Tomato A |
La Dolce Vita (1960) |
"The circus that became the '60s was ushered in cinematically by La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini's masterwork about the so-called 'sweet life' on Rome's teeming Via Veneto." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat D+ |
La Ley De Herodes (2000) |
"Comes off as cartoonish drivel, broadly played and poorly written." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
La Moustache (2005) |
"An elegantly acted psychological puzzle, it's like watching a nervous breakdown from the inside out." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat D+ |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"[Russell] typically has a good touch with sentimentality and stereotypes, but here he can't seem to get a healthy handle on a cliché-ridden script." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"A fascinating and involving chamber piece for two superb actresses." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
The Ladies Man (1961) |
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Splat |
The Ladies Man (2000) |
"As the plot points arrive, they're all stretched to the max. Even the film's most unexpected bit ... goes on and on and on." |
Bob Longino |
Splat F |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"Lady in the Water isn't just another disappointment. It's a jaw-dropping catastrophe -- a picture so wrong-headedly intoxicated with itself you view it through an embarrassed haze." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Lady Vengeance (2005) |
"... as brutal as it is beautiful." |
Bob Longino |
Splat C- |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"Hey, guys, let's go back to independent movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
The Lake House (2006) |
"Even if you are willing to suspend your disbelief, the film still has some problems." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Lantana (2001) |
"It sounds pretty bleak. It is. And it’s slow. But it’s not bleak as in despairing and dull." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"An action for action’s sake movie." |
Bob Townsend |
Splat C+ |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) |
"They've taken a mega-popular video game and turned it into a mega-void." |
Bob Longino |
Tomato B+ |
Lassie (2006) |
"Here's what a classic family film should be -- intelligent without being smart-alecky, heart-warming without being smarmy and exciting without relying entirely on CGI." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
The Last Castle (2001) |
"This stand-up-and-cheer picture is the right movie at the right time in the right place." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Last Days (2005) |
"Shot in long, single takes, the movie willfully tests your patience. You wish it would hurry up. Yet when it ends, it haunts you for a few days. (Well, me anyway.)" |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B+ |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"She's (Queen Latifa) the unexpected and hugely effective star of Last Holiday, a pleasant trifle made far better than it should be by her effortless charm and expansive spirit." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"This is the sort of movie worth seeing for the performances alone." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
The Last Kiss (2002) |
"The lively appeal of The Last Kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C+ |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"What probably seemed natural and even amusing in the original comes off here like Barry Levinson's Diner done wrong." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"On its own lightweight terms, The Last Mimzy is a small gem. And it has the best family breakfast joke this side of Little Miss Sunshine." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato |
Last Night (1998) |
"For all its wry humor, it concludes as a heart-piercing affirmation of life and love in the face of death." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B+ |
Last Orders (2002) |
"Offers nostalgia laced with lyricism and regret. And it poses a haunting question: When does a memory become part of the past?" |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
Last Resort (2001) |
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Tomato B |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"A handsome, well-crafted production with strong work by the magnetic Watanabe and by Cruise, who continues to make riskier choices than he needs to." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
The Last September (1999) |
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Splat C |
The Last Sin Eater (2007) |
"If Sin Eater wasn't so laborious, it might be easier to overlook the movie's predictability. With too many slow-developing subplots, though, it finally illicits a feeling something like squirming in a hard pew during a long-winded sermon." |
Bob Townsend |
- |
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
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Tomato B+ |
Lawless Heart (2002) |
"Shows us small revelations only an opened heart can grasp." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"[A] disappointing romantic comedy that never shifts into high gear." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato A- |
Layer Cake (2005) |
"It has more heft than the Ritchie movies." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B+ |
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) |
"Enthrallingly retro-cool." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
Le Petite Jerusalem (2006) |
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Tomato B+ |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"These gentlemen -- and this lady -- are extraordinary indeed." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
Left Behind - The Movie (2001) |
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|
Splat C |
Legally Blonde (2001) |
"The plot follows such an obvious arc, the movie feels half-hearted, a lost opportunity." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"The real D.C. should move this fast and be as intentionally funny." |
Jill Vejnoska |
- |
The Legend of 1900 (1998) |
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|
Tomato B |
The Legend of Bagger Vance (1999) |
"[Redford] turns a solitary, often romanticized sport into a shimmering life metaphor." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) |
"Jackie Chan in top form." |
Steve Murray |
Tomato B- |
The Legend of Zorro (2005) |
"We need more adventure flicks that play like grown-up movies and can still be enjoyed by kids, like this one." |
Phil Kloer |
Tomato B+ |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"Wickedly entertaining and a fortunate addition to the holiday season." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) |
"It's just a privilege and a pleasure to spend time with this material... and this man." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat C- |
Levity (2003) |
"Ponderously paced and weighed down by a well-meant but mostly failed attempt to explore spiritual issues." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Splat D+ |
The Libertine (2005) |
"The scenes between Depp and Morton throw off sparks, but the movie as a whole needs focus, oomph." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
- |
Liberty Heights (1999) |
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Tomato B- |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) |
"An often clever film with some genuine laughs and a playful streak." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
Life as a House (2001) |
"Life as a House may be too predictable, too familiar, but what's fresh here is the unwavering humanity demonstrated by the ensemble cast." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
Tomato B- |
The Life of David Gale (2003) |
"Yes, it is a polemic of sorts, but it can be pretty entertaining, thanks to the actors." |
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
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