Tomato 4/4 |
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) |
"The dialogue of Preston Sturges shoots and shoots, never seems to miss, and convinces you of its genius in around about a minute." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2/4 |
Halloween: H2O (1998) |
"Halloween H20 is not really a bad movie, compared with some in this series. It's competently photographed, edited and scored, easy to watch and well-meaning. But it just isn't scary." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) |
"Only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives, still with the boiler suit and white mask, which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 4/10 |
Hanging Up (2000) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Hannibal announces fairly early on that it isn't going to be a worthy sequel to The Silence of the Lambs, proceeds as acceptable fluff, then plunges as low as possible to turn into an unwholesomely smarmy geek show." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 7/10 |
Happiness (1998) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2/4 |
Happiness of the Katakuris (2002) |
"It's shot and acted in a way that's hastily, amateurishly theatrical, through digital photography that tries to look beautiful but just plain can't." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 4/4 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"I stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 4/4 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"A wondrous achievement whose life, wit and vision made me grin" |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hart's War (2002) |
"A serious and absorbing drama with the old-fashioned notion of telling a story and taking the necessary time to do so." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2/4 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
"The elegiac, reflective mood is treated almost incidentally, letting it earn a reaction naturally" |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
Heaven (2002) |
"The set-up suggests a backstory of angry details, and that is abandoned for arty shots of outlaw lovers and a final scene that, while pretty, seems calculated. Tykwer's destination is engaging, but he leaves our initial reason for watching unresolved." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) |
"Shows all the promise of becoming a cult movie, with the polish, colour and textual fluidity of a studio comedy but a distinctly underground sensibility and countless memorable moments." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 8/10 |
Hideous Kinky (1999) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 10/10 |
High Fidelity (2000) |
"This is a wonderful movie about real people, real problems and real fixations, that beautifully captures the texture of alternative culture." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1/4 |
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) |
"The gags involve mistaken identity, chases, and various other devices that are borrowed from Ealing but were getting to be clichés in the time of Shakespeare" |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 8/10 |
Hilary and Jackie (1998) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hollow Man (2000) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2/4 |
Holy Smoke! (1999) |
"Here is a movie that promises to be a drama about two passionate people waging intellectual war on each other, but disintegrates into a bizarre mixture of Ticket to Heaven, Last Tango in Paris, Klute and Coneheads." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Honest (2000) |
"Too much going on in terms of art direction and too much going nowhere in terms of plot." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Hope Springs (2003) |
"We see a relationship that doesn't seem to have any reason for being, or even any joy." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Hours (2002) |
"It captures the feeling of a long, forgiving gaze." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat void |
The House of Mirth (2000) |
"It's impossible to describe the awfulness of this thing -- still, for my own catharsis, I'll give it a shot." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 7/10 |
House on Haunted Hill (1999) |
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2.5/4 |
House! (2000) |
"The techniques used to keep the film interesting are exactly what spoil the drama" |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 2/4 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) |
"One of the ugliest movies ever perpetrated on a mass audience." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Hulk (2003) |
"Where's the depth? What am I missing?" |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Hurricane (1999) |
"Just as 'Hurricane' himself championed over oppressive forces, so too does his legend transcend a sloppy telling, and remain one worth knowing." |
Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
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