Tomato 3/4 |
13 Going on 30 (2004) |
"A rehash of familiar material, but the engaging Garner is charismatic enough to make it magical." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"It's hard to expect anyone to infuse much passion into a "by-the-numbers" boxing movie which telegraphs every punch." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Works splendidly because it dispenses with the idea that Batman's archenemies have to be quirky, colorful, superficial savants, àla the campy television series from the sixties." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Being Julia (2004) |
"A beguiling romance about an aging actress at the peak of her career who embarks on an ill-advised, illicit affair with an admirer half her age." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Being Julia (2004) |
"Annette Bening landed an Oscar nomination for her measured performance in this adaptation of 'Theatre,' a 1937 novel by W. Somerset Maugham." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Has some hilarious moments, mostly thanks to Will Ferrell's zany slapstick, mugging, and other antics." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Born Into Brothels (2004) |
"In the end, you can't help but wonder exactly what it was you've just seen. A hard-hitting exposé? Voyeuristic slumming? A true tale of triumph, against all odds? A self-aggrandizing, vanity biopic? Some new type of reality film?Perhaps all of the above." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Cinderella Man (2005) |
"A cross between Seabiscuit (because of the Depression) and Rocky (because of the sport), yet a fine enough film to stand on its own, even if the production falls short of both in terms of its emotional punch." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
The Company (2003) |
"Eschews any concern with the cinematic foreground in favor of wide-angled pans across an expanded back cast encouraged to indulge in Altman's trademark overlapping dialogue." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"Relentlessly harrowing!" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"If you ignore the plot and just approach the flick as nothing more than a 21st century update of a Busby Berkeley-style musical, you will not be disappointed." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"Drew Barrymore gives an excellent performance as a lady-in-waiting opposite Jimmy Fallon's equally-impressive portrayal of a jittery, baseball-obsessed beau." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Flightplan (2005) |
"Following a smooth takeoff, this psychological thriller hits some turbulence and crash lands due to a preposterous, almost comical, turn of events." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Freaky Friday (2003) |
"A hilarious, heartwarming remake." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |
"An entertaining but inauthentic adaptation, a production which reads more like a Hollywood teensploit than a historical epic from Holland." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Gloomy Sunday (2003) |
"Undoubtedly deserves to be added to the ranks of the best Holocaust films ever made." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Gospel (2005) |
"While The Gospel's faith-laced dialogue might annoy non-Christians, the plot mostly explores themes of a universal nature. Recommended to members of any faith for the stirring, onscreen performance of Grammy-winner Yolanda Adams." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"A menagerie of menacing and morphing computer-generated special effects make the movie worthwhile." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"The event around which the movie revolves is a desert mirage, since there is no record of any such race ever being staged. Nonetheless, those able to ignore this outrageous historical distortion might enjoy this triumph of an underdog aganst the odds." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Honeymooners (2005) |
"A disconnected series of skits and one-liners likely to satisfy children while only infuriating nostalgic adults in search of the magic of the Fifties sitcom." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
In America (2003) |
"A sappy, self-congratulatory tale of triumph of penniless newcomers over every sort of adversity, and a close brush with death every time they set foot outside of their apartment." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
In Her Shoes (2005) |
"Cluttered and predictable; but laced with laughs and enough of an emotional payoff to make it all worthwhile." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Island (2005) |
"The pace of this roller coaster ride becomes too furious to remember that it all started out as an adventure addressing some pertinent ethical issues about the pitfalls of stem cell research, cloning, and bio-genetics." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Just Like Heaven (2005) |
"Kudos to Witherspoon and Ruffalo for generating enough screen chemistry to insure a teary-eyed finale that'll make you forget the fact that you're watching a shameless rip-off." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
King Arthur (2004) |
"In many ways this movie tells us far more about the values and age in which we are living, than the one it pretends to be returning us to." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"Despite cartoonish characters, over-the-top hijinks, and occasional lapses of bad taste, any movie that leaves you laughing up the aisle, has to remain well-recommended." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Look at Me (2005) |
"Examines a variety of questions, such as superficiality versus substance, materialism versus self-worth, and taking advantage of others versus forming sincere relationships." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"An absolutely absorbing finale which establishes the trilogy as perhaps the best mythic fable ever brought to the big screen." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Lost in Translation (2003) |
"Alternately laugh-out-loud silly and profoundly moving, kudos to Sofia Coppola for managing to capture an undeniable chemistry between Murray and his 18 year-old co-star, despite a certain asexuality." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Love Actually (2003) |
"Without ever sounding a false note, this endearing ensemble holiday flick manages to be nuttier than Notting Hill, more satisfying than Bridget Jones' Diary, and even more intricate than Four Weddings and a Funeral." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Director Jacquet has cleverly figured out a way to anthropomorphise his wondrous, web-footed subjects, as they deal with hunger, rejection, loss, loneliness, and sensuality." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Monster (2003) |
"Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning toure de force!" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Music and Lyrics (2007) |
"The casting of Hugh Grant opposite Drew Barrymore was a stroke of genius both in terms of chemistry and comedy, as his self-deprecating vulnerability serves as the perfect foil for her zaniness, and their repartee is reminiscent of Hepburn and Tracy." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003) |
"What makes this movie riveting is not its subject, but the huge hole evident in the biographer's soul, a space he desperately tries to fill by speaking with those once close to his father." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
The Notebook (2004) |
"A sentimental film filled with flashbacks and clichés." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Open Range (2003) |
"While equally paying homage to directors Peckinpah, Eastwood, and Kurosawa, what makes Open Range special is that it's a love story, too. And one peopled by endearing characters we're inclined to care about when the bloodletting has finally ended." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) |
"A novel experiment which one hopes will be tried again soon." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Pieces of April (2003) |
"A delightful, charming, instant holiday classic which makes us laugh repeatedly while delivering an emotionally satisfying message about unconditional love." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Raising Helen (2004) |
"Satisfying only because of Joan Cusack's sterling performance. Will somebody please give that actress a starring role in her own vehicle?" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"A riveting, well-acted, above average example of the horror genre." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Robots (2005) |
"A computer-generated animated adventure featuring few product placements, which is quite a departure from the norm for such children's fare." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Bio-pic chronicles quadriplegic Ramon's Sampredo's 28-year crusade to legalize euthanasia in order that he be allowed to die with dignity." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Something's Gotta Give (2003) |
"Vintage Nicholson and Keaton, like fine wines, improve with age." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
"Spider-Man wrestling with demons, literally and figuratively!" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) |
"A fitting capstone on a collection of screen classics for the ages!" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
Starsky & Hutch (2004) |
"Cartoonish but clever, with the bulk of the fun coming when Wilson's wry wit meets Stiller's impatient officiousness head-on. Sophomoric, yet probably the best of the recent TV retreads." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Strayed (2004) |
"Reminiscent of such desert island classics as Swept Away and Lord of the Flies, this film is at heart, a microscopic suspense drama quite independent of the war which brought its unfortunate characters together." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Taking Lives (2004) |
"A production which would rather scare its audience with gore than reel it in via a gripping whodunit." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2/4 |
Troy (2004) |
"All the cast members, even Mr. Pitt, adopt the obligatory British accent, sans contractions, employed by the historical drama genre, even though the action takes place in Ancient Greece." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 3/4 |
An Unfinished Life (2005) |
"A modern-day Western from Lasse Hallstrom which doesn't measure up to the best of the three-time Oscar-nominee's work, but is, nonetheless, a beautifully filmed panoramic production with a plot compelling enough to recommend." |
Kam Williams |
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