Splat C |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"The movie doesn't have the pulp excitement that the author's gimmicky storytelling generated. In fact, it often has no excitement at all." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"The worst kind of sequel. No original stars or director, just a cobbled-together script by one of the writers of Daddy Day Care. There should have been a big red flag when Eddie Murphy declined to appear." |
Kip Mooney |
Splat C- |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"It's saddening to watch the majestic Ms. Huston reduced to playing a robotic comedy target that exists just to be ridiculed." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Dahmer (2002) |
"Renner's performance as Dahmer is unforgettable, deeply absorbing." |
Tom Sime |
Splat C+ |
Daltry Calhoun (2005) |
"If director and screenwriter Katrina Holden Bronson intended some moments as irony, the film lacks the necessary finesse for such an elusive quality." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Damned United (2009) |
"A finely constructed and fiercely entertaining soccer movie that deals more in pride and obsession than penalty kicks." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Dan in Real Life is an enjoyable if curious creature, a naturalistic ensemble comedy wed to a high-flown sitcom premise. It's infused with a warm optimism that prevails even through the drama's thornier patches." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Dancer in the Dark (1999) |
"It's a carefully crafted provocation that both undermines and expands the notion of what makes a movie musical." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat C+ |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Atmospheric but dramatically murky, a mood in search of a story." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Dancing in Twilight (2005) |
"The movie makes a stirring plea for compassion, and anyone who's even remotely feared losing a loved one can relate." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) |
"A depiction of the growing-up trip, this is an original, no-bull effort." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat C- |
Danny Deckchair (2004) |
"Such sentiments are fine, of course, but they're not the ingredients of groundbreaking filmmaking. We've been over this territory ad nauseum." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat D+ |
Daredevil (2003) |
"A dull waste of a compelling comic-book character." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"A fair-to-middling cop drama whose intentions are unfortunately rendered murky and submerged by a predictable story and limp characterization." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato |
Dark Blue World (2001) |
"Its heart-tugs are mostly effective." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"The Dark Knight is easily the most entertaining bummer of the summer." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Dark Water (2005) |
"Dark Water will leave some viewers scratching their heads, while others will be wide-eyed with appreciation. This viewer, at least, is reasonably wide-eyed." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C- |
Darkness (2003) |
"Plot elements exist for their own sake, with little or no explanation or relationship to each other, leaving the story such a muddle that it's hard to tell if the actors are doing their jobs." |
Matt Weitz |
Splat D |
Darkness Falls (2003) |
"Darkness Falls is the movie to see if you've ever wondered what a movie plays like with all the unimportant stuff -- narrative, character development -- cut out and the action kept in." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B+ |
Darwin's Nightmare (2006) |
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Tomato A- |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"This is a concert film with real soul, message and emotion. Its coin is all too rare these days." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"Dawn of the Dead is a rarity: a horror movie in which every laugh is intentional." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"You'll be swept away by sights that you'll never be able to see on The Weather Channel." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
The Day I Became A Woman (2001) |
"The images evolve from poignant to oblique, but the effort to express the theme of independence in different ways keeps the film from seeming heavy-handed." |
John C. Davenport |
Tomato B |
A Day Without A Mexican (2004) |
"An ambitious, hit-and-miss social satire that doesn't score as many direct hits as it should. But it lands enough punches to get its point across." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C+ |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"Never gets under your skin -- neither yours nor, for that matter, Cole Porter's." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Dear Frankie (2005) |
"One false note from actors or director, and the movie would collapse under the weight of fulfilling too many wishes. But it stays afloat with grace and even charm." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Death Race (2008) |
"The movie gets its own Mad Max mojo working, but there's no real attempt at social commentary here -- these churls just want to have fun." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat D+ |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"Utterly humorless and unrelentingly grim. Giving it a grainy, washed-out, fidgety look and choreographing scenes to create an atmosphere of claustrophobic disorientation, Mr. Wan has made a movie that is literally unpleasant to watch." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C+ |
Death to Smoochy (2002) |
"Death to Smoochy has the makings of a sharp, stinging satire ... [b]ut the finished movie trades wicked wit for abrasiveness." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
The Decalogue Box Set (1988) |
"See part of it, or see all of it. Just be glad it's around." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Deep Blue (2005) |
"A magnificent look at the teeming, wildly varied life in and around the ocean." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato |
Deep Blue Sea (1999) |
"A big, dumb action movie done the right way, with decent characters, something resembling a point and monsters you can root for." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
The Deep End (2001) |
"Swinton mesmerizes as the desperate mother of three under siege." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato A- |
Deep Sea (IMAX) (2006) |
"Deep Sea 3D, like the excellent Sharks 3D, has a message about the importance of relationships under the sea and why humans should not upset the delicate balance of nature by depleting ocean species." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C+ |
Deliver Us From Eva (2003) |
"The cast is charming and capable enough, but they are wasted in thinly sketched roles trapped in toothless comedy." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat D |
Demonlover (2003) |
"Demonlover is so incomprehensible that you can't readily accuse it of being anything but almost unwatchable." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
The Departed (2006) |
"Rude, crafty, funny and richly profane, it's the work of an artist unmistakably in his element." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Derailed (2005) |
"Derailed is entertaining, but you'll be several steps ahead of it." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
" Lest someone cry 'pompous puritan,' let's quickly state that irreverence is often at the heart of inspired comedy. But this flick's flamboyant political incorrectness is more malicious than mischievous." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) |
"Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo makes There's Something About Mary look like Masterpiece Theatre." |
Kendall Morgan |
Splat D |
Deuces Wild (2002) |
"It's an encyclopedia of cliches, with each stale plot twist easily predicted and relentlessly foreshadowed." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) |
"An inspired piece of work by someone who knows and admires Mr. Johnston but doesn't cover up the warts. It's also the rare documentary possessed with an artistry that transcends its subject." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"Malice sparkles in The Devil Wears Prada. The fashion-world comedy achieves this plum by resuscitating the almost-dead virtue of dynamic dialogue." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
The Devil's Backbone (2001) |
"Working again with cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, who used sepia filters for an old photograph feel, Mr. del Toro creates an eerie, unnerving mood and maintains it to the end." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat C- |
Diamond Men (2001) |
"Stilted, bland and two-dimensional." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"Mr. Perry's irrepressible energy and rapid-fire wit bring Robin Williams to mind." |
Tom Sime |
Splat |
Dick (1999) |
"A gimmick film!" |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato C+ |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) |
"A comedy that's actually funny." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"Despite an overabundance of obvious computer-generated effects, Die Another Day shines as the best of the Brosnan Bonds." |
Philip Wuntch |
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