Splat 1/4 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"When even the dynamic, charismatic, scenery-chomping Samuel L. Jackson seems so bored that he might as well be phoning in his performance, you know your action movie is a lifeless failure." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"Beneath the uncanny, inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce...lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments." |
Rob Blackwelder |
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S1m0ne (2002) |
""I take a dig at pretentious directors -- like me!" say writer-director Andrew Niccol in this SPLICEDwire interview." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Sabrina (1995) |
"Rich with the kind of conversation that most movies, even romances, don't even aspire to." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/5 |
Safe (1995) |
No article available. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Safe Men (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Sahara (2005) |
"If Sahara weren't quite so dumb, it might have been a lot of fun." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Saint (1997) |
"OK, so The Saint is nothing more than throwaway fun. It's a textbook popcorn picture." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"has a plot full of twists upon knots...and a nonstop parade of mock-Tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"...gets by enough on its seasonal charm and half-decent dialogue to recommend as an afternoon distraction that will -- just barely -- keep the whole family smiling." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"The plot is ultimately more teen drama gimmick than it is an actors' showcase or a vehicle for altruistic insight." |
Rob Blackwelder |
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Saved! (2004) |
""I was really excited to see these important questions being asked in a film that was made for young people. And I loved the humor..."" |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saved! (2004) |
"Wicked sense of humor and wickedly smart casting both compliment the fact that despite all the jokes aimed at judgmentalism, religious faith itself is not under attack." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
Saving Face (2005) |
"(Writer-wirector) Wu...seems less interested in choices and consequences than she is in sending audiences away with a smile." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"A choice little comedy with an enthusiastic spirit." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"It is the battle scenes, which burn in your mind for days afterwards, that distinguish this film." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 0/4 |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"So idiotic, contrived and inept that there's almost no chance a worse movie will be released all year." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saw (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
Tomato 4/5 |
Say Anything (1989) |
No article available. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"Most of the jokes here are such duds that you can see the actors stretching for the laugh." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"Just throws random episodes of horror flick schtick at the screen in no particular order, hoping the good gags don't land too far apart." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"An almost constant laugh riot of extreme gross-out humor and surprisingly limber lampoonery." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
"The Scary Movie horror spoofs must be some kind of mutant, alien movie franchise. There's just no other explanation for the fact that the sequels actually keep getting better." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Jack Black isn’t an actor, he’s a clown — and a one-schitck clown at that." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
School Ties (1992) |
"It's not often that a predictable script is turned into a worthwhile movie, but in the case of School Ties it has happened." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"(Scooby and Shaggy) get all the laughs, with such disparity that it's as if a different screenwriter (with half the wit) wrote the balance of the movie." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"It's clever enough to know what parts of its source material worked and what didn't...If capping on Scrappy doesn't prove the writer a genuine fan of the show, nothing will." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Score (2001) |
"A pulse-racing break-in thriller that shatters the mold because of its absolutely brilliant performances and its handful of entertaining twists." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"Why wasn't The Mummy Returns this much fun?" |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"deliriously funny, fast and loose, accessible to the uninitiated, and full of surprises" |
Rob Blackwelder |
- |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"MONKEYING WITH 'MACBETH': SPLICEDwire interviews actor James LeGros" |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Scream (1996) |
"Scream is funny, scary and self-mocking -- director Wes Craven's facetious send-up of his own resume." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"The minute Kevin Williamson said no to writing Scream 3, that should have been the end of it." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 1/4 |
Screamers (1996) |
Click here to see the review. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 0/4 |
Screwed (2000) |
"Screwed is a low-brow dognapping caper comedy that had all the early warning signs of a real stinker." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"...a film that invokes the warm, gratifying can-do spirit of the uplifting films that once helped people forget the Great Depression two hours at a time." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 5/5 |
Seconds (1966) |
No article available. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"A corny goosepimpler for genre gourmets who wish more drive-in flicks were made with a crafty cinematic élan." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2/4 |
Secretary (2002) |
"…it wasn’t the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…It was the unfulfilling, incongruous, "wait a second, did I miss something?" ending." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 4/4 |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
Click here to see the review. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
See Spot Run (2001) |
"If you're a parent looking for a movie you can take your kids to and genuinely enjoy yourself, this one is a winner." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/5 |
Selena (1997) |
No article available. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/4 |
Serendipity (2001) |
"Director Peter Chelsom has the perfect touch for the frustratingly funny near-misses that drive the ambrosial romance." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3/5 |
Serial Mom (1994) |
No article available. |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 0/4 |
Series 7: The Contenders (2001) |
"Tasteless, pointless, irritating and absurd." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 0/4 |
Serving Sara (2002) |
"...plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes, playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Session 9 (2001) |
"After all the understated yet carefully constructed shivers, there's just no payoff." |
Rob Blackwelder |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Seven (1995) |
"Shaky camera shots, dark sets and a disturbing script that takes its characters to the extremes of emotion all contribute to the film creating a unsettled feeling that stays with you for a couple hours after the credits roll." |
Rob Blackwelder |