Tomato 2/4 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"S.W.A.T. is exciting but utterly devoid of meaning." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato A- |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"It gives S.W.A.T. that kind of feeling where it should be corny, but everyone is just too cool to care. Or maybe I’m just a sucker for a movie in uniform." |
Shawn Bowers |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"Smart, provocative and blisteringly funny." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"Offers idiosyncrasy in spades." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
Sahara (2005) |
"The final product is more like a collection of genre clichés than a compelling story." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saints And Soldiers |
"Director Ryan Little has mounted a remarkably effective production on what must have been a shoestring by Hollywood standards." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Santa vs. the Snowman (2002) |
"A mildly diverting seasonal entry that should amuse the small fry while giving their parents a couple of chuckles and a few perplexing moments." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Savages (2007) |
"The Savages isn’t so much about plot as about moments, and this film -- thanks to Linney and Hoffman -- is filled with keepers." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"The routines have been so chopped up -- apparently to disguise Stiles' only limited dance ability -- that they're incomprehensible." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat .5/4 |
Saved! (2004) |
"It isn't ruthless enough to achieve the level of savagery that would make it really offensive -- and truly memorable." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Saving Face (2005) |
"If that sounds supremely sitcomy, well, it is. But Wu and her cast elevate the proceedings." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"Too often ... Grace's jokes seem forced and cute." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"The nagging problem with the movie isn't how dumb or crude it is (which it is) but how cruel it seems." |
Brian McTavish |
Tomato |
Saw (2004) |
"For most of its running time, Saw is a cleverly mounted brain teaser that relies less on gore than on mystery and growing panic." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
Saw II (2005) |
"A greater number of humans in peril doesn’t mean better terror in Saw II. It just means more hammy acting, smashing, yelling, begging, burning, cutting and stabbing." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"A scattershot shock comedy that bounces between romantic cliche and new-millennium risque to the point of irritation and, all too quickly, boredom." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"A parody of a parody, blurring the line between spoof and sequel to the point of pointlessness." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"Feels strained, cheesy (in a bad way) and largely uninspired." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"It’s not particularly good as a movie but as a collection of jokes it’s pretty sublime." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 1/4 |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"There has to be something intrinsically lovable about a hapless character to draw in an audience. That’s what Heder did as misfit-outsider Napoleon Dynamite. And it’s just not happening here." |
Brian McTavish |
Tomato |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Fall-down, grab-your-sides, throw-up funny." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Schultze Gets the Blues (2005) |
"It's a bit of a surprise when the film ends and you realize that you've been touched in unanticipated ways by Schultze's solitary quest." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"This may be the cinema's most sustained depiction of a dream state. But after the first five minutes you can’t tell if what we're seeing is really happening or just another of Stephane's REM moments." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"The makers of this film defied all logic and created something watchable, even entertaining." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Scoop (2006) |
"Allen may be repeating himself, but even second-rate, warmed-over Woody is funnier and smarter than 90 percent of the celluloid crud out there." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
The Score (2001) |
"There's not much originality on display in The Score, but occasionally it's nice to take comfort in sheer competence." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Scratch (2002) |
"A good documentary can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold. A case in point: Doug Pray's Scratch." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"The Sea Inside is a heartbreaking triumph. And Alejandro Amenabar is poised to become one of cinema's great talents." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"Writer/director Gary Ross has done a masterful job of re-creating the world of Depression-era racing, from the quiet paddocks to the chaos of race day." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"You could laugh it off except these actresses sell like there’s no tomorrow." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003) |
"Refuses to chuck us under our chins and tell us everything is OK." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"Either a very silly Stephen King thriller or a brilliant parody of same." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato 3/4 |
Seducing Dr. Lewis (2004) |
"Often laugh-out-loud funny." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
See Spot Run (2001) |
"Not only is See Spot Run tasteless, it's devoid of originality." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat 2/4 |
The Seeker (2007) |
"A modest proposal: What say we declare a moratorium on special-effects movies about adolescents on a quest to save the world from darkness?" |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Semi-Pro (2008) |
"Semi-Pro is all fancy dribbling and passing, with nobody actually scoring." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
The Sentinel (2006) |
"The Sentinel, a thriller that delivers a few pulse-pounding moments before running aground on its own derivativeness." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Separate Lies (2005) |
"This intriguing Brit entry starts out as a sort of suburban whodunit and then mutates into something else entirely -- an examination of a middle-class marriage and ultimately a meditation on selfless love." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
The September Issue (2009) |
"It’s the relationship between Coddington and her boss, the icy, remote Wintour -- a genius of another sort -- that makes The September Issue so fascinating." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
Serendipity (2001) |
"Serendipity makes the same mistake The Mexican did earlier this year -- it signs up a great star couple, then spends most of its time keeping them apart." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Serious Man (2009) |
"The brothers’ deadpan style is hugely effective -- so much so that even if you hate the message you enjoy the messengers." |
Robert W. Butler |
- |
Session 9 (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
- |
Set Me Free (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"Seven Pounds is preposterous." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
Sex and Lucia (2002) |
"I kept tripping over the plot's raging implausibilities and reliance on outrageous coincidence." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"If you loved Sex as a TV show, you'll want to check out the film because it's like attending a class reunion. It's a chance to catch up with people who meant a lot to us." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Sex Drive (2008) |
"Sex Drive is a cut above a lot of the garbage aimed at the nation’s hapless 18- to 24-year-old moviegoers." |
Jason Heck |
Tomato |
Sexy Beast (2001) |
"What it lacks in originality it more than makes up for with Kingsley's performance." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
"Shadow provides a fat dose of good unclean fun." |
Robert W. Butler |
- |
Shaft (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
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