Tomato |
Gabrielle (2005) |
"Mr. Chéreau and his collaborators have fashioned a visual masterpiece full of the most pungent and provocative dialogue." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gangs of New York (2002) |
"The result reverberates on the screen with a deadly force and fury more intense than anything Mr. Scorsese has yet achieved on the meanest and most beloved streets he could imagine or recall." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat 2/4 |
Gangs of New York (2002) |
"Not bad enough to dismiss but too dense and boring to praise, let's just call Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York the year's longest and most expensive cinematic disappointment." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Gangster No. 1 (2002) |
"Seeks to transcend its genre with a curiously stylized, quasi-Shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Garden State (2004) |
"Mr. Braff, Ms. Portman, Mr. Sarsgaard and Mr. Holm never strike a false note as a remarkably coherent acting ensemble, and it is good to see Ron Leibman again in the small role of Doctor Cohen." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gardens of the Night (2008) |
"Good acting and sincere direction by Damian Harris act as beacons to light the haunting corridors of an underworld spook house." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008) |
"You’ll scream, all right -- but not from fright." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
Georgia Rule (2007) |
"Time for a new book by Jane Fonda, and this time I expect a full chapter on how she got snookered into doing Georgia Rule." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
Gerry (2003) |
"This self-indulgent bilge is about -- absolutely nothing!" |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Get Smart (2008) |
"I didn’t mind the movie, though many of its effects struck me as laboriously overproduced." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Ghost World (2001) |
"I didn’t expect Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, but there’s a limit to the mean-spiritedness one can endure in a character one is supposed to find delightful." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gigantic (2008) |
"The various twilight performances of the veteran players deserve a look, as do the always interesting appearances of Mr. Dano and Ms. Deschanel. Only the sparks are missing this time." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Gigantic (2008) |
"It looks like it was made for one-half of Joan Crawford’s old soundstage Pepsi-Cola budget and sounds like it was written by chimpanzees." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
Gigli (2003) |
"Shapeless and without a shred of originality, the movie mimics and copies pieces of a number of old movies, all superior in every way." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
Gilles' Wife (2006) |
"Elisa remains strangely silent, in a mute display of masochism that is guaranteed to make contemporary hard-core feminists grind their teeth in furious frustration." |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
The Gingerbread Man (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
A Girl Cut in Two (2008) |
"This is one of Mr. Chabrol’s strangest films, but he still makes a ripple in his ocean." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
The Girl from Paris (2002) |
"An exquisitely crafted and acted tale." |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
The Girl on the Bridge (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |
"Seems to have been made to appeal to viewers who believe that a prestigious painting is infinitely more important than a mere movie that celebrates the exalted existence of this painting." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) |
"A rare and elegant film bathed in the kind of soft, delicate light that can build unexpectedly to feelings of both anxiety and bliss." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Girlfight (2000) |
"For once, the advance buzz has been amply justified, thanks to an extraordinarily charismatic film debut by a non-professional named Michelle Rodriguez." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Girls Can't Swim (2002) |
"What sets Ms. Birot’s film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Gladiator (2000) |
"Ultimately, Gladiator is an honorable and inoffensive spectacle with nothing extraordinary to recommend it." |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
Gloomy Sunday (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
God Is Great, I'm Not (2002) |
"I am convinced [Tautou] can do anything, and I recommend the movie almost solely because of her." |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
God Said Ha! (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Gods and Generals (2003) |
"A technically proficient but emotionally vacuous historical pageant." |
Rex Reed |
Splat |
Godsend (2004) |
"Sometimes interesting but always predictable." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry (2004) |
"This should be revelatory to most people -- but most people will probably never see Mr. Butler's film, and certainly none of those who consider George W. Bush as next to God." |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
The Golden Bowl (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
- |
Gomorra (2008) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gomorrah (2009) |
"A very localized canvas of the 'criminal empire' with five interwoven strands of the narrative, each one leading to the same fatalistic ending, attesting to the ultimate invincibility and inevitability of this 'empire.'" |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"Mr. Affleck is laying the foundation, brick by brick, for a promising new career." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) |
"Gonzo is a must-see for everyone." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
The Good German (2006) |
"Where is Major Clark Gable now that we need him?" |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
The Good Girl (2002) |
"Working with emotionally dangerous material, Mr. Arteta sails through without undue malice, reminding me of the late, great Rainer Werner Fassbinder." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
The Good Girl (2002) |
"What a fresh and interesting take on the drama that lurks beneath the numbing façade of empty small-town American life." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Good Morning, Night (2003) |
"Part reality, part fantasy and all compassion. It is a strangely moving experience for the historically aware filmgoer." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
Good Morning, Night (2003) |
"Good Morning, Night is as tired and inconsequential as week-old pasta." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) |
"Mr. Strathairn does capture much of Murrow's formal manner, particularly the measured cadences of his sentences." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Good Night. And, Good Luck (2005) |
"This is a mesmerizing film from start to finish, directed by Mr. Clooney with admirable self-assurance, and a miraculous 90 minutes." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
The Good Shepherd (2006) |
"No previous American film has ventured into this still largely unknown territory with such authority and emotional detachment. For this reason alone, The Good Shepherd is must-see viewing." |
Andrew Sarris |
Splat |
The Good Shepherd (2006) |
"Clocking in at nearly three hours, The Good Shepherd is a numbing history of the C.I.A. that leaves you Novocained." |
Rex Reed |
Tomato |
The Good Thief (2003) |
"Great fun despite its deficiency as a presumed thriller." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
The Good Thief (2003) |
"Mr. Jordan has lovingly recreated much of what glittered in the hard French thrillers that once starred Delon and Belmondo, and provided a superbly customized vehicle for the salty charms of ashtray-voiced Nick Nolte." |
Rex Reed |
- |
Good Will Hunting (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Goodbye Dragon Inn (2004) |
"The real star of the movie is the doomed movie house itself, and the dominant subtext is the emotional transaction between the viewer and his (or her) more vividly vicarious adventures projected on-screen." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Goodbye Solo (2009) |
"A darkly poetic parable of the solitude of human existence, somewhat ameliorated by the occasional generosity of the human spirit." |
Andrew Sarris |
Tomato |
Gosford Park (2001) |
"Altman seems to be having a good time running his spectacular cast through its paces, and you will, too." |
Andrew Sarris |
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