Splat C |
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) |
"Lumbers along as turgidly as the injured boat itself...Bigelow never manages to infuse the narrative with the sense of urgency it needs." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
K-Pax (2001) |
"The slender tale has been loaded down with so much Hollywood
contrivance and phony piety that it collapses under the
weight." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Kaena: The Prophecy (2004) |
"The images are opulent but the story's an incoherent bore." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Kandahar (2001) |
"While one can easily respect the noble intentions behind it, one
has to admit that purely as a work of cinema, it doesn't equal the
best of recent Iranian films." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Kangaroo Jack (2003) |
"A weird combination of Jerry Bruckheimer action flick and cartoonish kiddie movie...far too flimsy and formulaic a farce to linger in anybody's memory very long." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Kate and Leopold (2001) |
"Winning fluff, easy to take and easy to like--the rare example
of its genre that's genuinely enjoyable." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Keeping Mum (2006) |
"There are enjoyable nuggets throughout Mum, but they're sporadic, and in the end the movie is no keeper." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Keeping the Faith (2000) |
"Well-meaning and decently put together, and it has occasional moments of charm...[but] more than a trifle stale." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Keeping Up With The Steins (2006) |
"Pretty much insufferable...bar mitzvah or not, it's still awfully juvenile." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Kekexeli: Mountain Patrol (2006) |
"A fascinating oddity, marked by amazing locales and a narrative that continually subverts your expectations...the effect is hypnotic." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Khartoum (1966) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
Kickin' It Old Skool (2007) |
"Jamie Kennedy may be becoming the new Pauly Shore...ineptitude marks every aspect of the writing and execution." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Kicking & Screaming (1995) |
Click here to see the review. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Kicking and Screaming (2005) |
"A by-the-numbers mixture of slapstick and sentiment that not only invites the comic to indulge his worst instincts but totally depends on them." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) |
"An almost perfect embodiment of the spirit of its subject: it's slick, self-serving and amusing but ultimately rather shallow, more apologia than analysis." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
The Kids in the Hall - Brain Candy (1996) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Kikujiro (2000) |
"A sad indulgence." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) |
"It may be nothing but style without substance--but what style! And it certainly beats the vast majority of pictures, which offer neither." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) |
"Overall it may prove a letdown for those expecting the energy and deft takeoff-homage character of the previous film. Still, it has just enough going for it to get by." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) |
"Interview with David Carradine" |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Killer (1989) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Killer's Kiss (1955) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Killing (1956) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The King (2006) |
"Isn't a particularly good film, but it is a perversely fascinating one." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
King and I (1956) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
King Arthur (2004) |
"An orgy of anachronism in a sea of bad action-movie cliches...a dank, dreary pseudo-adventure flick without much energy and with precious little grandeur." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 0/5 |
King Cobra (1999) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
King Kong (2005) |
"Often wondrous to behold and enormously exciting (and, amazingly, even occasionally moving), but also way too long and at times exhaustingly elaborate." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
King of California (2007) |
"However much Douglas might have savored making it, this King deserves no royal welcome." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) |
"Like some of the players it showcases, earns a nearly perfect score...funny, poignant, surprising and satisfying from beginning to end." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
King Of The Corner (2005) |
"Despite a tendency to ramble and some uncomfortable shifts of tone, overall the picture generates a quiet humor and warmth that are quite appealing." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 5/5 |
King of the Hill (1993) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
The Kingdom (2007) |
"Quickly degenerates from a serious topical tale about twenty-first century terrorism into a jingoistic gung-ho shoot-'em-up." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Kingdom Come (2001) |
"Innocuous and sporadically diverting, but also formulaic and undistinguished." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) |
"Both narratively rushed and lethargically paced, this would-be crusading epic aims to be lion-hearted but instead comes off lily-livered." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Kinky Boots (2006) |
"A prefabricated crowd-pleaser with a distinctly by-the-numbers feel, distinguished only by Ejiofor's canny transvestite turn." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Kinsey (2004) |
"A smooth, elegant docudrama...well-groomed, handsomely mounted and adroitly laid out,...but ultimately--like its subject--a trifle schoolmasterish." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) |
"All affectation and no affect...by the end the smug artificiality of it all has become well-nigh intolerable." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Kiss Me Guido (1997) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Kiss of the Dragon (2001) |
"An ephemeral exhibition of mindless action that you'll probably have
forgotten even before the final credits have ceased to roll." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) |
"Not perfect, but it stands head and shoulders above the cookie-cutter
romantic comedies that Hollywood produces with such depressing
regularity." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) |
"Interview with Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt" |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) |
"Interview with Abigail Breslin" |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) |
"At a time when kidflicks have turned raucous and crude, its inoffensive sweetness makes it a positively endearing throwback." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Kitchen Stories (2004) |
"Drollness and dry wit characterize this charming Scandinavian comedy...a wryly affectionate story that will touch the heart of almost every viewer." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
The Kite Runner (2007) |
"Interview with Khalid Abdalla" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The Kite Runner (2007) |
"The screen throws the story's weaknesses into sharper relief than the printed page did, and despite the obvious dedication and craftsmanship, the film finishes as a near-miss." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Km. 0 (2003) |
"Just one more of those romantic roundelays that depend too heavily on hopeless coincidence and contrivance to reach a happy ending." |
Frank Swietek |
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