Splat 2.5/4 |
W. (2008) |
"It's Stone's faith in himself that's the stumbling block here, first convinced he has something new to contribute to the already exhaustive Bush-analysis business, and then rushing to get the film out in theaters before the election." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"The film plays like a scattered collection of memories rather than a straight story. The emotional and political aspects of the movie never converge to make a point." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"A Juilliard-trained musician, accomplished actor and busy TV director, Vondie Curtis Hall is probably too smart to be directing stories like Waist Deep." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Waiting... (2005) |
"If you're planning to go out for dinner and a movie, Waiting... should be your last choice at the multiplex." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"Heartfelt and intelligent, with a pinch of whimsy." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"[Judd] Apatow has always told loose and improvisational stories, but the work he's done here with [director Jake] Kasdan just feels lazy and unfinished." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"Most art house movies don't have enough drama. Walk on Water has twice as much as it needs." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"At its most basic levels, Walk the Line does what it's supposed to." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Walker (2007) |
"The movie is often a little lifeless." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"It's certainly a busy little movie, although none of it makes much sense." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 4/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"WALL-E is a surprisingly moving parable of what we waste, and what we should cherish -- and wrapped in a romance so absurdly moving it could wring a tear or two even from Gort and Robby the Robot. Or a parent and child." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
" With its sneaky wit and layered jokes, Wallace and Gromit makes even the big studios' most high-tech efforts feel flat." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"It's a goofy, giddy bit of escapism." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"Its exploitation of tragic iconography -- just to amp up the screams, tug some tears and sell a few more million movie tickets -- should be deplored." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
The War Within (2005) |
"This is the sort of material guaranteed to disquiet anyone who lived through 9/11, but rather than exploiting the memories for easy genre thrills, director Joseph Castelo tries to confront the underlying situation." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Washington Heights (2003) |
"Motivations slide right off the page ... Storylines are snipped short and major characters become bystanders." |
Bob Campbell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wassup Rockers (2006) |
"The thought of a middle-aged man lurking around a bunch of kids is kind of creepy, but Clark shows some degree of self-awareness." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"As much as it respectfully copies the comic book, the film can't quite measure up." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Water (2006) |
"Lyrical imagery is matched with subtle performances." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Wattstax (1973) |
"A time when not only a single record company could put together a day like this, but could then give every dollar made to charity." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"A movie for grownups about four childish adults." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"You don't judge artists by where they find their inspiration; you judge them by how they realize it. And in We Own the Night James Gray hits the bull's-eye." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"The movie doesn't have the courage of its own bleak convictions." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Beyond the amusing shtick spotlighted in the ad campaign, the picture is a self-nullifying blend of raunch and schmaltz." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
A Wedding for Bella (2001) |
"Contrived and clichéd, the dramatic momentum ends long before the movie does." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"A nice, if not consistently funny, place to visit." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Wendell Baker Story (2007) |
"Wendell Baker isn't perfect. The slacker humor grows cloying at times. Still, there's an undeniable charm to the Texas tale as it celebrates nonconformity and redemption." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
What Goes Up (2009) |
"The whole thing feels like a premeditated attempt at a Sundance sensation, a mix of cast members (and ideas) from Juno and Hamlet 2 spiced up with the now obligatory '80s references." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"It's called What Happens in Vegas, but it should have been called What Happens in Hollywood as it pretty much defines contrived studio comedy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
What the Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole (2006) |
"With a schlockmeister's showmanship, the directors have simply taken the old film, cut in other footage and outtakes, and re-released it as a different picture." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"As a holding pattern until Allen gets a new, better movie together, this works for now." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
When a Stranger Calls (2006) |
"Dial M for mediocre." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
When Do We Eat? (2006) |
"When Do We Eat? is as imperfect as the Stuckmans' Seder, yet it has some decent punchlines, a strong cast and a good heart." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
When the Levees Broke (2006) |
"One of Lee's greatest and most deeply personal works." |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
Tomato |
When the Sea Rises (2006) |
"A charming, accessible movie that spotlights Moreau's talent against a fanciful cinematic backdrop." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
When Will I Be Loved (2004) |
"When Will I be Loved isn't a great leap forward for Toback, but it certainly is a step up from the noxious delirium of his last effort, Harvard Man." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) |
"While some of the interviews are interesting, and the scenery beautiful, eventually the juvenile jokes overwhelm any real point that Spurlock is trying to make." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Where The Truth Lies (2005) |
"Not only is Where the Truth Lies not particularly erotic, it's not even particularly good." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"It’s a qualified pleasure, now, to say that the movie is not a disaster -- in fact, parts of it are miraculous -- and that it is still, very much, a Spike Jonze movie." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Whip It (2009) |
"It’s as if Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine strapped on skates and sailed right into some pat Hollywood comedy." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
White Chicks (2004) |
"Even though they go preachy in the end, these chicks with quips deliver scattered bouts of hilarity." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
White Countess (2005) |
"Pushed to deliver the cry of anguish that sort of material demands, Ivory can only manage a whimper." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
White Noise (2005) |
"The movie delivers little more than cheap shocks and stylized static." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 4/5 |
Who Is Norman Lloyd? (2007) |
"Captures the joy of the man as he talks about working in the '30s with stage directors like Elia Kazan and Joseph Losey, or playing tennis with Chaplin under the bright L.A. sun." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Who Killed The Electric Car? (2006) |
"In many ways, the movie is superior to An Inconvenient Truth, with more journalistic balance than the Al Gore global warming film." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) |
"For all its loud gunplay and manic shouting, the movie never works up much of a head of steam." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Why We Fight (2006) |
"There have been so many protest pictures on the scene since the Iraq war began -- from Michael Moore, Robert Greenwald and other provocateurs -- that Why We Fight leaves you with a mild sense of deja vu rather than a fresh sense of outrage." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Wicker Park (2004) |
"A piece of entertainment as tired and throwaway as a discount Harlequin paperback, but it comes sheathed in the flashiest of book covers." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004) |
"A smart and -- ultimately, surprisingly -- sweet film." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
The Wild (2006) |
"With blah CG animation and scattershot punchlines, the movie fails to beat mediocrity." |
Lisa Rose |
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