Tomato |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"The movie doesn't contain a single original character or plot point, but it's entertaining -- and, oddly enough, kind of charming -- in its familiarity." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"If Simone is supposed to offer some kind cautionary message about computers and the media age, it gets lost in Niccol's sloppy screenplay." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2004) |
"A potent reminder that history is glutted with proof that trials, convictions and imprisonment for those accused of crimes against humanity offer no deterrent." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
Saawariya (2007) |
"Saawariya doesn't collapse but does wobble for much of its nearly 150-minute running time" |
Frank Lovece |
Splat |
Sacco & Vanzetti (2007) |
"A knee-jerk take that may touch many hearts but does not feed or satisfy the mind." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
Sacred Planet (2003) |
"The imagery is stunning, the message urgent." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"Proudly outside the mainstream, but adventurous audiences looking for a uniquely diverting time will be glad Guy Maddin is staying the course." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Sade (2002) |
"Sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
Safe Conduct (2002) |
"Safe Conduct, however ambitious and well-intentioned, fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
Safe Men (1998) |
"Safe Men frequently excels in its little touches while failing in the long run to generate much excitement." |
Bruce Feld |
Splat |
The Safety of Objects (2003) |
"Tedious exercise in navel-gazing." |
Erica Abeel |
Tomato |
Sahara (2005) |
"While it doesn't rewrite the genre, it finds a way to deliver with style and humor everything adventure fans want.
" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Saint of 9/11 (2006) |
"Judge comes off as a warm, smart and courageous priest free of pretensions." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Saint Ralph (2005) |
"What writer-director Michael McGowan has pulled off is a bit of a miracle." |
Bruce Feld |
Splat |
Saints and Sinners (2004) |
"A sort of petulant familial totalitarianism is invoked, which in its hectoring demand for tolerance rather amounts to the kind of intolerance the Catholic Church itself is so often accused of." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Salaam Namaste (2005) |
"It's fair to say that the Melbourne setting--along with Khan and Zinta--makes the movie. Otherwise, it mainly feels like Bollywood business as usual." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat |
The Salon (2005) |
"Talks its way to a tedious, predictable conclusion that offers more yawns than laughs." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
The Saltmen of Tibet (2001) |
"Koch's achievement is not limited to ethnography...nor is it limited to the lyrical way in which she presents her subject." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"Something's missing from the center of this self-consciously hip film noir: a hero you can feel for." |
Kevin Lally |
Splat |
Same Old Song (1997) |
"What may have been intended as playful comes off as unbearably leaden and incongruous instead." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008) |
"In its compelling immediacy, recalls the great works of Italian Neo-Realist cinema." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"Not only better than its predecessor, it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season." |
Shirley Sealy |
Tomato |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) |
"Short's skill and total commitment to his role make him no straw-dog villain, and his chemistry with Allen helps the movie's Santa feel like a real live person and not an imperturbable icon." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Saraband (2005) |
"We find [Bergman]at 87, sifting through his pictures, wondering at the choices he's made." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"There is a healthy release to be had in this address of our shared, so-often-facile Hallmark-card reverence. Humor can be the best weapon after all." |
David Noh |
Splat |
Sarkar Raj (2008) |
"This all-star concoction is as muddy as the Ganges and nowhere near as holy. Unless, of course, you're talking plot-holey." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
The Sasquatch Gang (2007) |
"Skousen as storyteller captures the language, the drag, the excesses and the simultaneously sad and wonderful friendships cementing each group." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Satin Rouge (2002) |
"An outstanding first feature with a solid screenplay and excellent performances." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato |
Saudade do futuro (2000) |
"As much a cinematic treasure as it is a celebration of Brazil's musical traditions." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"Blessed with a fine script, solid cast, smashing production design, and a message that drives home the notion that money isn't everything." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
Save The Green Planet! (2005) |
"Part thriller, part dark comedy, part sci-fi epic, Save the Green Planet is both insanely addictive and completely insane." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"The production disappoints both as modern-day dance film and Jungle Fever redux." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
Saved! (2004) |
"A breezily irreverent teen comedy that satirically addresses questions of peer pressure as well as spiritual hypocrisy." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Saving Face (2005) |
"Exudes the kind of warmth and intelligence that delivers to well-defined segments of the indie-oriented audience." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"They've filled the cast with an able bunch of comedians." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"Spielberg's assembled cast is as fine an ensemble as one could hope for." |
Chris Grunden |
Tomato |
Saving Shiloh (2006) |
"Wilson really is the only reason an adult or any child other than the very youngest moviegoer could watch this well-meaning, easygoing family drama." |
Frank Lovece |
Splat |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"This knuckleheaded youth comedy cocktail doesn't deliver enough kicks to trigger more than average rounds." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
Savior (1998) |
"Quaid's stripped-down, emotionally raw performance is a far cry from his last acting job in The Parent Trap." |
Chris Grunden |
Splat |
Saw (2004) |
"The failure is in the execution, and as script, direction and even make-up are abysmal, it is very difficult to believe a moment of Saw." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
Saw II (2005) |
"By no means a masterpiece of the genre, but it's a slickly made picture that more than delivers on the promise made on its poster--oh yes, there will be blood." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat |
Saw III (2006) |
"If humorless torture marathons like this represent the future of American horror cinema, it's time for Hollywood to officially outsource the genre overseas, where they remember the pleasures of a good scare." |
Ethan Alter |
Tomato |
Saw IV (2007) |
"The absurdity reaches new highs in Saw IV, which asks us to swallow developments that simply aren't logistically possible, never mind realistic." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat |
Saw V (2008) |
"Beyond entertaining fans with variations on the life-or-death challenges that seemed so startlingly fresh a mere four years ago, Saw V's primary purpose seems to be setting up a new series of films featuring Hoffman as the evil puppet-master. Wheth" |
Maitland McDonagh |
Splat |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"In short, anything for laughs, which are far outnumbered by the dismayed, unbelieving groans issuing from viewers who have to sit through it." |
David Noh |
Splat |
Say Uncle (2006) |
"Ultimately, Paul's plight is just not that interesting, and when the neighborhood stridently turns against him, the film veers into absurdity." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"Naturally, some of the jokes are offensive (while others just don't work the way they must have on paper), but many of them are genuinely hilarious and all of them are good-natured in spirit." |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"Lacks the humor, invention and auto-critique of the first film." |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
"[The film] tirelessly plumbs away for laughs, some honestly earned, with the majority on the desperate side." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"There are some laughs in this latest installment." |
Frank Lovece |
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