Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Eisenberg and Stewart end up making the most heartbreakingly honest couple we may see on screen all year." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"While slickly done, it is so patently absurd that a more appropriate reaction ought to be not disgust but a shaking of the head and a muttering of, 'Are you kidding?'" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"...a classy entry that's as much about the moral choices facing the characters as the horses and six guns." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Australia (2008) |
"Clearly intended as a big blockbuster, to call it merely entertaining is damning it with faint praise." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"...a mess that might be the camp classic of 2007." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"...a powerful drama about secrets... At times it threatens to veer into soap opera, but the filmmakers and actors keep it true." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Alpha Dog is about people acting on impulse and slowly making things worse and worse." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/4 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"That it is harmless entertainment for the youngsters is fine, but don't confuse this with quality entertainment." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"The two and a half hour running time speeds by without a hitch." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"In answer to the cinematic question Are We Done Yet? one can only answer, 'Let's hope so.'" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007) |
"Youngsters should have a fine time. Adults not easily persuaded that any children's film is automatically charming might bring a book." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"...a serious, slowly paced but utterly masterful slice of American history." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"It's a delightful and upbeat fairy tale for grownups." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
Atonement (2007) |
"...this season's serious British film. It's entertaining, provocative and oh so obviously Oscar bait." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"...a well-crafted and serious film that will challenge viewers and will likely frustrate many." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Accepted (2006) |
"Grown ups who can't get the joke may simply be jealous they can't go back and do it all over again themselves." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"...eminently watchable, but when it's over it turns out not to have been very satisfying." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"Watching... viewers reacting to an... attack on the president as just another reality show... suggests that 9/11 didn't change things as much as some people have claimed." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
Annapolis (2006) |
"It's a formula plot, but it's handled with some humor, some heart, and a sure hand on the camera." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"Families with youngsters and 'tweens' looking to escape the summer heat should have a fine time." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"Gibson may have a long way to go in dealing with his prejudices, but... we [can] marvel that someone can be a terrible person and yet still produce great art." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"For girls of a certain age, this is an ideal movie. Older viewers able to check their worldly cynicism at the door should have a good time too." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Art School Confidential (2006) |
"...a cartoonish valentine to youthful dreams of self-expression..." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/5 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Youngsters will enjoy it even as their more worldly and cynical elders - anyone over the age of 10 - will wish they were someplace else." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"[T]he filmmakers have no more ability to tell a story than to create three-dimensional characters. They don’t so much end the film as hit the reset button.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"While director Andrew Douglas tries to generate a few cheap shocks, you may soon join the voices in urging George to 'kill them all.'" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
Are We There Yet? (2005) |
"It’s too early and too cynically easy to declare Are We There Yet? the worst film of 2005, but it’s awfully tempting." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"[P]robably the filthiest movie ever made. It’s also hilarious and possibly one of the best studies of comedy put on film." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"Amazingly, the film arrives not as a pale copy but in an adrenaline rush, an exciting and violent action film that's very much an original." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
After the Sunset (2004) |
"One shouldn’t be too quick to put down this sort of efficient if generic filmmaking. [i]After the Sunset[/i] has modest goals, and achieves them.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"Critics expending a lot of energy on how bad [it] supposedly is need to take a deep breath. We’re not the target audience for this silly... spy movie [for] the preteen set.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 3/5 |
Alexander (2004) |
"Alexander looks great... Unfortunately...when the characters start talking, it all falls apart.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 3/5 |
Alfie (2004) |
"[I]t’s robbed of its sting because the character seems like such a relic, closer to Austin Powers than to a single man in 2004.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Parts of Along Came Polly are hilarious. Unfortunately, it's running with a series of toilet jokes that might been called Along Came Poopy.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"Surprisingly, Anacondas turns out to be much more entertaining than it has any right to be." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"This wildly uneven comedy goes from the heights of zaniness to the depths of bad-sketch humor, sometimes in the same scene.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/5 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Phantom of the Opera is every bit as good as the Broadway show, and that should be all you need to know." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
"Compared to the torture of sitting through Garfield, this... is a family movie that is the perfect summer distraction.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Aviator (2004) |
"There's a fascinating new film about... Howard Hughes' life that runs about two hours. Unfortunately, it is part of The Aviator, which clocks in at nearly three hours." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 3/5 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"There's an interesting idea [here] if only the filmmakers didn't let themselves get so bogged down in the cliches of the countless boxing films of the past." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/5 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Wilson is inert and lethargic... Instead of adding some comic energy and vitality to the proceedings, he seems to be sleepwalking through them." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
American Wedding (2003) |
"Even fans of the first two films may find the proceedings pretty tiresome, but then they made those movies into hits, so anything’s possible." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 2/5 |
Anything Else (2003) |
"[O]ne can’t imagine someone encountering this as their first Woody Allen film and understanding why many... think he’s one of the great comedy filmmakers of all time." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"[W]hen Nicholson decides to bring a character to life, he’s so captivating that you forget he’s a movie star. Such is the case with About Schmidt.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"It turns out that Kubrick was right. The problems this story presented couldn’t be solved after all.
" |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
No article available. |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Agnes Browne (1999) |
No article available. |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Another Day in Paradise (1998) |
No article available. |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Autumn Tale (1998) |
No article available. |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Splat 1/5 |
Addicted to Love (1997) |
No article available. |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
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