Tomato B- |
Baadasssss! (2004) |
"What it lacks in focus, it makes up for in energy and commitment." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C |
Babel (2006) |
"Good intentions don't always make good movies. And this one simply wasn't worth their effort." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"Baby Boy has its slow parts, its obvious parts, its egregious parts. But it’s also a film that can take you to a place no other summer movie can." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
The Bachelor (1999) |
"The funny thing is, nobody who made The Bachelor seems to notice that the script pinpoints its own formulaic emptiness before wheezing on to its foregone happy ending." |
Steve Murray |
- |
Backstage (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat C |
Backstage (2006) |
"Backstage doesn't really tell us much about the world of rock musicians, or the mental workings of their scariest fans." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Absolutely shameless in its propensity for violence and nonstop action -- and, most of the time, a heck of a lot of fun to watch." |
Bob Longino |
- |
Bad Company (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat C- |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"Bad News Bears is a conundrum: a kids movie that kids can't -- or shouldn't -- see." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"By the end of Bad Santa, you may no longer believe in Santa Claus, but you certainly will believe in Billy Bob." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Bait (2000) |
"Despite its genre trappings, Bait is an entertaining and occasionally clever picture with a crackling peformance by Jamie Foxx." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) |
"Suffers from narrative shapelessness. It's hard to tell what message Miller is trying to convey." |
Steve Murray |
- |
Ballets Russes (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat D |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
"I'd truly hoped that Ballistic would be a kicky so-bad- it's-good guilty pleasure. But it's too flat, stale, confusing and lazy." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005) |
"[A] tribute to the transforming power of books." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
Bamboozled (2000) |
"Great set-up. Lousy follow-through." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Bandits (2001) |
"No clean getaway, but offers a crowd-pleasing trio of stars and lots of funny stuff." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Bang Rajan (2004) |
"The noncombative scenes can be melodramatic and broadly acted, but that doesn't rob the movie of a certain inherent power." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"The movie wavers between Hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"A sequel with all the humor, compassion, raunch and camaraderie of its predecessor." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat D |
Bartleby (2002) |
"What was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
Basic (2003) |
"The film is so clumsily -- and often confusingly -- told that you find yourself working awfully hard to stay with it." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C- |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"When Catherine finally picks up her beloved ice pick, it's more like she's showing you a photo of an old friend than an old potential murder weapon." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
The Basket (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato B+ |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"It's about the birth pains of a superhero, with the emphasis on those pains as much as on superheroism." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
Bats (1999) |
"Bats has nothing to do with baseball or Bela Lugosi. Too bad, because either would be a welcome distraction from this cheesy B-flick about genetically altered man-eating bats." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"The first few moments of the film evoke heroism and noble struggle. After that, it's Grade A drivel." |
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Splat C+ |
The Baxter (2005) |
"While trying really hard to make Elliot a lovable loser, Showalter too often just renders him shrill and annoying." |
Bob Townsend |
Splat D |
Be Cool (2005) |
"This stunningly inept movie is an early contender for worst film of 2005." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
The Beach (2000) |
"All the beauty in the world can't camouflage the movie's gorgeous emptiness." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) |
"It's a tense, jumpy, sometimes amusing work that posits the inherent duality of everything. And, most definitely, the intriguing duality of people." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
Beautiful (2000) |
"Awkward, alternately sour and sappy." |
Hap Erstein |
Splat C+ |
Beautiful Boxer (2005) |
"There is only so much dichotomy one can show between brutal fights and caviar dreams, and the repetition becomes tiresome." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato B |
The Beautiful Country (2005) |
"Along with 1983's El Norte and 1963's America, America, The Beautiful Country conveys something essential about the immigrant experience." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato A- |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"A beautiful movie." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
The Beauty Academy of Kabul (2006) |
"Yes, (Mid)west is (Mid)west and (Mid)east is (Mid)east, but the twain do meet -- sort of -- in this fascinating, unassuming little film." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
"In the Imax format, the introduction of the Beast's castle has a breathtaking 3-D effect. And throughout the film, you see textures and details you never noticed." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"The movie has a solid moral core that uses stereotypes to impart important lessons about respect, tolerance and hair conditioner. And Queen Latifah is irresistible." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"Keaton may well be the only actress in Hollywood who could play this character without making her despicable or treacly." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"It's refreshingly free of the overadrenalized overkill and/or saccharine manipulations of so many kid movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Becket (1964) |
"The picture is being re-released in 30 cities around the country before finally appearing on DVD after years of online foment from fans.The DVD is due in May, but try to catch it in theaters first. It's worth it." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat |
Bedazzled (2000) |
"So over the top you'll either enjoy it or be bothered and bewildered by it." |
Bob Longino |
- |
Bedrooms & Hallways (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
|
Splat D+ |
Bee Season (2005) |
"Bee Season is earnest and heartfelt and respectful. And a botch." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Before Night Falls (2000) |
"A visually arresting, well-acted biopic that would be better in Spanish." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B+ |
Before Sunset (2004) |
"The chemistry between Jesse and Celine --- and Hawke and Delpy and, for that matter, Linklater --- is as immediate as it is appealing." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Before the Fall (2004) |
"A fascinating look at a little-known aspect of the Nazi regime." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"It is loud. It is formulaic. It’s also, more often than not, a thumping good time at the movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2007) |
"A deconstructionist horror comedy that owes a debt to Scream and the 1992 Belgian film Man Bites Dog, Mask nevertheless has enough pitch-perfect wit to lay claim to its own patch of postmodern, movie-loving snarkiness." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
Being Julia (2004) |
"A pretty good picture wrapped around a great, Oscar-contender performance." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
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