Splat 1.5/4 |
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"Some things work well, but many are strained in execution. There are times Nacho Libre looks like it's struggling to find a reason to continue." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2/4 |
Naked in Ashes (2005) |
"With Naked in Ashes, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Paula Fouce manages a dubious feat of underachievement: She's made a documentary about Hindu mystics that's only marginally enlightening about its subject matter." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Namesake (2007) |
"[Director] Nair and screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala bring the novel's velvety heart to the screen. The film glides smoothly over the years, touching down to give us the vignettes that make up a life." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"This Nancy is a throwback, but a charming one, and Roberts (Julia Roberts' niece) plays her with an irresistible sweetness." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nanking (2007) |
"Nanking doesn't tell us why decency and compassion completely break down from time to time. It just tells us something terribly modern and all too familiar." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Nanny Diaries (2007) |
"The Nanny Diaries plods along pointlessly to its flat conclusion." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Nanny McPhee (2006) |
"Naughty (and nice) children of all ages, particularly little girls, should gobble this one up, and rightly so." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) |
"Heder is magnificent, but the film's flat, eccentric tone is Hess' overarching achievement." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2/4 |
Naqoyqatsi (2002) |
"This is a film living far too much in its own head." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Narc (2002) |
"A good cop movie." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
NASCAR: The Imax Experience (2004) |
"Its rampant corporate sponsorship is messy and distracting, and the athleticism necessary to triumph is still less intriguing (perhaps because it's less visible) than the athleticism necessary to triumph in, say, baseball." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 4/4 |
National Geographic - Forces of Nature (2005) |
"Often breathtaking, Forces of Nature reminds us of the true meaning of global power." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 0/4 |
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2004) |
"Don't waste your money. Please. Spare our culture some last semblance of dignity by ignoring National Lampoon's Gold Diggers altogether." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Splat 0/4 |
National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) |
"It's a tasteless, tacky movie full of cheap T&A." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
National Security (2003) |
"Boneheaded throwaway." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3/4 |
National Treasure (2004) |
"An almost tongue-in-cheek fantasy wrapped around well-researched historical details." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 1.5/4 |
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007) |
"The movie's convoluted hide-and-seek plot also demands a White House break-in that makes about as much sense as subprime mortgage rates." |
Jeff Shannon |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Nativity Story (2006) |
"The Nativity Story has a quiet sincerity to it that's sometimes quite moving, and sometimes just too quiet." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Nearing Grace (2006) |
"Moral dilemmas faced by immature teens is fine fare for young-adult fiction, but a movie that wants them to be taken as something bigger needs better management than Nearing Grace can provide." |
Ted Fry |
Splat 2/4 |
Neighbor 13 (2005) |
"... a technically impressive but altogether listless revenge tale ..." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006) |
"If you're looking for a piece of entertainment that's a superlative showcase by and for one of popular music's most iconic figures, search no further than Neil Young: Heart of Gold." |
Ted Fry |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Never Again (2002) |
"A fresh cast, but a stale story." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
Never Back Down (2008) |
"Towering above all is Hounsou, whose performance grants Never Back Down a measure of dignity." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Never Die Alone (2004) |
"If not for the excessive melodrama, lousy dialogue, clumsy acting and generally nasty vibe, "Never Die Alone" could have had the kind of distinctive edge that made urban street dramas like Juice, Menace II Society..." |
Ted Fry |
Splat 1/4 |
New Best Friend (2002) |
"Nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
The New Guy (2002) |
"The film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ... drag the movie down." |
Eli Sanders |
Splat 2/4 |
New in Town (2009) |
"There's nothing fresh here; it's a Bridget-Jones-meets-Baby Boom/fish-out-of-water/opposites-attract kind of thing." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
New Suit (2002) |
"An enjoyable film that's nonetheless flawed." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The New World (2005) |
"The New World laps over its audience like water on a deserted beach, moving so quietly that you almost don't notice that it's enveloped you." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 4/4 |
New York Doll (2005) |
"Becomes a lovely portrait of a man coming back to himself, without forgetting what else he's become." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
New York Minute (2004) |
"Even when it feels forced, the Olsen twins' appeal -- I freely admit -- remains a two-for-one bargain." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3/4 |
New York, I Love You (2009) |
"As with any such project, some of the films are better than others, but most of the entries in New York, I Love You are very good indeed." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Newcastle (2009) |
"A glum and slack family drama, Newcastle is punctuated by bright bursts of dreamy surfing images, but not enough to make the film rewarding." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Next (2007) |
"Late in the movie, Cris shouts at a bad guy, 'I've seen every possible ending here. None of them are good for you.' It's as if he's talking to the audience, and alas, he's right." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat |
The Next Best Thing (2000) |
"John Schlesinger can't get a credible performance out of Madonna, he wastes Lynn Redgrave and Ileana Douglas, and he fails to locate the charm that Everett brought to Wedding." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) |
"It's no easy trick to resist the charms of Douglas McGrath's Nicholas Nickleby, and anyone starved for a nice hats-and-corsets literary adaptation certainly isn't up to the task." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) |
"There's not much reality or intellect to be found." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato |
Nico and Dani (2001) |
"[Ramallo and Vilches] handle it all with a disarmingly casual chemistry." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Nicotina (2004) |
"It feels lightweight and forgettable." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Splat 2/4 |
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"The movie, despite some lavish special effects, feels perfunctory and generic. Kids may well enjoy it (the 7-year-old with me giggled all the way through); adults may squirm." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"Battle of the Smithsonian is far from art, but there's plenty of art in it, and for parents seeking a reasonable afternoon's entertainment for the kids, that's recommendation enough." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"File The Night Listener under Missed Opportunities." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Night Watch (2005) |
"If [Director] Bekmambetov had any skill in actually telling a story, his kitchen-sink trilogy would be something to celebrate. It presently qualifies as a dubious achievement." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) |
"Cinematically unexciting but a welcome glimpse at the complications of life after age 40." |
Tom Keogh |
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Nijinsky (1980) |
Click here to see the review. |
Moira MacDonald |
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Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Nim's Island (2008) |
"A sweet-natured family adventure film that should be quite popular with the grade-school girls at which it's aimed." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Nine Lives (2005) |
"As delicately and precisely constructed as a spider's web, Nine Lives is a quiet triumph." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Nine Queens (2002) |
"The film seethes with a sense of something more sinister at work around us, building to the point that you're not sure who's getting played and who isn't." |
Melanie McFarland |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Ninth Day (2005) |
"It's no wonder Schlöndorff favors close-ups; with Mattes on screen, The Ninth Day gets right to its emotional core." |
Jeff Shannon |
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