Tomato B |
P.S. (2004) |
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|
Splat D |
The Pacifier (2005) |
"A comic train wreck consisting of limp dialogue, predictable plot twists and elaborate sight gags that fall flat." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato C+ |
Paid in Full (2002) |
"Performances are strong, especially that of Mr. Wood." |
Tom Sime |
Splat C |
Palindromes (2005) |
"Let the discomfort commence." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"Pan's Labyrinth works on several levels. It boldly captures the horror of war, the bloody violence as well as the emotional stifling of the soul, and juxtaposes it with the enchantment of a nether land bathed in hope and eternity." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato |
Panic (2000) |
"Bromell ... is adept at piercing the heart of dysfunctional family ties." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Panic Room (2002) |
"A solidly constructed, entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat D- |
Paparazzi (2004) |
"The film is directed by Paul Abascal who exhibits all the subtlety you would expect from a director who got his start as a celebrity hair stylist." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato A- |
Paper Clips (2004) |
"The project is chronicled eloquently in Paper Clips, a documentary about how a few kids can make a difference, one paper clip at a time." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato A- |
Paradise Now (2005) |
"Troubling but excellent." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Paradise, Texas (2005) |
"It works as a stirring family film by drawing attention to how powerfully a parent's words and actions can affect and shape a child's life." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B+ |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"It's always exciting when a film that plays with cinematic language can squeeze in among the flotsam and jetsam of repetitive mediocrity." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato 4/5 |
Paris (2009) |
"Klapisch, who shoots Paris with the eye of someone rapturously in love with the town, is less interested in the reality than the romance." |
Cary Darling |
Tomato B- |
Party Monster (2003) |
"You haven't seen this many outrageous costumes since the Halloween parade on Cedar Springs." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
The Passenger (1975) |
"A creator of lonely worlds, Mr. Antonioni painted one of his most vivid portraits of isolation with The Passenger." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"Controversy aside, it is dramatically intense, skillfully constructed and often harrowing, in ways that should have an impact on people of any or no particular faith." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Patch Adams (1998) |
"A sure-fire crowd-pleaser!" |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
The Patriot (2000) |
"The Patriot delivers what it promises." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Pauline and Paulette (2002) |
"A worthwhile glimpse into how humans can begin to become whole." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"The year's most manipulative movie." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Payback (1999) |
"Morally bankrupt, but it's rich entertainment!" |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C+ |
Paycheck (2003) |
"Efficient and occasionally fun -- but never to the extent that you can overlook its shortcomings." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C+ |
Peaceful Warrior (2006) |
"Dan's transformation hits the kinds of snags that might occur in real life but spell doom for narrative momentum." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"Surprise attacks should be swift and penetrating. Neither adjective applies to Pearl Harbor." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Peeping Tom (1960) |
"Though it effectively ended Mr. Powell's career, Peeping Tom is now considered a once-forbidden classic, an audacious act of self-cannibalization in which cinema itself is a lethal weapon." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
Pepe Le Moko (1937) |
"Mr. Gabin was no stranger to playing doomed men on film, and his Pépé is the grandest of the damned." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
The Perfect Crime (2005) |
"Packs laughs, over-the-top plot twists and even a socially conscious message or two into a twisted story about the ruthless competition between a couple of would-be managers in a sprawling department store." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat 4/5 |
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"David Twohy doesn't do much new and the twist is as obvious as a tornado in the Texas Panhandle. But that doesn't make it any less of an escapist joyride on a hot summer day." |
Cary Darling |
Tomato B- |
The Perfect Man (2005) |
"Ms. Duff projects so much appeal that she leaps over lapses in logic like Super Mario over lava pits. Ms. Locklear helps, too, showing vulnerability and a bit of tenderness." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C |
The Perfect Score (2004) |
"The acting isn't that great, despite good performances from Ms. Johansson and Mr. Nam." |
Matt Weitz |
Splat B- |
The Perfect Storm (2000) |
"The movie is a technical marvel, with scenes of rampaging nature that approximate ominous visual poetry. But dramatically, the ambitious film is hollow." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"A rarely suspenseful thriller with a twist ending of the worst kind: It takes too much explanation." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato B |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato B |
Personal Velocity (2002) |
"It accumulates small details that gradually create a feeling of narrative intimacy." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Peter Pan (2003) |
"Faithful to its source but rather unremarkable as a movie experience." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
La Petite Lili (2004) |
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Splat C- |
Phat Girlz (2006) |
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|
Tomato B+ |
Phone Booth (2003) |
"A tense, thought-provoking drama." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A |
The Pianist (2002) |
"The Pianist lacks the quick emotional connections of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. But Mr. Polanski creates images even more haunting than those in Mr. Spielberg's 1993 classic." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
The Piano Teacher (2002) |
"Not for the prurient or squeamish, it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture, self-loathing and sexual politics." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato B |
Pieces of April (2003) |
"Few films manage to be this light and hopeful without being drop-dead dumb." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Piglet's Big Movie (2003) |
"There are sweet turns that make the journey worthwhile." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B- |
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"Pineapple Express presents viewers with an oxymoronic experience: the action stoner film." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato |
Piñero (2001) |
"Bratt ... explodes like a cherry bomb in the role." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat C- |
Pink Panther (2006) |
"The most effective way of reviewing the new Pink Panther movie would be to issue two reviews. One would be a simply worded warning to adults: Skip it if you can." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat D |
Pinocchio (2002) |
"The movie unfolds in a clumsy zone between fantasy and realism, and in the end it's neither here nor there." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) |
"At World's End has some fun stuff. If only it weren't so stuffed to the gills with moving parts." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
"Mr. Verbinski is an extremely skilled traffic director." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) |
"If you're weary of summer movies that play like extended MTV videos, you'll luxuriate in Mr. Verbinski's purely cinematic technique." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Pitch Black (2000) |
"Made to please those who can't get enough rote, cheesy sci-fi, Pitch Black promises to make us long for the glory days of Species 2 and Deepstar Six." |
Chris Vognar |
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