Tomato 4/4 |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
"What E.T. does so well is to capture that moment in life when childhood seems to be slipping away." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"The chase eventually wears thin, and Eagle Eye eventually strangles its actors in the threads of its plot." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Eagle Vs. Shark (2007) |
"[Director] Waititi's obviously a talent, but here he seems to be trying too hard to not try too hard; he's undermining the cleverness of the writing with the thudding hulk of its delivery." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Earth Days (2009) |
"If you're feeling nostalgic for a time when the environmental movement was something everyone embraced, Robert Stone's Earth Days is bound to comfort -- and alarm." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"[A] chilly, masterful thriller." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Easy (2003) |
"Weinstock's screenplay takes too many shortcuts, never letting the characters emerge as people in their own right, rather than as a collection of carefully assigned character traits." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Easy Virtue (2009) |
"Echoing the words of the great Porter song, Easy Virtue deliciously misbehaves." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006) |
"Eating Out 2 is the kind of sex comedy that can get pretty raw, but it remains playful and smart enough to keep one interested. Performances count for a lot." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat .5/4 |
Echoes of Innocence (2005) |
"An interminable film." |
Judy Chia Hui Hsu |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Eden (2006) |
"As long as it's whimsically celebrating the ambiguous joys of cooking, writer-director Michael Hofmann's movie has charm and a sweetness verging on the tart." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
The Edge of Love (2009) |
"The Edge of Love is the sort of muddled melodrama that has little to say about love, or anything else." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Edukators (2005) |
"Ambitious but ultimately lackluster drama about the conflict between extremist politics and selfish human nature." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Eight Below (2006) |
"If you don't choke up at least once during the dogs' engaging adventure, you obviously prefer cats." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2/4 |
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |
"Not scary enough to work as a straight-up horror flick and nowhere near funny enough to be a passable spoof." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Elektra (2005) |
"It's opaque where it should be clear (motivations; fight scenes). It's clear where it should be opaque (what happens next)." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Elephant (2003) |
"While most of the characters are little more than sketches, Van Sant and his collection of young, mostly inexperienced actors make them recognizable and genuine." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Elf (2003) |
"Thanks to Ferrell, it's a tolerably sweet holiday treat." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"What compelled Kapur to film half the movie through scrims, curtains, screens and arches? How can you appreciate human drama when you're constantly being distracted by the 16th-century equivalent of Architectural Digest?" |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2/4 |
Elizabethtown (2005) |
"Crowe's capable of much better than this; let's hope he gets back on track with the next one." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Ella Enchanted (2004) |
"Hathaway's sweetly earnest performance makes this ambitious and occasionally downright weird tale work." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Ellie Parker (2005) |
"Too often it has the uncomfortable feel of a too-small sweater - - stretched to capacity, still not covering the territory." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Elsa & Fred (2008) |
"In the end, only the veteran actors playing Elsa and Fred make the movie watchable." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2/4 |
Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002) |
"The campy results make Mel Brooks' Borscht Belt schtick look sophisticated." |
Mark Rahner |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Emperor's Club (2002) |
"It's comfortable and pleasant, and if you squint you can practically see Dead Poets Society. And then it surprises -- just a bit, but enough." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Emperor's New Clothes (2002) |
"Some of the shots are so elegantly composed that they resemble classic oil paintings." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Employee of the Month (2006) |
"Employee of the Month, which finds its comedic apex in watching cashiers scanning purchases, is disposable filmmaking, with its shelf life already up." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Enchanted (2007) |
"An irresistible blend of screwball comedy and Disney fairy-tale musical, Enchanted takes its enchanting premise and prances away with it, holding the audience happily captive." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Encounters At the End of the World (2007) |
"The sky is relentlessly blue, the sun bright even in the thick of night. In this odd and unforgettable place, Herzog has made his own poetry." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"A satisfying, straightforward documentary with great archive footage and interviews with band members ... and those they influenced." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato |
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2001) |
"Aimed at a more adult audience than Adventure, Endurance has a haunting, melancholy quality." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Enduring Love (2004) |
"Compelling but uneven drama." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat |
Enemy at the Gates (2001) |
"The film is way too big for the story." |
John Zebrowski |
Tomato 3/4 |
Enigma (2002) |
"The smart, elegant Enigma won't win any prizes for snappiness or simplicity -- but it's a pleasure to see a film that aspires to something else." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Enough (2002) |
"If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Enough just added another lane." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"Gibney's documentary is ultimately not about business and numbers but about morality; how a group of people, blinded by money, lost their souls." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
Envy (2004) |
"Wrenchingly unfunny." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Eragon (2006) |
"Technically accomplished but fairly lifeless and at times a bit silly." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato |
Erin Brockovich (2000) |
"Soderbergh demands a lot from his star here, and she delivers, perhaps more than even he expected." |
John Hartl |
Splat |
Eros (2005) |
"All the stories deal with sex, all three segments tend to photograph their leading actors unflatteringly and all three reveal prominent writer-directors at low ebb." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Escaflowne The Movie (2000) |
"Romantic, riveting and handsomely animated." |
Melanie McFarland |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
"It's a scruffy, blurry puzzle to put together, and well worth the effort -- just be sure to clear a tabletop for it in your mind." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Eurotrip (2004) |
"The film is often shallow and predictable. But it's not painfully stupid in a Just Married kind of way." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"The pieces don't all fit into place and much of what should be its emotional substance is simply rushed. But as a chance to see Carell fill the screen with his brand of angst and Freeman to charm, it's worth a visit." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Evening (2007) |
"Though the filmmaking is uneven, Evening redeems itself in its marvelous cast, which echoes the movies' themes by showcasing two real-life mother-daughter acting duos." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Evergreen (2004) |
"Zentelis' affection for her characters and the clear-eyed honesty of her storytelling glides us through any unsubtleties." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Everlasting Moments (2009) |
"Everlasting Moments unfolds over the decades, showing us a life not entirely transformed by photography but profoundly touched by it." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Every Little Step (2009) |
"A riveting documentary from James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Everybody's Fine (2009) |
"Ultimately, Everybody's Fine becomes a holiday movie of rare sweetness; one likely to inspire a few calls home to Mom or Dad." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Everyone's Hero (2006) |
"It's all good fun, but the film really only works if one buys its more awkward elements." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Everything is Illuminated (2005) |
"Perhaps because it's no longer so much about the language, the movie comes across as slight and somewhat fussy. What distinguished the novel doesn't quite translate to the screen." |
John Hartl |
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