Splat |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"I was really disappointed by this." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"Washington demonstrates his really remarkable ability to make us forget he’s a movie star and completely believe he’s a flawed but noble civil servant." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"It just tries to take a little bit from some of the things we’ve seen over the past few years that have worked to make this work and it’s just desperate and it doesn’t work." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"It’s like Ratatouille meets Upstairs Downstairs to go sort of cross-generational but it didn’t work really on any level." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Tennessee (2009) |
"The problem with the film is that it is depressing for no real reason." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Tennessee (2009) |
"It is a brooding, heavy story that has moments of visual beauty, but is ultimately imbued with a permanent glumness." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"It’s a fun time at the movies." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"This is the worst big budget summer release I’ve seen in some time." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Tetro (2009) |
"Francis Ford Coppola gives you a lot to digest here and I appreciate that." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Tetro (2009) |
"It is long and slow and, most importantly, lacking in dramatic tension." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
That Evening Sun (2009) |
"Holbrook is a terrific actor, and it’s nice to see him in a leading role, but this is still a movie you can skip." |
A.O. Scott |
Tomato |
That Evening Sun (2009) |
"[Holbrook is] wonderful." |
Michael Phillips |
Splat |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"What a ridiculous movie." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"The special effects in 1951 were hokey fun. Here, in the first half of the movie anyway, they are hokey but they aren’t fun." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Thirst (2009) |
"Funny at times, perhaps not purposefully so, it’s never truly scary or even thrilling." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Thirst (2009) |
"There were moments where I was genuinely scared and moments where I was genuinely moved." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"Some fans of the book might enjoy seeing these two soul mates brought to life on the big screen, but for everyone else the interpretation seems forced and at times inconsistent." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"I thought really very little in the film worked." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato 3/4 |
Timecode (2000) |
"I recommend the film." |
Roger Ebert |
Splat |
Towelhead (2008) |
"It wasn’t enjoyable at any level." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Towelhead (2008) |
"This movie will challenge you on a number of levels, including some beliefs you’d never thought you’d question." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Traitor (2008) |
"A good political action movie that makes you use your brain a little bit." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Traitor (2008) |
"It was complicated but ultimately it failed in that attempt to deliver a complicated message." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"It’s confusing and excessive and it just missed the mark completely." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"It is as if Michael Bay was saying "You think I've blown stuff up before? Ha-ha. Wait till you see this."" |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Transporter 3 (2008) |
"A mindless, silly waste of time." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Transporter 3 (2008) |
"I had less problems with the characters and more trouble with the actual action, which felt really antiseptic to me." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Splat |
Trucker (2009) |
"You know exactly what is going to happen and you don’t really care." |
A.O. Scott |
Splat |
Trucker (2009) |
"Most of Trucker comes off like a sincere but totally artificial slice of life." |
Michael Phillips |
Splat |
Twilight (2008) |
"Unfortunately, it just didn’t work." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Twilight (2008) |
"I think this film is definitely a victim of it’s own expectations." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"It has an amazing kind of emotional integrity and intensity." |
A.O. Scott |
Tomato |
Two Lovers (2009) |
"I thought it was a gritty New York story and actually really lost myself in the characters." |
Ben Lyons |
Splat |
Two Lovers (2009) |
"A movie you sense is supposed to be a nuanced story of depression and the complexity of our emotional choices becomes far too straightforward." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
Tomato |
Tyson (2009) |
"It makes you look at him in a new light." |
Ben Lyons |
Tomato |
Tyson (2009) |
"My hunch is this innovative documentary will make you look at Mike Tyson differently. Not necessarily in a better light, but in greater context." |
Ben Mankiewicz |
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