Splat 1/5 |
Habitat (1997) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Hail Mary (1985) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Hairspray (2007) |
"A lively, ebullient crowd-pleaser that replaces satiric spark with sitcom slickness, but is still good, clean fun." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"A good film with a great performance." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Half Past Dead (2002) |
"Could as easily have been called 'Under Siege 3: In Alcatraz'...a cinematic corpse that never springs to life." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Halloween (2007) |
"Just the latest misguided attempt to recycle an old horror classic, replacing suspense and a sense of mystery with splatter movie cliche and heavy-handed backstory." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1996) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Halloween II (2009) |
"Putrid...fails to be remotely frightening and just settles for being utterly repulsive instead." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) |
"By the miserable standards to which the slasher genre has sunk,...actually pretty good. Of course, by more objective measurements it's still quite bad." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hamlet (1990) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Hamlet (2000) |
"What dooms this Hamlet to mediocrity is the quality of the acting, especially in the leads, and the general slowness and turgidity of the proceedings." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"The kind of thing that probably read a lot funnier than it plays." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Hancock (2008) |
"A super-dud." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Hanging Up (2000) |
"Incredibly irritating...shrill, sappy and sadly sitcomish." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Hangman's Curse (2003) |
"The story makes little sense, while offering few surprises and even fewer scares...it might be a cinematic act of faith for some, but simply as a movie it's a travesty." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
The Hangover (2009) |
"Coarse but only intermittently amusing example of boys' night out...Among guy flicks this one comes in around the middle, neither unmentionably terrible nor particularly memorable." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Hannah Montana The Movie (2009) |
"No better than cable-quality, and devoted fans really deserve something beyond assembly-line stuff when their TV idols are brought to the big screen." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Based on an inferior source and, as an adaptation, more dutiful than inspired, it winds up being neither cinematic feast nor famine." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"Hard to stomach...this handsomely appointed but turgid, dramatically inert movie simply bites off more than it can successfully chew." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The Happening (2008) |
"A comeback for the director, but not quite enough of one...an almost equal combination of genuine creepiness and absolute foolishness." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Happily Ever After (2005) |
"A sour, grating comedy-drama about fidelity and infidelity among the Parisian bourgeoisie...certainly won't send you home with a smile on your face." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Happily N'Ever After (2007) |
"Compared to the best movies of its kind (Shrek), Happily N'Ever After is insipid. Compared to mediocre ones (Hoodwinked!), it's not very good, either." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Happy Accidents (2001) |
"While...it has a certain gangly charm, it's just too frail and
wispy to go the distance." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Happy Endings (2005) |
"Interview with Don Roos" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Happy Endings (2005) |
"The surface smoothness can't make up for the deeper flaws...fails signally in establishing any solid emotional connection with most of the people it portrays." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"Visually stunning...but it's a curious sort of family film that's part Las Vegas extravaganza and part pro-environmental tract, unlikely to enchant children." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Happy Times (2002) |
"Transcends the technical limitations and emerges as an oddly funny and ultimately quite affecting film...a heartfelt fable." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"A wonderfully life-affirming tale of a woman who always looks on the bright side of things...[which avoids] either comic caricature or teary treacle." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Hard Candy (2005) |
"Isn't merely difficult to swallow, but none too tasty going down." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
"It now strikes one as very much a product of its time, but it still has many pleasures." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Hard Way (1991) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The Hard Word (2003) |
"Has its moments...but it never manages to be as clever--or as amusing--as Roberts apparently thinks it is." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Hardball (2001) |
"Despite its title, it's too soft and squishy for comfort, and while it
can't be counted a strike-out on the cinematic scoreboard, it's at
best a weak single." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"Non-potheads, even those who liked the White Castle original...may have trouble with this dumb, rather nauseating follow-up." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"Interview with John Cho and Kal Penn" |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"Though too scattershot and uneven to be recommended without reservation, it has a loose, goofball charm that makes it a pleasant surprise and may earn it cult status." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Harper (1966) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
"Dreary and desiccated...it shunts the larger catastrophe to the side
and instead becomes a sudsy marital melodrama.
" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"More dutiful than enchanting...terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"While [it] doesn't come close to matching the magic of its predecessor...it's slick and exciting enough to satisfy the fans of the series." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"Such an assured, professional piece of work--and a pre-sold one at that--that it will largely disarm criticism, despite its flaws." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"After the exceptional quality of the last two installments,...a letdown. This chapter of the story feels like it's just biding time." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"A visually ravishing, narratively crisp treatment that represents a major advance on the earlier installments...not just a good Harry Potter movie; it's a good movie, period." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"It does the obvious well enough, but ironically--considering
the subject--it lacks the touch of magic....a picture that, while
well crafted, is ultimately uninspired." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Harsh Times (2006) |
"Takes off fast and rarely pauses along the way, but doesn't manage to take you anywhere worth going." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Hart's War (2002) |
"Undoubtedly well-intentioned, but it attempts to deliver too many
messages at once, and does so with far too heavy a hand." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) |
"More than just a not-so-instant replay...even for viewers who regularly skip the Super Bowl it will be something to cheer." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Harvard Man (2002) |
"Might have been played as a glum cautionary tale, but in Toback's hands it becomes a lark--flashy, florid and blissfully over-the-top." |
Frank Swietek |
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