Tomato 3/4
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)
"The Baader Meinhof Complex is a taut and involving thriller that is at its strongest when it focuses on the ideological evolution of Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck)."
Sonny Bunch
Baby Mama (2008)
"Baby Mama lets Amy Poehler shine on the big screen. The only question is, why did Hollywood wait so long to give her a starring role?"
Christian Toto
Tomato 2.5/4
Baghead (2008)
"There are some humorous and touching moments in Baghead, but the actors lack the finesse needed to make us really feel for their characters."
Splat 1.5/4
Battle in Seattle (2008)
"Battle in Seattle is a childish, ineffectively manipulative piece of self-serious agitprop about the four-day World Trade Organization meetings in 1999."
Splat 1/4
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
"Be Kind Rewind should gather dust on both DVD and VHS shelves."
Splat 2/4
Beauty Shop (2005)
"Shouldn't Queen Latifah be able to find better projects than an unnecessary spinoff like Beauty Shop?"
Bee Movie (2007)
"Bee Movie is a light, moderately entertaining romp. Not that there's anything wrong with that."
Before Sunset (2004)
"Before Sunset is all talk, and audiences will be listening intently to every word of this smart romance"
Bewitched (2005)
"Bewitched casts a spell with its show-within-a-show plot, but ultimately fizzles with its flat romance"
Beyond the Gates (2007)
"Beyond the Gates takes an unflinching look at the start of the Rwandan genocide."
Big Fan (2009)
"Though there are moments of comedy, Paul's abrasiveness makes it too hard to give oneself over to the humor and accept it on its own terms."
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster* tackles the steroids debate in ways audiences won't see coming."
The Blind Side (2009)
"A feel-good sports drama about the intersection of race and athletics, with solid if unremarkable performances that strains just a little too hard for social relevance"
Blindness (2008)
"Like the film's thematic elements, the camera trickery comes off as unnecessarily pretentious, the sort of thing film students applaud while mainstream audiences yawn."
Body of Lies (2008)
"Visually, the film is quite striking. Few modern filmmakers handle desert landscapes as well as Mr. Scott."
Bottle Shock (2008)
"Bottle Shock is like a discount bottle of wine you'll savor despite its apparent flaws."
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
"Breakin' transcends cliches thanks to Jamie Foxx's irreverence and charm"
Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004)
"Broken Lizard's Club Dread spoofs a genre already spoofed out, the slasher film, and does it badly"
Brothers (2009)
"In its attempt to examine the war on terror through the lens of family struggles, Brothers occasionally works. Ultimately, however, it fails in two respects."
Brothers at War (2009)
"Combining footage from the home front and the front lines, Brothers at War is the first comprehensive examination of life in Iraq through the eyes of a soldier and his loved ones."
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The Brothers Bloom (2009)
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Bruno (2009)
"In the end, Bruno simply isn't as funny as Borat. ... Mr. Baron Cohen is too often forcing the issue instead of letting the humor emerge organically."
The Bucket List (2007)
"Director Rob Reiner continues his creative free fall with this flawed, one-note List."
Burn After Reading (2008)
"Burn After Reading is typical Coen brothers, but Brad Pitt's appearance is anything but expected."
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