Tomato B- |
W. (2008) |
"Josh Brolin does an often uncanny interpretation of George W., but in the end the man seems as deep as a bowl of peanuts. If that's really all there is it's scarier than I thought." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C |
The Wackness (2008) |
"...the film belongs to Olivia Thirlby, whose entitled princess's aura shrouds both men into stupor. She's like a cross between "Goodbye, Columbus's" Brenda Patimkin and one of the "Kids" kids." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Levinson has created a surprising quickie that satirically strikes out at our political system, the media (easy target) and the whole business of image versus reality." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wait Until Dark (1967) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Splat C- |
Waiting for Dublin (2009) |
"A better script, stronger direction and a likable star could have made Waiting for Dublin worthy of the best whimsy." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Waiting for Guffman (1997) |
" Guest is the best thing in this slight, sometimes strained, but often quite funny film" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Waitress (2007) |
"It is a bittersweet experience watching the uniquely adorable "Waitress" because indie actress Adrienne Shelly, murdered in New York City this past November, has come into her own as a filmmaker with this, her third film." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wake Island (1942) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B |
Waking Life (2001) |
"an interesting, thought provoking experiment" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Waking Life (2001) |
"Richard Linklater flexes his creative muscle in a unique way." |
Robin Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"There is no sense of newness to the story." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Kudos to the hilarious dance moves of John C. Reilly and Paul Rudd's fabulously goofy take on John Lennon." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Good ensemble acting, a sometimes laugh out loud screenplay...great music and staging and a solid performance by John C. Reilly are all good reasons to see Walk Hard." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato 3/5 |
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Splat |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"["Walk the Line"] is more a series of episodes strung together, interspersed with stage performances of Cash in concert." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B- |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"Twelve year old girls should love this movie.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
WALL-E (2008) |
"As long as we have WALL*E's point of view on earth, the film is simply great, but whenhe movies into outer space and the Axiom, the missed opportunities are immeasurable." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"Aardman is as homespun as Pixar is high tech, but both animation studios recognize the importance of a good story" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"Fans of Wallace and Gromit – and they are many and varied – will have a ball with The Curse of the Were-Rabbit." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Wannsee Conference (1987) |
No article available. |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Wanted (2008) |
"Timur Bekmambetov, who blew away the Russian box office with "Night Watch," makes his English language debut with a bang, succeeding spectacularly at what last year's "Shoot 'Em Up" tried and died with." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 3/5 |
The War (1994) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato 3/5 |
War and Peace (1956) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"...while his "War's" waging, Spielberg will have you by the throat.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"The sappy and silly happily-ever-after ending deserves a big BOO!" |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato 3/5 |
The War Wagon (1967) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Splat D+ |
The War Zone (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"Veteran director Imamura combines fish out of water stories with a weird
metaphor for female sexuality in this sweetly quirky film which never quite
gels" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"It’s an often-cute film but either needs more substance to fill the time or some judicious editing." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato A |
Washington Square (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Giant squids notwithstanding, it is a slavishly faithful, if compressed, adaptation - so much so that I often wondered why the comic frames weren't simply projected onto the screen." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
Water (2006) |
"...an involving, moving piece of work with the gloss of an old studio epic.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Water Lilies (2007) |
"...a coming of age tale that is at once raw and beautiful." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
The Waterboy (1998) |
"It's a piece of comic fluff that has lots of laughs and appeals to the kid in us all." |
Robin Clifford |
Splat C |
The Way Home (2002) |
""The Way Home" is a commercial film that offers no cultural exchange, yet the silent performance of Eul-boon Kim enforces a visual storytelling style and both of these elements are strong even though "The Way Home" ultimately disappoints." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato A |
The Way We Get By (2009) |
"I can't recall when I last noticed such a lovely and distinct color palette used in a documentary...a poetic reflection on man facing his mortality." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
The Way We Get By (2009) |
"This is a nice documentary about nice people who are doing a nice thing." |
Robin Clifford |
Splat B- |
Waydowntown (2002) |
"
Martin and Burns' script is amusing and often inventive, although some choices
...are nonsensically plot
driven." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 3/5 |
Wayne's World (1992) |
No article available. |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"...the homework was done to create an evenly paced, sometimes melancholy, sometimes action packed drama that has a lot of heart." |
Robin Clifford |
Splat C- |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"A terrific performance by Laura Dern is the sole reason to see this pretentious slog through the miserable lives of unlikable people.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"the least successful of a recent spate of ultra violent war films that ennoble the U.S. military" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"Attention to the period detail is a major plus [in "We Were Soldiers"]" |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"Cage hasn't been this good in years...Funny, sad and endearing, The Weather Man is a terrific commercial movie that has both style and substance." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"[The Weather Man] is wry and entertaining with good performances, good looks and solid direction." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Vaughn and Wilson may be the new gold standard of comedy pairings" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
""The Wedding Date" has a few good laughs and appealing leads, but it never achieves the lift off of a real sparkling romantic comedy." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"[The Wedding Date] should really berelegated to video where you won't have to shell out $20+ to see it at a theater." |
Robin Clifford |
Tomato B |
The Wedding Singer (1998) |
"Uneven and silly? Yes. Enjoyable? Most definitely." |
Laura Clifford |
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