Splat |
D.E.B.S. (2005) |
"The material feels stretched thin over feature length, and indeed, it was a short film first and should've stayed that way" |
Luke Y. Thompson |
Tomato 5/5 |
D.O.A. (1949) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat 1/5 |
D.O.A. (1988) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"...only occasionally reaches the level of uninspired competence and almost never soars above." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 4/5 |
Daddy Nostalgia (1990) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"A complete waste of some wonderful talent." |
Andy Klein |
Splat 2/5 |
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Danielson: A Family Movie (2006) |
"... it's hard to imagine anyone not in the actual family (or at least the presold family of fans) being interested enough to stick it out for the entire hour and 45 minutes." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Dare Not Walk Alone (2008) |
"Directed by Jeremy Dean, Dare Not Walk Alone successfully avoids the trappings of many well-meaning civil rights docs that serve chiefly as grief mops for white liberal guilt." |
Brent Simon |
Splat |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"It's hard to know ... whether I've simply had it up to here with Anderson's archly cute portrayals of the troubles and eccentricities of the fabulously well-to-do." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"It's another step in Nolan's attempt to make action blockbusters more "serious" without stripping them of the genre's benefits." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Dark Past (1949) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Dark Water (2005) |
"...nicely atmospheric, but the atmosphere isn’t quite enough to sustain interest in the absence of fright." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Darwin's Nightmare (2006) |
"Hubert Sauper's brutal documentary is up for an Oscar, and it's easy to see why." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"...there’s not enough diversion to keep one’s mind from fixating on some of the stupider plot points.
" |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Day of the Triffids (1963) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Day Watch (2007) |
"The first film ... had style and a specifically Russian streak of dark angst. Day Watch continues in that tradition but adds one unexpected element -- a weird sense of humor." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Daybreak (2005) |
"There is very little wrong here – the performances are uniformly strong – but there is very little to justify the time, either" |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Days of Being Wild (1990) |
"Twelve years after first seeing Days of Being Wild, I’m finally developing some fondness for it." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"I neither gained any knowledge nor experienced pleasure or deep emotion of any sort; the best that can be said is that I wasn't bored or offended." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/5 |
Dead Man (1996) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Dead Man's Bounty (2007) |
"The debut feature of artist Piotr Uklanski alleges to be the first Polish western ... There's no doubt that Uklanski has an eye: the film is full of beautifully composed shots. But that's about the end of its virtues." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dead Ringers (1988) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Deal (2008) |
"Director/co-writer Gil Cates Jr. gives us a by-the-numbers execution of a by-the-numbers story, which would barely be movie-of-the-week material but for [Burt] Reynolds's "star power."" |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 5/5 |
Dear America - Letters Home From Vietnam (1988) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/5 |
Death and the Maiden (1995) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Death at a Funeral (2007) |
"The stench of desperation wafts from the screen, as Craig and Oz randomly grasp at one hackneyed device after another ..." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Death Defying Acts (2008) |
"...a decidedly minor addition to the résumé of Australian director Gillian Armstrong...The film moves quickly enough, and it's a passably glossy entertainment, but, as Houdini, Pearce is too young..." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) |
"...the cinematic equivalent of a shaggy-dog story: the inevitable, deliberately anticlimactic punchline is less important than the length to which the buildup is protracted." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Deception (2008) |
"[D]espite a fair amount of suspense and good performances from all three leads, this is one of those films where [the central] scheme ... depends on a million little unpredictable details breaking properly." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Deep Blue (2005) |
"...it reminded me very much of a lava lamp I had in college..." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 4/5 |
Deep Crimson (1996) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"[T]he plot opens up the standard can of wormholes that plague time-travel stories.... Even ignoring the problems introduced by time travel, we have to accept [a long list of things that make no sense]." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) |
"...a riveting, horrifying documentary..." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
The Departed (2006) |
"As great as the original is, Scorsese has once again been able to reshape the material into something equally good, with different strengths and weaknesses." |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Derailed (2005) |
"I can honestly and accurately state that a dental cleaning is more enjoyable than watching this inaugural release from the Weinstein Company" |
Luke Y. Thompson |
Splat |
The Descent (2006) |
"...whatever qualities have made horror fans embrace The Descent are lost on me." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 4/5 |
Desert Bloom (1986) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) |
"The cinematography and editing are often far more creative than the aptly utilitarian work frequently found in biographical documentaries..." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 4/5 |
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"There is not a surprising moment in David Frankel's film, but it goes down easily enough." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/5 |
Diary of a Seducer (1995) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat 2/5 |
Dick Tracy (1990) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"Outside of the numerous action set pieces, what makes Live Free or Die Hard essentially enjoyable is the odd-couple pairing of the immature hacker and the tough cop, who will ... bond and learn to respect each other." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 4/5 |
Diner (1982) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Splat |
Dirty Deeds (2005) |
"The fact that the whole setup is idiotic wouldn’t make a difference if the damned thing were funny." |
Andy Klein |
Splat 2/5 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) |
No article available. |
Andy Klein |
Tomato |
District B13 (2006) |
"The plot is only serviceable, but it perfectly serves its main function ... an excuse to string together a series of ultracool fight and chase sequences." |
Andy Klein |