Tomato |
Hairspray (2007) |
"Hairspray more than fulfills that most basic (but not easy) task of the movie musical: It leaves audiences frugging their way down the aisle." |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"This is a film that knows something about how hope, when it comes, is always a surprise." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Hancock (2008) |
"As soon as the hero becomes another wounded demigod brooding on rooftops, the movie loses its sting." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
The Hangover (2009) |
"This kind of 'one crazy night' tale relies on drum-tight structure to work. Without it, The Hangover sputters to a sentimental halt." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Simply a fat slab of sadism." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"What this nasty, brutish movie left me feeling was ashamed to be American. First of all: As a folk archetype, a supervillain for our times, this is the best we can come up with? A vaguely Eurotrash schoolboy who eats people's cheeks?" |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
The Happening (2008) |
"The whole solemn concoction is preposterous and not always in a fun way -- even at 99 minutes' running time, the movie provides plenty of opportunities for watch-consultation in the dark." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"The trouble is that the movie in which Poppy does, in fact, exist never quite rises to her level." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"Most of the wannabe outrageous racial humor is too shallow to constitute real satire." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Harriet the Spy (1996) |
"...in busily updating the '60s story for the more worldly '90s, the filmmakers have ended up, ironically, with a product much more naively juvenile than the original." |
Ann Hulbert |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"I can't think of a movie this long that has left me so starved for a movie." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"It's always a treat to see what big-studio-franchise cash can produce in the way of top-flight British (and Irish) actors." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"Despite the preponderance of (PG-rated) snogging, there are pleasures to be found along this movie's meandering path." |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"The whole Hogwarts faculty is so beautifully cast, it reinforces the American impression that in Britain great actors must be piled up on the side of the road in heaps." |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"In Cuaron's hands, the world of Harry Potter doesn't feel like a synthetic movie theme park anymore. It's almost real, Hogwarts and all." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"As a movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has no inner life -- no pulse -- of its own: It's secondhand." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
He Got Game (1998) |
"[Lee] gets a charming performance from Allen, who, in his acting debut, occupies his pedestal with grace and diffidence." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Head-On (2005) |
"Head-On doesn't sound like a lot of fun, but it keeps you on edge, laughing nervously, appalled and, against all odds, entertained." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"I'm thrilled to report that Sigourney holds her own. Lord, does that woman work it." |
David Edelstein |
- |
Hell's Highway (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edelstein |
- |
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Hellboy (2004) |
"It might be hell on earth, but in del Toro's hands it's schlock heaven." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"Unlike many action filmmakers, del Toro doesn't thrill to the hardware of manmade technology. He prefers the soft, organic textures of flesh, and his trove of imaginary beasties is unmatched in modern fantasy filmmaking." |
Dana Stevens |
- |
Heroes Season 1 (2007) |
Click here to see the review. |
Troy Patterson |
Splat |
Hide and Seek (2005) |
"The plodding director, John Polson, reliably telegraphs the big boos, and the next time I see an actor gingerly open a cupboard and get knocked back by an overamplified screeching cat, I'm walking." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
High Fidelity (2000) |
"There's a lot to enjoy in High Fidelity." |
David Edelstein |
- |
The History Boys (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
A History of Violence (2005) |
"An absolutely sensational piece of filmmaking." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
"An extremely pleasant, consistently amusing diversion that is never as uproarious as you might hope." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The Holiday (2006) |
"The characters pace and putter around in the story like animals building their nests, and by the time they finally settle down with their mates, we have a grudging affection for them." |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
Hollywood Homicide (2003) |
"It's a great piece of mindful escapism." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The Host (2007) |
"The movie pops up out of nowhere, grabs you in its big, messy tentacles, and drags you down into murky depths, where social satire coexists with slapstick, and B-movie clichés mutate into complex metaphors." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
Hostage (2005) |
"Speaking of torture, if you dig it, by all means lock yourself up for two hours with Hostage, which begins by administering electric shocks to your viscera and keeps upping the voltage." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Hot Fuzz (2007) |
"It's such a vibrant goof, so full of love both for the movies and for its cast of ridiculous characters that you forgive it the odd soggy stretch." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
The Hottest State (2006) |
"As soon as the credits start rolling, you can't wait to get out." |
Dana Stevens |
Splat |
The Hours (2002) |
"I found the film, directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by David Hare, excruciatingly flat-footed, with one of the most exasperating scores (by Philip Glass) ever written." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The House Bunny (2008) |
"Let's hope Anna Faris' next project looks past her outer beauty and unleashes her inner weirdo." |
Dana Stevens |
Tomato |
House of Flying Daggers (2004) |
"This is the most intoxicatingly beautiful martial arts picture I've ever seen." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
The House of Mirth (2000) |
"I can't recall another movie that cries out so incessantly for running commentary." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
House of Sand and Fog (2003) |
"An alarmingly resonant piece of work, and there is much in it to brood on. It's also one of the most unpleasant experiences I've had at a film in ages." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
House of Wax (2005) |
"It's nowhere near as punishing as Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses, but it's increasingly tense and resourceful and, in the end, it gets the sick job done." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) |
"Five-year-olds might go for it, but people who grew up with Jones' version will be looking at their watches and grinding their teeth." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) |
"The picture is entertaining, and it will probably be a big hit, but it's an opportunity wasted." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Howl's Moving Castle (2005) |
"Miyazaki is like a soulful cartographer of the soul, mapping our inner landscape, leaving us bedazzled." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
Hulk (2003) |
"Unlike your average comic-book blockbuster, The Hulk isn't a bad cartoon. It's a bad modern Greek tragedy." |
David Edelstein |
Splat |
The Human Stain (2003) |
"One of those films that makes you say, 'That was powerful. Now what the hell was it about?'" |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
Humpday (2009) |
"Humpday may not be the single best movie I've seen so far this year -- though it's certainly a contender for the title -- but it's without doubt the most surprising." |
Dana Stevens |
- |
The Hunted (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The Hunting of the President (2004) |
"Even though I'd read that book (as well as Jeffrey Toobin's A Vast Conspiracy), the movie was like a punch to the gut." |
David Edelstein |
Tomato |
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"By keeping its scale miniature instead of epic (there are no combat scenes in the traditional sense), The Hurt Locker keeps its audience in a constant state of tension without risking battle fatigue." |
Dana Stevens |
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