Tomato |
P.S. (2004) |
"Laura Linney is one of those actors at whose feet I just want to drop and grovel: she’s so smart and expressive and real." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
P.S. I Love You (2007) |
"[T]his wonderful movie... is not relentlessly grim, but it is endlessly poignant even in its lightest moments..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Pacifier (2005) |
"[B]rought me... to a low during which I was actually calculating the precise moment in which [this] crossed the line into categorical awfulness..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
A Painted House |
"The worst -- and best -- that can be said about it all is that it's inoffensive." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"Watts and Norton are extraordinary actors, and in fine form here, but they never click together..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"Holy ruby slippers, is this one grim film. Enthrallingly spooky, appropriately frightful, but grim. Grim like it might make the Brothers Grimm say, "Well, it's a bit dark, isn't it?" in an accusatory tone." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Panic Room (2002) |
"[Foster and Fincher are] locked in a box... and it's a box that's unopenable except by cheating." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"There's not enough story here... and the moodiness is of a type that doesn't speak to me..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Does no one else see that the few genuinely creepy and original moments here are so few and far between that this would have been far more intriguing as a YouTube short...?" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
Pariah (1998) |
"Pariah, like a through-the-looking-glass version of American History X, is brutally raw and often difficult to watch, but this low-budget indie is an important film that deserves to be seen by a large audience." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Paris (2009) |
"[Y]ou probably cannot ever go wrong with a flick set in the City of Light and starring one of the most luminous actresses ever to grace the arthouse screen..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"Oh my goodness, I didn't expect this: Paris 36 is The Muppet Show in, you know, Paris in 1936." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Partridge Family - Boxed Set 1 (1970) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Partridge Family - The Complete First Season (1970) |
"Oh, the power to bewitch that is incarnate in that horribly catchy theme song is but part of the paranormal cunning of this singing family in flare pants." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 3/10 |
Passion of Mind (1999) |
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MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"This isn’t a movie: it’s a theme-park ride for Jesus freaks. SEE the hunks of flesh ripped from Jesus’ side! EXPERIENCE the stations of the cross like never before!" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 3/10 |
Patch Adams (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Pathfinder (2007) |
"[A] compelling example of purely cinematic storytelling that eschews almost all dialogue and lets moody colors and visceral action tell a tale that is mythic and metaphoric..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Patricia Routledge in Three Portraits (2003) |
"Routledge inhabits desperately unhappy women who endeavor mightily to convince us their lives are more than what they are..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Patriot (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Patton (1970) |
"A spectacular and unvarnished look at a man who thrives in war while also sowing the seeds of his own downfall." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |
"Oh my goodness, it's a ripoff of Die Hard. A shameless ripoff that gets more and more shameless the longer it goes on..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Paulie (1998) |
"Pretend you're renting it for a kid and go get it." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat 6/10 |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"A cheaply manipulative film of constructed sentimentality that left me feeling angry at how it tried to jerk my emotions around." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
Payback (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Paycheck (2003) |
"Starring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman. And Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman’s stunt doubles." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
The Peacemaker (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Pearl Diver (2006) |
"[S]o many movies that are designed to appeal to the 'faith and values' crowd... end up being smugly exclusionary... But this bridges that divide..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"The kind of crap that deserves to be slapped silly." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Penelope (2008) |
"McAvoy is... unaffectedly charming... Ricci is her own kind of quirky-captivating... And the two of them even share a fair bit of romantic chemistry." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Perfect Crime (2005) |
"[J]ust cuz a movie has subtitles doesn't make it deep or meaningful or even worth your time..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"Smug? Damn, this is a self-satisfied, arrogant excuse for a film, in which the red-herringness is piled on with outrageous aplomb till there can be no doubt that Twohy is daring you to guess what's up and hoping you're not up to it, or not caring if you a" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Perfect Holiday (2007) |
"Picking the single dumbest element in this extremely dumb movie is easy." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
A Perfect Murder (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Perfect Parents (2008) |
"[W]eirdly, ambiguously intriguing..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
The Perfect Score (2004) |
"[K]inda boring, with occasional moments of ludicrousness, and a few instances -- surprisingly -- of lucid social commentary." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Perfect Storm (2000) |
"A rare treat in a summer movie." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"[A] cautionary tale about the dangers of Internet chat. You know, like everyone was worried about in 1996. Coming for Summer 2008: Don't Go Near the Telegraph!" |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Persepolis (2007) |
"There is no question that the animation style of this French production is unlike anything we've ever seen before..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Peter Pan (2003) |
"It’s all there in the subtext, the scary-tender discovery of the bittersweet adventure of romance and attraction and, yup, even lust." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Phat Girlz (2006) |
"I am allowed to say this, because I've been on both sides of the [fat-girl] fence: Phat Girlz, shut the f**k up." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Phone Booth (2003) |
"Quick, dirty, and economical, with an on-the-fly energy that Hollywood films rarely evince these days." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato 6/10 |
Pi (1997) |
"Ventures into challenging, intelligent subject matter that few other films dare to." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
The Pianist (2002) |
"A darkly lavish and harrowing re-creation of the Warsaw occupation." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Pieces of April (2003) |
"Katie Holmes... gives her most subtle and audacious performance yet..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Pimp My Ride - The Complete First Season (2004) |
"Fairy godrapper Xzibit... gives sorry cars extreme makeovers..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"Here's yet another excellent argument for the legalization of marijuana... it will prevent us seeing more movies like this one..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Splat |
Pink Panther (2006) |
"[A] desecration of a comedy classic -- not a remake of the Blake Edwards films, it's more like fictional-character assassination..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
- |
Pinky and the Brain - Vols. 1-2 |
Click here to see the review. |
MaryAnn Johanson |
Tomato |
Pinky and the Brain - Vols. 1-2 |
"[I]nventive... sarcastic... outrageously entertaining..." |
MaryAnn Johanson |
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