Splat 2.5/4 |
W. (2008) |
"Ultimately W. feels flat, despite the good work of the cast." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"Its story is a familiar one, whatever the decade." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"The actors give it a spark, and Grant directs his fine cast with sureness." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2/4 |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"The film is noteworthy for its tiny if incomplete effort to pour old wine in a new bottle." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Waiting... (2005) |
"McKittrick's relentless vulgarity is wearing, but he's a strong visualist who keeps his shoestring-budget film looking fresh." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"This is an ensemble piece in which everyone is allowed to shine." |
John Hartl |
Tomato |
Waking Life (2001) |
"It may not be for everyone -- the movie requires a high tolerance for statements such as 'there's only one instant, and it's now, and it's eternity' -- but it's like nothing else in theaters right now." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Waking Up in Reno (2002) |
"There's nothing remotely topical or sexy here." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) |
"Inspired by her grandmother to make a film about Williams, Robinson painstakingly makes the case that her uncle was exploited by Warhol as well as by fellow Factory workers, yet she doesn't quite justify a feature-length film about his brief career." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"The past's hold on these people is examined with intelligence and insight, and the final scenes are quite touching." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"Walk the Line is less music history than love story, and it comes down to the performances of the two people at its center, both of which are splendid." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"A saccharine, but fresh and PG-rated alternative to, well, Not Just Another Teen Movie." |
Pam Sitt |
Splat 2/4 |
The Walker (2007) |
"The film feels long and slow, and the subject matter familiar. We never quite get caught up in it, despite the appealing cast; a thriller directed at a snail's pace simply isn't very thrilling." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"When the credits roll after the climactic beatdown, the story feels like it's missing an act." |
Mark Rahner |
Splat 2/4 |
Walking to Werner (2007) |
"Walking to Werner flirts with becoming an ordeal." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"This is Pixar's most audacious film yet, and some small children may become impatient with the film's long wordless stretches. But the storytelling is so meticulous and skilled, some may not even notice the absence of dialogue." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"This movie is a treat; take the kids and have a grand day out." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Walt and El Grupo (2009) |
"[Thomas] may need more distance from the subject -- Walt & El Grupo could shed about 20 minutes -- but there's no questioning his sincerity or his instinct for revealing anecdotes." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"Director Timur Bekmambetov's gimmicks and the A-list cast sell the nonsense." |
Mark Rahner |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
War and Peace (1968) |
"Exhaustive, spectacular, often dazzling in its ambition and faithfulness to Tolstoy, the movie is still regarded as one of the wonders of epic cinema." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
War Dance (2007) |
"War/Dance is the sort of documentary that's meant to appall us, to shake us out of our uninformed complacency. And yet there are moments in the film that may make an audience uncomfortable in ways the Fines may not have intended." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"An important film." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The War Tapes (2006) |
"This is an important film, but be prepared for shocks." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The War Within (2005) |
"With subject matter so potentially intense, it's a ho-hum thriller with a predictable outcome." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
War, Inc. (2008) |
"A sprawling folly, this uniquely hellish war film has almost breathtakingly impressive (and busy) production values and is anchored by a memorably complicated performance from John Cusack." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) |
"A charming, quirky and leisurely paced Scottish comedy -- except with an outrageous central gimmick that could have been a reject from Monty Python's Meaning of Life." |
Mark Rahner |
Tomato 3/4 |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) |
"Remarkable for its stimulating, metaphor-rich setting." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Wasabi (2002) |
"Wasabi is slight fare indeed, with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly (like one of Hubert's punches), but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2/4 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Watchman plays as if the filmmakers were afraid to make their own mark. It's a transliteration rather than a translation from one medium to another; a too-often lifeless homage." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Water (2006) |
"Mehta's film is courageous and reticent, a shout masquerading as a whisper." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"What makes The Water Horse different is its sophisticated, wraparound story, which initially seems at odds with a computer-generated sea-beast." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Water Lilies (2007) |
"A narrowly interesting story by French writer-director Céline Sciamma about three girls whose lives are connected by synchronized swimming." |
Tom Keogh |
Tomato 3/4 |
Watermarks (2004) |
"His film, both reverent and affectionate, has at its heart a story that richly deserves the telling." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wattstax (1973) |
"A recording of a historic moment, Wattstax has considerable value." |
John Hartl |
Tomato |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"Finale may run on too long, as does the picture itself (two hours is too much for this story), but there are enough compensations to keep you watching -- and hoping for better next time." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"A series of montage and anecdotal vignettes follows as they recruit a whole new team, learn lessons from the catastrophe, lose and then win, with plenty of sentimentality sprinkled over the whole thing." |
Ted Fry |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"[The] performances stay with you." |
Moira MacDonald |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
We Go Way Back (2006) |
"Depression is the subject of the locally produced We Go Way Back, yet the movie works best as a backstage comedy in the tradition of Waiting for Guffman." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005) |
"The Minutemen were influential then and now, and We Jam Econo is a valentine to the band and D. Boon's memory. They're immortal now, and that's as it should be." |
Jeff Shannon |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Live in Public (2009) |
"We Live in Public is the kind of nonfiction film that seems to have been conceived to prove that truth is stranger than almost any fiction..." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"May not have much new to say about the war on drugs...but it says it awfully well." |
John Hartl |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"The film feels formulaic, its plot and pacing typical Hollywood war-movie stuff, while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe." |
Eli Sanders |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"It's all believable enough, but it never sings." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Weather Underground (2003) |
"Whose side the documentarians are on is never clear -- in a muddy rather than an ambiguous way. Did anyone die from the Weathermen's bombings? We don't find out here." |
Erik Lundegaard |
Splat 2/4 |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"There's no reason why this movie shouldn't have worked: it's got a funny premise, a talented cast and an obviously lavish budget. But it lands without even a crash; just a dull, unfunny thud." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"Like a bridal shower, it's probably more fun if you have some champagne first. Perhaps some enterprising theater manager will consider this." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat |
The Wedding Planner (2001) |
"So insipid, so willfully bland, that it will probably need no nips, tucks, trims or bleeps to be ready for flight play." |
John Hartl |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Weeping Meadow (2004) |
"Churns like classic tragedy while its pace is set by Angelopoulos' trademark, spooky portentousness." |
Tom Keogh |
Splat 2/4 |
The Weight of Water (2002) |
"Shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen, and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera." |
Moira MacDonald |
Splat 1/4 |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) |
"Sometimes, with a film like this, one grabs for anything potentially redeeming. It doesn't happen here." |
Tom Keogh |
IGN RSS Feeds
