Tomato 3/4 |
U-571 (2000) |
"An old-fashioned blockbuster." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 3/4 |
U-Carmen (2007) |
"A vivacious film that is a treat for eyes and ears." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) |
"Documents the Nixon administration's failed, almost comically inept attempt to deport the most political of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
U2 3D (2008) |
"Sets an awesome new standard for rock flicks with an all-engulfing sensory bonanza. No one comes back from a U2 concert saying, "Actually, I disagreed with their stance on peace and unity."" |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
U2 3D (2008) |
"The 3-D effects not only make you feel that Bono and crew are within arm's reach, but also -- this is a new trick -- layer the pictures to simulate shifting your focus from foreground to background." |
Kyle Smith |
Splat |
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"Romantic comedies are an increasingly debased genre, but few recent Hollywood products have been anywhere near as crass and contrived as The Ugly Truth." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 2/4 |
The Ultimate Gift (2007) |
"This new film moves along smoothly until Grandpa's most preposterous mission - which needlessly drags out the movie -- takes Jason to a severely caricatured Ecuador." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ultimate X: The Movie (2002) |
"Most of Ultimate X is comprised of truly exhilarating footage of men -- and one woman -- pushing their bodies and their nerve to the edge." |
Megan Turner |
Splat 0/4 |
Ultraviolet (2006) |
"Ultrastupid, ultra-incoherent, ultrasilly -- and way, way ultraboring." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 2/4 |
Un Secret (2008) |
"The fractured timeline covers five decades, which Miller weaves together, with the past shot in color and the present in black and white. Still, the soapy climax is unnecessary." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Un Secret (2008) |
"The soapy climax is unnecessary." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat .5/4 |
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) |
"A lot of crotches get abused in the kiddie comedy Unaccompanied Minors. And as a viewer, I felt a lot like a crotch." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Unborn (2009) |
"The Unborn is a baby-sitter horror flick (it's for and about them) with classic creep-out elements that unite in a surprisingly engrossing story." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato |
Unbreakable (2000) |
"Unbreakable, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's dazzling reunion with Bruce Willis confirms he's one of the most brilliant filmmakers working today." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Uncertainty (2009) |
"Excellent New York City location shooting and the ever-reliable Joseph Gordon-Levitt can't salvage this gimmicky, overlong thriller from Scott McGehee and David Siegel..." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 2/4 |
Unconscious (2007) |
"The comedy is too broad, lacking the subtlety that the film's high-brow intentions require." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 1/4 |
Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004) |
"Greenwald does nothing with the interviews, basically just posting them, one after the other, with the hope that viewers will do his job for him. The result is one-sided and bone-dry." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Uncut (2006) |
"Holds the Guinness record for the longest filmed shot of a penis. If such a distinction turns you off, stop reading now. But if you're up for some oddball filmmaking, continue." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Undead (2005) |
"A campy, low-budget Romero homage that's badly in need of editing." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under Our Skin (2009) |
"Under Our Skin is a frightening documentary about Lyme disease, so called because it was first noticed in Lyme, Conn." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat |
Under Suspicion (2000) |
"A profound disappointment, given its cast and source material." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under The Flag Of The Rising Sun (1972) |
Click here to see the review. |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Under the Same Moon (2008) |
"[An] overly sentimental drama, which -- although sweetly well-intentioned -- is stereotypical and overwrought." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato |
Under the Sand (2001) |
"A sensitive and subtle meditation on aging, loss and bereavement." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Sea 3D (2009) |
"The 3-D effects are uncanny; much of the audience ducked when sea snakes lunged at it. You can't get that on your TV set. Yet." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Skin of the City (2003) |
"The plot has all the ingredients of a soap opera, but Bani-Etemad, who has been making movies since the '80s, is able to make it much more." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) |
