Splat |
Lady Chatterley (2006) |
"One. Of. The. Most. Sluggish. Erotic-Lit. Movies. Ever." |
Nick Schager |
Splat 2/5 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"... Shyamalan tries here to take a storyteller's approach to telling what should be a visual tale, thus violating one of the chief tenets of filmmaking: Show, don't tell." |
Kim Voynar |
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Land of the Lost (2009) |
"First Land of the Lost Poster Posted" |
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Tomato |
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"Land of the Lost is if nothing else an interesting place to visit." |
Todd Gilchrist |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lars And The Real Girl (2007) |
"This film is heart-warming and lovely, but it's also deeply sad and tragic, and somehow Gosling captures both sides of this tale, touching both the deep sorrows and gladnesses that give the story it's texture and depth." |
Kim Voynar |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"This version is a capably, confidently, and chillingly effective opportunity to place ourselves in the worst possible shoes for a length of time." |
William Goss |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"Whitaker carries the film on his broad shoulders, creating a realistic and frightening portrait of one of the world's most elusive and notorious figures." |
Kim Voynar |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"While it's almost certainly guaranteed to be a box office bomb, I'm suspecting this goofy little adventure will earn a few bemused fans once it hits DVD." |
Scott Weinberg |
Tomato |
The Last Mistress (2008) |
"The Last Mistress' fervent energy is derived from its titular mistress' explode-at-any-second volatility." |
Nick Schager |
Splat C+ |
The Last Station (2009) |
"Why tackle a subject as legendary as Tolstoy if you're just going to turn him into a doddering coot?" |
Eugene Novikov |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Last Western (2006) |
"I wasn't quite sure what its point was supposed to be, and where the central focus was." |
Jette Kernion |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Last Winter (2007) |
"It features a supernatural threat, but it doesn't need one, because the film works so brilliantly as simply a psychological mood piece." |
Christopher Campbell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
""Screwball comedy" implies a certain snap and rotation -- a velocity to the gags and a vector to the plot -- but the people who made Leatherheads don't quite have the strength of arm or skew of angle to make Leatherheads truly screwball ..." |
James Rocchi |
Tomato 5/5 |
Let the Right One In (2008) |
"Please be sure to keep an eyeball out for this one, horror fans. Let the Right One In is very smart, very sweet, very sick, and very special indeed." |
Scott Weinberg |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Letters From the Other Side (2006) |
"While the film doesn't disguise its political leanings, it isn't blatantly manipulative or preachy." |
Jette Kernion |
Splat 1.5/5 |
License To Wed (2007) |
"Do they have what it takes to keep it cool and stay together long enough to get hitched? Trust me, you won't care." |
Erik Davis |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) |
"Audiences used to having everything spelled out for them may find the film too much work, but there are, I hope and believe, many people who appreciate and enjoy unraveling the mysteries of a poem or painting for themselves." |
Kim Voynar |
Tomato |
The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) |
"Not as profound in its revelations as it wants to be, but with strong acting and a strong visual palette, it's a success." |
Ryan Stewart |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Life of Reilly (2007) |
"I love this movie.
I don't say those four words often, so I had to put them first. And isolate them ... a postmortem revelation as much as a perfect swansong." |
Christopher Campbell |
Tomato |
Lights In The Dusk (2007) |
"You want to press pause, and just sit and take it in: The colors, the humor, the light, the surfaces; the simple pleasure of watching a master at work." |
Martha Fischer |
Tomato |
Lion's Den (2009) |
"Gusman's performance is so strong and impressive." |
James Rocchi |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"... a relevant message unfortunately wrapped up in an oddly discordant, moderately self-righteous package which is probably going to go right over the heads of most of the people at whom it's targeted." |
Kim Voynar |
Tomato 5/5 |
Little Children (2006) |
"At its heart, this is a story about the way we judge others, the way others judge us, and the way we judge ourselves." |
Kim Voynar |
Splat |
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"A cheap Sisyphean metaphor literally drives the thing: at first played for laughs, it's recycled to the point of nausea." |
Karina Longworth |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"This is one of those rare films where all the elements come together to create this harmonious whole that just rings true every step of the way." |
Kim Voynar |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Live Free or Die (2007) |
"A Will Ferrell/Steve Carell-style comedy that lacks the charm associated with those actors' films." |
Jette Kernion |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"Helmer/screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, making his feature film debut, hits all the right notes here." |
Kim Voynar |
Tomato |
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"What's most impressive about The Lives of Others is how smoothly it blends politics with both the traditional elements of thrillers and unabashed sentimentality." |
Martha Fischer |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Living and the Dead (2006) |
"A devious and admirably twisted little mind-bender of a genre flick." |
Scott Weinberg |
Splat |
The Lodger (2009) |
"Deviates not an inch from its rickety template." |
Nick Schager |
Tomato |
LOL (2006) |
"If Kissing On The Mouth wanted to remind us that sex is something that happens in the real world, LOL wants to show us how and why it doesn't." |
Karina Longworth |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Lonesome Jim (2006) |
"Has great relevance to the lost adultolescent generation of today ... but it also flounders in its commonplace and too-familiar concept." |
Christopher Campbell |
Tomato 2/5 |
The Lost City (2006) |
"Garcia obviously has more ambition than skill." |
Christopher Campbell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Lou Reed's Berlin (2008) |
"Once again a concert documentary allows those of us unable to have witnessed a monumental event to see it seemingly exactly as it took place." |
Christopher Campbell |
Splat |
Love Comes Lately (2007) |
"One of the most ill-conceived films to come down the pike in a long, long time." |
Ryan Stewart |
Splat 1/4 |
The Love Guru (2008) |
"If Mike Myers is obsessed with poop, pee and penises, that's his problem; if audiences make him rich for playing that out on-screen, then it becomes ours." |
James Rocchi |
Splat 2/5 |
Love Songs (2008) |
"Would actually have worked, and been better off, in my opinion, if it didn't feature any of its 14 songs at all." |
Christopher Campbell |
Splat C- |
The Lucky Ones (2008) |
"Soldiers deserve a better tribute than this trite, phony dreck." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Lunacy (2006) |
"Wickedly funny and astonishingly conceived, the film is a nonstop cavalcade of shocks, surprises and enchantments. I loved every minute of it." |
Christopher Campbell |
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