Splat C |
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"Nacho Libre is more lazy than offensive. Things happen, but there's really no story. People do stuff, but they don't become characters. It might have made a dandy Saturday Night Live skit. But it's not much of a movie." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"[Roberts is] a natural in front of the camera, so warm and cute you're instantly charmed. Nancy Drew works largely because of Ms. Roberts." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato B+ |
Nanny McPhee (2006) |
"And while those classics, like Julie Andrews' incandescent Maria and Poppins, were practically perfect in every way, Nanny McPhee is quite deserving of its own special place in the magical universe." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B- |
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
"Even if you don't like the film and its freak-show depiction of small-town life, it's hard not to admire the commitment of Jon Heder's performance." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Naqoyqatsi (2002) |
"If you open yourself up to Mr. Reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set ... it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Narc (2002) |
"Narc may not get an 'A' for originality, but it wears its B-movie heritage like a badge of honor." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
NASCAR: The Imax Experience (2004) |
"Deserves the widest audience of any non-feature-length IMAX film." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
National Geographic - Forces of Nature (2005) |
"With the spectacular opening of Forces of Nature, narrated by Kevin Bacon, IMAX outdoes Hollywood's fanciest effects wizards." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato B+ |
National Geographic - Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat D+ |
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2004) |
"A putative comedy that manages to degrade equally those on both sides of the screen." |
Matt Weitz |
Splat D+ |
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) |
"The only thing keeping it from being a complete waste of time is the charismatic performance of Mr. Reynolds." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato C |
National Security (2003) |
"The less you engage your brain, the more you'll enjoy National Security." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato C+ |
National Treasure (2004) |
"This one's no treasure. But it features a few interesting baubles." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
The Nativity Story (2006) |
"For families looking for a Christmas outing, it should not disappoint." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Ned Kelly (2004) |
"Fans of American Westerns will find plenty to like, so long as they can get their heads around the accents and the occasional wombat." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat D |
Neil Young - Greendale (2004) |
"Smacks of self-indulgence and misplaced ideals." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006) |
"Few artists are so adept at addressing the past and embracing the future all at once. And few recent films have so gracefully captured a musician at a specific point in his time." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Never Again (2002) |
"After a while, Never Again gets so busy celebrating ageless virility that it forgets to tell a decent story." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Never Been Kissed (1999) |
"There's plenty to pick on, such as the mean-spiritedness of much of the film's humor, or yet another relentless parade of pointless pop-culture references." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat D+ |
Never Die Alone (2004) |
"A nasty piece of work that doesn't seem to have met a cliche it didn't like." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat D |
New Best Friend (2002) |
"New Best Friend's Playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B- |
The New Guy (2002) |
"Would you laugh if a tuba-playing dwarf rolled down a hill in a trash can? Do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man's body? If you answered yes, by all means enjoy The New Guy." |
Rasmi Simhan |
Splat C- |
New in Town (2009) |
"It's meant to be a winsome romantic comedy, which might have been able to reach its destiny if it didn't have to chop its way through a thicket of stereotypes and bad jokes." |
Michael Granberry |
Splat C |
The New World (2005) |
"It's by no means the longest movie ever made, but it's one of the longest movies ever made in which next to nothing ever happens and barely a word is spoken." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B+ |
New York Doll (2005) |
"[A] respectful and subtle look at the difference faith can make in one's life." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D |
New York Minute (2004) |
"There's a sense that it's straining to reach the core mom-daughter audience that made Freaky Friday a success last year." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Next (2007) |
"Good summer fun that's both brain and eye candy." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat |
The Next Best Thing (2000) |
"Terminally slow-moving." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Next Friday (1999) |
"It delivers the same brand of cheap laughs." |
Al Brumley |
Tomato B+ |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"The entire movie has a truncated feeling, but what's available is lovely and lovable." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
"Nick and Norah takes the relatively radical approach of making a movie that occurs on a genuinely human scale." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato |
Nico and Dani (2001) |
"One of the most sensitive and subtle explorations of sexuality to hit the big screen in the States in a long time." |
Charles Ealy |
Tomato B |
Nicotina (2004) |
"Mr. Rodriguez and screenwriter Martin Salinas create inspired moments of dark humor." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"The special effects are a blast. The T-Rex skeleton looks authentic as it clatters down the hallway after a terrified Larry. But even better is the remarkable, star-studded ensemble." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C- |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"The story, effective in print, doesn't survive onscreen scrutiny. You'll feel detached and, even with its brief 82-minute running time, you'll get impatient." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A |
The Night of the Hunter (1955) |
"One of the most chilling suspense films ever made, it's also the finest role of Robert Mitchum." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat D |
The Night of the White Pants (2007) |
"The film's attempts at humor fall flat." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato A |
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) |
"Thirteen years after its debut, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas has gone 3D, which makes a good thing even better." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C |
Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) |
"Better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato B |
Nina's Tragedies (2005) |
"It's well acted, and well written, but it rarely delivers the emotional resonance you keep expecting." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Nine (2009) |
"The performances are all outstanding, even better than those in Marshall's Oscar-winning Chicago." |
Lawson Taitte |
Tomato B |
Nine Queens (2002) |
"Ingeniously constructed entertainment." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Ninja Assassin (2009) |
"What's a recovering ninja assassin to do? Why, paint the screen bright red, of course. Splatter it on. We're talking streaks and rivers of blood -- bloody swords, bloody clothes and, my personal favorite, bloody stumps." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
The Ninth Gate (1999) |
"It drags, it clunks, it leaves you stuck between a guffaw and a groan." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"The Coens are geniuses at creating tension through editing. No Country has craft and atmosphere aplenty." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D |
No Good Deed (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato |
No Man's Land (2001) |
"The acting's so strong and the dialogue so realistic, that it feels authentic." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato A |
Nobody Knows (2005) |
"This gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda unfolds with the graceful simplicity of a real-life episode turned into a minimalist fable." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Noi (2004) |
"As a drama, Nòi seems as cold as the icy land in which it takes place. But it still offers a glimpse into a rarely seen world, and more adventurous moviegoers will find it eye-opening." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat D |
Nola (2004) |
"A tone-deaf indie that slides by on spunk until the script simply implodes." |
Chris Vognar |
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