"Wells ... serves up a comfort-food buffet of fantasies." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 1/4 |
Underclassman (2005) |
"This feeble Beverly Hills Cop knockoff will give audiences burned repeatedly by crummy movies this summer yet another reason to avoid multiplexes for the Labor Day weekend." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Undercover Brother (2002) |
"A surprisingly 'solid' achievement by director Malcolm D. Lee and writer John Ridley." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Underdog (2007) |
"I have an idea for the sequel: Underdog Vs. Michael Vick." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Undertow (2004) |
"Undertow conforms to many of the tropes of a formula thriller but, aided by an evocative Philip Glass score and Tim Orr's beautifully naturalistic cinematography, it transcends the genre." |
Megan Lehmann |
Splat 2/4 |
Underworld (2003) |
"Sometimes talent and good looks just aren't enough -- [Beckinsale] lacks the movie star presence needed to give life to a supernatural hero in a B-genre film." |
Jonathan Foreman |
Splat 1/4 |
Underworld: Evolution (2006) |
"Director Len Wiseman, formerly of the music-video world, is still stuck on music-video logic: Throw in awesome-looking stuff, throw in more awesome-looking stuff, don't worry so much about connecting anything." |
Kyle Smith |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Undiscovered (2005) |
"She's a model. He's a rocker. Worlds apart! How will these two crazy kids ever get together?" |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 2/4 |
Undisputed (2002) |
"Undisputed is a brutally efficient if unsurprising prison melodrama boasting no-frills performances by Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 2/4 |
Undoing (2007) |
"There are too many plot twists and there's too little character development." |
Thelma Adams |
Splat 2/4 |
Unfaithful (2002) |
"Attraction director Adrian Lyne returns to the theme of adultery with Unfaithful, which -- despite a wonderful performance by Diane Lane -- is not nearly as thrilling, sexy or even believable as its predecessor." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 2/4 |
An Unfinished Life (2005) |
"Days of Our Lives in coveralls." |
Kyle Smith |
Splat 2/4 |
The Uninvited (2009) |
"The story line is more crafted than it at first appears, but a big finish doesn't always make up for everything that came before. Until then, The Uninvited is basically 80 minutes of things jumping out and making loud noises." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Union Square (2003) |
"To most New Yorkers, the street addicts they encounter daily are nameless and faceless, and Union Square helps to humanize them." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
United 93 (2006) |
"For me, Paul Greengrass' meticulously researched movie was a deeply cathartic experience." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 1/4 |
The United States of Leland (2004) |
"Kevin Spacey has only a supporting role in The United States of Leland, but this troubled-youth melodrama -- which he produced -- is very much of a piece with the phony, pretentious and preachy flicks Spacey has starred in of late." |
Lou Lumenick |
Splat 1/4 |
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) |
"The Muscles from Brussels mouths dialogue that wouldn't challenge a bivalve - and in an accent that makes Stallone sound like a master of elocution." |
Rod Dreher |
Splat 2/4 |
Universe of Keith Haring (2008) |
"As directed by Rome-based Christina Clausen, the film is loving but shallow. We learn a lot about minor details of Haring's life (his dad helped him deliver newspapers in Kutztown) but little about what makes his art so popular." |
V.A. Musetto |
Splat 2/4 |
Unknown (2006) |
"To kill 80 minutes, the movie has to pad itself with several dull speeches and stagy moments." |
Kyle Smith |
Tomato 3/4 |
Unknown Pleasures (2003) |
"A stunning study of ennui." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Unknown White Male (2005) |
"There are moments of joy that you and I can hardly imagine, and they're marvelously realized by both Murray's flashy, impressionistic direction and his insightful narration." |
Kyle Smith |
Splat 2/4 |
The Unknown Woman (2006) |
"It gets more and more ridiculous and unbelievable as it goes along, and the final scene is shamelessly manipulative." |
V.A. Musetto |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Unleashed (2005) |
"Unleashed, which swiftly works its way to an over-the-top climax, is top-grade hokum. That's a compliment." |
Lou Lumenick |
Tomato 3/4 |
An Unlikely Weapon (2009) |
"In the documentary An Unlikely Weapon, Adams and people such as Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Morley Safer talk extensively about his career as a photojournalist for The Associated Press and later for Time, Parade and even Penthouse." |
V.A. Musetto |
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