Splat C |
I Am David (2004) |
"A nice enough picture, but it's also slow and meandering. Watching it is like seeing a decent Family Channel movie, except in this case you have to pay for it." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
I Am Legend (2007) |
"Almost unrelievedly grim and increasingly tedious as it goes along, with a third act that stumbles badly and a coda that's speciously uplifting." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
I Am Sam (2002) |
"An almost brutally manipulative piece...can't stand up against the
tidal wave of treacle that swells up and swallows everyone in the
final reels." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002) |
"A sly dissection of the inanities of the contemporary music business and a rather sad story of the difficulties of artistic collaboration." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
I Capture the Castle (2003) |
"Comes across as contrived and artificial, missing the sense of dreamy enchantment for which it's clearly striving." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
I Confess (1953) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
I Dreamed of Africa (2000) |
"An unfocused, disconnected series of arbitrary episodes that never develop any dramatic unity or emotional punch." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) |
"An indie romantic comedy even worse than most of the bigger-budgeted but almost invariably rotten Hollywood examples of the genre." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
I Heart Huckabees (2004) |
"A cerebral comedy that's too anxious to demonstrate how clever and erudite it is to bother creating...a narrative that's more than an affected faux-philosophical puzzle." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) |
"This sleazy, silly thriller is so bad it doesn't even seem to realize it's unadulterated kitsch." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) |
"Nowhere near as vulgar as most contemporary teen comedies...On the other hand, it's a crushing bore. At least Nia Vardalos' terrible I Hate Valentine's Day had the right verb in its title." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"It spends a full 104 minutes on an idea so artificial that it could have been handled in a sitcom in 22--and a mediocre sitcom at that." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (2007) |
"A match made not in heaven, but in the sort of studio script conference that turns every idea into mass-market mush." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
I Sell the Dead (2009) |
"If you're old enough to remember the goofy double bills that American International used to churn out in the fifties, you'll have some idea of the quality of this movie. Whether you'll consider that an attractive proposition is another matter." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
I Served the King of England (2008) |
"A brilliant, witty and profound tragicomedy that reflects on recent Czech history with a highly imaginative, darkly humorous and strongly sensual tone." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
I Spy (2002) |
"A harmless, though instantly forgettable and utterly brainless, diversion...a popcorn movie that isn't terribly good, but is better than it might have been." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
I Think I Love My Wife (2007) |
"A tired reworking of The Seven Year Itch in which scripter Rock supplies star Rock with unfunny lines and dumb situations that director Rock stages without any style." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
I Walked With a Zombie (1943) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
I Was a Male War Bride (1949) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2004) |
"Oddly old-fashioned and dull...emphasizes mood over content, yet doesn't even manage to make the atmosphere compelling." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
I'm Not Scared (2004) |
"A thriller, but a gorgeously lyrical one, an entrancing exercise in hyper-realism...like a cinematic dream, hazy and suggestive, atmospheric and moody, almost operatic." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
I'm Not There (2007) |
"A showy, if not terribly coherent, film that ultimately tells us less about its inspiration than about the filmmaker's penchant for technical flamboyance." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
I'm the One That I Want (2000) |
"I guess you had to be there." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
I've Loved You So Long (2008) |
"Has the precision and reticence of a good novella or short story...[and] an outstanding lead performance from Kristin Scott Thomas." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
I, Robot (2004) |
"A visually impressive effort that mixes the pizzazz of an action-oriented popcorn movie with a more humane sensibility than is usually the case." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
I.O.U.S.A. (2008) |
"A solid informational piece on a fiscal reality than can really be called a national emergency." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
I.Q. (1994) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Ice Age (2002) |
"The animation in 'Ice Age' is definitely cool, but in terms of story and
characterization it's rather mushy, a prehistoric retread of 'Monsters,
Inc.'" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) |
"Will probably keep the franchise humming along profitably, despite its persistent mediocrity." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) |
"Like its predecessor, it's a moderately engaging family movie, but in the Pixar Age that's not quite enough." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
The Ice Harvest (2005) |
"Smart rather than smart-alecky, it captures the gleefully cynical tone of its models while adding a strain of grim humor that never degenerates into campy spoof." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Ice Princess (2005) |
"Pre-teen girls may very well enjoy 'Ice Princess,' but as I don't belong to that particular demographic, it pretty much left me cold." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Identity (2003) |
"Absurdly intricate and intricately absurd...like a slickly-produced puzzle whose pieces fit together just fine, but when completed depicts a scene not worth looking at." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Idiocracy (2006) |
"So puerile and gross that though the movie wants to say something about the dumbing down of America, it winds up not so much commentary as part of the problem." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Idlewild (2006) |
"A weirdly inconsistent movie enjoyable only in fits and starts; but the fits are pretty spectacular." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Igby Goes Down (2002) |
"Instead of 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' a viewer might be inclined to term the result 'The Royal Pains'...you can admire its attempts at wit without finding the actual outcome terribly funny." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
Illegal Tender (2007) |
"Pure B-movie hokum...a cheesy, goofy combination of family melodrama and gangster cliche that strains not only credulity but patience." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Illtown (1996) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Illusion (2004) |
"It's a joy to see Kirk Douglas on screen again. That's not quite enough to make this...recommendable, but it's a reason you might want to take a look at it despite the flaws." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
The Illusionist (2006) |
"Hardly profound, but it's evocative, engrossing and fun--as mesmerizing as any of the tricks the title character performs for his astonished audiences, and equally enjoyable." |
Frank Swietek |
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The Illusionist (2006) |
"Interview with Neil Burger" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
The Illustrated Man (1969) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Imaginary Heroes (2004) |
"Has a patchwork quality that can be infuriating, but it's never bland or uninteresting, and works more often than not...clearly the work of a filmmaker of promise." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Imagine Me & You (2006) |
"There's a cinematic tradition that movies taking their titles from pop songs turn out to be bombs. 'Imagine Me & You' upholds it." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Imagine That (2009) |
"An innocuous father-daughter movie--sweet and inoffensive--and...a distinct improvement on Murphy's recent efforts. But...it's just okay, not the enchanting treat it's meant to be." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
IMAX - Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey (2006) |
"A colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Immortal Beloved (1994) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Importance of Being Earnest (2002) |
"Less an adaptation than a bastardization...To anyone who loves this play, the result will be painful to watch." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
Impostor (2001) |
"A cheesy sci-fi flick...not significantly better than direct-to-video
fare." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
In America (2003) |
"Might not entirely transcend its roots, but it's entrancing enough that you're not likely to notice them overmuch, or be irritated when you do...a very sweet, hopeful tale." |
Frank Swietek |
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