Splat |
W. (2008) |
"When historians do assess Bush's presidency, they probably won't consult a film offering more cheap jabs than insight." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Wicked, poisonous fun." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat 2/4 |
Waiting to Exhale (1995) |
"With one possible exception, none of its women is at all likable." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Waiting... (2005) |
"Whether via Jennifer Aniston's waitress character in Office Space or your own acne-aggravating teenage stint in front of a fryer, you've probably seen these situations, and these jokes, before." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"In Waitress, the late writer-director Adrienne Shelly crafted a highly entertaining yet poignant film featuring a complex heroine." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A Wake in Providence (2005) |
"A pretty decent comedy of manners." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
Waking Life (2001) |
"Truly a one-of -a-kind movie." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Walk Hard doesn't know when to quit." |
Carla Meyer |
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A Walk in the Clouds (1995) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon will likely be nominated for Oscars for their phenomenal performances as Johnny Cash and June Carter in Walk the Line." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"Personally, I would have preferred a little more restraint -- a film less stacked in one direction -- but you can't deny that this little movie has a big heart that's in the right place." |
Joe Baltake |
- |
Walking and Talking (1996) |
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Joe Baltake |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"It isn't much of a movie -- the plotline has been whittled down to next to nothing -- but it's a terrific showcase for its formidable star." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 4/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"Offers a touching robot romance, visuals as artful as they are state-of-the- art, and vital messages about environmental and personal health." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"Wanted engages and even wows throughout, thanks to its exceptional visuals and something far more rare in a summer blockbuster: a stellar lead performance." |
Carla Meyer |
Splat 2.5/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"Technically flawless but not especially moving." |
Carla Meyer |
- |
The War Zone (1999) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
The Wash (2001) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
Washington Square (1997) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
The Watcher (2000) |
"The Watcher is thoroughly European, a nice find." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat |
Watchmen (2009) |
"This adaptation of the acclaimed 1980s graphic novel never fully satisfies, despite powerful fight scenes and one superb performance." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Waterworld (1995) |
"Waterworld is the movie that didn't happen. Which is a roundabout way of saying that the infamous Universal film is very good, damn good -- not great, mind you, but rousing and continually entertaining." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Way Home (2002) |
"[The kid's] selfishness is difficult to watch at times, but if you have patience on the level of Granny's, the payoff is big." |
Joe Baltake |
- |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
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Joe Baltake |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"This particular movie, obviously carefully and thoroughly researched, needed to articulate the experiences of the townspeople of Huntington more thoroughly than it does." |
Carla Meyer |
Splat 2/4 |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"A terribly slim, pretentious movie that wallows in the monotonous, far-from- fascinating angst of its self-involved characters." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"In the end, his We Were Soldiers works as a new hybrid -- the war film as a tearjerker." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat 2/4 |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"The main thing he seems to worry about, as he sits, despondent, in his luxury loft, is that he makes a lot of money for doing very little -- a problem everyone would like to have." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"A profane, uproariously funny film that celebrates and chastises the aging womanizers at its center, played by Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson." |
Carla Meyer |
- |
The Wedding Planner (2001) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) |
"It's a bellini." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"Nothing much happens in Welcome to Mooseport, but for a little less than two hours you can take a vacation with some very companionable people in a truly nice place." |
Joe Baltake |
- |
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato 4/4 |
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"The current economic crisis has turned this fictional story of one woman's string of bad luck into a tale that seems real and relatable." |
Carla Meyer |
- |
West Beirut (1998) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
What a Girl Wants (2003) |
"Incredibly poised and with charm to spare, Bynes makes a nice companion and guide through her film's various plot points and tested cliches." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat 2/4 |
What Happens in Vegas (2008) |
"Directed by Tom Vaughan and written by Dana Fox, who also wrote the excruciating The Wedding Date, this film often seems improvised, and not in a good way. Some setups go nowhere, and some jokes never get set up at all." |
Carla Meyer |
Splat |
What Just Happened (2008) |
"Entourage and Ricky Gervais' Extras have thoroughly mined Hollywood excess, lampooned "visionary," unhygienic directors and showcased big stars spoofing themselves. So when a film does the same things, it can seem like old hat." |
Carla Meyer |
- |
What Lies Beneath (2000) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
What Planet Are You From? (2000) |
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Joe Baltake |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
What the Bleep Do We Know? (2004) |
"Weirdly entertaining." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
What Women Want (2000) |
"Gibson turns in one of those rare comedy performances that, every so often, manages to snag an Oscar nomination. And, you know, he deserves one." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
What's Cooking? (2000) |
"Chadha juggles her characters so deftly that we never get tired of any of them and eagerly look forward to returning to each table as her camera jumps around." |
Joe Baltake |
- |
What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
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Joe Baltake |
- |
Whatever (1998) |
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Joe Baltake |
Splat |
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2001) |
"Steiner and Hewitt couldn't decide which tale they wanted to tell -- Vince's or Harold's -- and so we get both, each one getting in the way of the other." |
Joe Baltake |
Splat |
Whatever It Takes (2000) |
"Lame corruption of the 'Cyrano' legend." |
Joe Baltake |
- |
When the Cat's Away (1996) |
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Joe Baltake |