Splat |
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) |
"Lacks the style, wit and suspense that marked Waller's debut feature, Mute Witness." |
Bob Satuloff |
Tomato |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"An excellent cast goes far to redeem >Alice and Martin." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"The ensemble performances are nothing short of magnificent." |
Bruce Feld |
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 |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"For an episodic film, America's Heart and Soul is fast-paced and often downright exciting." |
Bruce Feld |
Splat |
American Violet (2009) |
"Based on the true story of a racist raid in rural Texas during the 2000 Presidential election, American Violet suffers from a routine script and flat direction." |
Bruce Feld |
Splat |
Anywhere But Here (1999) |
"Both Sarandon and Portman provide solid performances in a film that is otherwise predictable and slight." |
Bruce Feld |
Tomato |
American Blackout (2006) |
"A raised-fist documentary on black voter disenfranchisement which loses some, but definitely not all, its punch by morphing into a paid ad for Cynthia McKinney." |
Chris Barsanti |
Splat |
American Gun (2006) |
"...more like talking points for a film than a finished product. The effects of violence and the gun trade are examined, but little light is shed." |
Chris Barsanti |
Splat |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Ultimately too slight a work on which to end a directorial career." |
Chris Barsanti |
Tomato |
American Pie (1999) |
"The Weitzes, with screenwriter Adam Herz, have cleverly captured all the nostalgia, fear and humor associated with adolescent sex, or lack thereof." |
Chris Grunden |
Tomato |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Evolves into a surprisingly touching account of the tiny steps outcasts take to find happiness." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Aimed at an audience slightly younger than those for his Spy Kids films (despite the PG rating), Sharkboy... falls roughly in between frenzied and brilliant." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"With all the platitudes flying around (and with one of the most stridently uplifting scores in memory), it's difficult to take any of Against the Ropes seriously." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 5/5 |
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973) |
"Extraordinary adventure in the Andean jungles" |
Daniel Eagan |
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 |
Alexander (2004) |
"Shouldn't there be more to Alexander than nutty parents and homosexual leanings?" |
Daniel Eagan |
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 3/5 |
Alien Nation (1988) |
"Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Cameron and his crew have captured mesmerizing footage." |
Daniel Eagan |
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 5/5 |
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |
"Classic anti-war drama" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 4/5 |
All Through the Night (1942) |
"Boisterous Warner Bros. action comedy about Nazis in Manhattan" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 4/5 |
Along Came Jones (1945) |
"Smooth, entertaining Western comedy about a cowpoke mistaken for a gunslinger" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 3/5 |
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918) |
"Solid Pickford vehicle, mixing comedy and romance" |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
An Amazing Couple (2002) |
"Overall, Belvaux's vision isn't far removed from average fare on network TV." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"Writer-director Courtney Solomon manages to cast a modern spin on the story, but it is one that could be regarded as the least imaginative explanation possible." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
An American Journey (2009) |
"An impressionistic look at The Americans, Robert Frank's groundbreaking book of photographs, including interviews with some of the figures involved." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
American Movie (1999) |
"Despite some lulls in pacing, American Movie ends up an inspiring and very entertaining look at a true dreamer." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Amores Perros (2001) |
"Apart from the first story, the film just doesn't live up to its promise." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"As a special-effects extravaganza, it's pretty tepid stuff, but as a jungle potboiler, the movie has just enough campy thrills to keep customers satisfied." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"Anchorman has a good-natured attitude to go along with its hit-or-miss jokes, and Ferrell's willingness to humiliate himself for a laugh should count for something." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides: Working With Time (2003) |
"An engaging introduction to the sculptor's work." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Annapolis (2006) |
"The school seems to consist of one obstacle course, one classroom lab, and a world-class boxing arena." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 3/5 |
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) |
"Stiff adaptation buoyed by brilliant Berlin score" |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"It is a measure of Gibson's talent and perseverance, as well as his respect for old-fashioned storytelling, that it succeeds as well as it does." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat 1/5 |
Arabesque (1966) |
"Dated espionage farce sabotaged by elderly stars and witless jokes" |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Ararat (2002) |
"Just about all of the film is confusing on one level or another, making Ararat far more demanding than it needs to be." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"An excuse for indifferently executed slapstick involving Ice Cube, who contributes little more than a series of snarls and scowls to the proceedings." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Are We There Yet? (2005) |
"Critics sniff at Ice Cube's movies, but they deliver just what his audiences want." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"There's no denying the power of the joke, or the equal parts delight and embarrassment The Aristocrats provokes." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato 87/100 |
Ashes of Time Redux (1994) |
"Ashes of Time looked battered and bleached-out; Redux takes place in an alternate universe in which sand is the color of mustard and skin looks like it's ready to ignite." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
Assassination Tango (2003) |
"A diverting film that occasionally reaches real beauty." |
Daniel Eagan |
Tomato |
ATL (2006) |
"...a relief from the cynical, slickly packaged teen movies that have been flooding the market." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
The Aura (2006) |
"The Aura is a reflection upon the thriller genre rather than an actual thriller itself." |
Daniel Eagan |
Splat |
The American Astronaut (2001) |
"McAbee is unable to fashion a cohesive enough storyline to keep this bizarro space odyssey engaging throughout." |
Daniel Steinhart |
Tomato |
The Anniversary Party (2001) |
"This movie feels a lot like a privileged peek into Hollywood's private lives." |
Daniel Steinhart |
Splat |
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997) |
"Gains little visually from big-screen exposure." |
David Bartholomew |
Splat |
The Acid House (1998) |
"What the three stories do share are solid ideas all dressed up with nowhere to go." |
David Luty |
Tomato |
American Pimp (1999) |
"There's a built-in staleness to American Pimp that the Hughes Brothers are never able to overcome." |
David Luty |
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