Splat 2/4 |
G (2002) |
"We beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the sha-fizzle-dizzle." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"A movie that's more sci-fi than semper fi -- and possibly the most proudly mindless epic of the year." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Gabrielle (2005) |
"Spending 90 stuffy minutes with the bitter husband and wife is tough, despite the quality of the performances." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Game 6 (2006) |
"If making movies like this for himself is the reason Downey makes movies like The Shaggy Dog for us -- well then, that's a bargain that benefits no one." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
The Game Plan (2007) |
"[Pettis] overplays cute to the point where you wish the Rock would practice one of his wrestling moves on her and ship her off to Kid Nation." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Garage Days (2003) |
"The characters are often sketchy at best." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Garden State (2004) |
"[Braff's] imaginative if sometimes scattered salute to both [the '70s] and Essex County, the place of his birth." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Garfield the Movie (2004) |
"Garfield may or may not have nine lives. But you may leave the theater feeling you've left at least one of your own behind." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) |
"Over the entire length of the film, I counted four laughs. Thirty minutes in, there was even the sound of some cranky crying, and whines of 'But I don't wanna watch the funny kitty-cat.'" |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Garmento (2003) |
"Despite MacNichol's sneaky verve and Thornton's sly subtlety the lead characters swiftly fade and shrink." |
Bob Campbell |
Splat |
The Gatekeeper (2002) |
"The movie never rises above mediocrity and at times, devolves into amateurish histrionics." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Gentlemen Broncos (2009) |
"The filmmakers must have been the most sophisticated wits in the BYU cafeteria. I bet they did really funny impressions of the foreign-exchange students behind their backs." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005) |
"In George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, it's depressingly evident that the horror pioneer has been surpassed by his imitators." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1/4 |
Georgia Rule (2007) |
"A murky blend of melodrama and comedy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) |
"The improbable Jackson-Sheridan collaboration yields an immensely entertaining film." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Get Smart (2008) |
"It has the old lines, and the funky props that fans remember. But it also has some decent new ideas, too. And thanks to Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, a bit of a new vibe." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) |
"Praiseworthy for its concepts and aesthetics, yet it is too theory-heavy and action-shy, clumped with philosophical tangents and scholarly reference points." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Ghost Rider (2007) |
"It's not quite a thrill ride but it isn't a total embarrassment for Cage. It's certainly no worse than Wicker Man, which depicted the actor chasing hippie chicks in a bear suit." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003) |
"The movie provides nearly as much pleasure as a greatest-hits CD -- although not quite as much as hearing 'Don't Let's Start' for the very first time." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 0/4 |
Gigli (2003) |
"Such an utter wreck of a movie you expect to see it lying on its side somewhere in rural Pennsylvania, with a small gang of engineers circling and a wisp of smoke rising from the caboose." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Girl From Monaco (2009) |
"It's often sparkling, always stylish -- but ultimately no more significant than another day at an overpriced resort." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Girl Next Door (2004) |
"The picture feels fresh and audacious thanks to its smart script and sassy cast." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |
"It's meant to deliver conflict and characters, motivation and crisis. Instead it delivers period details, pretty scenery, interesting landscapes and elegant still lifes." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
The Girlfriend Experience (2009) |
"Whatever talents Grey may demonstrate in her other films are completely absent here." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Girlhood (2003) |
"It shows a fascination with the criminal justice system, and amazing access to the people caught in its wheels." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Giuliani Time (2006) |
"To his credit and his film's benefit -- Keating also interviews Giuliani's friends and supporters, who praise his accomplishments (while acknowledging his occasional abrasiveness)." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Glory Road (2006) |
"Really, the material is ripe for Hoop Dreams documentary treatment, but instead we get hoop hyperbole from producer Jerry Bruckheimer." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Goal! (2006) |
"It's hard to make Bend It Like Beckham look like high drama, but this movie almost manages." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
God Grew Tired of Us (2007) |
"God Grew Tired of Us doesn't add much to this twice-told story. Still, just a few months after the cruelties of Borat, it's instructive to see again how truly foreign America is to much of the world." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Godsend (2004) |
"This is one film that should be stamped, 'Return to sender.'" |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Going Shopping (2006) |
"None of these is a character you want to spend much time with, and even with the diverting guest appearances, this is still strictly discount merchandise." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) |
"Instead of history, we get hagiography." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Gojira (1954) |
"An interesting exercise in nostalgia as well as an informative look at the origins of a sci-fi giant who's stamped through nearly 30 films." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Golden Compass (2007) |
"A pretty good fantasy -- with different bits of Potter and Jules Verne and Narnia all mixed up together into something new." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Golden Door (2007) |
"A modest film, both in its aims and the emotions it solicits." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"Affleck shows a real affection for performers and their work; after assembling a good cast, he's not afraid to let them go on a little bit." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Good (2008) |
"There are some striking locations and certainly the era continues to fascinate audiences (and, particularly this year, filmmakers). Too bad, then, that this is such a disappointment -- awkwardly directed and flatly scripted." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Good Boy! (2003) |
"Just don't be surprised if very soon you find yourself scratching at the door to be let out." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Good Bye, Lenin! (2004) |
"It never quite works as either farce or commentary, and -- like those shabby old socialist goods it salutes -- fills us up without leaving us satisfied." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Good German (2006) |
"The movie's aesthetic is divorced from its sensibility." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 4/4 |
Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) |
"Good Night, and Good Luck says two things, at least, and they are worth repeating: There is always the chance for one good man to make a difference. And in 1954, Edward R. Murrow did." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Good Shepherd (2006) |
"It's a rich concept -- The Godfather, Part II set in Langley, Va. -- and it might have been a classic if someone like Francis Ford Coppola had come out of semi-retirement to direct it." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
A Good Woman (2005) |
"Wilde isn't supposed to be lovely, or charming. He's supposed to be funny, wicked, rude and as full of serious feeling as a lavender butterfly." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Good Year (2006) |
"Close your eyes. And now imagine the whole thing re-cast and shot by Stanley Donen back in, say, 1962, with Cary Grant and Leslie Caron." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) |
"It's great to see a great director's film as he intended it, with rich color and restored sound." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
The Gospel (2005) |
"Voices soar in The Gospel, but the story drags." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Gothika (2003) |
"Movies like this need to be locked up, and the keys that accomplish that need to be firmly thrown away." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Gotta Dance (2009) |
"Although the movie's editing and photography are lively, and its subjects are interesting, life didn't cooperate by offering up much drama." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Gozu (2004) |
"The hallucinatory shock opera builds to a climax that will widen even the most jaded eyes." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Grace is Gone (2007) |
"Grace Is Gone is a small film, but mostly in all the right ways." |
Stephen Whitty |
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