Tomato 3.5/4 |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"The Dardennes' documentary style -- real locations, hand-held camerawork and no music -- help increase not only the realism, but the claustrophobia." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
L'Iceberg (2005) |
"There's still a lot of wild visual style here, and not a few laughs. And that's a treat in any language." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
La Mentale: The Code (2004) |
"Every time Yanis leaves the screen, our interest lags." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"The film belongs to Cotillard, who throws herself into the part." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
La Vie Promise |
"Huppert is never less than fascinating." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"A testament to the courage of firefighters. And the laziness of screenwriters." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"Viewers may see religious implications in the movie, with its messianic mermaid and chlorinated holy water, but it really isn't worthy of such deep analysis." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"Suddenly the Coen Brothers, of all people, seem to be playing it safe." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"A bit too moody and metaphysical for its own good." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lake of Fire (2007) |
"[Kaye has] taken his camera places and filmed things that neither side will want you see." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"Lakeview Terrace [is] an unsettling address for everyone -- black, white or 'blue'." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Land of the Blind (2006) |
"The movie leaves you with lots of questions, mainly, what are Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland doing here? Imagine Ed Wood attempting Brazil or Uwe Boll remaking V For Vendetta." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lars And The Real Girl (2007) |
"Lars is played by the endlessly fascinating Ryan Gosling, who perhaps has too much of a taste for damaged characters, but manages the tricky task of both playing Lars' feelings and hinting at their motivations." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lassie (2006) |
"It's the loveliest and most moving children's film of the year so far." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Chance Harvey (2008) |
"It's a small, sweet, old-fashioned charmer." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"After an hour and a half of this, you may feel as if you're on drugs yourself. Or wish you were." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"Latifah's carpe diem spirit sustains the picture, even when the script is carpe dumb." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"The movie's real power, and true greatness, comes from Whitaker. Whether or not it's forgotten at awards season, it's guaranteed to be remembered for a long time to come." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"The Last Kiss is interminably bleak. It doesn't win laughs or offer catharsis. The film only lowers your spirits and never seems to end." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1/4 |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"Even though the film clocks under two hours, it seems longer than a Lord of the Rings marathon played on slow motion." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"The picture grows pretentious in parts and the ending is anticlimactic." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"It's not a great or even particularly provocative drama, but it is well made, and one that adult adventure fans can go to without embarrassment." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Last Shot (2004) |
"A ripped-from-the- headlines story rendered with wit, imagination and no small amount of moxie." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Last Sin Eater (2007) |
"What should be a simple parable of redemption takes nearly an unforgivable 2 1/2 hours." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Winter (2007) |
"Even if this is no red-blooded shocker, its unsettling mood lingers long past the final fade-out, hinting at all sorts of retribution just lying in wait for polluters." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"A by-the-numbers, rehashed romance." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Layer Cake (2005) |
"As choices for a night's entertainment, well, you'd do better with a pint of Bass." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Le Doulos (1962) |
"A cool, classy treat." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Le Petite Jerusalem (2006) |
"Well played by Fanny Valette -- even her pallor seems to match our image of a French philosophy student -- Laura is someone worth rooting for." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"A concept whose promise is never quite fulfilled." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"It fumbles -- early -- and never really gets back in the game." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"A self-serious streak turns the sequel a bit ... brunette." |
Bob Campbell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lemming (2006) |
"A unique, absurdist ghost story." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"A welcome holiday treat." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) |
"Because Cohen is such a colorful, eloquent central character, I'm Your Man overcomes its flaws. His music may not be everyone's cup of folk-rock tea, but his stories of lost love, self-doubt and creative struggle ring universal." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Let the Right One In (2008) |
"A smart and welcome vampire film. And although it provides the usual horrors, its most frightening one may be the stark loneliness of a child." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) |
"Eastwood's second Iwo Jima film is far better than the first. Apart from some flashbacks to the commanding officer's cadet days, its unity of time and place gives it a powerful drive, and a tragic feeling of predestination." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
The Libertine (2005) |
"Depp has a wonderful time as the Earl, and why wouldn't he? The movie plays to his deepest boyish desires to jump into the dress-up box and emerge with a frilly shirt and one of Mom's discarded wigs." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
License To Wed (2007) |
"All it does is make you wish [Robin Williams] never discovered movies -- or, at least, stuck to voicing cartoons and doing the odd, occasional drama." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) |
"Anderson may be incapable of making a dull film -- he's certainly incapable of making a dull-looking film -- and from its fake-docu introduction to its full-circle conclusion, his movie looks interesting and unique." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) |
"What began as tragedy ends as mere sleight -- and turns a trusting audience into dupes." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Lightning in a Bottle (2004) |
"Lightning is often great fun, and remains an important record." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Lilya 4-Ever (2003) |
"This sober, unsparing drama, strong if unambitious, is probably as perfectly characteristic a specimen of serious European filmmaking as any movie ever made." |
Bob Campbell |
Splat 2/4 |
The Limits of Control (2009) |
"The Limits of Control feels like a dream I had after a slightly off paella and way too much bad wine." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"Lions for Lambs is Redford's latest film as a director. It's also, sadly, one of his weakest." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Lipstick & Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004) |
"Even if this isn't a great film, it still has plenty of amazing stories from some great women." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Little Black Book (2004) |
"All Little Black Book offers is a pileup of sitcom scenarios overlaid with annoyingly glib narration, à la Sex and the City." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Little Children (2006) |
"Field knows how to create a world." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Little Fish (2006) |
"A small film with a big cast, Little Fish is notable for its performances." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Little Man (2006) |
"Every gross baby joke imaginable is wedged into the story -- with mishaps involving diapers, breast milk, castor oil and rectal thermometers. It's supposed to be hilarious because the infant is actually a grown man. Really, it's just creepy." |
Lisa Rose |
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