Tomato 4/4 |
U-571 (2000) |
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Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
U-Turn (1997) |
"It demonstrates a filmmaker in complete command of his craft and with little control over his impulses." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 1/4 |
U.S. Marshals (1998) |
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Mick LaSalle |
Tomato 3/4 |
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) |
"Concentrates on Lennon's post-Beatles years, in which he did a lot of great work that's overlooked today, and it's good to have a lot shown on that period." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
U2 3D (2008) |
"Having these enormous, almost disembodied figures endlessly cascading through space is more distracting than illuminating." |
Joel Selvin |
Splat 2/4 |
Ulee's Gold (1997) |
"Shamelessly metaphorical in ways that will embarrass all but a few generous souls." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat |
Ultimate X: The Movie (2002) |
"Instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the X Games, we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized." |
Jonathan Curiel |
Splat 1/4 |
Ultraviolet (2006) |
"The Yule log was way more entertaining." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Tomato 3/4 |
Un Air de Famille (1996) |
"An affectionate glimpse at humankind." |
Peter Stack |
Splat 4/4 |
Un Secret (2008) |
"A Secret is a showcase for great acting." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 1/4 |
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) |
"Filmmaker Paul Feig has proven his creativity directing The Office and Freaks and Geeks (which he created). With Unaccompanied Minors, he piles on one unfunny gag after another, leaving little room for character development." |
Ruthe Stein |
Splat 2/4 |
Unbreakable (2000) |
"A muddled, self-serious snoozer." |
Edward Guthmann |
Splat 2/4 |
Uncertainty (2009) |
"The film bets everything on an unconventional structure, but fails to do much with it." |
Walter V. Addiego |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Unconscious (2007) |
"[Director Joaquin] Oristrell's comedic sense only seems to succeed in spurts, and he often burdens the proceedings with a theatrical and contrived air that undermines the humor." |
Walter V. Addiego |
Tomato 3/4 |
Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004) |
"A thorough indictment of the Bush administration's focus on Iraq." |
Jonathan Curiel |
- |
Uncut (1997) |
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Bob Graham |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Undead (2005) |
"There are about 2,000 hard-core Fangoria readers in the Bay Area who are going to absolutely love this film. But the 6,698,000 other residents will find it at best a little boring and at worst stomach-churningly offensive." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under Our Skin (2009) |
"We may not get to argue both sides of the debate, but Under Our Skin stirs the deepest emotions and reveals the most unsettling truth: We're all vulnerable to a tick bite, sure, but it's the health care system that really gets us in the end." |
Justin Berton |
2/4 |
Under Siege 2 - Dark Territory (1995) |
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Edward Guthmann |
- |
Under the Domim Tree (1994) |
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Edward Guthmann |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Same Moon (2008) |
"It has the feel of truth and is a vivid reminder of the hell Mexicans put themselves through to live in the United States, even illegally." |
Ruthe Stein |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Sand (2001) |
"Each of the elements in Under the Sand is beautifully integrated and each in support of what is essentially an extended aria of loss and devotion." |
Edward Guthmann |
Splat 1/4 |
Under the Sea 3D (2009) |
"Oceanic movies in actual science museums are far more interesting and nuanced than this documentary -- not to mention the wildly popular Planet Earth series, which even in 2-D looks better." |
Reyhan Harmanci |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Skin (1997) |
"It is buoyed by an unflinching performance from newcomer Samantha Morton, a young British actress who is willing to expose not only her body but her inner being as well." |
Ruthe Stein |
Tomato |
Under the Sun (2001) |
"A charming, finely nuanced romance." |
Edward Guthmann |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) |
"The only real downside to the film is what it's likely to do for Italian tourism. After this, the deluge." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Underclassman (2005) |
"Less an original product than a shoddy tribute to other mediocre cop movies." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Tomato 3/4 |
Undercover Brother (2002) |
"It combines relentless energy with an aura of good nature for a formula that works." |
Mick LaSalle |
Tomato 3/4 |
Underground Zero (2002) |
"It's not just that it's a good movie. I think we need it." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
The Underneath (1994) |
"The film may turn out to have been more of a stylistic adventure for the director than for an audience." |
Steven Winn |
Splat 2/4 |
Undertow (2004) |
"The movie was monkeyed with too much in postproduction." |
Carla Meyer |
Splat 1/4 |
Underworld (2003) |
"Could use script transfusion, or at least a few quarts of levity." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Splat 1/4 |
Underworld: Evolution (2006) |
"... despite an admirable attempt to test the boundaries of the genre, the continuing saga about the war between the vampires and the werewolves is humorless, too confusing and not particularly fun to watch." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Undiscovered (2005) |
"Undiscovered is a film about a great songwriter, and it contains horrible songwriting." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Splat 2/4 |
Undisputed (2002) |
"For all of Hill's effort, Undisputed still seems routine, and its hold on the audience is casual." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
Undoing (2007) |
"The film is too short because the characters just aren't sufficiently developed, but even at a scant 90 minutes, it feels way too long." |
David Wiegand |
Tomato 4/4 |
Unfaithful (2002) |
"Unfaithful says some true things about marriage, true enough that men will be looking askance at their wives for days after seeing it." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
An Unfinished Life (2005) |
"The grizzly may have mauled Mitch, but by the end, that metaphor has mauled us." |
Mick LaSalle |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Unforeseen (2007) |
"[Cinematographer] Daniel has never shot a film for Malick, though you'd hardly guess so, given The Unforeseen's poetic and dreamy shots of nature that, like the images that open the Malick's "The Thin Red Line," hint at an Earthly paradise." |
Walter V. Addiego |
- |
Unforgettable (1996) |
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Mick LaSalle |
- |
Unhook the Stars (1997) |
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Ruthe Stein |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Uninvited (2009) |
"The Uninvited won't make anyone forget The Shining, but it's a nice throwback to the days when scary movies featured pretty good actors, a plot that holds together and a couple of creepy-looking ghost kids." |
Peter Hartlaub |
Tomato 3/4 |
United 93 (2006) |
"... a powerful and thoughtful dramatization of the terrorist crash of United Flight 93 ..." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 1/4 |
The United States of Leland (2004) |
"Besides being puffed up with its importance, it's also inert and totally implausible -- one of those movies where nobody behaves in a way that seems remotely human." |
Ruthe Stein |
Splat 2/4 |
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) |
"Universal Soldier is nothing for anyone to be proud of, on either side of the screen." |
Mick LaSalle |
Splat 2/4 |
Universe of Keith Haring (2008) |
"In its filmic conventionality and reliance on driving musical soundtrack, The Universe of Keith Haring actually makes too little of his gift for thinking out loud in images." |
Kenneth Baker |
Splat 2/4 |
Unknown (2006) |
"Unknown is far from unwatchable, just undistinguished." |
Ruthe Stein |
Splat 2/4 |
Unknown Pleasures (2003) |
"Too much is left unsaid." |
C.W. Nevius |
Splat 2/4 |
Unknown White Male (2005) |
"While the film raises simple but deeply puzzling questions about memory and identity, the hit-or-miss search for answers by the subject and assorted experts, family and friends is finally unsatisfying." |
Walter V. Addiego |
Splat 2/4 |
The Unknown Woman (2006) |
"The whole movie hangs on the gradual unraveling of the central mystery and is made with the expectation that the audience is fascinated and hanging on every tidbit. But Tornatore overplays his hand." |
Mick LaSalle |
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