Splat 2.5/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Aesthetically interesting as it is, the film leaves you feeling somewhat blank and detached, sort of like the main character." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Abouna (2004) |
"While it doesn't tell a story that satisfies most Western eyes, in some ways that's part of the strength of Abouna." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"Across the Universe doesn't have a story so much as a sloppy collage. It drops in character names from the lyrics and shoves in a new song whenever possible. But it only manages to do all that by mangling ideas and misreading the music." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam (2009) |
"Hugh Dancy, so often just a bland safe boyfriend in femme-oriented films, gives an ironically heartfelt performance as the emotionally insulated Adam." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"One of the most fundamental rights of man is the right to simply have a frivolous good time. And that's a rainbow flag that Adam & Steve proudly waves high." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Adoration (2009) |
"Although the intent is clearly to keep us off balance as to what's real, it also unbalances the movie, hampering its ability to build suspense or involve us in its characters." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"The movie does a very good job of capturing the teens and their times. Everything feels right, from the ups-and-downs of late '80s rock, to the way kids really behaved." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Aeon Flux (2005) |
"The picture climaxes with the crashing of a blimp, an image that encapsulates the Hindenburg scale of its failure." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"At its best, After the Sunset still isn't much more than a bauble." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"A deceptively unadorned movie that ends in huge, untidy and enormously satisfying emotions." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"Gives Meg Ryan lots to do -- if, by lots, you mean wear a different trashy outfit in every scene, talk tough and follow a character arc which requires only that she learn a trite lesson." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"A sad, and sadly necessary primer on [Haiti's] troubles." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"Even if she skirts the big questions, Wuornos is a riveting presence -- affable and articulate one minute, twitchy and petulant the next." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Akeelah and the Bee won a screenplay contest a few years ago, and it reads as if its writer studied too many screenplays first." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Alamo (2004) |
"Comes off like a stodgy lecture rather than a rousing saga." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"The book-within -the-film is a bad light comedy inside another bad light comedy." |
Bob Campbell |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"Just when you start to get caught up in the action, one of the supporting actors shows up, mugging and breaking the tension." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Alfie (2004) |
"Alfie is a star in search of a vehicle." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"It's a satire without laughs, a parody without punch lines, a careful copy that replicates everything except the original's life." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"This is a sad end for two profitable Hollywood franchises, which now seem to be at an end. The movie bills itself as some sort of ultimate hunt. Instead, it's merely a mercy killing." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Aliens in the Attic (2009) |
"Unfortunately the child actors aren't particularly engaging, and the gags aren't entirely fresh." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Crawford showed us a man who sold his soul to do good and then, soulless, found himself incapable of resisting evil; Penn gives us a smart actor tearing into an awards-baiting role." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Ultra-violent, hyper-mindless and bruisingly loud, Alone in the Dark makes its video game predecessors look like Masterpiece Theater." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"You can sense the lack of imagination." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Alpha Dog may have some of Larry Clark's territory, and even some of Tarantino's markings. But it's still a mutt. And no matter how much it marks its territory, it never finds its own way home." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Amelia (2009) |
"Who was Amelia Earhart, really? It's a good question. Unfortunately, it's one beyond Amelia." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"America's Heart & Soul is as one-sided as Fahrenheit 9/11 -- just minus Moore's occasional humor and constant passion." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
An American Affair (2009) |
"It's a good rule of thumb that any film that grandly puts "American" in its title is going to try to make some statements way beyond its pay grade." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"It's a disappointing effort from witty writer-director Paul Weitz (American Pie, In Good Company). He tries to weave a subversive tapestry a la Nashville but only tells a story full of holes." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Hardcore (2006) |
"If it all goes by too fast, and leaves you with a headache when it's done -- well, wasn't that the point all along?" |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"There's thunder and lightning and wall-to-wall music. But it still doesn't add up to much of a movie." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Its arty style and note-perfect performances delight you." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
American Swing (2009) |
"In the end, the impression isn't that much different from one given by the club's own hairy habitues -- lots of sleazy charm, pounds of gold chains and a smarmy shallowness that goes very, very deep." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Teen (2008) |
"For adults, it's also, possibly, a wake-up call. Do we really put that much pressure on our children? Are we really that insensitive?" |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Violet (2009) |
"The badly titled American Violet comes from filmmakers who had clearly made up their minds long before they had written a word. And it's aimed at people who have too, before they've seen a frame." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
American Wedding (2003) |
"Even suckers for the first two American Pie courses will find this third helping indigestible." |
Bob Campbell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"The startling thing about the remake is that it's one of the better horror films to hit screens in recent months, thanks to its refusal to take itself too seriously." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"Coiled in cliché it may be, but the film offers a reasonably good time for audiences, and it boasts a few cast members with promise, both human and primate." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"The celluloid equivalent of a throwaway summer pop anthem, the sort of catchy-yet-agitating tune that has you humming in spite of yourself." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) |
"It's not an unpleasant way to spend two hours in a theater." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"If you want something more from musicals than a single syrupy hit, though -- and have fond memories of the Phantom as our most romantic of monsters -- then seek out the old Lon Chaney silent instead, and put on your own darn music." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Nice as this quietly philosophical mood may be for Besson, it's a little wan for moviegoers, and following on the heels of Arthur and the Invisibles, Angel-A seems less like a detour in his career than the beginnings of a wrong turn." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"Angels and Demons is a truly handsome production, seamlessly mixing real locations with beautifully detailed sets. There are a few good performances here, and some thrills. Yet there's a flatness to the plotting." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Annapolis (2006) |
"The film is part boxing saga, part military recruiting ad and 100 percent cliché." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"While the picture has the star power of Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts voicing insects in love, they're not nearly as interesting a couple as Woody Allen and Sharon Stone in Antz." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"Director Sacha Gervasi finds a funky charm in this pair." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Anything But Love (2003) |
"The thin story -- a 32-year-old woman who lives at home with Mom, sings in the bar at an airport motel, and lives in a fantasy world of musicals -- feels less romantic than pathetic." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"The movie doesn't leave you pondering the mysteries of a lost civilization. It leaves you pondering the psychopathology of the director." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Ed Harris has the kind of head that would look great on a coin, but it looks even better on a movie screen, as he turns his chiseled features this way and that." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appleseed (2004) |
"A cross-pollination of eye-popping combat and provocative ideas." |
Lisa Rose |
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