interviewed by Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Latter Days (2004) |
"Cox can be forgiven for getting a little preachy when he makes his point with such an open heart and loving spirit" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) |
"a competently made thriller that attempts to make up in panache what it lacks in credibility. It fails." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"by turns tedious or cheesy or, for unendurably long swaths of time, both." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Leap Year (2010) |
"Inevitability terrorizes the script" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"During the bumpy homage to It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday, and Meet John Doe, among others, I found myself wondering what the direct antonym of deft is" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"there is such a solid core of unshakeable sincerity to Witherspoon's performance that she is completely irresistible" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"an unfortunate mixed bag, but one worth seeing for what is good in it, because when it’s good, it’s very, very good, but when it’s bad, it’s Carrey.
" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) |
"a stark masterpiece, rife with irony, pathos, and melancholy for the waste of it all." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Levity (2003) |
". . . a serious, thoughtful, even intriguing script that wrestles with the theological and philosophical questions of redemption" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Levity (2003) |
"Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Levity (2003) |
"Ed Solomon" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
The Libertine (2005) |
"a supremely distasteful piece of work that squanders time, talent, and one of the more eccentric literary legacies" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
License To Wed (2007) |
"As with 50% of all marriages in this country, this film breaks down irretrievably, leaving all concerned feeling hurt, angry, and not a little betrayed." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Lies (1999) |
"this is sex with all the passion of a geometry proof and all the awkwardness of a junior high school dance . . ." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) |
"blithely flits from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again with such an agile sleight-of-hand that the two eventually merge into a surprisingly coherent amalgam" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
The Life of David Gale (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"a flat work that feels more like a series of actors' exercises than the incisive movie it wants to be" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Little Ashes (2009) |
"a scattershot mess with beautiful people posing self-consciously in elegantly composed scenes" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
Little Black Book (2004) |
"it is with great relief that I report what started out as a forgettable bit of fluff gradually turned into something a bit more substantial. A bit.
" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris talk heat, silence, and joys of watching dysfunctional families. Interview by Andrea Chase. (streaming audio 10:28)" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Live Nude Girls Unite! (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck talks to Andrea Chase about fiction, truth, and getting to the heart of the story." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lizard (2004) |
"God works in mysterious ways, or so goes the premise in [this] piquant comedy, a film that makes me seriously wonder if Frank Capra is alive and well and working in Iran" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
The Lonely Lady (1983) |
"There's a reason Pia is a Razzie icon." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Longshots (2008) |
"Keke Palmer and Ice Cube (who co-produced) offer the sort of multi-layered performances that elevate a predictable plot into something special" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
The Lookout (2007) |
"Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode, and Scott Frank talk to Andrea Chase about audience expectations, the context of humor, and winter in Winnipeg (streaming audio 9:59)." |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Lookout (2007) |
"as good as Frank's script is . . it's Gordon-Levitt who takes a tautly plotted noir and elevates it with a perceptive and intelligent performance into a classic" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Lookout (2007) |
"[It has] fierce integrity in telling a story on its own terms without caving in to expectations" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Looney Tunes - Back in Action (2003) |
"It’s all just so much filler until we separate the toons from the trash and get some all-animated segments that have that old sneaky magic to them. Not to mention imagination" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"soul-stirring perfection [with] such a rich texture and depth that it is all but impossible to take everything in with just one viewing" |
Andrea Chase |
- |
Lord of War (2005) |
"Andrew Niccol interviewed by Andrea Chase" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 2/5 |
Lost in Translation (2003) |
"This tedious vanity piece is enlivened only by the charm of its leading man, Bill Murray" |
Andrea Chase |
Tomato 4/5 |
Love Actually (2003) |
"a set of interwoven tales that charm but never pander" |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 0/5 |
The Love Guru (2008) |
"written as though it had been tossed off rink-side in the first 10 minutes after the author had been hit in the head with a puck. Hard." |
Andrea Chase |
Splat 1/5 |
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) |
"sweeps across the big screen like a stifled yawn" |
Andrea Chase |
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