Tomato |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"Seriously flawed but provocative and fascinating nonetheless." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Abandon (2002) |
"[Gaghan] successfully illustrates that if a filmmaker is capable and intelligent -- and assumes that his audience is the same -- he can transcend the limitations of even so lowly a genre." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"About a Boy vividly recalls the Cary Grant of Room for One More, Houseboat and Father Goose in its affectionate depiction of the gentle war between a reluctant, irresponsible man and the kid who latches onto him." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"I liked About Schmidt a lot, but I have a feeling that I would have liked it much more if Harry & Tonto never existed." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 4/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"There's a flash of excitement to this clever film and its performances." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Filled with likable actors and 1980s pop songs, Adventureland ambles, entertains and … ends … without ever trying to be more than a tribute to odd jobs, unlikely friends and hanging out." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
"It reminds us that the Holocaust continues to be a vital source for singular, inspirational stories." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alfie (2004) |
"It lacks the harsh, biting punch of its memorable 1966 predecessor. And perhaps there was no other way to do it." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Ali (2001) |
"Even though Smith is nothing at all like Ali in either looks or temperament, the young actor has obsessively willed himself to become Muhammad Ali." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Aliens of the Deep (2005) |
"An adventure that -- right up until the end -- is a magnificent journey of scientific discovery and exploration." |
Jim Carnes |
Tomato |
All About Eve (1950) |
"The presence of All About Eve, while a relief, is also a sad reminder of how in certain ways movies have regressed in the past 50 years." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
All About My Mother (1999) |
"Well-done gook." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"It is almost impossible to sludge through this tiny morality tale and not recognize bad habits, small and familiar, that we all share -- and also take for granted." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
All Over Me (1997) |
"Alex and Sylvia Sichel have taken a familiar coming-of-age story, something that might work as an Afterschool Special, and given it the contour, grit and white-hot energy of something much more." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
All Over the Guy (2001) |
"As one predictable scene follows another, it becomes progressively more likable and more watchable." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"A good but not great little movie that for some reason has commanded the eager attention of the media and is destined to be overestimated." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"Freeman makes everyone look good." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Along Came Polly (2004) |
"There's enough originality here to offset some of the more questionable humor." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Amelie (2001) |
"Anyone who loves movies will have no defense against the seductions of Amelie -- either the film or the young woman." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
The American Astronaut (2001) |
"A movie so goofy and affable about its willful, second-rate cheesiness that anger becomes a waste of time. You either go along with it or you don't go at all." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
American Beauty (1999) |
"Superlatively well-made." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"American Gangster is 2 1/2 hours of pleasure with a guilty aftertaste." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
American History X (1998) |
"As provocative and daring as it is, the film is also rather simplistic and obvious." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
The American President (1995) |
"A shrewd new depiction of 'office sex,' as well as an utterly positive view of the idea that a president's character is important." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Psycho (2000) |
"A savagely funny feminist take on just how dangerous stupid men can be." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 4/4 |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Pulcini and Berman have inventively rethought the notion of the biopic, and the results are audacious." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"There isn't a second that goes by without Ferrell filling it with some form of comic shtick - a well-turned punch line, a goofy facial expression, a pratfall or some other kind of physical comedy business." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) |
"This is like a collection of the best moments from Claude Lelouch's filmography -- with bits and pieces joyously borrowed from his films from the 1970s and '80s, when he was at his most prolific and ingenious." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Given the overall weakness of the material, director Joel Schumacher works beyond the call of duty to pull us into his musical fable." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"If Angel Eyes falters, it is because it becomes more obvious as it goes along, its sense of religiosity becoming less subtle." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"It's the perfect mating of two of the screen's best 'bad boys.'" |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"A simple, no-frills story." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Anne Frank Remembered (1995) |
"An accomplishment, a genuinely humbling one." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Another Day in Paradise (1998) |
"Another Day in Paradise is one big pleasurable wallow in grunge noir as only Larry Clark could have concocted it." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Antonia's Line (1995) |
"Here is female empowerment as you've never seen it on screen before, with the narrative daring to make no compromises at all." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"The level of acting elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we've long associated with Washington the actor." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"Rousing, entertaining." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) |
"The film is even more imperfect -- and, curiously, still an odd masterpiece." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"The seamlessness of the actors' performances underscores Gibson's directing skills." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (2002) |
"The transfer to the IMAX screen diminishes none of the film's drama, which was always much more about human emotions than technology." |
David Barton |
Tomato 3/4 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Appaloosa carries a whiff of feminism. Or at least an awareness of what life was like for women on the frontier." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Apple (1998) |
"This tiny, alternately simple and complex movie is fascinating on a number of levels." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"Heartfelt but clunky, the mermaid-out-of-water story Aquamarine offers enough female-positive messages to make it worthwhile viewing for 'tween' girls." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Ararat (2002) |
"The work of an artist tormented by his heritage, using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"An intentionally one-joke film, The Aristocrats can't help but be repetitive, and its endless muck and perversions can wear on a viewer." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) |
"Wonderful family escapist entertainment." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato |
As Good as It Gets (1997) |
"As artificial as it is, "As Good As It Gets" is a winning entertainment." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
Assassination Tango (2003) |
"Its many tiny character details make up for the ludicrous story it's telling." |
Joe Baltake |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"Lovely on many levels, from its gauzily sunlit interiors and sweeping shots of stunning landscape to its warm depiction of family, The Astronaut Farmer reveals an ornery individualism as it unfolds." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato |
The Astronaut's Wife (1999) |
"Very entertaining, stylish, glossy-looking." |
Joe Baltake |
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