Tomato 3.5/4 |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"Bruno is a classic character from the pen of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the Belgian filmmakers who find beauty and redemption in the direst of circumstances." |
Peter Howell |
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L'Enfer (2005) |
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Tomato 4/4 |
L.I.E. (2001) |
"Cuesta never gives us the satisfaction of fulfilling our expectations; instead he gives us a movie that we can ponder long the road takes its final turn." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2.5/4 |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"Somewhere between shooting and post-production the film got chopped into tiny, bit-sized pieces reshuffled to such a degree that it becomes hard to follow the narration." |
Susan Walker |
Splat 2/5 |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"The story of Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix), a guy so emotionally uncomplicated and unquestioningly dedicated to rescuing people he might have been raised by Saint Bernards." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"As long as Dench or Smith is on the screen there's plenty to absorb one's interest." |
Susan Walker |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Lady and the Duke (2002) |
"Nothing short of a technical marvel and a ravishing movie to look at." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Lady Chatterley (2006) |
"Director Pascale Ferran is true to the spirit of the book and gives us an eyeful, of both the glorious countryside and the lovers' physiques." |
Susan Walker |
Splat 2/4 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"Not to put too fine a point on it, this is one nutty movie." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lady Vengeance (2005) |
"Operating on many emotional and visceral levels, and occasionally shifting from reality into fantasy, the film demands complete attention, even if the shocking images often make the viewer want to look away." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"Not quite top-drawer Coen Bros., but good enough to make you wish it were, The Ladykillers is a case of being grateful for small pleasures." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2/4 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"There's only one answer to this epistolary screen romance: Return to Sender." |
Susan Walker |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"Jackson hasn't had a role this good or this complex in many a moon, even if the rote ending betrays the complexity of the set-up." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2/5 |
Lan Yu (2002) |
"In the end, we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love, Chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest." |
John Terauds |
Splat 2/4 |
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"[The screenwriters] haven't given Ferrell a single witty line, which may explain why he seems to be so grimly going through the motions. The jokes aren't just worn out, they're clubbed to death." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato |
Lantana (2001) |
"Remarkably non-bummer viewing. Bleak as its outlook is, it's not so much psychodrama as psychocomedy of manners." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat 2/5 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"While there's compelling evidence that Angelina Jolie is a real person, you'd never guess it watching Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) |
"Tomb Raider's preoccupation with time is puzzling, given the movie's leisurely pace." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2/4 |
Lars And The Real Girl (2007) |
"Lars and the Real Girl remains suspended somewhere between perversity and pap, with only Gosling hinting at the mingling that might have been." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato |
The Last Castle (2001) |
"It seems a lot longer than that before this movie finally gets moving, but the character development is worth the wait." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Chance Harvey (2008) |
"Watching Hoffman and Thompson tentatively discover each other is joyously tender." |
Linda Barnard |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Continent (2008) |
"As gripping as anything Hollywood could churn out." |
Linda Barnard |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"Last Days offers some insight into Cobain's final frame of mind, but balks at the gates of deeper truth." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"It may not be much -- it's a remake of a 1950 Alec Guinness film -- but it is as bright as a Christmas bauble." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Last House on the Left (2009) |
"Do not go to this movie if you simply seek entertainment. If you're a sociologist tracking the decline of civilization over the past four decades, you're in for a night of solid research." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"As Amin, the actor holds every scene he's in with a kind of explosive gravity." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Last Kiss (2002) |
"Muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they don't have, and how this gets us in trouble. But even while his characters are acting horribly, he is always sympathetic." |
Daphne Gordon |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"It's easy to see from the above that The Last Kiss is a movie scripted from a male point of view to capture that elusive young male demographic." |
Susan Walker |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"In The Last Legion, Rome doesn't fall. But it does look like it would rather be lying down and taking a nap." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"The gentleness of the film is almost unique in this day and age. It's a true family movie, one that adults likely won't groan at when they are told that the problems of the future are because 'our precious quality of humanity had been turned off.'" |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2/4 |
The Last Mistress (2008) |
"A costume drama with an emphasis on costume over drama." |
Susan Walker |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Last Mogul (2005) |
"While indistinct stylistically and inconclusive biographically, The Last Mogul does have a certain allure." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Orders (2002) |
"It's a small movie about ordinary blokes, and yet it poses some of the big questions that have vexed philosophers for ages." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"It looks great in a costume spectacle way, and it has some truly terrific action sequences." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Last Waltz (1978) |
"The Last Waltz seems more than ever an act of musical mourning." |
Geoff Pevere |
Tomato 3/5 |
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
"[Cholodenko's] smart script and sensitive directing make up for sluggish pacing, the picture's one major flaw." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato |
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) |
"You want to see what happens, even as logic tumbles, and there are fascinating undercurrents in the bargain." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 3/5 |
Lawless Heart (2002) |
"It's an ambitious attempt, but one which too often puts form ahead of story." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 1/5 |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"Julianne Moore's talent is simply too heavy for her to rise above this quicksand comedy." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat 2/4 |
Layer Cake (2005) |
"The film is lamentably short of narrative coherence." |
Peter Howell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Le Petite Jerusalem (2006) |
"It is a story told in small moments, the camera close-up on a look, the stroke of a hand, the way a blonde thread is revealed in a husband's jacket." |
Susan Walker |
Splat 1/5 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"This is awfulness of an utterly assembly-line nature." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat 2/4 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"Clooney is now at the stage of his life and career where a flash of his playboy grin earns him enough audience goodwill to carry him over rough patches -- and Lord knows, this movie has them." |
Peter Howell |
Splat 2/5 |
Leaving Metropolis (2002) |
"This story might be leaving Metropolis, but it didn't dress for the occasion." |
Susan Walker |
Splat |
Left Behind - The Movie (2001) |
"In the end, or maybe in the beginning, it won't merely be the unfaithful on the screen who will feel left behind." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat |
Legally Blonde (2001) |
"Blonde joke's punchline all about getting a guy." |
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Tomato 5/5 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"While straight, male audiences probably won't find this movie interesting or funny, for women it could be an important, inspiring and empowering pop cultural experience." |
Daphne Gordon |
Splat 2/5 |
Legend of Suriyothai (2003) |
"Heavy on pageant and incident but light on character and motivation." |
Geoff Pevere |
Splat 2/4 |
The Legend of Zorro (2005) |
"The CG-effects to replicate crowds and buildings, the fake scenery, the flimsy plot and the cheap dialogue all spell a budget-conscious production." |
Susan Walker |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"A dark charmer." |
Peter Howell |
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