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 4/4 |
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) |
"A novel experiment which one hopes will be tried again soon." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 0/4 |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) |
"An infuriatingly-offensive, soft-porn primer on how to treat girls as objects who exist at the disposal of men." |
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 |
Splat 1/4 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"This bottom-feeder's sophomoric, locker room approach to black-white, gay-straight, and male-female issues cannot be undone by a saccharine storybook ending." |
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 |
Splat 0/4 |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
"A disjointed, ear-splitting, visually-jarring, mirthless exercise in pandemonium that director Terry Gilliam tries to pass off as family entertainment." |
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 |
Splat 1/4 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"Imagine a cross between Martin Lawrence's Big Momma's House and Eddie Murphy's The Klumps with Christian and Cinderella themes." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"What ruins this revenge flick is Madea's boorish, bull in the china store act reminiscent of the sassy black woman stereotype popularized by Sanford and Son's Aunt Esther. Loud and ignorant, Medea tends to trivialize every scene." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"Tim Story gives the Marvel comics superheroes the Barbershop treatment." |
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 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 |
Splat 1/4 |
The Great Raid (2005) |
"Instead of a tribute to a fine chapter in the annals of the Greatest Generation, we have a second-rate romance right out of a cheesy, pulp fiction novel." |
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 3/4 |
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 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 |
Splat 1/4 |
A Lot Like Love (2005) |
"The typical romantic comedy keeps the leads apart or until just before the closing credits. This film falls flat because they engage in sex during the picture's opening sequence." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 0/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"A derivative, readily-forgettable insult to the intelligence!" |
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 |
Splat 1/4 |
Monster-in-Law (2005) |
"For a revenge comedy to work, the villain should be so despicable that you relish those moments when the victim turns the tables and gets even. This flick is misleading because the title character is not really mean, but rather a sympathetic figure." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Must Love Dogs (2005) |
"An insult to the viewer's intelligence, which sticks to silly slapstick while failing to get around to making a mature statement about relationships." |
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 |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) |
"A fitting capstone on a collection of screen classics for the ages!" |
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 |
Splat 1/4 |
Unleashed (2005) |
"An irritating excuse to glorify senseless slaughter!" |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 4/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"Spielberg flips the E.T. script with this sci-fi flick which reverts to the pulp fiction notion of aliens as the enemies of earthlings." |
Kam Williams |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Unless you check your political correctness at the box office, expect to be offended." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 0/4 |
XXX: State of the Union (2005) |
"XXXcruciating!" |
Kam Williams |
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 |
Splat 1/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"Ostensibly modeled on the egomaniacal Ted Baxter of the old Mary Tyler Moore TV series, this adventure's protagonist is less comical, less endearing, and generally grates on the nerves." |
Kam Williams |
Splat 1/4 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"Schoolyard jokes about religious faiths, genetic traits, and sexuality which only work if you enjoy laughing at people because they are darker-skinned, or curlier-haired, or perverted, or have emigrated from another continent." |
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 |
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 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 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 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 |
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 2/4 |
The Notebook (2004) |
"A sentimental film filled with flashbacks and clichés." |
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 |
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 4/4 |
Spider-Man 2 (2004) |
"Spider-Man wrestling with demons, literally and figuratively!" |
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 |
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