Tomato |
Hairspray (2007) |
"Adam Shankman’s movie of the Broadway Hairspray gets better as it lumbers along, but there’s something garish about its hustle -- it’s like an elephant trumpeting in your face." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Downbeat as it is, Half Nelson is a genuinely inspirational film -- a terrifically compelling character study and a tricky exploration of the links (and busted links) between the personal and the political." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
Halloween II (2009) |
"Zombie isn’t a storyteller, he’s a wallower. And because his movies take place in a culture of violence and sadism, there’s nothing for Michael Myers to do except echo what’s already there and slaughter weaker sadists." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Hamlet (2000) |
"By equating the garish feudalism of the play's original setting with the megalopolis of today's New York, [Almereyda is] at least on the right track. The problem is, it's just about his only track." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"Coogan’s mopiness is oddly riveting." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The Hand of Fatima (2009) |
"Has a combination of personal history and glorious music that is deeply compelling." |
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Hanging Up (2000) |
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Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Hannibal Lecter is the ostensible cannibal of this franchise, but the real cannibals are his creators. I wouldn't be surprised if the next time, they have him endorsing his favorite Chianti." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"Hannibal Rising is basically a Steven Seagal vigilante movie with a hero who eats the people he kills. At least it’s ecofriendly." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
The Happening (2008) |
"All that’s missing is the head alien of Plan 9 From Outer Space dropping by to lecture the populace for disrespecting nature: 'Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!'" |
David Edelstein |
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Happiness (1998) |
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David Denby |
Tomato |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"You should see Happy Feet -- not only because it's stupendous, but also because it features the best dancing you'll see on the screen this year." |
David Edelstein |
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Happy Times (2002) |
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Peter Rainer |
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Happy, Texas (1999) |
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Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"The movie isn’t witty or memorable, but it keeps you on edge, and it’s the first war-on-terror film to weave its anti-U.S. politics so deeply into the narrative that the characters don’t need to speechify." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
"Not only has this film not dated, it may even look fresher than it did in 1964; the zigzag cutting and camera moves, the jaunty ironies and pop-celebrity playfulness, are all standard issue now on MTV and its offspring." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
The Harmonists (1997) |
"The story of the Comedian Harmonists, who brought to the waning days of Weimar a bubbly frivolity, is a rich one. Rich enough to keep you watching and wanting to know more." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"Penn and Cho's stoner slapstick will doubtless please their obsessive fans." |
Logan Hill |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"Represents a lost opportunity to give children, not to mention adults, a movie experience that would widen their eyes as the justly beloved Rowling books did." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"No, it’s not a larky kid-pic. We’re firmly in the realm of English horror, as one set of sallow Brits battles another even sallower." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"Did I mention that, for all its portentousness, this is the best Harry Potter picture yet? In some ways, it improves on J. K. Rowling’s novel, which is punishingly protracted and builds to a climactic wand-off better seen than read." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"The most powerfully entrancing children's film in years." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"The filmmakers want to show us a magical world that is, at the same time, wholly believable. They want to create matter-of-fact miracles, but what they end up with is mostly just plain matter-of-fact." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Hart's War (2002) |
"We're situated in that familiar showbiz intersection of Hollywood and Rhine." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) |
"This touching, exciting film works less as a cultural portrait and more as a look at the bittersweet nature of time and memory." |
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The Haunting (1999) |
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Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
He Fengming (2008) |
"The running time and the film’s static nature will put off some viewers, but the compelling story at its heart has drama to spare." |
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Tomato |
He Got Game (1998) |
"The movie is a volatile combination of ambitious mythmaking and nasty reality, and like most of Spike Lee's work, it is also an inextricable combination of good and bad." |
David Denby |
Splat |
Head in the Clouds (2004) |
"A stodgy snooze, and Theron, who is about as expressive here as a porcelain doll, lacks all believability." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
The Headless Woman (2009) |
"The lead actress, María Onetto, holds you through the longueurs." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
The Heart of Me (2003) |
"Even though The Heart of Me is meant to be all about passion, there’s precious little of it on the screen." |
Peter Rainer |
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Heartbreakers (2001) |
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Peter Rainer |
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Heist (2001) |
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Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"Has modest charms -- enough to overcome my CG-ennui for at least a few scenes." |
David Edelstein |
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Hellhounds On My Trail: The Afterlife (1999) |
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Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
Hero (2004) |
"So deliriously chockablock with high-flying, color-coordinated fight scenes that non-aficionados may find it all a bit bewildering -- a gorgeous abstraction. It sure is gorgeous, though, and it has a dream cast." |
Peter Rainer |
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Hidalgo (2004) |
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Peter Rainer |
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Hideous Kinky (1999) |
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Peter Rainer |
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High (1967) |
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Peter Rainer |
Splat |
High Crimes (2002) |
"Carl Franklin directs smoothly, but except for Freeman, the theatrics are pretty pro forma." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
High Fidelity (2000) |
"It's a sweet, raffish entertainment, blessedly free of baloney." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
The History Boys (2006) |
"The movie is brilliant and infectious, much like Bennett's voice: English-deadpan but never snide, and generous to a fault." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"A remarkably convincing examination of heroism, hero worship, and the seductive allure of villainy." |
Ken Tucker |
Tomato |
The Hoax (2007) |
"It’s bracing to see a grand con-man comedy like The Hoax, in which our moral universe is affirmed, and yet the fabled trickster Clifford Irving -- who wrote a fraudulent autobiography of Howard Hughes -- is so darn likable." |
David Edelstein |
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Hollow Man (2000) |
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Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Hollywood Ending (2002) |
"[Allen's] been making piffle for a long while, and Hollywood Ending may be his way of saying that piffle is all that the airhead movie business deserves from him right now." |
Peter Rainer |
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Hollywood Homicide (2003) |
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Peter Rainer |
Splat |
Hollywoodland (2006) |
"Reeves had an easy but peppy presence that was very likable, and Affleck’s moroseness doesn't do him justice." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
Holy Smoke! (1999) |
"It probably all looked good on paper, but the playing out is something else again." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato |
A Home at the End of the World (2004) |
"Casting is everything in a film like this, and in the major roles, Mayer scores two out of three." |
Peter Rainer |
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