Tomato B- |
P.S. (2004) |
"p.s. wanders off on story tangents that can't be called anything other than bizarre, but nevertheless oddly engages." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B |
P.S. I Love You (2007) |
"In its way, it's almost daringly radical in its old-fashioned sentimentality." |
William Arnold |
Splat C+ |
P2 (2007) |
"... a well-tooled premise executed with surprising restraint, at least compared to the gore-centric sadism of the current crop of horror films." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat D |
The Pacifier (2005) |
"The tinny dialogue of the clumsy screenplay stumbles over the simplest moments of exposition and revelation and Adam Shankman's anonymous direction is plodding at best..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
The Page Turner (2007) |
"Director Denis Dercourt proves there are still unexpected twists to be found on the well-traveled road of the revenge mystery." |
Bill White |
- |
Paid in Full (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato B |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"The film comes together as a quirky but touching love story and a screen-filling spectacle that's balanced with both the hard-edge and exotic spiritual dimension W. Somerset Maugham would have admired." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B- |
Palindromes (2005) |
"Too often Solondz mistakes contradiction for complexity in his efforts to prod viewers into a reaction.... Yet his satirical lobs hit the mark enough to be taken seriously..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"Like the folk tales from centuries past, Pan's Labyrinth is a dark odyssey with nightmarish visions and cruel threats..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
Panic (2000) |
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William Arnold |
Tomato B |
Panic Room (2002) |
"It all comes together to be a suspenseful ride." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B |
Paper Clips (2004) |
"Where other documentarians look for a charismatic personality to enliven their films, Berlin and Fab focus on the community as a whole." |
Bill White |
Tomato A- |
Paprika (2007) |
"Despite the jumble, Kon's eye-popping, surreal mastery of the Japanese dream is awakening." |
Gianni Truzzi |
Tomato A- |
Paradise Now (2005) |
"It's an explosive topic and Abu-Assad walks a fine line through a minefield of issues, all of them explored with intelligence and integrity." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"It may not score with a mass audience, but in museums and art centers around the world, it will always be in rotation." |
Regina Hackett |
Tomato A- |
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) |
"... modestly but richly sculpted pieces, a feeling carved out of a brief slice of time and place, the discreet suggestion of a relationship in just a couple of minutes." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C+ |
Party Monster (2003) |
""... equal parts freakish fashion show and tawdry melodrama of the rise and fall of a superficial celebrity."" |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
The Passenger (1975) |
"Antonioni's moviemaking panache and distinctive narrative rhythm rarely have seemed so enticing and satisfying." |
William Arnold |
Splat C- |
Passing Poston (2008) |
"... might have made a fascinating story were it researched more thoroughly and presented with clarity." |
Bill White |
Tomato 6/10 |
Passion of Mind (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C- |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"Strangely remote and uninvolving on both emotional and spiritual levels." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B+ |
Passionada (2003) |
"An engaging and similarly well conceived, directed and acted romantic drama." |
William Arnold |
Splat D |
Pathfinder (2007) |
"It's a tedious experience in almost every way: The acting is numbingly one-note, the CGI work is unconvincing and often downright shoddy, and the action is poorly staged and framed so close you can never tell for sure who is lopping off whose head." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B |
The Patriot (2000) |
"A stunning-looking, undeniably compelling but empty-headed shoot 'em up." |
William Arnold |
Splat C |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) |
"An inoffensive way to spend 90 minutes, unless of course you're on the husky end of the spectrum, in which case they're all going to laugh at you." |
Travis Nichols |
Tomato B |
Pauline and Paulette (2002) |
"A poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"The performances gradually won me over -- and this is due less to the adult cast than to Osment, who is riveting and completely believable." |
William Arnold |
Splat C |
Paycheck (2003) |
"It's a sci-fi thriller that's so tired, routine and smothered in deja vu that it's rather shocking to think it was directed by John Woo." |
William Arnold |
Splat C+ |
Peaceful Warrior (2006) |
"The fortune-cookie pronouncements are nothing you haven't heard a hundred times before, and Nolte -- with all his baggage as a wild-child celebrity -- is just not a bit credible as the Yoda figure." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"If Pearl Harbor works only passably well as a love story and a history lesson, it definitely works as spectacle." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B- |
Peep "TV" Show (2003) |
"[Yutaka ] Tsuchiya captures a unique culture of social dropouts ... a collision of alienation, isolation, fashionable nihilism and exhibitionism..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B |
Penelope (2008) |
"This fairy tale feels pleasantly down-to-earth." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato A |
Pepe Le Moko (1937) |
"A delicious ensemble piece." |
William Arnold |
Splat C |
Perfect Blue (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B- |
The Perfect Crime (2005) |
"It's dark, well-paced fun, even as it sags from the over-eager absurdities de la Iglesia layers onto the well-established formula." |
Gianni Truzzi |
Tomato B |
The Perfect Holiday (2007) |
"Either you're in the mood for a sweet and simple Christmas movie or you're not. If you are, then Perfect Holiday should fit the bill nicely." |
Andy Spletzer |
Splat C |
The Perfect Man (2005) |
"Even though the supporting cast is likable and the film hits all the beats of its formula, it's weak, as if everyone has been to the well one too many times." |
William Arnold |
Splat C |
The Perfect Score (2004) |
"Possesses little of the snap or charisma of the films that inspired it." |
Ellen Kim |
Splat C |
The Perfect Storm (2000) |
"Not terrible, but distinctly disappointing, not nearly as engaging or thrilling as its premise seems to promise." |
William Arnold |
Splat C+ |
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"Cliched, mostly routine and never especially satisfying. But it has a highly watchable performance by Halle Berry and a twist ending that, for once, likely will take you by surprise." |
William Arnold |
Tomato B+ |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) |
"The film is downright repulsive in places, and otherwise pushes the envelope for an art film, but it's a dazzling piece of filmmaking that wins us over with its boldness and artistry." |
William Arnold |
Tomato A |
Persepolis (2007) |
"While not visually explicit, "Persepolis" is an uncompromising look at the culture of Iran as seen by an observant and open-minded child..." |
Sean Axmaker |
Splat C+ |
Personal Velocity (2002) |
"The actors navigate tough characters through emotional mayhem with such intense determination it's a shame they're undercut by the intrusive voice-over." |
Paula Nechak |
Tomato B |
Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007) |
"Director Brown has made a career of chronicling the history of American folk music, and Pete Seeger: The Power of Song is a worthy companion piece to his 1982 debut, The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time?" |
Bill White |
Tomato A |
Peter Pan (2003) |
"Deft and delightful." |
Sean Axmaker |
- |
Phish - Bittersweet Motel (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato B |
Phoebe In Wonderland (2009) |
"... an involving and empathetic drama of mothers and daughters." |
Sean Axmaker |
Tomato B- |
Phone Booth (2003) |
"Gripping in parts, tedious in others, the film works best when the action is brisk." |
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Tomato B- |
The Pianist (2002) |
"It has, to be sure, moments of power, and is every bit as unsettling a movie experience as you might imagine. But it also offers nothing new." |
William Arnold |
- |
The Piano Teacher (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
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