Splat 2.5/4 |
W. (2008) |
"W.’s main shortcoming is its wishy-washiness. It lacks a real point of view (unusual for a Stone effort), and as a result there’s little in the way of genuine drama." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"Quite aside from its dramatic ambitions, The Wackness does a nifty job of capturing the zeitgeist of Manhattan on the eve of Rudy Giuliani’s big crackdown on drugs, thugs, sex shops and colorful street life." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Waiting... (2005) |
"Don’t expect a message. Waiting is one thing and one thing only: rudely, profanely, obnoxiously funny." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Waking Life (2001) |
"It does have the makings of a major cult item." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"At least it’s not as bad as it could have been." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"If you want to test the current state of Israel's collective soul you could do a whole lot worse than Walk on Water." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"Phoenix’s performance is more of an interior journey that slowly grows on us." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 1/4 |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"At a too-short 86 minutes, the remake sacrifices exposition and coherence in the name of action. But when the action is lame, what's the freaking point?" |
David Frese |
Tomato 3/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"With its split personality, WALL-E falls short of greatness. Even so, it pushes the animation envelope with every frame." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 5/5 |
Wallace & Gromit Gift Set (1990) |
"The Wallace and Gromit films are always fun for all ages...this set should hold you over until they can get the full-length feature made...." |
Shawn Bowers |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"But the big joys of this movie are the characters." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"With a star-heavy cast, mind-blowing visuals and more blood than a vampire flick, this modern-day fantasy about an ages-old brotherhood of assassins is an over-the-top guilty pleasure." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
War Dance (2007) |
"This is powerful stuff that reasserts both the evil and the good in human hearts." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"This is one genuinely scary, disturbing movie." |
Robert W. Butler |
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The Wash (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
The Watcher (2000) |
"Mind you, it's not a bad serial killer movie. Just routine." |
Brian McTavish |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"It’s only the best superhero movie ever made." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Water (2006) |
"It slowly builds in emotional power." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
Watermarks (2004) |
"The film's real power comes from the women's personalities." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"Uplifting? Not for a second. But if you're in the mood for a furious ride, The Way of the Gun delivers." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"Matthew McConaughey is the MVP of We Are Marshall." |
David Frese |
Splat |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"These are terrifically talented actors wasted on a film that's short on insight, long on self-pity and essentially anti-erotic." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"If Gray had put as much effort into his script as he puts into [several] scenes, he might have made a film to rival Scorsese or Cronenberg. As it is, he’s tugging mightily on their coattails." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"Wallace proves himself a first-class action director, with the ebb and flow of battle unfolding in a manner that is comprehensible yet chaotic." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Director Dobkin should have taken a hint from his carousing central characters -- move in quick, score and get out before they know what’s hit ’em." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"Hardly worth an $8 ticket, however, especially since you can see Messing play the same character in a better-written venue every week. After all, that's one of the central messages of the film: Never pay for something you can get for free." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Wedding for Bella (2001) |
"Executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted Scrooge could fail to respond." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
The Wedding Planner (2001) |
"A mildly entertaining flick." |
Rasmi Simhan |
Tomato |
The Weight of Water (2002) |
"Works better in its various parts than as a whole." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"Director Donald Petrie and screenwriter Tom Schulman are masters of middle-of- the-road blandness. What they provide is harmless and occasionally worth a chuckle, but there's not much point in watching a movie when you already know every line." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"Its effortless evocation of poverty’s emotional brutality could hardly be more topical." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
What a Girl Wants (2003) |
"There are about half a dozen sequences of Bynes trying on different outfits and so many bubble-gum pop songs on the soundtrack, it's like being trapped at a junior high slumber party." |
Loey Lockerby |
Tomato B- |
What a Girl Wants (2003) |
"Despite her obnoxious Nickelodeon pedigree, Bynes proves that, given the right project, she isn't half bad." |
Shawn Bowers |
Splat 2/4 |
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"It’s a testament to how good casting can help a film and bad writing can hurt it even more." |
Loey Lockerby |
- |
What Lies Beneath (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
What the Bleep Do We Know? (2004) |
"A different kind of movie." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
What Women Want (2000) |
"Not many of today's actors could carry this off. The ever-charming Gibson makes it look way too easy." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2/4 |
What Would Jesus Buy? (2007) |
"And as far as sermons go, it’s a good one. You just wish the director had found someone else to deliver it." |
David Frese |
- |
What's Cooking? (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
"Despite its flaws, this amoral little movie rises to mediocre." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"Unlike last year’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which felt fresh and contemporary, Whatever Works seems dated. Allen has covered these themes so often that they provide few surprises." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
When Brendan Met Trudy (2001) |
"Maybe the film is only cotton candy, but as empty calories go, it's satisfying enough." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008) |
"When Did You Last See Your Father? is based on a true story, but it still feels contrived." |
Loey Lockerby |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Where The Truth Lies (2005) |
"Take away the kinky sex -- the reason for no MPAA rating -- and there’s even less to be interested in." |
Brian McTavish |
Splat 2/4 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"The resulting movie isn’t for young children. I’m not sure it’s for grown-ups, either -- not unless they’re into boredom." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato 3/4 |
Whip It (2009) |
"Whip It is an unexpectedly touching film about female empowerment." |
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Whipped (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat 2.5/4 |
White Countess (2005) |
"... all atmosphere with little dramatic juice." |
Robert W. Butler |
Splat |
White Noise (2005) |
"You'd never guess from this glum performance that at one time [Michael Keaton] was among our most entertaining comic actors. Here he's just boring." |
Robert W. Butler |
Tomato |
White Oleander (2002) |
"Lohman not only goes toe-to-toe with Pfeiffer, she carries almost every scene, and does so with a performance that should make her a star in her own right." |
Loey Lockerby |