Tomato B+ |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"A well-timed examination of moral ambiguity." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Caché (2005) |
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Splat C+ |
Calendar Girls (2003) |
"Conventional, preachy and, worst of all, predictable." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Callas Forever (2004) |
"For Callas fans, this is a winner. For others, it should at least be interesting." |
Olin Chism |
Tomato B- |
Camp (2003) |
"Its earnest acting and brimming-over love for musicals are infectious, and most of its shopworn narrative devices play as tribute rather than trite." |
Tom Sime |
Splat C |
El Cantante (2007) |
"Nothing gets explored at length, and some key points are glossed over altogether, namely Héctor's out-of-wedlock son and his frequent womanizing. Such factual details would demoralize Puchi. They are merely mentioned, then ignored." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat 2/5 |
The Canyon (2009) |
"The Canyon is undermined by the expectation of a big payoff that never comes." |
Cary Darling |
Tomato B+ |
Cape Of Good Hope (2005) |
"It's hopeful but not saccharine, ambitious but only occasionally broad. And the fact that it's set in a country still grappling with the legacy of apartheid makes its good will all the more relevant." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
"In a movie long on symbols, dead peasants are the most egregious, but a close second would be the rah-rah "confidential" Citibank memo about the United States having become a "plutonomy."" |
Michael Granberry |
Tomato A- |
Capote (2005) |
"It's about as close as film can come to capturing a man as he gradually loses all bearings and joy. At these moments, it's hard to look at Capote. But it's even harder to turn away." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) |
"The wobbly movie version never finds a cinematic equivalent for the book's wry, bittersweet flavor. And, on its own truncated terms, it flounders as a simple romantic movie." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C+ |
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999) |
"Promises to skewer sexual politics but instead turns out to be a one-joke pony." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato A- |
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"Where so many 'reality' shows shrink a subject down to snug, humiliating form, Friedmans takes the opposite approach." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Carandiru (2004) |
"An urgent piece of cinema -- a shiv in the ribs and right cross to the chin -- that's also a salutation to human solidarity and the will to live." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato B+ |
Cars (2006) |
"No other outfit can match Pixar's knack for plucking heartstrings without tearing them off the frets." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Casa de los Babys (2003) |
"[Casa de los Babys] wanders and stumbles in search of a center, but it finds plenty of goods along the way." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Casanova (2005) |
"Casanova relies heavily on charm, and it's not a case of misplaced confidence. The legendary rogue's saga, at least in this fresh incarnation, is indeed a charmer." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"The tone isn't as cute or vapid as most installments; it's actually a little sinister compared with any recent Bond." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"Funny thing about tragedy: It loses its heft when it has to keep reminding us how tragic it is. It's hard to cozy up to a script that feels the need to toss in casual references to fate and Aristotle. Yo, we get it already. They're doomed." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Cast Away (2000) |
"An exquisite film that gratifies our senses and our emotions." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
The Cat's Meow (2002) |
"A great-looking movie that entertains without requiring empathy." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"Patrick Chamusso, the refinery foreman played by Derek Luke in Catch a Fire, brims with energy, whether he's dancing to a Donna Summer song or coaching the local youth soccer team." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato A- |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"Mr. Spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned. And they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
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Tomato B |
Caterina in the Big City (2005) |
"It's an adolescent-to-adult drama that never veers into maudlin or sugary territory. There's a realness on screen that translates to any culture." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato B+ |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"This clash of the titans is delightful." |
Rick Holter |
Splat D+ |
Catwoman (2004) |
"Any way you look at it, Catwoman disappoints." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C+ |
The Cave (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat |
The Caveman's Valentine (2001) |
"Loaded down with laughable caricatures and a plot as confused as its protagonist." |
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Tomato |
The Cell (2000) |
"Often- spectacular visuals that recall the work of the creepily eccentric British animation team the Brothers Quay." |
Tom Sime |
Tomato B- |
Cellular (2004) |
"Ellis crafts an impressive procession of car chases, fight scenes and things going boom. And he keeps things moving at such a rip-roaring pace that all the ways in which this movie just doesn't make any sense whatsoever blur into the background." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C+ |
Celsius 41.11 (2004) |
"As a film exercise, Celsius 41.11 is routine." |
Charles Ealy |
Tomato |
The Center of the World (2001) |
"For the first half of this movie, The Center of the World is really onto something." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato |
Center Stage (2000) |
"If you have the remotest interest in ballet, Center Stage is impossible to pass up." |
Margaret Putnam |
Tomato |
Chain Camera (2001) |
"Chain Camera is, at the very least, unfailingly candid." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Chandni Chowk to China (2009) |
"Chandni Chowk isn't going to appeal to those not already entertained by Bollywood and kung-fu movie clichés. But it could turn the charismatic Kumar into a global star, making the prescribed happy ending even sweeter for Warner Bros." |
Cary Darling |
Splat C |
Changeling (2008) |
"Changeling may be the most beautiful horror film ever made; it may also be the most boring." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"The movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not a total triumph. But it's successful enough to linger in your memory, for the most part pleasantly." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"Mr. Hanks comes through with an egoless performance -- no movie star is so adept at not acting like a movie star -- and Mr. Hoffman continues his year of doing no wrong" |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"A no-brainer, it definitely is. But you'll leave the theater with a smile." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle bears a queasy resemblance to the worst of Burt Reynolds. It's this summer's Cannonball Run." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Charlotte Gray (2001) |
"Rather good at its best and never truly bad at its worst, Charlotte Gray occupies a gray zone." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"Children of all ages, even those not old enough to read, can enjoy the journey." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat D |
Chasing Holden (2001) |
"The melodrama of this film is odd considering the novel that inspired it." |
Rasmi Simhan |
Tomato B- |
Chasing Liberty (2004) |
"Familiarity doesn't always breed contempt. In the case of Chasing Liberty, it breeds affection." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato C+ |
Chasing Papi (2003) |
"It's the engaging performances of Jaci Velasquez, Roselyn Sanchez and Sofia Vergara, as well as a few humorous Latin colloquialisms, that turn an otherwise inane script into a cute confection of a film." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat C+ |
The Chateau (2002) |
"Has the gritty look of a Dogma film, which shows what the movement's influence has been reduced to: a trendy look, not a set of principles for honest, no-frills filmmaking." |
Tom Sime |
Splat C+ |
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) |
"Formulas are essential for any family of 12 children. Cheaper by the Dozen follows an abundance of formulas, all used before." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005) |
"In this Hollywood fantasy about a family with 12 kids, nobody does chores, we never see dirty dishes and mom (Bonnie Hunt) is always immaculately groomed, dressed and smiling June Cleaver-style, right down to the tasteful string of pearls." |
Nancy Churnin |
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