Splat 2.5/4 |
The Namesake (2007) |
"The end result hits the right notes, but with insufficient force." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"Every so often, I see a movie so uniformly dopey that I wonder if it's a gag, and I'm not in on it. Maybe the whole thing's meant as camp, a cosmic joke only the most sophisticated viewers will get." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Nanny Diaries (2007) |
"A surprisingly enjoyable piece of stereotyping adapted from the novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Narc (2002) |
"Ray Liotta and Jason Patric do some of their best work in their underwritten roles, but don't be fooled: Nobody deserves any prizes here." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
National Geographic - Forces of Nature (2005) |
"An entertaining but frustratingly brief look at the way earthquakes, tornadoes and volcanoes affect humanity." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
National Treasure (2004) |
"A satisfying torrent of chases, escapes and discoveries." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The New World (2005) |
"He [Terrence Malick] stubbornly refuses to make the narrative interesting or easily comprehensible." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
The Next Best Thing (2000) |
"Writer Thomas Ropelewski and director John Schlesinger build gradually toward the climax of the movie in an intelligent way." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat |
Next Friday (1999) |
"When you feel like you have to explain the pop culture references in your gags, your movie is in trouble." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Next Stop Wonderland (1997) |
"Gelfant is impeccable!" |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"Many shallower movies these days seem too long, but this one is egregiously short." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"The museum's design is wonderfully realistic, which makes the adequate effects and shabby cinematography disappointing." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Night Watch (2005) |
"It's a must-see for anyone who's willing to risk logic and accept a mundane conclusion to enjoy the fruit of a creative mind." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) |
"This is one of the increasingly rare Hollywood films that treat people in middle age as though their feelings were just as intense and their needs just as valid as those of people half their age." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Nim's Island (2008) |
"Can filmmakers no longer create true-to-life inspirational stories about people in extraordinary circumstances?" |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Nine Queens (2002) |
"If you can wrap your mind around one unlikely condition, the picture provides unalloyed pleasure for connoisseurs of cinematic con artists." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
No Man's Land (2001) |
"No Man's Land begins and ends quietly, like stirrings of thunder from a distant storm. In between comes a tragedy that rolls over us like a compact hurricane." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
No Reservations (2007) |
"The movie gives a modest level of pleasure, mainly because of Stuart Dryburgh's handsome, varied cinematography and the performances of the leads." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
North Country (2005) |
"In retrospect, the movie seems weaker than it did in the theater." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Northfork (2003) |
"Northfork will give you food for reflection or a case of the hives." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat |
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) |
"The level of cleverness rarely rises above the parody of Shannon Elizabeth's character in American Pie." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Notebook (2004) |
"Garner is especially moving in his tender devotion to this hopeless case, and McAdams gives the kind of vivid, unfettered performance that marks the ascendance of a star." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"That the film makes such impact is due to partly to the men in the supporting roles but mostly to Dench and Blanchett. They've made 30 films and TV shows between them in the last five years, but they're still capable of finding reactions we haven't seen." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Notorious (2009) |
"If you give this fictionalized film biography a try, you may find yourself caught up in his troubled and complicated rise to prominence -- like me." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Notting Hill (1999) |
"Cunningly crafted!" |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nowhere in Africa (2003) |
"Writer-director Caroline Link adapted Stefanie Zweig's expatriate memoir gracefully, languidly and with full understanding of its heroine." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Number 23 (2007) |
"You may have only 23 seconds to check out this review, so I'll sum things up quickly: This is another clever concept that sustains itself for about half a movie, then falls apart embarrassingly." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Tomato |
Nurse Betty (2000) |
"The movie would be difficult to imagine without Zellweger, who can show exultation and heartbreak without exaggerating either." |
Lawrence Toppman |
Splat |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) |
"A movie that offers nothing but grossly stupid jokes." |
Lawrence Toppman |