Tomato 3/4 |
V For Vendetta (2005) |
"V won't win the Subtlety in Film Award, but fans of '70s movies especially will recognize that it's hardly out of line with the tradition of speculative fiction during times of strife." |
Mark Rahner |
Tomato |
Va Savoir (2001) |
"A love letter to the theater -- and to love itself." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Vajra Sky Over Tibet (2006) |
"Eventually you can't help wishing for some human contact. While the lulling narration by Bush and two exiled Tibetans is informative, it doesn't quite fill the gap." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Valentin (2004) |
"A heartfelt story that would have been a sickly sweet mess in the hands of a Hollywood studio." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) |
"[A] frothily entertaining documentary." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Valet (2007) |
"We can count on farce, and on Veber, to ensure that everyone ends up where they should, and The Valet resolves itself most satisfyingly, in its tidy 85 minutes. It's a formulaic comedy that feels fresh -- and that's a rare accomplishment." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Valiant (2005) |
"Though it's made with wit, style and sweetness, it may be a tricky match for American audiences." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Valkyrie (2008) |
"You just can't quite enter the world of this film, not in the way that you might have if a more nuanced and less iconic actor had played the central role." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat |
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) |
"For a vampire movie with such an exciting concept, Bloodlust is low on tension and chills." |
Mark Rahner |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Van Helsing (2004) |
"This movie is just too silly for words." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Vanaja (2007) |
"Vanaja is a timeless story of dignity maintained against all odds." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato |
Vanilla Sky (2001) |
"A flawed film, but at times utterly engrossing." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Vanity Fair (2004) |
"A pared-down but wonderfully cluttered rendition of Thackeray's work, beautifully acted by a dream troupe of performers." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Vantage Point (2008) |
"All this visual caffeine is in service to a story that isn't worth telling, and that too frequently resorts to the cheap technique of putting an adorable little girl in peril, then cutting away." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato |
Vengo (2001) |
"Gatlif's film, although uneven, captures the spirit of the best musicals." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
Venom (2005) |
"Even the title is lame, but it does convey the movie's overall effect: numbing and toxic." |
Jeff Shannon |
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Venus (2006) |
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Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 4/4 |
Vera Drake (2004) |
"Vera is the heart of the film, and Staunton gives an exquisite performance." |
Mary Brennan |
Tomato 3/4 |
Veronica Guerin (2003) |
"A woman died that day in 1996, not a saint and not a symbol. Despite its excesses, Veronica Guerin comes tantalizingly close to introducing us to her." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato |
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2001) |
"Tran Anh Hung, who earned an Oscar nomination for his first movie, The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), has created another exquisite portrait of Vietnamese family life." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Very Long Engagement (2004) |
"A Very Long Engagement works on its own terms, as a showcase for Tautou and as a reminder of the kind of beauty that movies, at their best, can show us." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
View from the Top (2003) |
"Just sits there, barely bubbling, substituting Day-Glo costumes for wit." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Village (2004) |
"A film of great elegance and skill that's often delicious to watch, but its surprises don't surprise; in fact, they fall a little flat." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Violin (2007) |
"Life-or-death matters are handled with compelling gravity." |
John Hartl |
Tomato |
The Virgin Suicides (1999) |
"A disarmingly poetic - and specifically female - vision of adolescence that it belongs in a category of its own." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Virtual JFK (2008) |
"The controversial process of counterfactual history gets a captivating workout in Virtual JFK." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Visitor (2008) |
"This gifted writer/director knows how to illuminate those moments in which people realize they have become essential to each other -- that each person's life has been gently changed by the other's presence." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Vitus (2007) |
"It's a simple, gentle tale that pulls its audience in almost imperceptibly; by its end, you just might be blinking away unexpected tears." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Voices in Wartime (2005) |
"An overview of the historic relationship between war and poetry." |
Tom Keogh |
3/4 |
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea |
"The type of IMAX film that titillates the imagination, and dredges up the most basic and important question we can ask ourselves: What is life?" |
Erik Lundegaard |
Tomato 4/4 |
Volver (2006) |
"The result is intoxicating; a free-spinning story that's by its end enormously satisfying, creating its own kind of magic." |
Moira MacDonald |
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