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    • Jenice Armstrong
    • Francesca Chapman
    • Yvonne Dennis
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    • Dan Gross
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    • Tirdad Derakhshani
    • Catherine Lucey
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    • Don Russell
    • Jonathan Takiff
    • Gary Thompson
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Philadelphia Daily News

  
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Rating Title Year Quote Author

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

  
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