Tomato 3.5/5 |
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
"An offbeat, sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays." |
Angel Cohn |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
"The concept is cute and the movie starts out well, but it devolves into a muddled, overstuffed mess that wears out its welcome around the time the novelty of 3-D effects wears off." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
"The concoction doesn't taste like anything special, but a has refreshing hint of sweetness." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
"This romantic comedy gets off to a slow and oddly pitched start before settling into its own pleasant groove." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 3/5 |
Alfie (2004) |
"Law's performance as archetypal bad-boy Alfie Elkins is immensely enjoyable." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 3/5 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"May cause hysterical fits of laughter -- stay tuned for further details." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Anything Else (2003) |
"Has its share of funny moments and shows off New York City to great advantage." |
Angel Cohn |
Splat 2/4 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"Only die-hard addicts of the Cartoon Network series will want to sit through the entire film for its amusing moments." |
Angel Cohn |
Splat 2/4 |
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007) |
"Succumbing to the in-joke trend popular in children's films, Luc Besson's visually attractive movie spoils its own fantasy spell with anachronistic references and a quickly resolved story line." |
Angel Cohn |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"It all inspires a sense of affection that makes it easy to love." |
Cammila Albertson |
Splat 1/5 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) |
"A dud that serves up few laughs and fewer thrills." |
Ethan Alter |
Splat 2.5/5 |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"Full of pretty pictures and soaring music, but shy on substance." |
Ethan Alter |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"The sequel raises more big laughs than you'd expect." |
Frank Lovece |
Splat 2.5/5 |
An American Rhapsody (2001) |
"The self-contained second half ... is a trite, blocky, Afterschool Special about a bratty 15-year-old." |
Frank Lovece |
Splat 1/5 |
Analyze That (2002) |
"
Harold Ramis's 1999 hit Analyze This was filled with chuckles and sitcom appeal; this sequel is charmless and sour." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
"The film's epic scope ... evocative vocal talent and non-stop exploits successfully transport you to another world." |
Frank Lovece |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
A Tout de Suite (2005) |
"Sexually explicit but never exploitative and shot in dim black-and-white that recalls more adventurous times in French cinema." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2/5 |
Abandon (2002) |
"A plodding and overly ambitious psychological thriller that's all build up and no pay-off." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Abandoned (2007) |
"By the film's downbeat climax, Cerda's dread of death and uncertainty about digging too deeply into what's better left buried have become palpable, and The Abandoned lingers beneath the skin as any decent horror movie should." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
ABC Africa (2002) |
"It's a surprisingly uplifting experience, and in the end, unmistakably a Kiarostami film." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2007) |
"At heart, it remains a wrenching human-interest story about a group of family members who refuse to allow their loved ones to become casualties of international diplomacy by simply disappearing." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Able Danger (2008) |
"Paul Krik's stylish, darkly comic conspiracy thriller takes its title from a classified military program alleged to have identified four 9/11 hijackers prior to the terrorist attacks, and borrows its gleaming B&W look from The Maltese Falcon." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Abouna (2004) |
"Even considering how hard it must be to take a bad picture with the striking Chadian landscape as a backdrop, this film is an exceptionally beautiful work." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"The film dares to ask you to care a fig about a completely ordinary and not terribly likeable old man, and perhaps one of the great accomplishments of Nicholson's career is that you do -- at least a little." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"A rather conventional, Biography Channel-style portrait of a man who helped change the face of theater in the last quarter of the 20th century." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Adam & Steve (2006) |
"It hits more often than it misses, and the best parts are always the simplest, in which the stars wing it with nothing to go on but their natural chemistry." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
Adam's Apples (2007) |
"Peculiar but oddly winsome fable about the spiritual journeys of two diametrically opposed characters." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 4/5 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"One of the best movies Hollywood has ever made about itself, a extraordinary meta-narrative that continually questions its own ability to capture human experience, disappointment and uneventful loneliness." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2/5 |
Adored - Diary of a Porn Star (2004) |
"There are enough scenes here to make even the most jaded viewer squirm." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999) |
"Perfect for that discriminating five-year-old in your life, or any grown-up who still wonders what goes on deep inside Oscar's garbage can." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Adventures of Felix (2001) |
"The tight structure is softened by the tremendous warmth and honesty with which the film is played." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) |
"Rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Afghan Stories (2002) |
"Running a little under an hour, this remarkable film accomplishes a great deal, drawing an important connection between what both Americans and Afghans were experiencing in the wake of 9/11, while turning a sharp eye to the intertwined futures of both cou" |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
After the Life (2002) |
"Belvaux is no Douglas Sirk, but the film is an admirable, if uneven, conclusion to an audacious project." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
After The Wedding (2007) |
"A thoughtful exploration of paternity and responsibility. Much of the film's success lies in Bier's sensitive direction, but credit is also due to the fine cast, particularly Mikkelsen." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Aggressives (2005) |
"Peddle captures a vital and increasingly visible community that's easily misunderstood." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Agronomist (2004) |
"Rather then being a posthumous portrait of a martyred hero assembled from scraps of pre-existing interviews and static family photos, Demme's reverential portrait brings the man fully to life in all his wisdom, great humor and, above all, courage." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Air I Breathe (2007) |
"Aside from demonstrating how liberation and change can occur even at the most dire turn of events, it's not exactly clear exactly what his overly ambitious drama is trying to say." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2/5 |
Alexander (2004) |
"While it's never boring, the film's entertainment value lies in all the wrong places: ridiculously staged grand tragedy, overblown acting and a lot of inadvertently campy humor." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Alexandra (2008) |
"Russian director Alexander Sokurov brings a political edge to the intra-family dynamics with this relatively straightforward tale of a grandmother's trip to an embattled region of Russia for a visit with her grandson." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ali (2001) |
"The film's fight sequences are straightforward ... and effectively convey Ali's agility and lightning speed." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alice et Martin (1998) |
"This staid, somber film is heartening proof that what doesn't kill us might indeed make us stronger." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alice Neel (2007) |
"[It's] more than a mere biography of an important 20th-century artist: It's also an intimate portrait of a family member that questions whether or not 'great artist' and 'good parent' can ever be combined in the same person." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3/4 |
Alice's House (2007) |
"The gritty location shooting, the absence of a soundtrack and the casting of non-professionals in key roles help capture an all-important sense of place with almost documentary precision." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Alila (2004) |
"An interesting, if not entirely successful, adaptation of an excellent book." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2.5/5 |
All My Loved Ones (2000) |
"The film is so packed with subplots involving the various Silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a TV series than a feature film." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
All or Nothing (2002) |
"In an outstanding ensemble, Spall is particularly good." |
Ken Fox |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
All The King's Men (2006) |
"Some will undoubtedly find Penn's ham-boned, spittle-lashing performance a bit much, but it's a pretty close to Warren's original conception." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2.5/5 |
All the Queen's Men (2002) |
"The pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs." |
Ken Fox |
Splat 2/5 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"Too many scenes feel like actor's exercises in which characters assume unconventional positions and suffer bouts of spontaneous dancing." |
Ken Fox |
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