Tomato |
Tadpole (2002) |
"At a meager 77 minutes, Tadpole is short and sweet and also very funny." |
Dan Gross |
Splat |
The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
"A big disappointment." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Take the Lead (2006) |
"Ultimately Take the Lead is content to follow the footsteps of a dozen other movies, and there's another thing; for a movie about dancing, there is a lack of dynamic choreography to the final showdown." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Taking Lives (2004) |
"Taking Lives is a swell-looking movie with lavish production values and not a single original idea, not a single surprise." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"The only surprise in the new Pelham is that there's nothing to replace the narrative ingenuity of the original. In fact, there's almost no ending at all." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) |
"A gripping, entertaining thriller, full of fine performances, which captures a faraway time and place like a dream." |
Francesca Chapman |
Tomato |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"The overall results here may be a little less inspired than Anchorman, but there are enough of them to sustain the movie's modest running time." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Tarzan (1999) |
"Tarzan is a cut above new-generation Disney animated movies for many reasons, but one is clearly the story's emotional resonance." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Taxi (2004) |
"All of this sounds like it just might be goofy enough to be funny, but no. It's mostly one deadly misfire after another." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) |
"It's not anti-military, or even anti-war. Like the equally remarkable No End In Sight, it is a pointed critique of the manner in which the war was waged, and it questions the competence and honor of the men who have been running it." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Teacher's Pet (2004) |
"The movie is punchy, efficient and unbelievably short -- 69 minutes, tolerable even for those who find prolonged exposure to the frantic voice of Nathan Lane to be stressful." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B+ |
Team America: World Police (2004) |
"There is a special place in the satire hall of fame for any movie that can prompt public rebukes from both Matt Drudge and Sean Penn." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Tears of the Sun (2003) |
"Tears of the Sun has big problems as a piece of entertainment -- there are many corny and ungainly moments -- but it gains considerable strength from the urgency of its issues." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
"If you got a buzz from Beavis & Butthead and Bill & Ted, Dumb and Dumber and Spinal Tap, you'll probably get a bunch of chuckles out of Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny." |
Jonathan Takiff |
Tomato B- |
Tennessee (2009) |
"Tennessee is occasionally a chore to sit through, but it does yield some third-act rewards for patient viewers, as the characters' willingness to sacrifice for the other is suddenly brought into sharp focus." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B+ |
The Terminal (2004) |
"The implicit message is not subtle, but it's heartfelt." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) |
"Competent and lean." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C+ |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"In the end, the resistance discovers that machines have the same potentially deadly flaw as so many summer movies: Expository dialogue." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
"Highlight: Biel in a meat locker. A very chilly meat locker. Lowlight: pretty much everything else." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"Thank You For Smoking is not big, or great, or earth-shattering, but it is exceedingly rare -- an astute and witty comedy that will make adults laugh." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B- |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"It's ickily atmospheric, tactile, old-school special effects movie-making." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat 1/4 |
The Signal (2007) |
"A botched sci-fi story about the horror that erupts when televisions suddenly start emitting signals that turn folks into maniacs (maybe we should have gone with Toshiba)." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
Then She Found Me (2008) |
"The result isn't overacting -- some of the acting is quite good - but a failure of modulation. Big emotions can make a movie, but a succession of them can impede flow and stop a story in its tracks." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B |
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"That this insistently grim movie remains watchable is due in large measure to Day-Lewis, playing another wild-eyed eccentric (shades of Bill the Butcher) to mesmerizing effect." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
The Thin Red Line (1998) |
"Malick certainly attunes the viewer to his themes, but he really keeps us at a frustrating distance from his characters and his story." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B |
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) |
"Merges the familiar genres of grief/recovery and addiction/recovery, but is honest and well-written enough to avoid genre pitfalls." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Thirteen (2003) |
"Thirteen has an eye and ear for youth culture and psychology that make it real enough to remain engaging." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) |
"A funny, diverting look at the apparently kooky workings of the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings board." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999) |
"Clever storyline, nicely crafted." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) |
"Gives us little information about Pete and Mequiades, but plenty about the loathsome border patrol guy." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) |
"As in Nightmare, the stop-motion animators have created a vibrant world that's densely populated with goofy creatures and morbid gags." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
The Time Machine (2002) |
"For every cheesy scene, though, there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian (Orlando Jones) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Timeline (2003) |
"Just because Michael Crichton keeps writing books doesn't mean Hollywood should keep turning them into movies." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Torque (2004) |
"Torque is a movie for those who thought "2 Fast 2 Furious" was 2 long or 2 mentally taxing." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
Towelhead (2008) |
"Towelhead is a curious, sometimes messy mixture of tensions that arise from racial, sexual situations." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Town and Country (2001) |
"So much nuttiness, so few laughs." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Toy Story 2 (1999) |
"first-rate narrative, incredible visual inventiveness and energy and more biting commentary about the nature of the toy in our society." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Traffic (2000) |
"Soderbergh deserves credit for the attempt, and praise for the degree that he manages to sort everything out." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Training Day (2001) |
"What sinks Training Day, eventually, is its growing implausibility." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Transamerica (2005) |
"Maybe the hype had my expectations too high, but I expected more from Huffman." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato A- |
Transformers (2007) |
"Everyone in the likable cast grasps the spirit of this grand, cheesy adventure, which Bay presents as an action-effects comedy with the emphasis decidedly on comedy." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"It's the movie to see if the most important person in your life is Optimus Prime. If, like me, you think Optimus Prime is a Roman steakhouse, move on." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Treasure Planet (2002) |
"What makes the movie work is Disney's reliable artistry, superb as usual." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
The Trip (2003) |
"The movie's strength is the rapport between the two appealing leads. It's hurt, though, by shifts in structure and tone." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006) |
"Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story is the most complex movie about adaptations since, well, Adaptation." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Triumph of Love (2002) |
"Intentionally choppy editing that calls undue attention to the cinematic form." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B- |
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"Stiller is on to something. In an age when self-reverence has made the Oscars all but unwatchable, Stiller pokes a sharp stick at Hollywood pomposity, with the precision of a guy who knows where to aim." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Troy (2004) |
"A bit of a whimper for a $180 million movie that seeks to measure the weight of war and clocks in at nearly three hours." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato B |
Twilight (2008) |
"On balance, Twilight is an acceptable introduction to what is certain to be a profitable and long-running series, during which we might get the answers to looming questions." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"New Moon, for at least an hour, is laughably silly and unfathomably dull." |
Gary Thompson |