Tomato 5/5 |
Alexander Nevsky (1938) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Alexandra (2008) |
"One of those pure films that's devoid of excess and overstatement...simple but searing." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Alfie (2004) |
"If it's been reduced to cinematic pablum, it's still fairly palatable due to its engaging cast and a glossy production." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Alfie (2004) |
"Interview with Charles Shyer" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Ali (2001) |
"A curiously unsatisfying piece which reveals far less about
its subject than you want to know...overly schematic, more
hagiography than history." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Alias Betty (2002) |
"Sharp psychological thriller...about mothers and children." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"Slow, somber and emotionally opaque." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Alien (1979) |
"Still one scary mother." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Alien 3 (1992) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"It doesn't want to be camp, but it inevitably becomes so, because the very effort to replicate its models is so knowing that it comes across as insufferably arch." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
"In this contest it's boredom and stupidity that are victorious...though loud and brutally paced and edited, far more silly than scary." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
"Still one scary mother." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Aliens in the Attic (2009) |
"Isn't all that bad...but it lacks magic, and except as a harmless diversion for the youngsters on a rainy afternoon, you can safely hold off until it shows up on DVD." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"Though only 48 minutes long and the 3-D effects are sometimes stunning, it has substantial passages that are curiously dull...can't hold a candle to Cameron's other 'Aliens.'" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) |
"Not good, mind you, but probably about as efficient an example of an unnecessary sequel as was possible under the circumstances." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
All About Steve (2009) |
"One might be tempted to call it perfectly dreadful if it didn't seem inappropriate to utter the word 'perfect' anywhere within miles of it." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
All About the Benjamins (2002) |
"Cinematic junk food...but it's fairly tasty nonetheless--at
least by the admittedly undemanding standards of this
hackneyed genre." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
All of Me (1984) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"In comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class London life; despite the title...amounts to surprisingly little." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
All Over the Guy (2001) |
"Little more than ninety minutes of bitchy dialogue leading up to a
phonily dramatic outburst which purports to tie everything up in
laughter and tears." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Pretty much a mess, misconceived in the most fundamental ways and badly cast." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"A cinematic corpse which lumbers about like one of the undead for a couple of hours before grinding to a merciful halt. Ship this nag off to the glue factory, boys." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"A picture of fits and starts, sometimes touching and occasionally insightful, but overall quite artificial and affected." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Interview with David Gordon Green and Paul Schneider" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
All the Right Moves (1983) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Allah Made Me Funny (2008) |
"The performers are amiable, but the material is only mildly amusing." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"After all is said and done Crowe's fictionalized recollection of his early days retains enough warmth, humor and insight to rate a qualified recommendation." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 0/5 |
Alone in the Dark (1982) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Alone in the Dark (2005) |
"Terrible beyond belief, like the worst 1940s serial ever made. As for Slater and Dorff...well, they've been in worse movies--wait a minute, no they haven't." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"A thoroughly enjoyable piece of hokum, a spiffily-directed nail-biter with twists that should make you smile even when they're totally implausible." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Mildly recommendable...The central romance is tepid, predictable stuff, but it's made more palatable by some sharply-written supporting characters who are brilliantly played." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"Flashy but skin-deep...all the sound and fury can't disguise the fact that Alpha Dog doesn't signify much." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
"Arguably the most irritating novelty act in record history gets a CGI-updating...and the result is pretty annoying itself." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Amadeus (1984) |
"It's not a classic, but it is a solid, if somewhat stolid, picture of
an extravagant, vaguely cerebral kind that's not made very
often nowadays." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"Although the result sometimes feels rushed, overstuffed and technically a bit too flashy, the emotional resonance of the subject wins out over the stylistic hyperbole." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
The Amateurs (2007) |
"A strong ensemble cast spruces up a weak script in this trifle...the little picture that, ultimately, doesn't." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
The Amati Girls (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"Though it's not as inspiring as its makers might have wished, it's a solid, respectful treatment of a significant episode in the anti-slavery movement." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"Interview with Ioan Gruffudd" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Amelia (2009) |
"Comes off more like a museum exhibit than a vital drama...Amelia never takes flight, but it certainly crashes." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Amelie (2001) |
"Quirky, witty, and visually exhilarating...a charming
confection turned out with dazzling directorial aplomb." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Amen (2003) |
"Less a gripping drama than a stimulating bit of polemic." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"A pretty but platitudinous paean to American freedom and diversity in which never is heard a discouraging word." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"A deft, old-fashioned combination of jokes and sentiment, the
cinematic equivalent of one of Crystal's opening monologues at
the Academy Awards." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
American Anthem (1986) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
American Dreamer (1984) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"A simple-minded cartoon that aims for low-brow laughs rather than going for the jugular." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
The American Friend (1977) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
American Gangster (2007) |
"It's not a bad movie, just not the classic one it's obviously striving to be...should prove solid entertainment if you don't go expecting too much." |
Frank Swietek |
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