Tomato 2.5/4 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"a mild charmer, with a genial nature and a game cast." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"it's impossible to get excited about a movie when the leading man looks bored." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"young teenagers might enjoy the mildly bad attitude and silly sequences, but adults will be bored" |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"It’s high camp and silly, but not nearly funny enough to drive the audience to frequent bouts of laughter." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"You now that your movie has major problems when a bad wig is the most memorable part of the film." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"There's a charming retro vibe to "The Bank Job," a historical crime caper with more comic hues than violent flourishes." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"never really amazing enough to separate it from the rest of the herd of great animation that we’ve seen this summer." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"an engaging super hero flick that is both realistic and fantastic." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"doesn’t capture much of what’s really cool in Elmore Leonard’s novel, but there’s no denying that “Be Cool” provides some very funny, very entertaining moments." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"a nice enough story, just not funny or memorable enough to make it into a winner." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"utterly disposable entertainment created with the lowest common denominator in mind." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"each character in the film is so shallow and cold that there’s nobody for the audience to cheer on." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
The Benchwarmers (2006) |
"an unapologetically dumb comedy, and I won’t criticize the filmmakers for delivering this mindless but crowd-pleasing comedy." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"a highly entertaining action flick, with the final dragon battle being particularly memorable." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) |
"For the seven year olds out there, this is a perfectly fun movie and there's nothing that a cranky film critic can say to sour the experience." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Bewitched has a lot of problems, but it also has enough hit-and-miss charm to please most summer movie audiences." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"features amazing production design and a fascinating story at first, the film does eventually fall apart at the end." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Blade: Trinity (2004) |
"feels like a quickie film thrown together in the vain (vein?) attempt to resurrect an ailing franchise" |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"The film will be a hit, but I’m still disappointed that the film skates by on the bare minimum of effort." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"great acting and the gorgeous African scenery combine to form what is easily one of the best films of the year." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bolt (2008) |
"the film succeeds because it has genuine heart, a couple of mildly-thrilling action sequences, and most notably, a hilarious supporting performance by Mark Walton, who plays Rhino the hamster." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Boogeyman (2005) |
"the entire cast seems to be on autopilot, and the behind-the-camera crew doesn’t try any harder." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"very brash, funny stuff that would make Andy Kaufman quite proud." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"Fans of the original film will certainly be pleased with this sequel." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"Should be one of the best action films of the summer, but the director is so enamored with his hand-held camera technique that the film becomes difficult to endure." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Brave One (2007) |
"should have been a quickie revenge flick, but turns out to have a lot more meat on its bones thanks to Foster’s strong performance and assured direction by Neil Jordan" |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"amusing at times, but neither the story nor the lead actors give us enough to care or laugh about." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Breakin' All the Rules (2004) |
"it's all very silly and highly unbelievable, but the five main leads are all having a good time." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1/4 |
Bride Wars (2009) |
"the leading ladies don't provide any memorable moments other than the obvious visual gag of a cat fight between two women in wedding dresses." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"It’s not often that a kiddie-flick will elicit genuine emotion in the audience" |
Sean McBride |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) |
" the sequel gives us a heroine who acts like an idiot and then whines about the lack of men in her life." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"I never became emotionally involved in their story" |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"a film overflowing with cool sets and special effects, yet it’s also rather emotionally unengaging, something that has plagued Gilliam all throughout his career." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Bucket List (2007) |
"I hope that I get to see many more movies as enjoyable as <->The Bucket List before I kick my bucket and head for that great multiplex in the sky." |
Sean McBride |
Splat 2/4 |
Bug (2007) |
"disturbing, but not scary enough to work as a horror film and not deep enough to work as a drama." |
Sean McBride |
Tomato 3/4 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"a lot of fun to watch, but it's not going to hold up as one of the Coen Brothers major works." |
Sean McBride |
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