Tomato |
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) |
"Officially endorsed by Lennon's widow, the film gains considerable credibility and flavor from her interviews, rare footage from the family archives (they documented everything), and especially the inclusion of more than three dozen Lennon songs." |
Jonathan Takiff |
Tomato B |
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"The script is crude and obvious, but there is a good idea here -- inverting the classic Cyrano de Bergerac story with a gender switch." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Ultimate X: The Movie (2002) |
"You feel like you're the one moving at 80 mph, not the street lugers." |
Dan Gross |
Splat |
Unbreakable (2000) |
"It's easy to admire what Shyamalan is trying to do here; it's just tough to argue that he succeeds." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) |
"How Lifetime is this movie? Let's run through the Chick Flick Checklist." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Underclassman (2005) |
"A movie that will make you wish you were in detention." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Undercover Brother (2002) |
"Good-natured, funny, fast-moving and short." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Undertow (2004) |
"Undertow is like The Simple Life without Paris Hilton, and it's not the improvement you'd think." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Underworld (2003) |
"When vampires get out of the business of despoiling virgins and into the business of being bureaucrats and career politicians, do we still want to watch movies about them?" |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Undisputed (2002) |
"Hardboiled, forgettable pulp." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
Unfaithful (2002) |
"If you've ever wondered what an ending without the input of studio executives or test audiences would look like, here it is." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
United 93 (2006) |
"... riveting ..." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
The United States of Leland (2004) |
"The movie takes Leland's approach: What's the big deal?" |
Gary Thompson |
Splat C |
Untraceable (2008) |
"You can call this movie Untraceable but you can't call it Unpredictable." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato A- |
Up (2009) |
"Pixar will one day make a stinker, but I'm happy to report that Up is not it." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato A- |
Up in the Air (2009) |
"Jason Reitman's Up in the Air had me thinking that I haven't seen a young filmmaker with such astute command of Hollywood craft since Steven Spielberg." |
Gary Thompson |
Tomato |
The Upside of Anger (2005) |
"Shelton ... understands both genders and can write for them." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Uptown Girls (2003) |
"Absent any sort of support from the screenplay, Murphy and Fanning are forced to engage in a cute-a-thon." |
Gary Thompson |
Splat |
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) |
"Here's a movie that represents precisely what Washington says is wrong with Hollywood." |
Gary Thompson |