Tomato |
W. (2008) |
"Give W. a W for "wonderful," B for "balance," and A for excellence in those things that add up to terrific filmed entertainment. Brolin's Dubya, Stone's direction, and Weiser's script nail it, with invaluable support from others both above and below-the-l" |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
The Wackness (2008) |
"Earnest but insufferable, The Wackness is like some movie version of a New York magazine article about city teenagers." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
WADD: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes (2001) |
"Some real emotion pierces through." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Breezily entertaining, cannily crafted, sociopolitical satire that brandishes razor-sharp teeth." |
Bob Satuloff |
Tomato |
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"Grant has crafted a handsome period piece that never betrays his first-timer status." |
Kevin Lally |
Splat |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"I saw Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie and Clyde is a major American movie. Waist Deep, sir, is no Bonnie and Clyde." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Waiting for Happiness (2003) |
"Sublime." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato |
Waking Life (2001) |
"Linklater creates something truly new, a meta-movie that stretches the boundaries of both the audience's consciousness and the medium of film." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"Jones has told a contemporary folk tale capably and amusingly." |
Peter Henne |
Splat |
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"For a grand romantic drama, Waking the Dead is often curiously chilly." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Don't walk hard, run to see this." |
Frank Lovece |
Splat |
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) |
"What's shown is undeniably elegant, which unfortunately only points up Robinson's technical ineptitude." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
"Actor Tony Goldwyn makes a striking directorial debut with the deeply nostalgic, truly heartwarming A Walk on the Moon." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"A film that brilliantly works the intersection of the personal and the political." |
Erica Abeel |
Tomato |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"Outstanding performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon help make it the strongest country-music film in years." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
A Walk to Beautiful (2008) |
"At times, it becomes reminiscent of the well-meaning but racist documentaries of the distant past and suffers from an unintentionally patronizing Nanook of the North syndrome." |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"With her Biblical quotations, endless 'to-do-in-life' list ... and imperturbable superiority, [Jamie is] more than a little creepy." |
David Noh |
Splat |
The Walker (2007) |
"As slow as its title character's Southern drawl, and it falls between audience segments, being neither arty nor terribly commercial." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Splat |
Walking on the Sky (2004) |
"A less-than-high-flown affair." |
Harry Haun |
Splat |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"The Rock's fans may buy anything he's in, but he's already shown that he's better than this type of material." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Walking to Werner (2007) |
"By the end of Walking to Werner, we are no worse off but we are not much better either." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
WALL-E (2008) |
"A tale that's equally satisfying as science fiction, cautionary satire, gentle love story and purely visual comedy." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"A delight from first frame to last." |
Kevin Lally |
Tomato |
Wallowitch & Ross - This Moment |
"The film's atmosphere is low-key, informal and charmingly musical throughout." |
Ed Kelleher |
Splat |
Wannabes |
"This miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty, believing Flatbush machismo will get it through." |
Harry Haun |
Splat |
Wanted (2008) |
"Wes encapsulates the tone of this whole misfired production with a single line: "We get our orders from a loom." That pretty much hits the bull's-eye." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
War (2007) |
"Dark in tone and almost devoid of humor, it proves that a serious, workmanlike effort can still pay off." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
War Dance (2007) |
"Comes off with a prettying slickness that, while it certainly doesn't negate the horror, tends to belie the reality." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2008) |
"War Made Easy contributes a significant argument and does a good enough job in a limited way." |
Eric Monder |
Tomato |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"Reconfirms Spielberg as a master of action, here seamlessly integrating spectacular visual magic into the most mundane and familiar settings." |
Kevin Lally |
Splat |
The War on the War on Drugs (2005) |
"The film becomes repetitive and dull." |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
War Photographer (2002) |
"In the second half of the film, Frei’s control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives Nachtwey for self-analysis." |
Maria Garcia |
Tomato |
The War Tapes (2006) |
"Gripping, boring, disturbing, amusing, enlightening and frustrating." |
Rex Roberts |
Tomato |
The War Within (2005) |
"Castelo delivers good work with a compelling subject, and both deserve attention." |
Doris Toumarkine |
Tomato |
The War Zone (1999) |
"However emotionally appalling and severe, the directorial debut of Tim Roth counters its despair with quiet beauty and takes brave insights into a dysfunctional family." |
Peter Henne |
Splat |
War, Inc. (2008) |
"The constant barrage of jokes, in-jokes, snide comments and bizarre plotlines becomes wearying after a while, and eventually the point of the whole enterprise is completely lost." |
Lewis Beale |
Tomato |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"Symbolically, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
The Warrior (2005) |
"Its deadly pacing and almost word-free screenplay make it seem like a very long slog indeed." |
Lewis Beale |
Splat |
Warrior of Light (2003) |
"The filmmaker tramps from one indistinguishable favela to another in a mind-numbing show-and-tell of de Mello's work." |
Maria Garcia |
Splat |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) |
"It's good to look at but plodding, even numbing." |
Eric Monder |
Splat |
Wasabi (2002) |
"A lightweight, uneven action comedy that freely mingles French, Japanese and Hollywood cultures." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
The Wash (2001) |
"Manages to rock pretty steady, largely due to the efforts of its huge cast, sprinkled with some real and promising talent." |
David Noh |
Splat |
Washington Heights (2003) |
"Sincere but amateurishly filmed urban tale marked by some nice performances." |
David Noh |
Tomato |
Washington Square (1997) |
"Painstakingly produced, dramatically compelling, and acted with skill and intensity." |
Bob Satuloff |
Splat |
Wassup Rockers (2006) |
"...so thinly contrived and poorly executed that one would imagine this was the director's first film." |
Chris Barsanti |
Splat |
The Watcher (2000) |
"If it weren't for the presence of Reeves, this movie would have gone straight to video, and that's exactly where it belongs." |
Maitland McDonagh |
Splat |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Unfortunately, Zack Snyder's stylish but substance-challenged adaptation only skims the surface of this groundbreaking book." |
Ethan Alter |
- |
Watchmen (2009) |
"CGI: 'Watchmen'--Zack Snyder brings superhero saga to the finish line" |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato |
Water (2006) |
"Perhaps the adversity of making the movie allowed the filmmakers and actors to empathize more fully with the subject and characters of Water." |
Rex Roberts |
Tomato |
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000) |
"Becomes deeply involving, highly thought-provoking, and remarkably engaging." |
Eric Monder |
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