Splat C+ |
P.S. (2004) |
"An interesting misstep...the lead performances are superb, but even they can't make up for the hard-to-swallow story." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
P.S. I Love You (2007) |
"The title of this stinker should really be compressed to P....You." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
P2 (2007) |
"There's a fine line between the gloriously grotesque and the repulsively grisly, and the picture crosses it too often." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
The Pacifier (2005) |
"Harmless, though mediocre, live-action family fare...likely to strike even the small fry as covering awfully familiar territory." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
The Page Turner (2007) |
"Though the influence of Chabrol is apparent in Dercourt's film, it's more than a mere encore; it's an inventive composition in its own right." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
The Pagemaster (1994) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Paid in Full (2002) |
"All too familiar...basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when 'Angels With Dirty Faces' appeared in 1938." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 1/5 |
Paint Your Wagon (1969) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"Largely Masterpiece Theatre moviemaking, but of a very high order...an elegantly appointed, intelligently played picture that does Maugham's period piece proud." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Palindromes (2005) |
"A mostly uncomfortable experience that doesn't carry a compensating degree of insight or impact." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"An astonishingly inventive portrait of childhood fears and hopes, an eerily beautiful modern fairy tale that truly merits the overused adjective magical." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Pandorum (2009) |
"So bad it ought to be based on a video game." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato A- |
Panic (2000) |
"A beautifully crafted, superbly cast little film that's the very model of what a small independent picture ought to be." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Panic in the Streets (1950) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Panic Room (2002) |
"Viewers willing to settle for a refried thriller might be mildly
intrigued...but anyone who's seen its superior models can't
help but be disappointed." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D- |
Paparazzi (2004) |
"A crude, violent tale of vigilante justice...[that] panders to the basest instincts of its viewers, and does so in the most coarsely calculating way." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Paper Chase (1973) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Paper Clips (2004) |
"It's nice, and occasionally affecting, but also fairly pedestrian." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Paper Heart (2009) |
"Interview with Charlyne Yi and Jake M. Johnson" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
Paper Heart (2009) |
"Part documentary, part fictional romcom, and all twee." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
Paprika (2007) |
"As a purely sensory experience Paprika is a spicy dish, but one that doesn't deliver much nourishment for the mind." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Paradise Now (2005) |
"Despite the obvious opportunities to turn this subject into a strident polemic, it follows an entirely different route--one that in the end carries considerably more impact." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Paradise, Texas (2005) |
"Earnest and well-intentioned though it may be, it just never rises above ordinary television-movie quality." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Parallax View (1974) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B+ |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"For those able to tune in to its peculiar wavelength this deceptively simple film will prove another strangely profound [Van Sant] experience." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Isn't much more than an extended exercise in horror tropes, but it's a clever one, expertly designed and executed, depending more on pulse-pounding suggestion rather than explicit violence." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"Interview with Christophe Barratier and Nora Arnezeder" |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B- |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"Like a souffle overstuffed with ingredients. But it looks great on the plate, and enough of it is succulent to make up for the overcooked portions." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) |
"Varied in tone and perspective, but also variable in narrative quality. But Paris je t'aime offers at least as many hits as misses." |
Frank Swietek |
- |
Party Monster (2003) |
"Interview with Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato" |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Party Monster (2003) |
"As a human document 'Party Monster' is pretty much a disaster...shapeless and sloppy." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C |
The Passenger (1975) |
"Remains, thirty years later, as rambling, flaccid, enigmatically brooding and ultimately tedious as it was back in 1975." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Passengers (2008) |
"When a picture asks you to puzzle through a chain of ambiguous clues to a surprise solution, you have a right to expect something better than watered-down Shyamalan." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
Passion Fish (1992) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D+ |
Passion of Mind (1999) |
"Exhibits little passion and even less mind." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"It definitely makes the viewer suffer--but it's debatable if by itself that's a truly enlightening contribution to one's understanding of Christ's message." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 5/5 |
Pather Panchali (1954) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Pathfinder (2007) |
"Another graphic novel-y movie that presents its maniacal machismo on a smaller scale than 300 but makes up for it by being even loonier." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat F |
Pathology (2008) |
"An inordinately sleazy medical thriller operating on the erroneous belief that the combination of hot sex and cold corpses constitutes a real turn-on." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C+ |
The Patriot (2000) |
"A typical Hollywood product that aims to get the adrenaline rushing and tug at the heartstrings, but doesn't much care about how shamelessly it goes about doing so." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |
"Just one long pratfall...an avalanche of really dumb action comedy that aims to be a variant on the Inspector Clouseau formula but fails miserably." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"Despite a ton of good intentions, the picture is numbingly obvious and crushingly sentimental." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Paycheck (2003) |
"A flat, derivative pseudo-thriller...certainly the weakest of Woo's American movies. And before you ask, yes, I have seen 'Hard Target' (and rather liked it)." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 0/5 |
PCU (1994) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat C- |
Peaceful Warrior (2006) |
"Nick Nolte plays Yoda in overalls in Victor Salva's...slow-moving, overlong, absurdly self-important Peaceful Warrior." |
Frank Swietek |
Splat D |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"Strives to be a sweeping romantic epic, but sinks under the weight of a cliche-ridden script, pedestrian acting and sledgehammer direction." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 3/5 |
Peeping Tom (1960) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Splat 2/5 |
The Pelican Brief (1993) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato B |
Penelope (2008) |
"May not exactly be the belle of the ball, but this ugly duckling updating is certainly fetching enough to serve as enticing family entertainment." |
Frank Swietek |
Tomato 4/5 |
Pennies From Heaven (1981) |
No article available. |
Frank Swietek |
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