Splat D |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"Forget suspending disbelief; you would have to suspend consciousness to go along with this story." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B+ |
Earth (2009) |
"Directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield mostly avoid speaking directly of social issues. Instead, they let the visuals and the animals' plights underscore the importance of maintaining a healthy ecosystem." |
Cary Darling |
Tomato B+ |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"The film's genius performance belongs to the venerable Armin Mueller-Stahl, who plays the family head with a twinkling eye and an air of avuncular, Old World charm." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Eat This New York (2002) |
"Serves a full course meal in Restaurant 101." |
Dotty Griffith |
Splat C |
Eating Out (2005) |
"Eating Out is a sometimes-enjoyable trifle. But make no mistake. It's a trifle." |
Charles Ealy |
Tomato B+ |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"Propelled by the beautiful camerawork and scenery that moves back and forth between pastoral idyll and urban chaos as it takes the viewer on a journey that ends with a final image as quiet and beautiful as any in recent cinema." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B |
Eight Below (2006) |
"Eight Below may be a Disney Lite version of a true story about sled dogs left to survive on their own in the Antarctic wilderness, but it's still a weeper for those for whom the loss of one dog is too much." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |
"Think of it as The Rocky Horror Picture Show with giant spiders instead of cross-dressing aliens." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato C+ |
El Arte De Morir (2000) |
"While the Spanish film The Art of Dying isn't perfect, it is a compelling bit of psycho-horror." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
Elegy (2008) |
"It's beautifully photographed and slowly paced, all the better to emphasize the film's emphasis on and exploration of deep feelings." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat D+ |
Elektra (2005) |
"It's listless, lame and sloppy enough to make last year's Catwoman seem agile." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Elephant (2003) |
"Elephant demands a commitment to sticking with a nontraditional story. There's no three-act structure here, no consolation at the end of the line." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Elevator to the Gallows (1957) |
"Henri Decaë's black-and-white cinematography brings out the melancholy mystery of Paris' boulevards and cafes, and Ms. Moreau, shot with natural lighting and without make-up, is like a mournful goddess of glamour." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Elf (2003) |
"The first charming present of the holiday movie season." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"The Golden Age feels like two movies: one a bodice-ripping romance, the other a study in statecraft and power. But these strands, one private, one public, come together in the title character and the balancing act she must master." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Elizabethtown (2005) |
"The film's golden moments run the gamut from warmhearted to satirical, but a sense of incompletion hampers their effect." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Ella Enchanted (2004) |
"Hathaway ... does a classy job of toppling the helpless 'save me!' Cinderella stereotype." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B+ |
Elling (2002) |
"It's affectionate and optimistic without being fuzzy." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
The Embalmer (2003) |
"In spite of some stiltedness, The Embalmer is an oft-intriguing examination of unquenched desire and the power of beauty." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C+ |
The Emperor's Club (2002) |
"The obvious sincerity of director Michael Hoffman and star Kevin Kline doesn't translate to on-screen energy." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
The Emperor's New Clothes (2002) |
"The performances, direction and cinematography all conspire to make The Emperor's New Clothes a gentle valentine." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
"An amusing but predictable knock-off of themes that have been done much better." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C- |
Empire (2002) |
"A plot this standard might work if driven by interesting acting, but the performances in Empire are flat and contrived." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Enchanted (2007) |
"Enchanted isn't just a culture-clash fable, it's also a throwback to one of classic Hollywood's giddiest genres: the screwball comedy." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
End of Days (1999) |
"You'll walk out of End of Days wanting to pick a fight with Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's how bad this flick is." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"A film that does a fine job explaining their importance without airbrushing their foibles." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
End of the Spear (2006) |
"Under Jim Hanon's direction, the film manages to get its point across without coming off as heavy-handed or overtly religious." |
Stephen Becker |
Tomato |
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2001) |
"A triumph." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat C+ |
Enduring Love (2004) |
"Enduring Love is better in parts than as a whole. Ultimately, the film has too many jagged edges." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Enemy at the Gates (2001) |
"As so often happens, the good stuff gets diluted with requisite pap and banal dialogue a love triangle, lackluster sex, betrayal and redemption." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato B |
Enigma (2002) |
"A solid show." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato 4/5 |
Enlighten Up! (2009) |
"Enlighten Up! is a low-key, charming trip." |
Cary Darling |
Splat C |
Enough (2002) |
"Spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society, but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"Go see Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and learn how to get righteously angry again." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D- |
Envy (2004) |
"Everyone involved in Envy has done better work before. Envy isn't good for them or us." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Equilibrium (2002) |
"What it lacks in originality it makes up for in intelligence and B-grade stylishness." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato |
Erin Brockovich (2000) |
"It's a victory for Julia Roberts, co-star Albert Finney and director Steven Soderbergh. It's also a victory for the audience." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Escaflowne The Movie (2000) |
"A visual spectacle full of stunning images and effects." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C |
Esther Kahn (2002) |
"The narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures Esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage; one feels cheated, and Esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard." |
Rasmi Simhan |
Tomato A |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
"It's giddy and groundbreaking, a feast for the head and the heart." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Eureka (2001) |
"It's not for the popcorn crowd, but it does reward the mature, patient viewer." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B- |
Eurotrip (2004) |
"Some episodes fall flat, and more than a few are blatantly predictable, but the overall good mood wins your indulgence." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"Evan Almighty combines the easiest elements of lazy comedy with the most indulgent elements of lazy disaster movies. Even Mr. Carell, gamely mugging and wincing and snaring the random reflex laugh, gets pulled down with the ship." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Evelyn (2002) |
"The film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Even Money (2007) |
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Tomato B- |
The Event (2003) |
"The performances of Olympia Dukakis as Matt's mother and Sarah Polley as his sister elevate The Event from melodramatic claptrap to sensitive drama." |
Charles Ealy |
Tomato B |
Evergreen (2004) |
"A sensitive film." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat |
Everybody's Famous (2001) |
"Who in the world is in charge of foreign film Oscar nominations? And what hints of greatness did they see in this artlessly benign little comedy?" |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Everyone's Hero (2006) |
"This handsomely animated, well-directed and -voiced G-rated film, set in the hope-starved era of the Depression, takes on special poignancy as the last directing project of Christopher Reeve." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B+ |
Everything Put Together (2001) |
"Aims for genuine discomfort, and it hits the mark with intelligence and style." |
Chris Vognar |
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