Tomato |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"Jean and Michèle illustrate, far more eloquently than any concatenation of events, the longstanding travails of Haitians in their impassioned desire for independence." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato 5/5 |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
"Extraordinary adventure in the Andean jungles" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer should be seen, probably before Monster. Maybe instead of Monster." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
"We are lucky that, at 80 years of age, Wust decided to share her experiences -- they are pretty incredible to behold." |
Emily Bobrow |
Splat |
Air Bud (1997) |
"Air Bud may be bland, but it's also offensive." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
The Air I Breathe (2007) |
"[Jieho] doesn't know what to do with actors, however, and the film's impressive ensemble is wasted." |
Rex Roberts |
Tomato |
AKA (2002) |
"Forget The Talented Mr. Ripley. AKA is the real deal." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
"Fine performances all around and smart pacing that rivets us to the story." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006) |
"Entertaining cinéma-vérité piece" |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
The Alamo (2004) |
"For much of the time, it's a desultory tour through period movie hell, complete with carefully aged costumes and cement-like chunks of exposition." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
The Alarmist (1997) |
"First-time filmmaker Dunsky doesn't always know where to place his camera to maximize the edgy humor that lurks near the script's surface." |
Ed Kelleher |
Splat |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"Flat time-traveling romantic comedy, marred by pretentious, artifical script and a miscast Luke Wilson's callowness." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006) |
"A moderately enjoyable affair which only drags in the middle." |
Richard James Havis |
Splat |
Alexander (2004) |
"Shouldn't there be more to Alexander than nutty parents and homosexual leanings?" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Alexandra (2008) |
"An arty, cerebral film, Alexandra nevertheless speaks to the heart like a symphony." |
Rex Roberts |
Tomato |
Alfie (2004) |
"Transported from London to Manhattan, and updated by some 40 years, Alfie still retains enough charm and bite to win discerning audiences over again." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Ali (2001) |
"The onetime Fresh Prince surpasses himself in Michael Mann's Ali, physically, vocally and emotionally meeting the challenge of this biopic of the charismatic athlete." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"Kiberlain gives an impressive performance that is harshly uncompromising in its presentation of a woman filled with anger, grief and a highly discernible writing talent." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"An excellent cast goes far to redeem >Alice and Martin." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
Alien (1979) |
"Hoo ha! Twenty-four years later, Alien still kicks some serious butt." |
Lewis Beale |
Tomato 3/5 |
Alien Nation (1988) |
"Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie" |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Alien Resurrection (1997) |
"A mix of twisted brilliance and drearily predictable sequel contrivances." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Tomato |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"Not a spoof, not a satire, just an imaginary story with echoes of It Came from Outer Space and other 1950s drive-in classics, Alien Trespass is a paragon of dry humor." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"Not a spoof, not a satire, just an imaginary story with echoes of It Came from Outer Space and other 1950s drive-in classics, Alien Trespass is a paragon of dry humor." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"Was it necessary? Probably not, but it's certainly no embarrassment, and will most likely be a hit for Fox. What more can you ask for?" |
Lewis Beale |
Tomato |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Cameron and his crew have captured mesmerizing footage." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) |
"Someone needs to tell these warring extraterrestrials that it's time to give peace a chance." |
Ethan Alter |
Tomato |
Alila (2004) |
"Extremely well-acted and generally absorbing." |
Lewis Beale |
Splat |
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2002) |
"A woefully dull, redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite Iwai's vaunted empathy." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"Rich in compassion, humor and complexity, All About My Mother not only brings its central characters from darkness to light, it suggests a brighter future for the bedraggled art of cinema." |
Wendy Weinstein |
Splat |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"With its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action, All About the Benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) |
"If only this technology had been around for Woodstock!" |
Wendy Weinstein |
Splat |
All In This Tea (2008) |
"Most of the footage is mundane stuff, following Hoffman around farms and factories. I wish the film had been more compelling." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"The ensemble performances are nothing short of magnificent." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
All Over the Guy (2001) |
"Very L.A., but in a good way: bright, fast and always informed, with a certain bitterness beneath the glossy surface." |
David Noh |
Tomato 5/5 |
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
"Classic anti-war drama" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"As much an old-fashioned potboiler as it is a political morality tale." |
Rex Roberts |
Splat |
All the Little Animals (1999) |
"The screenplay is so lacking in narrative sensibilities, it's difficult to enumerate all its failings." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"Although the visuals are consistently lovely to look at, the action is just as consistently unexciting." |
Shirley Sealy |
Tomato |
All the Queen's Men (2002) |
"Ruzowitzky has taken this mothball-y stuff and made a rather sturdy, old-fashioned entertainment out of it." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Green's refusal to deliver a clear-cut denouement is less a tease or failure of imagination than a haunting truth about wounding love. He has bored deep into the American core and come up with gold." |
Erica Abeel |
Tomato 4/5 |
All Through the Night (1942) |
"Boisterous Warner Bros. action comedy about Nazis in Manhattan" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"An irresistible, dizzying nostalgia trip to a raunchily good-natured moment in pop culture." |
Kevin Lally |
Splat |
Almost Peaceful (2004) |
"As an ensemble piece offering harsh themes rendered easily digestible by spoonfuls of sweetness and compassion, Almost Peaceful is too mild and treacly to enhance Deville's reputation with American audiences." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"There's nothing even remotely entertaining about this film -- audiences should stay home and play the original (or one of its numerous sequels) on Playstation instead." |
Ethan Alter |
Tomato |
Alone With Her (2007) |
"This isn't a psychological horror film so much as a slice-of-life twentysomething tale, in which one party happens to be quietly very not-normal." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"It is Lee Tamahori's taut pacing -- not to mention Neil Travis' exceptional editing -- that gives the film its one-two punch." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato 4/5 |
Along Came Jones (1945) |
"Smooth, entertaining Western comedy about a cowpoke mistaken for a gunslinger" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Features a spot-on cast and peppy story that brightly accommodate the less-than-startling concept." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Wants to be a horror story of sorts, but winds up being tedious and over-indulgent." |
Lewis Beale |
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