Tomato 3/4 |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"Foreign films often get shafted when it comes to DVD extras, so don't be alarmed by the single half-hour interview, basically a contest between the Dardennes and a radio host over who can sound more pretentious." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"Although it's safe to say that the film is as entertaining as it is distressing, this is bog-standard Dardennes at best, and questionable as a Palme D'or winner." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato |
L.I.E. (2001) |
"A thoughtful, compassionate portrait of characters trapped in appalling interior circumstances." |
Glenn Kenny |
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Lady and the Tramp (1955) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Lady in the Water (2006) |
""It was a bedtime story I told my kids," M. Night Shyamalan says of his latest film which stars Paul Giamatti as Cleveland, a lonely apartment building superintendent." |
Cristy Lytal |
Tomato |
Lady Vengeance (2005) |
"Park's elegant new melodrama... raises meaty questions about vigilantism—unlike Tarantino's similarly plotted and pop-styled Kill Bill." |
Aaron Hillis |
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Ladykillers (2004) |
"With Hanks and the Coens on board, expect a royal flush." |
Susannah Gora |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn's script brings a certain amount of emotional resonance to an otherwise silly premise." |
Ethan Alter |
Tomato |
Lantana (2001) |
"The movie's thriller hook is really just that: a hook, a pretext on which to hang some remarkably conceived and executed characterizations." |
Glenn Kenny |
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) |
"While the prospect of yet another video game–turned–movie doesn’t thrill (remember Super Mario Bros. or Wing Commander?), the thought of Jolie as Croft certainly does." |
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The Last Castle (2001) |
"'James Gandolfini brings a sense of progression to madness that I think is going to shock people,' director Rod Lurie says." |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"Occasionally sublime in its vivid long-take hypnotics and sonic soundscapes, the slow burn of Last Days can still feel like a punishing art-wank..." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"Last Days banks on a gawking curiousity so isolated by its sensory surfaces that it remains both mesmerizing and defiantly unengaging..." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"The cast, although aren’t A-listers, were perfect for their parts." |
Olivia Putnal |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"Forest Whitaker shines in this high voltage portrayal of the maniacal and maniacally charming Ugandan dictator Idi Amin." |
Glenn Kenny |
- |
Last Orders (2002) |
"Schepisi offers a brave and endearing account of four men grieving the loss of their best friend." |
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Splat 2.5/4 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"It's ultimately a Tom Cruise movie in a way that, say, Eyes Wide Shut, for better or worse, was not." |
Glenn Kenny |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last Winter (2007) |
"A richly drawn, ambitious character piece both socially relevant and genuinely suspenseful... This is filmmaking both gorgeous and deeply unsettling." |
Aaron Hillis |
Tomato 4/4 |
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
"Cholodenko has an extraordinarily assured hand; the subtle and detailed touches with which she sets each scene force you to take her characters seriously, no matter how superficial and contrived their plight." |
Howard Karren |
Tomato 3/4 |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"Brosnan's effortlessly charming performance, paired with Moore's prickly likeability, makes it a rather attractive proposition, all in all." |
Sara Brady |
Tomato 3/4 |
Layer Cake (2005) |
"The extra attention the film demands will be richly rewarded--especially with lead Daniel Craig's hilarious, and genuinely cool perfromance." |
Glenn Kenny |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"In the end, what's most extraordinary about Gentlemen is that despite its preposterous leaps of logic, it somehow still emerges as a reasonably entertaining summer blockbuster." |
Peter Debruge |
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A League of Their Own (1992) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2.5/4 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"Leatherheads isn't poorly made, but it's easy, hang-back material from a director who's already proven himself up for a challenge, and that's hard to accept." |
Ryan Stewart |
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Legally Blonde (2001) |
"Before a single frame could be shot, one burning question had to be answered: What does a true blond look like?" |
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"Elle tries to win over D.C. and paint the town—you guessed it—red, white, and blonde." |
Susannah Gora |
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The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
Legend of Suriyothai (2003) |
"Once the poisonings and beheadings start tallying up, Legend is fun, fun, fun." |
Glenn Kenny |
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"The film feels episodic and overlong, and yet, you want to get lost in its world, exploring everything from the cobwebbed corners of Count Olaf's mansion to the far shores of Lake Lachrymose." |
Peter Debruge |
Splat 1.5/4 |
License To Wed (2007) |
"Krasinski and Moore are an adorable couple, but marriage material they aren't, especially since they're given a mere ten minutes to form a full-fledged relationship before Williams breathlessly barges into the picture." |
Stephen Saito |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) |
"I savored every frame and gorged on every sound (being a fan of '70s Bowie helps)." |
Glenn Kenny |
Splat 0/4 |
The Life of David Gale (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Glenn Kenny |
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Lifeboat (1944) |
Click here to see the review. |
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The Lion King (1994) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 1.5/4 |
Little Black Book (2004) |
"The cinematic equivalent of chic lit -- mildly amusing, but completely forgettable once you're done with it." |
Nicole Perri |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Little Man (2006) |
"Thumbs aren't the only things sucking in this slight summer comedy with a tortured plot and predictable laughs." |
Lauren Metz |
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The Little Mermaid (1989) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"Sunshine is diverting and often funny enough, largely thanks (as is not unusual in cases like this) to its cast." |
Glenn Kenny |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"Donnersmarck delivers something extraordinary: a thriller that's entirely adult in both its concerns and perspective which manages to be thoroughly gripping." |
Glenn Kenny |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) |
"Duff is a charming heroine who carries the movie cheerfully, if not gracefully—the pratfalls come early and often." |
Laine Ewen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lonesome Jim (2006) |
"Buscemi's small story of failure, depression -- and ultimately, love -- in one Indiana town rings painfully true-to-life." |
Jessica Letkemann |
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Looney Tunes - Back in Action (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 4/4 |
Looney Tunes - Back in Action (2003) |
"It's flat-out comedy all the way, head-spinningly clever (you'll be talking about a sequence set in the Louvre for weeks) and always engaging." |
Glenn Kenny |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
"Peter Jackson and his armies of actors and technicians have managed to do what the Wachowski brothers and George Lucas could not: make a perfect trilogy." |
Glenn Kenny |
- |
Lords of Dogtown (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Lost in La Mancha (2003) |
"Gilliam's Don Quixote Back On?" |
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Tomato 4/4 |
Lost in La Mancha (2003) |
"A stunning documentary." |
Brooke Hauser |
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