Tomato B- |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"A fun way to kill two hours." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C- |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"An artificial movie about an artificial actress." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A |
S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2004) |
"A haunting look at the historical amnesia that envelops countries or regimes after officially sanctioned barbarism." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Sacred Planet (2003) |
"A feast for the senses. It's also one from the heart." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C+ |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"Provocative title, provocative premise, provocative direction, routine movie." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Sade (2002) |
"Sade is Quills without the hyperbole and melodrama." |
Tom Sime |
Tomato B- |
Safe Conduct (2002) |
"You could love Safe Conduct (Laissez Passer) for being a subtitled French movie that is 170 minutes long. You could hate it for the same reason." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C+ |
The Safety of Objects (2003) |
"Happiness is a Magnolia Ice Storm of American Beauty." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato C+ |
Sahara (2005) |
"A largely entertaining version of Clive Cussler's novel, with Matthew McConaughey delivering the goods as the adventurous Dirk Pitt." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Saint Ralph (2005) |
"Touches the heart in unexpected ways." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"By and large this is Mr. Kilmer's movie, and it's his strongest performance since The Doors." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
The Same River Twice (2003) |
"At its core, The Same River Twice is about a process everyone goes through, and the recognition that change is inevitable and we can't be young forever." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"Anyone who has ever dreamed of a Santa who knows your heart's desire should feel a little tug at the heart when Santa's own dreams come true." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B |
Santa vs. the Snowman (2002) |
"The action sequences are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the Star Wars series." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato A |
Saraband (2005) |
"An emotionally searing look at the ways we hurt the ones we love and the ones we have come to hate." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"Jesus Is Magic manages to push hot buttons with a deceptively tender caress." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Satin Rouge (2002) |
"A movie that has charm but shows weaknesses not uncommon for a novice director." |
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Splat |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"Seems more concerned with pushing demographic style buttons than creating a story with any depth." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Saved! (2004) |
"It puts a new twist on the au courant genre of mean-teen comedies." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Saving Face (2005) |
"Effortlessly cosmopolitan and consistently funny." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"Without her humanity and comic timing, Saving Grace could have been a silly puff-ball. With Ms. Blethyn and a talented ensemble, it has the makings of a Full Monty-type sleeper." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"Subjects the viewer to the torture of excruciatingly unfunny dialogue, abrasively unappealing characters and mentally abusive situations." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat D |
Saw (2004) |
"A grisly thriller that plays like a bargain-basement rehash of other, better movies." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C- |
Saw II (2005) |
"Saw II goes to great lengths to be smart and not just viscerally but intellectually provocative. An admirable ambition, but it just makes the movie even more silly when it fails so utterly in the effort." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"A comedy that is downright tragic." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B+ |
Scarface (1983) |
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Splat D+ |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"The Wayans have shown they have more talent than this." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"When did comedy become so lazy?" |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
"Under Mr. Zucker's direction, Scary Movie 3 ends up being neither the lowball spoof its predecessors were, nor the sort of madcap farce for which Mr. Zucker is famous." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"Like the gags, many of the cameos don't pack a whole lot of punch, but enough succeed so that the viewer leaves with a mildly favorable impression. Regrettably, this is probably more a function of human psychology than moviemaking skill." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Schizo (2005) |
"A stark illustration of a cold, hard world, and a sensitive look at a kid wanting a way out." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D+ |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"You want it to be over long before the needless epilogue that fills you in on how all these freaks turned out." |
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Tomato B |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Not only is the heart of rock 'n' roll still beating, it's also highly amusing." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B+ |
Schultze Gets the Blues (2005) |
"Schultze Gets the Blues can get a little thin, but it never loses its sense of quiet, playful dignity." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A- |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"[Gondry's] passion for cinematic invention is giddy and palpable, with the rudimentary charms of fellow Frenchman and turn-of-the-century filmmaker Georges Melies." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"It's silly stuff, but the cast is likable, and the chemistry between real-life husband and wife Prinze and Gellar is affecting." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat D |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"An uneven and sometimes inappropriate mix of entertainment gambits." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B+ |
Scoop (2006) |
"Some may dismiss Scoop as 'minor Woody Allen' because it doesn't traffic in major psychological probes. But it makes you smile. And that's not such a minor accomplishment." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
The Score (2001) |
"With its star lineup, The Score is an important film that allows its cast room to explore the characters." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"It's big, clever-dumb fun." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B- |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"The jokes sometimes fall flat, but the weirdness and darkening of tone make for quirky fun." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato A- |
Scratch (2002) |
"It's all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"Scream 3 is full of surprises . . . it's surprisingly long, surprisingly dull and surprisingly stupid." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B- |
The Sea (2003) |
"A likable movie about people who are anything but." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"A gorgeous film." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"A handsomely mounted Hollywood affair with a can't-miss story." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
The Seagull's Laughter (2001) |
"Part character study, part thriller and part coming-of-age drama, it doesn't quite pull these disparate elements completely together but is nonetheless entertaining and darkly funny." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2005) |
"The soundtrack, which includes Lee Sexton, The Handsome Family and others, is full of haunting Southern sounds; the camera work is inventive; and the interviews give you an off-center sense of place that equals at least one aspect of the South." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C- |
The Second Chance (2006) |
"Sure, there are lots of positive messages about following your calling and seeing how others live, but that message would better resonate with the audience if the story wasn't so bland." |
Stephen Becker |
Tomato B- |
Second Time Around (2002) |
"Tell yourself it's OK to be jealous. Go ahead and mock poor Alberto." |
Charles Ealy |
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