Tomato |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
"The hard, cold, cynical me now realizes how precious and rare things like friendship and gentleness can be that the film touched me in different ways than when I was 13." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"It could be called Why the PATRIOT Act and Total Information Awareness Are Bad... For Dummies." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Earth (1999) |
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MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Earth (2009) |
"It's not that this lovely-to-look-at nature documentary is bad: it's just that it's completely redundant as a film." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"Here we have somber reflection, the lurking gray peril of an urban underbelly, shifting shifty glances and unspoken threats. Eastern Promises is almost silent -- even its title sounds like a shush." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Easy Virtue (2009) |
"If Noel Coward had written Meet the Parents, it might look something like [this]: wickedly funny and also (or perhaps therefore) entirely free of poop jokes." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
The Edge (1997) |
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MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
EdTV (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Edward Scissorhands (1990) |
"One of my favorite films ... and one that touches me deeply." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Eight Below (2006) |
"[D]og lovers, I'm totally serious when I say: Bring lots of hankies." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |
"Popcorny-good, but with a lot of unpopped kernels and unfortunate gobs of Golden Topping(TM) lurking at the bottom." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Election (1999) |
"Wickedly funny!" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Eleventh Hour (2006) |
"None of it is really science fiction, but it will appeal to fans of the genre, as well as those of mysteries, thrillers... hell, to anyone who loves enthralling TV." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Elf (2003) |
"Like a tacky Wal-Mart sweatshirt bedecked with sequined snowmen... Elf is a Christmas tchotchke." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Elizabeth (1998) |
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MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"Torture! Intrigue! Sex! Treachery! Holy war! Cate Blanchett in royal drag! Clive Owen in pirate drag! We are highly amused." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Ella Enchanted (2004) |
"Every single attempt at levity or whimsy not only fails but actually melts down with a rancid nuclear tinge." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Ellen - The Complete Season 1 (1994) |
"[O]ne of the blandest, most generic sitcoms in recent memory..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Ellen: The Complete Season Four (1996) |
"The surface is still a lot of goofy crap, but the subtext is a sneaky and unexpected stroll through the dilemmas of modern feminism." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Emmanuel's Gift (2005) |
"[E]xtra poignant not just because it's true but also because of the refusal of directors Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern to pander to easy sentiment or to place Yeboah on a pedestal of superhumanity..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Emperor's Club (2002) |
"Interchangeably Perfect Students run through the hall. God forbid they should be late for class, what with them being the children of privilege and all and do they have any idea how they’d shame the family name if they were a nanosecond out of lockstep? N" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
"Demonstrates how stale the Disney formula had become, and how successful the Mouse could be by daring to break an old mold." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Empire (2002) |
"An extraordinary assemblage of filmmaking no-nos congeals into a movie that’s not as bad as it deserves to be, but one nowhere near entertaining, either." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
"I think I can recite most of the dialogue from The Empire Strikes Back -- I mean, even R2's clicks and beeps. Isn't that sad?" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Enchanted (2007) |
" It couldn't be whispier or more Disney-rific -- don't expect any grand philosophies on life beyond 'ain't true love grand?' -- but as a way to pass a couple hours in sheer movie-movie bliss, you can't go wrong." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 3/10 |
End of Days (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
The End of the Affair (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The End of Violence (1997) |
"It's practically an antimovie, almost plotless, self-referential, and unsettling. It refuses to wrap up neatly or comfortingly. But it's one of the most provocative films in years." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Endless Summer II, The: The Journey Continues (1994) |
"[A] beautifully shot and exhilarating film that gets short shrift on this barebones DVD presentation..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Enemy at the Gates (2001) |
"A beautiful, satisfyingly old-fashioned movie." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Enemy of the State (1998) |
"Tony Scott has crafted such a thrilling, edge-of-the-seat roller-coaster ride that you won't realize till after the end credits roll how ridiculous it is." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
The English Patient (1996) |
"Haunting and enthralling." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Enough (2002) |
"One might wonder whether this isn’t the movie most calculated to enrage an audience ever made." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"Gibney leaves us with a sense that the whole thing is like organized crime. No, wait: these Enron guys were even worse than the mafia." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Entourage: The Complete First Season (2004) |
"[N]ever fails to take that easy route, though it cloaks itself in a veneer of intelligence and insight..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
Entrapment (1999) |
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MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Envy (2004) |
"[U]nable to follow through on the gross out, despite all the crap smeared around, and hopelessly inept on the sentimental end..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
ER - The Complete First Season (1994) |
"[A] major treat... Pick this box up, stat..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Eragon (2006) |
"[N]ary a thing of any substance differs from the Gospel of Luke, except here be dragons instead of landspeeders and X-wing fighters and the Han Solo is really lame..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
Erin Brockovich (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Escape from New York (1981) |
"I remember it being a lot better than it actually is. So if you have fond memories of a long-ago viewing of EFNY, I'd suggest not ruining them by revisiting the film again." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
"[T]here’s something warmly, recognizably, ubiquitously human in Sunshine, cuz don’t we all fall in love and sometimes love it and hate it at the same time?" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Eulogy (2004) |
"[Has] a cast to die for and a bitter poignancy that imparts the sly and frequently mean-spirited wit with genuine feeling..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Eurotrip (2004) |
"[C]elebrates the... male fear of homosexuality... when it isn’t doing its damnedest to assure Europeans that their image of Americans as uncultured morons is accurate." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"I wasn't just bored... I was actively disgusted that so much money was spent on a film that is so poorly written, and so inconsistent and incoherent..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Evelyn (2002) |
"Frequently charming and characteristically Irish, with equal dollops of humor, black humor, and just plain blackness." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Evening (2007) |
"Bittersweet and deeply, achingly romantic, this perfect, perfect film... enfolds regrets and memories and love and hope in [a] snug embrace..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Event (2003) |
"[A] simultaneously edgy and cozy elegy." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Event Horizon (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) |
"A frothy delight." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
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