Splat |
Jack Frost (1998) |
"For a movie that should mainly appeal to the 5-to-9 set, Jack Frost often aspires to odd glimmers of adulthood, or at least, teenhood." |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Jackpot (2001) |
"Being the kind of film that opts for visual flash over intellectual (or emotional) substance, Jackpot doesn't hold up for the long haul." |
Karla Peterson |
Tomato |
Jakob the Liar (1999) |
"Jakob the Liar is more pleasant than painful. And with Williams, that's really all we're asking for." |
Nina Garin |
Tomato |
James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003) |
"Plain and human and profoundly warmed by the appealing James of Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe." |
David Elliott |
Tomato 3/4 |
Japanese Story (2004) |
"Without slighting her likable co-star, Toni Collette makes the film hers." |
David Elliott |
Splat 2/4 |
Jarhead (2005) |
"Jarhead is not a blank, but it never quite pulls the trigger." |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Jawbreaker (1998) |
"There's no fluff like brash, jaded fluff!" |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"Smith has a little fiefdom or franchise going, but as Dogma proved, his gift for satire runs south of Mad heading toward 'Jokes for the John.'" |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Jeepers Creepers (2001) |
"Falls back on one ho-hum monster-threat and disgusting monster treat after another, with our heroes given little to do but stare in horror, then scream, 'Let's get out of here!'" |
Arthur Salm |
Splat 2/4 |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
"Smith, reaching into his most tender feelings, comes up with hairballs of hokum." |
David Elliott |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"Ewing and Grady avoid prodding or sneering, giving Fischer and her young charges nearly all the scenes." |
David Elliott |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jet Lag (2003) |
"Jet Lag flies in as a very soft bird, but its feathers are pleasing." |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Joe Dirt (2001) |
"Very few movies can make you laugh, cringe and feel dirty, all at the same time." |
Jerry McCormick |
Splat |
Joe Somebody (2001) |
"Wrapped up in Tim Allen's new film, Joe Somebody, is a gem of a message. Unfortunately, the packaging isn't as good as the moral." |
Jerry McCormick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007) |
"The Future Is Unwritten does an ample job of capturing the many facets of Strummer, who was simultaneously self-effacing and and heroic, devoted and calculating, sensitive and brazen." |
George Varga |
Tomato |
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001) |
"Carpenter has brought his curatorial care to the nuances, and the movie achieves wipeout energy." |
David Elliott |
Splat 2/4 |
John Q (2002) |
"It puts Washington, as honest working man John Q. Archibald, on a pedestal, then keeps lifting the pedestal higher." |
David Elliott |
Splat 0/4 |
Johnny English (2003) |
"Has [Malkovich's] career really come to this?" |
Jerry McCormick |
Splat |
Johnson Family Vacation (2004) |
" Goal: family reunion in Missouri. Itinerary: bad gags." |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) |
"Like the Pussycats, the movie seems designed for short fame and a fast fade." |
David Elliott |
Tomato 3/4 |
Joyeux Noël (2006) |
"This moving respite is their gesture that humans, face to face, can survive humanly." |
David Elliott |
Tomato |
Jungle Book 2 (2003) |
"Fair diversion for kids under 10 and parents eager to please them." |
David Elliott |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Juno (2007) |
"Not since Election has a female star talent hit the screen with such a sting of arrival." |
David Elliott |
Tomato |
Jurassic Park III (2001) |
"Efficient, compulsive, a streamlined fright show with some jaunty snaps of humor." |
David Elliott |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Just a Kiss (2002) |
"Breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting." |
David Elliott |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Just Like Heaven (2005) |
"It doesn't need to be seen, but it sure wants to be hugged." |
David Elliott |
Splat |
Just Visiting (2001) |
"It isn't terrible, but it isn't terribly good, either." |
Karla Peterson |
Splat 1/4 |
Juwanna Mann (2002) |
"Hectic, vapid, almost witless." |
David Elliott |
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