Tomato B |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"Jacquot has really excelled at recreating another era - the movie feels like a lost New Wave film just coming to light." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"...it leaves us wishing Spielberg had applied more of
Kubrick's obsessive fine tuning." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C- |
Abandon (2002) |
"One would think that the adapter of "Traffic" would know that swilling vodka shots...would be unlikely to produce a psychedelically 'connected' state" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Grant is certainly amusing, but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Absurdistan (2008) |
"As in "Tuvalu," Veit's style is reminiscent of both France's Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicattessen") with their whimsical machinery and surreal worlds and Canada's Guy Maddin's use of silent film standards..." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Actresses (2007) |
"Valeria Bruni Tedeschi does a terrific job with her portrayal of an actress who has trouble unraveling her life from her performance, but the setting she gives this gem doesn't show it off in its best light." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Adam (2009) |
"Mayer and his lead, Hugh Dancy, do a fine job conveying where an 'Aspie' is coming from, but Mayer's direction of his actors is weak with several scenes notable for off timing, amateurishness or staginess." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"Adam Sandler's heart may be in the right place, but he needs to pull his head out of his butt" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 4/5 |
Addicted to Love (1997) |
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Laura Clifford |
Splat C- |
Adolphe (2003) |
"[Adjani's] performance is both a retread of 1975's The Story of Adele H and of...Herzog's Nosferatu, debilitating handicaps thirty years later in this film.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
Adoration (2009) |
"...the epitome of an Atom Egoyan movie, with its themes of technological influences on human communication and finding the truth amidst family secrets." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Eisenberg's a good young actor who can make intelligence and decency sexy..." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
The Adventures of Felix (2001) |
""The Adventures of
Felix" and its star have charm to spare." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat D- |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"Mind-numbingly boring and woodenly acted...The Rodriguezes are subjecting everyone to their own home movie" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C- |
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) |
"This ham-handed period piece could cast Oscar winner Hilary Swank back to the ranks she came from." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
Afghan Star (2009) |
"Marking follows four contestants for the three months leading up to "Afghan Star's" finale and, while there are some amusing parallels to "American Idol," it is also clear Glambert would risk stoning had he been performing in Afghanistan." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
After Innocence (2005) |
"...the type of work that should inspire social reform" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
After the Life (2002) |
"It's an engrossing experience, although at least one story strand...doesn't pass muster when viewed a second time.
" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"...star Mads Mikkelsen is becoming internationally known and while he delivers another fine performance here it is Rolf Lassgård who proves the revelation as the billionaire with a huge hidden agenda." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C |
Against the Ropes (2003) |
"Ryan, fitted out with...Brokovich-provocative wardrobe gives an interesting performance, but one that constantly demands analysis" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) |
"[Broomfield's] least exploitative, most personal work to date" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
"The documentary is very well paced, beginning with a montage of just what one would presume to be the typical air guitar of a drunken concert goer and progressing into a film chronicling something like showmanship." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
The Alamo (2004) |
"fine production values and an Oscar nomination
worthy performance from Billy Bob Thornton make The Alamo worthwhile" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C- |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"After a shaky start, Wilson and Hudson manage to inject some charm into the proceedings, but "Alex & Emma" is a very slight affair" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Alexander (2004) |
"Ironically, there is little in Oliver Stone's dream project that marks it as an Oliver Stone film" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Ali (2001) |
"Mann's attempt to notate every historical event in a decade dense with them detracts from his biographical subject" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Alien Trespass (2009) |
"Perhaps nothing is more lovingly recreated that the glorious technicolor of the time (the film was shot on Super 16), owing as much to production designer Ian D. Thomas's team as the technicians." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"It presents complex ideas simply with amazing visuals to wow those from eight to eighty." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 9/10 |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"A satisfying emotional journey." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat D+ |
All About Steve (2009) |
"...features the singular most awful line of dialogue in a movie this year..." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"Leigh and his actors make the everyday a revelatory look at human behavior" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C- |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Sean Penn is expectedly dynamic...but even he cannot overcome a film that has him turn on a dime from duped small timer to Machiavellian manipulator." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
""All the Real Girls" gets the central relationship right, but surrounds it with vignettes that are meaningless, confusing or too damn quirky for their own good." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato 9/10 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"A well acted ensemble piece without a single lackluster note." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Almost Peaceful (2004) |
"Deville's film is pleasant, its characters good company, but it does not sustain itself." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"Stiller continues with his brand of physically clinched characters who always seem to have major bathroom mishaps" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
Alpha Dog (2007) |
"[Cassavetes] creates an astonishing amount of tension building towards his 'I-can't-believe-this-is-really-going-to-happen' climax." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Amandla: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2003) |
"Given the potential richness and entertainment value of the subject matter, Hirsch's documentary engages more with the honorable nature of its subject matter than its execution. Pacing, length and an unfocussed narrative thread eventually wear the viewer" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B |
An Amazing Couple (2002) |
"...grounded in the terrific comedic performance of François Morel, who turns Alain's paranoias into an ever-escalating parade of misinterpreted missteps." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
Amelia (2009) |
"Hilary Swank certainly looks the part and...fits the period well, ...but although her Amelia talks about her love of flight, Nair fails to really make us feel it." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
Amelie (2001) |
"this technically wondrous and charming film is a delight" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato A- |
Amen (2003) |
"Costa-Gavras returns to full potency with this masterful film, an examination of culpability as well as the biography of a little known figure whose story deserves to be told." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"...while they [Crystal & Tolan] sprinkle the script with several brilliant bits, their story
begins to deflate just when it should be reaching its comic climax." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat D+ |
An American Affair (2009) |
"Did Metcalf spend a weekend watching "Summer of '42" and "JFK" and decide they'd make a good mash-up?" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
American Gangster (2007) |
"...plays like Serpico by way of Scarface if Tony Montana was an accountant." |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
American Outlaws (2001) |
"so atrociously ridiculous it's entertaining" |
Laura Clifford |
Splat C+ |
An American Rhapsody (2001) |
"..."An American Rhapsody" takes a bumpy road on its way home." |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B+ |
American Splendor (2003) |
"The real surprise of the film...is Hope Davis, who is utterly hilarious in her blank faced seriousness of purpose" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
American Teen (2008) |
"Burstein's camera is right on Mitch's face when he presumably first notices Hannah playing with her band on the school's stage - happy accident? planted idea? editing with hindsight?" |
Laura Clifford |
Tomato B- |
American Violet (2009) |
"...a well acted piece and a scary indictment of the American penal system." |
Laura Clifford |
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