Splat 6/10 |
Babel (2006) |
"Babel is skillful filmmaking, but the film's whole is less than its parts. After the drama ends, little has been learned." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"Not to be a contrarian, but as predictable as the movie is, its events often feel as if there were no alternative. The Pang brothers, besides being artisans of action and suspense, tell a good story -- or maybe I'm simply suffering from heat and Hurricane" |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Unlike the many heist movies obsessed with high-tech gadgetry and beyond-human stunts, The Bank Job, in more ways than one, gets down and dirty." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The Dark Knight is redeemed in Batman Begins. This is the best Batman movie of all.
" |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Be Cool (2005) |
"This Hollywood-set tale of music business corruption never finds it feet." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"Because of Winn-Dixie's heart-tugging sadness makes its joy even sweeter." |
John Wirt |
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Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"Baton Rouge screen and theater veterans B.J. Hopper and Lenore Banks plus LSU theater grad John McConnell help Because of Winn-Dixie find its heart." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"Bee Movie is never an unpleasant experience, but it's never a particularly engaging or funny film either." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 6/10 |
Beerfest (2006) |
"Beerfest is what it is, silliness that entertains at its own lowbrow level." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Bewitched (2005) |
"The movie has more wit than the usual summer fluff, but it's also a forgettable confection that squanders the surprising potential it finds." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Big Momma's House 2 (2006) |
"The mugging Lawrence steps out of character to promise that Big Momma will be back. Fine, but someone should hire writers next time.
" |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Birth (2004) |
"Managing to be both stilted and bizarre, Birth never achieves life." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Black Book (2007) |
"Carice van Houten is a persuasive heroine -- beautiful, daring, wry and, when it counts, poignant." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"The movie jumps overboard during an insane third act that threatens to undercut the accomplished filmmaking that precedes it. It's such an engaging ride beforehand, though, that the freaky climax is forgivable." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black Snake Moan (2007) |
"While writer-director Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan isn't the film his earlier Hustle & Flow is, it's got its peculiar Southern Gothic appeal. Moan transcends its trashy, exploitative trappings, rising to a homey sort of salvation." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"Whatever negative things there are to say about Blades of Glory, it's still funny." |
John Wirt |
Splat 6/10 |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"Blood runs often in Blood Diamond, an often admirable action-drama that takes some wrong turns." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Blue Angel (1930) |
"A classic of the German cinema. Jannings is tragic, Dietrich is devastating." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bolt (2008) |
"No future classic, but a pleasant little movie with a fiercely devoted little hero." |
John Wirt |
- |
Boogeyman (2005) |
"The Boogeyman is coming. Natchitoches native and LSU grad Juliet Snowden is waiting for him." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 8/10 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"Maybe most funny movie-film you see in your lifes." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"An irresistible rush of action and suspense, The Bourne Ultimatum also shows that a hellacious action movie need not be mindless." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
"An offbeat fairytale populated by colorful characters and spot-on performances." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) |
"The latest installment of the life of Bridget Jones is tired and sloppy." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Bright Star (2009) |
"Gorgeous to behold, the film also devastates with its meticulous portrait of impassioned lovers against whom fate conspires so mightily." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"An unconventional love story that doesn't match its hype." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"A frenzied sideshow sprinkled with Terry Gilliam’s familiar ticks and excess but lacking funny or winning characters.
" |
John Wirt |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bruno (2009) |
"Sacha Baron Cohen's smiling and gregarious Borat, as opposed to his haughty and selfish Bruno, scores much higher on the likeability scale." |
John Wirt |
Splat 1/4 |
The Bucket List (2007) |
"This bucket's got a hole in it." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
Bug (2007) |
"An unpleasant curiosity and train wreck of a movie that never completely sells its stage bound, feverish events." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"Maestros of time and place, the Coen brothers orchestra a convergence of incompetence, bad decisions and all-around silliness." |
John Wirt |
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