Tomato 3/4 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"It's fun to see a couple of talented, funny women head a comedy for a change." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Bad Education (2004) |
"Bad Education lacks the ample comic breathers (Pedro) Almodóvar often brings to lessen his dramatic blow. Perhaps this one hits too close to home to laugh off.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"Fogler resembles a hybrid of the late John Belushi and 'Superbad' co-writer and co-star Seth Rogen, with many of the funny parts missing, or at least muted." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) |
"Beautifully photographed, Balzac is a sometimes edgy journey that lands gently, but effectively on the mind.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Band's Visit (2007) |
"It'll be a long time before the image fades of members of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra in their powder-blue regalia lining up formally as they struggle to maintain their dignity." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"Basic Instinct 2, with Sharon Stone once again in the seductress role, is a sordid tale of lying liars and pants on fire." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The new adventure — bathed by rain and darkness much of the time — combines action with a clever gathering of all the now-familiar Batman elements: the suit, etc.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"Sequels rarely emerge as anything interesting, much less compelling. This one does. ... Warmed-over Chili is a gas." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat .5/4 |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"Let's not go to the videotape." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"Unlike Oliver Stone's combative ... Heaven & Earth, The Beautiful Country mines peace and serenity from the hurtful, chaotic aftermath of the Vietnam War." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"Beauty Shop won't change any lives. Like highlights on top of a familiar 'do, though, it'll brighten things for a while.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Becoming Jane (2007) |
"Think of this scenario as a smart, witty, well-acted romance novel that has sprung to life on the big screen with some restraint and a decent amount of dignity." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Being Julia (2004) |
"Bening's performance rises above the appeal of the movie itself. In fact, it's one of the strongest of the year." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Believe In Me (2007) |
"While it's not a classic high school basketball film such as Hoosiers (1986), Believe In Me tugs at the heartstrings with vigor." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat .5/4 |
The Benchwarmers (2006) |
"If The Benchwarmers were a real ball game, the mercy rule would end the punishment in the first 15 minutes." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2/4 |
Benji Off the Leash (2004) |
"This story is simplistic and budget-restrained at best. The script has little real mystery and no nuance. Frankly, the best acting comes from the canine co-stars.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2/4 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Bewitched makes last year's Kidman vehicle The Stepford Wives seem almost substantial. It was not.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Beyond the Sea (2004) |
"When I look at Spacey in this film, I see Kevin Spacey, not Darin. This leaps out even more this winter because when I look at Jamie Foxx, I see Ray Charles." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) |
"To me, honesty like that is what heroes are made of." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2/4 |
Birth (2004) |
"It may compel at first, but Birth just doesn't deliver, especially for those looking for anything resembling a logical payoff.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Black Book (2007) |
"Black Book will drive home the struggles of world war underground resistance. But as my colleague said, you will snicker a little." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Black Snake Moan (2007) |
"This is a bluesy, emotional journey that casts a powerful spell." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Blade: Trinity (2004) |
"Even if (Wesley) Snipes zombie-walks through his part, how can you hate a horror-action flick that lets the vampire dogs out?" |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bob Roberts (1992) |
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Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2/5 |
Body Shots (1999) |
No article available. |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bolt (2008) |
"Make a little room Lady, Tramp and all you Dalmatians, Disney's got a new animated dog to bark about." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 1/4 |
Boogeyman (2005) |
"Boogeyman, shot in Auckland, lives and induces giggles instead of fear in yuckland." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Born Into Brothels (2004) |
"Oh, Calcutta -- harsh and real like we've never seen it. ... This is one dazzling documentary that continues to develop." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"Jason Bourne, like the action-thriller movie franchise he fronts, has grown weary of the chase." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bride and Prejudice (2005) |
"Gutsy director Gurinder Chadha ... bends it like Bollywood this time -- the 'it' being the relatively sacred prose of British novelist Jane Austen.
" |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 4/4 |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"Brokeback Mountain, like Sam Mendes' best-picture Oscar winner American Beauty, challenges its audience to embrace luminous filmmaking beauty even while spelunking through dark emotions." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Broken English (2007) |
"You might be a little surprised or at least amused when the caustic, tired, joyous, frantic roller coaster stops." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3/4 |
Broken Flowers (2005) |
"Jim Jarmusch writes and directs the darkly comic relationship drama. With Bill Murray in the lead role, it's a marriage made in subtly droll heaven." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2/4 |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"The Brothers Grimm is numbingly grim even for him, Terry Gilliam. ... Sometimes outlandish and quirky just isn't enough, even by rebel-filmmaker standards." |
Larry Ratliff |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Bucket List (2007) |
"Much of The Bucket List plays like the male version of Thelma & Louise, a manic, silly, damn-the-torpedoes ride to life's nearest cliff." |
Larry Ratliff |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"... the Marx Brothers couldn't outrace the Coen boys when it comes to zany comic shenanigans." |
Larry Ratliff |
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