Splat |
D.E.B.S. (2005) |
"Those who are hoodwinked into leaving home for such deliberate mediocrity may get a sense that the movie's biggest joke is at their expense." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"Rather than being intriguingly provocative, the whole thing comes off as just a rather clumsy provocation." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"Murphy is now as sweet and safe as Jell-O pudding. And about as exciting." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"A mediocre and unbelievable romantic comedy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Dance Flick (2009) |
"Don't say you haven't been warned." |
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Splat |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Sheer wooliness undermines the sober political stance of John Malkovich's overexcited directorial debut." |
Bob Campbell |
Splat |
Danny Deckchair (2004) |
"Balsmeyer's script never gets sharp enough -- particularly when it comes to the rather questionable character of Danny himself." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"There's [Anderson's] usual goofy celebration of silent dark-eyed melancholics and shaggy oddballs, of absurdist realities and blindingly unexpected insights. Taken as a whole, it's incontrovertible evidence of Anderson's own free-wheeling talent." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"It's a hugely entertaining bit of eye-candy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"It's good to see [Salles] getting a chance to direct in Hollywood, and pleasant to have a scary movie that features adults and a fine, vulnerable actress." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Darkness (2003) |
"Every aspect of the film is slipshod and second-hand." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1/4 |
Date Movie (2006) |
"It is ultimately an exercise in redundancy, since there's little point in creating a comedy that sends up other comedies. The end result is more a knockoff than a parody." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"The music is angry and the jokes are raw but, ultimately, Block Party conveys a positive message to audiences. Instead of competition, we see collaboration between the artists and unity in the diverse crowd." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"A remake of the 1978 George Romero cult-classic, it has no purpose of its own, except to exploit the latest advances in gore effects." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"Crammed full of disaster-movie cliches and cardboard characters." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Day Watch (2007) |
"It's a playful, surrealistic antidote to standard genre entertainment." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Daybreak (2005) |
"There are some startling moments here, and the kind of darkly bitter comedy that mixes both sides of Sweden's moods." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"It's hard to imagine the real Porter sitting still for this kind of film." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"Messy and melodramatic, then quiet and contained -- The Dead Girl is definitely unpredictable. But then so is life. And [director Karen] Moncrieff gives us five fat slices of it here, all full of painful color and inconvenient drama." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Dead Man's Shoes (2006) |
"A poor fit for anyone. And that includes even the undiscriminating gorehounds looking for yet another bloody slice of payback." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dead Snow (2009) |
"If you're in the mood for splatter, well, any film in which someone avoids a nasty fall by grabbing not a rope but a slowly unwinding intestine is certainly in the mood to deliver it." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Deadline (2004) |
"Filmmakers Kate Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson spend much of their film on those hearings, and it's riveting stuff, artfully photographed." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Deal (2005) |
"The Deal clearly aims at being a roman-a-clef. Instead it's more of a roman-a-clumsy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Dear Frankie (2005) |
"Unfortunately, Dear Frankie isn't content to just tug at our heartstrings. It has to yank at them, too." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Dear Wendy (2005) |
"Like the Dandies, Vinterberg and Von Trier are fascinated by something they despise, and despise it even more for fascinating them. And in the end, like the Dandies, Vinterberg and Von Trier still don't know the first thing about it." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Death Of A Dynasty (2005) |
"Half home movie, half product placement, and almost completely worthless." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Death of a President (2006) |
"It will only leave Bush supporters wondering how one man can put up with so much hate. And it may leave Bush critics asking why they just spent $10 and 90 minutes on something that's more controversy than content." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) |
"The Death of Mr. Lazarescu would seem to give its plot away with its title. But, as the movie itself demonstrates, not everything is as it first seems." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Death Race (2008) |
"If you're a fan of Gone in 60 Seconds or The Fast and the Furious, you won't look at your watch while the movie is going on, and you won't feel conned out of your money when it's over." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"If only the world were a more peaceful place, we wouldn't have to sit through movies like Death Sentence." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Deception (2008) |
"There's only one good con game going on here. And it's the studio's sneaky plot to nimbly pick $11 from your pocket." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Deck the Halls (2006) |
"A holiday farce that pairs a colorful cast with a generic filmmaker." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Deep Blue (2005) |
"Deep Blue is a beautiful movie, nicely scored and elegantly shot. But it's all about as thrilling as a good aquarium." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Defiance (2008) |
"It's an unusual and important story. Which makes it even sadder that it's not better told." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Delgo (2008) |
"There isn't enough action for older children, or silly humor for younger ones; even at an hour-and-a-half, the film feels padded, and it's going to feel even slower to audiences amped up on blood-red Icees and molar-cracking Nonpareils." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Departed (2006) |
"The Departed remains a rousing film." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Descent (2006) |
"Every theater should come with a sign: Your expectations must be this low to ride." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Deserted Station (2002) |
"Like all of Iranian cinema, Deserted Station is marked by unaffected, neo-realist performances, particularly by Nezam Manouchehri as the testy and uncertain husband, and Leila Hatami as his quietly sad wife." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"There is something to be said for the uncompromising idiocy of the film, but that something is unprintable." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"It's all very light and pleasurable, and for fashionistas it's as fun as a sample shoe sale." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"Zombie looks beyond the horror genre for influence and creates a film that doesn't exactly shatter expectations but at least sidesteps them with some degree of verve." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"There's nothing real or even funny in Perry's performance; all padding and crude makeup, he shouts every line as if he's still playing to the upper balcony in a rundown Masonic Hall." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) |
"David Spade has two-thirds of a comic idea, and the jokes occasionally hit one of their hundred moving targets." |
Bob Campbell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"There's no point in whining that Die Hard is mindless. That's like complaining about the sound of people eating popcorn in the theater." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dirty (2005) |
"This isn't a film made by someone who knows anything about cops. It's a film made by someone who's seen a lot of cop movies." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat .5/4 |
Dirty Love (2005) |
"The shtick is desperately crude and not particularly funny. One wonders why any actress, even a retired MTV game show hostess, would stoop to such a disgraceful gig." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"There's barely a false note among the cast." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
A Dirty Shame (2004) |
"It's pure, unadulterated, unexpurgated John Waters. It's just not much of a movie." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"It's nice of Hollywood to go to all the trouble but, honestly, Dickens doesn't need the help." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
District 9 (2009) |
"The wildest science-fiction film to come out all year." |
Stephen Whitty |
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