Splat 3/5 |
W. (2008) |
"Whatever your political beliefs, you won't find anything unexpected in W." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2.5/5 |
W. (2008) |
"Never approaches the sometimes-hilarious horror of real life." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"The nonstop '90s references (Hey, remember Zima?!) will have you groaning, even if you don't consider a Kingsley-Olsen makeout session a sign of the apocalypse." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"Doesn't have an original bullet in its chamber." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
Waiting for Dublin (2009) |
"One more bad choice you can make around St. Patrick's Day." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4/5 |
Waitress (2007) |
"Nothing can distract from the inherent joy of experiencing this undeniably tasty creation." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"The ending is a bigger cheat than a diner charging for coffee refills." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"A movie you can simply walk out of, say 'That was really funny,' and go back to your day." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"Reese Witherspoon is a marvel." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Walker (2007) |
"If you thought the phrase 'murder mystery' is a guaranteed indicator of excitement and intrigue, well, you thought wrong." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"Enough to restore your sense of wonder not only in movies, but in the universe as well." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"The most unique Pixar movie yet and, hands-down, the best love story of the year." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
Wanted (2008) |
"Permission for unhappy office drones to go on a killing spree." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/4 |
War (2007) |
"It's the ultimate showdown between cliche and more cliche." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
War Dance (2007) |
"At once heartbreaking and inspirational." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/5 |
War, Inc. (2008) |
"Just embarrassing for everyone involved." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wassup Rockers (2006) |
"Though the world is still a rough place to grow up, with these teens Clark now seems willing to concede that the kids are all right." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Snyder has no interest in making sense of a world overcome by evil and the heroism that works to stop it. All he's mastered is the sensation of bullets tearing through flesh." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3/4 |
Water (2006) |
"Water doesn't fully capture the pain and hardship of these repressed women, but it's a powerful saga of the suppressive force of certain cultural customs." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"But for all the movie’s good cheer, it’s never dull. What it lacks in edginess, it more than makes up for with stunning scenery, a breathless finale and an irresistibly hopeful message." |
Jessica Reaves |
Splat 3/5 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"Spends too much time on dull shenanigans by military men and sound effects of the screech-knock-bang variety." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
Water Lilies (2007) |
"Sciamma demonstrates the potential to make a truly erotic and interesting film. This just isn't it." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"Winds up feeling like a big story told only in a small way." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
We Are Wizards (2008) |
"There's ultimately very little to take the movie beyond the realm of pleasantly diverting DVD bonus feature." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 4/5 |
We Live in Public (2009) |
"Portrait of an egomaniac capitalizing on technology remains plenty valuable as a peek into the past that few would want to see become the future." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2.5/5 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"The movie would seem ripe for TNT, but action this unexciting can't even compete with Law and Order." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Weather Girl (2009) |
"The lack of star power proves detrimental without characters multidimensional enough to compel on their own." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"A bleak, messy midlife crisis drama as unsure of itself as a weather forecast." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) |
"We're starting to think Martin Lawrence's presence might not be a sign of quality." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 5/5 |
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"Breathtaking. With the sort of calm that only comes from the suppression of panic, Wendy and Lucy identifies the strength in weakness, and the weakness in strength." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
What Doesn't Kill You (2008) |
"Simply too familiar and ponderous to succeed in a genre with movies as riveting as The Departed." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 1/5 |
What Goes Up (2009) |
"Muted and never moving, instead finding no insight while dragging its feet along a variety of forced quirks." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"Though a notch above Made of Honor on the tolerability scale, Vegas takes a shot at love with all the romantic know-how of Tila Tequila." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
What Just Happened (2008) |
"Doesn't even consider itself surprising enough to tack on a question mark." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
What We Do Is Secret (2008) |
"A classic example of a biopic not understanding why its subject matters." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) |
"With a provocative title clearly designed to get viewers' attention, it's disappointing that [the movie] doesn't actually have much to say." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2.5/5 |
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) |
"The choir might have more impact if they didn't seem like a traveling theater troupe led by some odd blend of an electrocuted Quentin Tarantino and Poison's C.C. DeVille." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"[Woody] Allen's execution -- dim, repressed Red Staters get liberated in the big city -- will register best with his core audience." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 0.5/4 |
When a Stranger Calls (2006) |
"As edgy and unpredictable as a Mandy Moore video." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008) |
"File under 'Don't know what you got 'til it's gone' and go buy a Father's Day gift." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) |
"Spurlock spends so much time on himself he forgets to find anything actually worth making a movie about." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) |
"And what happened to Morgan Spurlock's inquisitive nature?" |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"Requires its audience to take a giant leap, use their minds and, occasionally, go to some uncomfortable places ... an uncommonly bold and brilliant piece of filmmaking." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 5/5 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"A challenging journey into the mind of a boy who no longer feels loved ... This unbelievable achievement is daring, it's funny, it's unusual, it's brilliant." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
Whip It (2009) |
"Just sort of rolls by, with a lot of attitude but little that adds to the heap of stories about rebellious kids, close-minded parents and underdog sports teams." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4/5 |
The White Ribbon (2009) |
"Cruelty and paranoia breathe down the neck of this nail-biter, which creates biblical horror out of peace disturbed." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Whiteout (2009) |
"The only thing to care about is what lotion Beckinsale uses to make her skin hold up so well in sub-zero temps." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3/4 |
Who Killed The Electric Car? (2006) |
"Proves to be not a balanced documentary but an embittered plea from consumers who just want their baby back." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 0/4 |
Who's Your Caddy? (2007) |
"Rap isn't the irritant; you'd get dirty looks at a golf course for blasting Kenny G too." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Why We Fight (2006) |
"A succinct history lesson and a horrifying inquiry into political contradictions, false promises and perpetuated terror." |
Matt Pais |
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