Tomato |
U-571 (2000) |
"Its characters are stock and its narrative runs shallow, not deep, but its state-of-the-art illusions help these lesser elements float." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 3/4 |
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) |
"Not only a telling indictment of what can happen when fear meets dissent; it is an affecting portrait of an artist at the height of his curiosity." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 3/4 |
U2 3D (2008) |
"U2 is a great band, but 3-D doesn't make them greater." |
Duane Dudek |
Splat 2/4 |
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"In an attempt to ride the comic coattails of the Judd Apatow comedies, The Ugly Truth is full of crude and profane language, but it comes across as awkwardly inappropriate rather than edgy." |
Cathy Jakicic |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Ultimate Gift (2007) |
"The movie's heart is in the right place. It's just that the route it travels to get there is so dull and unsurprising that you just want the trip to be over with." |
Meg Jones |
Splat 2/4 |
Unaccompanied Minors (2006) |
"The PG rating for Unaccompanied Minors doesn't stand for Pretty Good." |
Sue Pierman |
Tomato |
Unbreakable (2000) |
"Any movie that asks audiences to think about more than where they parked is a good thing." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Uncle Nino (2003) |
"Its celebration of the importance of the family unit makes it a family film in the truest sense of the term." |
Mack Bates |
Splat 2/4 |
Undead (2005) |
"If only the Spierigs had put as much effort into their writing as they did into the special effects, Undead"might not be such a recycled, redundant bore." |
Paul Doro |
Tomato 3/4 |
Under the Same Moon (2008) |
"The film is a romanticized, effectively personal and emotionally heightened story." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato |
Under the Sand (2001) |
"A stark and surreal, non-literal and non-linear journey through the sand dunes of loss and denial." |
Duane Dudek |
Splat 2/4 |
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) |
"A quiet film -- so quiet that viewers may find themselves yawning halfway through it." |
Sue Pierman |
Splat .5/4 |
Underclassman (2005) |
"Underclassman shouldn't have been released at all." |
Piet Levy |
Splat 2/4 |
Undercover Brother (2002) |
"Little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 3/4 |
Undertow (2004) |
"While the disparate elements at times seem to be struggling against each other like cats in a sack, an undeniable current of urgency runs through the film." |
Duane Dudek |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Underworld (2003) |
"Appears to be nothing more than what it probably is: the middle section of a series of prequels and sequels." |
Jackie Loohauis |
Splat 2/4 |
Undiscovered (2005) |
"James and Strait make the most of the material, even though there's no real mystery as to how things are going to work out." |
Mack Bates |
Splat 2/4 |
Undisputed (2002) |
"This is a throwaway, junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself." |
Mack Bates |
Tomato 3/4 |
Unfaithful (2002) |
"A poetic portrait of a situation with a mathematical inevitability told with artful precision and passionate objectivity." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
An Unfinished Life (2005) |
"Enough sweetly tentative moments to commend it as passable family entertainment." |
Duane Dudek |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Uninvited (2009) |
"The Uninvited rattles doorknobs and creaks floorboards but can't quite drown out the louder rattling of its shaky script." |
Graham Killeen |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
United 93 (2006) |
"... heartbreaking and powerful." |
Duane Dudek |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The United States of Leland (2004) |
"Dispassionate to the point of resembling a kitchen appliance, this meandering dissection of suburban angst answers no questions and offers naught for substance." |
Tim Hansen |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Unleashed (2005) |
"Li's best English-language movie to date." |
Mack Bates |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Untraceable (2008) |
"Too bad the movie is put together by the numbers instead of being character-driven." |
Sue Pierman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Up (2009) |
"While Up achieves liftoff and even soars, it encounters enough turbulence to result in a bumpy flight." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 3/4 |
Up and Down (2005) |
"Hrebejk deftly brings the stories together, and does so without delving into sentimentality." |
Paul Doro |
Tomato 4/4 |
Up in the Air (2009) |
"It's a lean and economical film about a lean and economical time. The only things it is rich in are empathy and compassion." |
Duane Dudek |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Upside of Anger (2005) |
"It is a true joy to see a wonderful actress get such a juicy role to sink her teeth into. If only it happened more often." |
Paul Doro |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Uptown Girls (2003) |
"Like a linty old sour ball. It starts off a bit gritty and leaves a sickeningly sweet aftertaste." |
Sue Pierman |
Splat |
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) |
"Flounders in a no man's land of mediocrity -- pretty bad, but not deliciously bad enough to become a cult classic." |
Sue Pierman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Ushpizin (2005) |
"Sweet and satisfying." |
Duane Dudek |
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