Splat |
Factotum (2006) |
"If Bukowski's life was fascinating enough for him to put it into book form, Norwegian Bent Hamer's direction doesn't do it justice." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Factotum (2006) |
"Save yourself the anguish and money. If you want to watch Matt Dillon that badly, rent 'Crash' again." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"Surprise! Surprise! 'Failure to Launch' actually has an original premise, solid acting and very good writing." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"Once in a while, it's just nice to have romance and comedy come together in a pleasant surprise." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
The Fall (2008) |
"Once you've been away from 'The Fall' for 24 hours or so, you reflect on its sheer beauty." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
The Fall (2008) |
"In a world of blockbusters and super-hero movies, one "small" film about five mystical heroes can be more satisfying than all of the others put together." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat |
The Family Stone (2005) |
"'The Family Stone' is a cliche-ridden disaster that wants desperately to be a holiday tear-jerker, but mostly pushes all the wrong buttons." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
The Family Stone (2005) |
"It doesn't matter how many fine actors are assembled in a film, if the script is terrible, then the movie can't be good." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato 3/5 |
Fantasia (1940) |
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David Kaplan |
Tomato |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"There are plenty of sight gags that may go unnoticed because of the rapid pace of the movie, so some may find a second viewing worthwhile." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"Although there are parts of this film that are highly entertaining and scenes that are very amusing, I was not totally enamored with "Fantastic Mr. Fox"." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"There is a sweet believability among Ben and his cohorts, as they divvy up the season tickets,inhaling the aroma of the freshly printed ducats as though they were a fine wine." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"This movie is truly delightful, a real must-see, even if you’re not a sports fan." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"This is an intelligent, lovely film, truly one of the year's best.
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Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat |
Firewall (2006) |
"A flawed, formulaic, February film featuring former fugitive Harrison Ford." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Firewall (2006) |
"It's not that 'Firewall' is a bad movie --- it's just not that great. Plus I am so over Harrison Ford." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
Flame & Citron (2008) |
"The film evolves into a mystery about who the two men can trust, besides each other, and the results are often nail-biting." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
Flame & Citron (2008) |
""Flame and Citron" is a spine-tingling war drama with superb acting." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat |
Flannel Pajamas (2006) |
"Kirk and Nicholson provide solid acting throughout the movie. Lipsky's writing is frequently original. However, the overall sense of this film is that it lacks credibility." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Flannel Pajamas (2006) |
"Both Nicholson and Kirk are terrific actors, but the script limits them and their performances." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat 2/5 |
Fletch Lives (1989) |
No article available. |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Flightplan (2005) |
"......a rather nifty psychological drama for the first hour, after which it descends into an ordinary mom-battling-the-evil-people-alone plot." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Flightplan (2005) |
"Jodie, Jodie, Jodie ---- what could you have been thinking?" |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Tomato |
Flyboys (2006) |
"'Flyboys' is a nice-looking picture with some exciting moments, but it's far too long and drastically underwritten to rank with the better war movies, or even 'Top Gun', for that matter." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Flyboys (2006) |
"The movie was beautifully filmed but poorly written. What can I say ---- once again, the script is what makes or breaks a film." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat |
For Your Consideration (2006) |
"The film started to go downhill when the writers decided to change the movie-in-a-movie title from 'Home For Purim' to 'Home For Thanksgiving'." |
David Kaplan |
Tomato |
For Your Consideration (2006) |
"It's a great assemblage of characters and actors without a great script." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
Splat |
Friends With Money (2006) |
"One would assume (Holofcener) knows a thing or two about female friendships, but you wouldn't know it from this drivel." |
David Kaplan |
Splat |
Friends With Money (2006) |
"This is all such crap! Unless you like sitting in a dark theater watching people 'kvetch' for no good reason." |
Jeanne Kaplan |
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