Tomato 9/10 |
Babel (2006) |
"While this might not be for everyone, certainly not for the lazy, it is a brilliant piece of movie-making. It grabs you and doesn't let go." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 1/10 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"...numbingly unfunny." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"Strong performances by Thornton and Kinnear barely compensate for the dismal "acting" of Kraft who can't begin to carry Tatum O'Neal's spikes." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 1/10 |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"It's a disgrace." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
Ballets Russes (2005) |
"I would have thought that sitting there for two hours listening to people talk about ballet, of all things, would quickly put me to sleep. But I was fascinated and walked out of the screening invigorated.
" |
Tony Medley |
Splat 1/10 |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
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Tony Medley |
Splat 1/5 |
Barbarians at the Gate (1992) |
"Rubbish with Garner whitewashing a real life villain" |
Tony Medley |
Splat 3/10 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Tony Medley |
Splat 2/10 |
Basic (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Tony Medley |
Splat 5/10 |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"Surely they can't be serious. This is so bad it must be camp. Under heavy pancake makeup, Sharon Stone gives a bad Mae West imitation, a performance not to be missed by any camp-follower" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"The plot is pretty ridiculous and logic is never even tried. Even though it’s 138 minutes of nonsense, it’s action-packed and fun. The set design of Gotham is Oscar-caliber." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 5/10 |
Battle of Algiers (1966) |
"This film has received a lot of praise from critics, but not that many people will find this that entertaining." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Baxter (2005) |
"the flip side of “The Graduate;" what happened to the guy jilted at the altar? ...a charming, clever, humorous, touching, intelligent comedy." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 2/10 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"A squalid piece of nonsense that trivializes murder and violence. The color is good and Travolta is a master of the dance floor, but this is nothing more than glitzy trash.
" |
Tony Medley |
Splat 2/10 |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"With this film Jacques Audiard proves that rotten movies aren’t the sole province of Hollywood...107 minutes of pure tedium." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 1/10 |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"A gruesome chick flick with a good performance by Mandy Moore and terrific music that has been relegated to the background." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"A story that can’t help but touch your heartstrings. The dog is cute and loveable, but 9 year old Opal's ingenuous personality brightens all the lonely people. I loved it.
" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Bedford Incident (1965) |
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Tony Medley |
Splat 0/10 |
Beerfest (2006) |
"I can't remember a year when there have been as many horrible movies. "Beerfest" is the poster child for them...makes "Talladega Nights" look like Hamlet." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 4/10 |
Before Sunset (2004) |
"morally ambivalent about the importance of the family unit and personal responsibility...uninvolving dialogue, uninspired directing, deficient acting." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 5/10 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) |
"...(a) dark, dour, depressing dirge." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 5/10 |
Being Julia (2004) |
"(T)he relationship (between Julia and Tom) is beyond belief...(T)he film is terminally slow. It would take less time to read Maugham's novella than to watch this film" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Bend It Like Beckham (2003) |
"Suffice it to say this is a delightful, uplifting treat, whether you like soccer or not (and I don’t)." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 1/10 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"My friend took the 3-D glasses off halfway through, which causes the image to be blurry. I should have tried that. Blurry couldn't have made it worse." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 7/10 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Cute and funny and appealing for about 75 minutes, when it comes to a crashing halt when Ephron switches from a comedy to a love story. The last 20 minutes are excruciating" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 10/10 |
Beyond the Gates (2007) |
"Instead of the latest major studio flummery, do yourself a favor and see this brilliant, low-budget independent masterpiece, one that educates as well as entertains." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
Beyond the Sea (2004) |
"I wish that it had used Bobby Darin’s voice, that someone more appropriate had been cast as Sandra Dee, and that Darin had been presented with at least a few warts." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Big Bounce (2004) |
"With gorgeous Hawaiian cinematography, a charming Owen Wilson, and a clever script, I found it eminently enjoyable." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Birth (2004) |
"There’s a mysterious, hypnotic quality to the atmosphere of the film that grabbed me and wouldn’t let go." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 10/10 |
Black Book (2007) |
"...a captivating story of high adventure and danger on a very personal level that starts with high tension that continues to increase throughout." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Black Dahlia (2006) |
"This is so laughable it must be intended as camp. I was disappointed this wasn't a serious examination of the real Black Dahlia case. Oh, well, sometimes you don't get what you pay for and it's a pleasant surprise." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 7/10 |
Black Snake Moan (2007) |
"A dismal trailer and misguided promotion make this look like a gothic horror story, when, in fact, it is a feel good love story." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 10/10 |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"Highlighted by Serra's captivating cinematography, with this tension-packed film DiCaprio proves he is one of his generation's best actors...in the mold of Bogart and Newman." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 6/10 |
Blood Work (2002) |
"If you like genre films, Blood Work will not disappoint." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 3/10 |
Bobby (2006) |
"an excruciatingly slow, uninvolving, story of a bunch of imaginary people about which I cared not a whit...a disappointing job of recreating the Cocoanut Grove; how much could a couple of fake palm trees cost?" |
Tony Medley |
Splat 2/10 |
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Bon Voyage (2004) |
"A nonstop, peripatetic, neo Hitchcockian farce...captures the chaos of a government in ruin." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 5/10 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"Another anti-intellectual attempt at comedy with jokes that concentrate on male nudity, stupid ingenuity, gay sex, and excrement. Unfortunately, irreverence does not always equate to quality humor." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 3/10 |
The Bourne Identity (2002) |
"One of the many problems, other than Damon’s lack of emotion, is the fact that there’s no suspense." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 10/10 |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"(T)he best car chase since Bullitt (1968)...With constant tension, this is a thriller at its best." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 10/10 |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"Paul Greengrass does it again! ...lots of action, good-looking people, despicable bad guys, and intensity that never lets up,..." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 0/10 |
Bratz: The Movie (2007) |
"...if this isn't the most mind-numbingly idiotic movie made this century, it gives others something to shoot at." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Brave One (2007) |
"Foster is remarkably believable. She never seems to be 'acting'." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 3/10 |
Breach (2007) |
"Being an FBI Agent is mostly slow, detailed, boring, monotonous, tedious work, which aptly describes watching this film." |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"What starts out as a Doris Day-Rock Hudson romantic comedy morphs into 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.'" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 9/10 |
Bride and Prejudice (2005) |
"It just knocks you out visually. The colors are intense, reminiscent of the Glorious three strip Technicolor, circa '35-'55. All singing, all dancing, all fun!" |
Tony Medley |
Tomato 8/10 |
Brideshead Revisited (2008) |
"Some of the set piece scenes are so astonishingly crafted they look like impressionist paintings. I wouldn't have believed it, but I really enjoyed this movie." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 6/10 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) |
"Even though it was enjoyable, there are big holes in it; there’s absolutely nothing that would lead anyone to believe that Bridget and Mark have anything in common." |
Tony Medley |
Splat 6/10 |
Bright Young Things (2004) |
"The failure to present these people as parodies, and emphasizing the tragic instead of the comedic (keeps) this entertaining movie (from being) something special.
" |
Tony Medley |
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