Splat 1/4 |
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"A spongy guy in a clingy suit who has a spongy hairdo is funny, to a point, and kudos to Black for the self-deprecation. Kudos as well for his athleticism and balletic grace as he leaps around the ring. Unfortunately, they can't support a movie." |
Amy Biancolli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Namesake (2007) |
"There's more love and heart in The Namesake than in many Hollywood dramas. I just wish the filmmakers had spread it around. Cross-cultural understanding should be a two-way street." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"Fleming's movie doesn't fuss much with originality or storytelling logic but it does play nice from beginning to end, its positive messages bundled up with self-aware humor and empowered feminine pep." |
Amy Biancolli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Nanny Diaries (2007) |
"Too false to be funny, too pat to be real." |
Amy Biancolli |
Splat 1/4 |
Nanny McPhee (2006) |
"A howling headache-inducer that features bratty urchins prone to torturing people and a color scheme resplendent with hot-pink bustiers and peeling lime paint." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato B- |
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
"Napoleon Dynamite may be forcefully weird and intermittently humorous, and you might not know what the heck to make of it, but there's nothing shocking about its screenplay." |
Amy Biancolli |
- |
Naqoyqatsi (2002) |
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|
Tomato A- |
Narc (2002) |
"The movie works dramatically right up until the end." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato B |
NASCAR: The Imax Experience (2004) |
"A galvanizing experience in terms of sight and sound." |
Bruce Westbrook |
- |
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Splat C |
National Security (2003) |
"Its acrimonious message lies in the way it depicts black oversensitivity and an atmosphere of political correctness as the only obstacles to harmony." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 3/4 |
National Treasure (2004) |
"A joyfully convoluted adventure yarn that moves lickety-split through clichés, plot holes and overall narrative mayhem until the whole unlikely rig screeches to a halt." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Nativity Story (2006) |
"It might not hook nonbelievers, but the choir might sing hosannas." |
Amy Biancolli |
Splat D |
Neil Young - Greendale (2004) |
"You're better off listening to the album than watching this almost unwatchable movie." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Splat 2/4 |
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006) |
"Some defiant rockers are forever young. This one is in name only." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato B |
Never Again (2002) |
"Just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over." |
Eric Harrison |
- |
Never Die Alone (2004) |
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|
Splat 2.5/4 |
The New World (2005) |
"Malick is so content to tell the tale through mood that he neglects its meaning." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato B+ |
New York Minute (2004) |
"It's a charming, zestful romp." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato 3/4 |
New York, I Love You (2009) |
"It's a bit too arty, and a bit too cute, but it charms and cajoles with the pluck of a native New Yorker." |
Amy Biancolli |
- |
The Newton Boys (1998) |
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|
Splat |
The Next Best Thing (2000) |
"It's sort of like two baseball teams going out to the parking lot to play the ninth inning of a tied ballgame, then coming back onto the field to announce the score." |
Jeff Millar |
Tomato |
Next Friday (1999) |
"Its humor batting average would earn anybody an MVP." |
Jeff Millar |
Splat |
Next Stop Wonderland (1997) |
"There's not much to stop for in Wonderland." |
Jeff Millar |
- |
Niagara, Niagara (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Tomato A- |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"With Dickens' words and writer-director Douglas McGrath's even-toned direction, a ripping good yarn is told." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
"An uneven but sweet-natured bop through the unstable ground of teenage lust and loneliness." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato |
Nico and Dani (2001) |
"The film seems unfocused at times, but on reflection, stands out as an unusually sensitive and honest view of teen sexuality, straight or gay." |
Louis B. Parks |
- |
Nicotina (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"The film offers enough ingenious touches and playful humor that the less-inspired elements hit with a screech." |
Amy Biancolli |
- |
Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
- |
The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"More intriguing than enthralling, more creepy than disturbing, The Night Listener runs a tidy 80 minutes yet still feels stretched." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Night Watch (2005) |
"What a rabid beast is Night Watch. What a pungent Russian fantasy-horror cheeseathon." |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato |
Nights of Cabiria (1957) |
"What makes the character so poignant is that her final fortification is not her street wisdom -- that's all surface -- but her innocence. Her ultimate protection is our sympathy for her." |
Jeff Millar |
- |
Nightwatch (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
- |
Nijinsky (1980) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
- |
Nil by Mouth (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Splat 2/4 |
Nim's Island (2008) |
"Nim's Island is a pleasant-enough jaunt for a family outing, but it never fully arrives at that 'perfect, secret world.'" |
Amy Biancolli |
Tomato 4/4 |
Nina's Tragedies (2005) |
"A gently quirky, touching comedy from Israel about a young boy's infatuation with his aunt." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nine Lives (2005) |
"The cast steps up, embracing the chance to exercise acting chops normally limited to live theater. Most do so resoundingly, but two stand out: Robin Wright Penn and Jason Isaacs." |
Bruce Westbrook |
Tomato A |
Nine Queens (2002) |
"Bielinsky is a filmmaker of impressive talent." |
Eric Harrison |
Splat |
The Ninth Gate (1999) |
"On a scene-by-scene basis, it sometimes entertains, but never amounts to anything." |
Louis B. Parks |
Tomato 4/4 |
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"[It] just might be the Coen brothers' singular mythic masterwork." |
Amy Biancolli |
- |
No Looking Back (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Tomato A |
No Man's Land (2001) |
"It's hard to believe this is writer-director Danis Tanovic's first feature fiction film." |
Eric Harrison |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
No Reservations (2007) |
"It has the smooth, caramelized sheen of a confection that goes down easy -- but won't be too hard to forget." |
Amy Biancolli |
Splat 2/4 |
Nobel Son (2008) |
"Only when Nobel Son stops trying so hard does it have any appeal at all." |
Joe Leydon |
- |
Noi (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Splat 1/4 |
Norbit (2007) |
"Murphy looks like he's in pain, and he probably is -- latex cellulite can't be fun to wear -- but his anguish is as much existential as physical, trapped inside a lumbering vehicle that offers a morbidly obese harpy as the main comic attraction." |
Amy Biancolli |
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