Splat |
Nacho Libre (2006) |
"Nacho Libre can be giddily hilarious and has many solid, silly laughs, but it runs out of flips and tricks -- and steam -- about halfway through." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Nancy Drew (2007) |
"The immensely likable Roberts... happens to be the best part of the film from director and co-writer Andrew Fleming, which offers a few laughs here and there but is otherwise contrived, cliched and stiff." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Nanny Diaries (2007) |
"The real letdown comes from knowing that the film is from Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, the husband-and-wife writing-directing team behind the thrillingly inventive American Splendor." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
National Treasure 2 : Book of Secrets (2007) |
"As with the first movie, Book of Secrets leaps around like a choppy travel documentary." |
David Germain |
Splat |
The Nativity Story (2006) |
"In their silken robes, the wise men -- like everyone else in The Nativity Story -- feel like participants in an elaborate high school production, one that looks authentic but has no soul." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
New in Town (2009) |
"Good people of Minnesota: Stand up! Fight back! Take back your state and your culture and your accent!" |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
New York, I Love You (2009) |
"The result is a curiously bland hodgepodge -- not terribly evocative of such a famous place, and not all that inspiring in the connections it depicts." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Next (2007) |
"The paranormal thriller Next shows how a solid crew of filmmakers and performers can apply a big-studio budget to a good story idea and still have absolutely everything come out wrong." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Night at the Museum (2006) |
"If you've ever wanted to see a prehistoric man hurl fire-extinguisher foam in Stiller's face, this could be your only chance." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"So many new characters have been added to the ones who appeared in the original film, and director Shawn Levy flits between them at such a zippy pace, no one gets much of a chance to register. And that's a huge waste of the comic talents amassed [here]." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Night Listener (2006) |
"Ultimately, The Night Listener is more admirable for what it tries to be than for what it actually achieves." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) |
"You would pretty much have to be sentimental to tolerate such schlock, or at least be willing to check your cynicism at the multiplex door." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Nim's Island (2008) |
"Nim's Island is a movie for kids who like to think and read and use their imagination, and for parents who may be tired of family fare that's nothing but a litany of cutesy pop-culture references." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Nine (2009) |
"Calculated to be show-stoppers, the songs often end up as quaint throwbacks." |
David Germain |
Tomato B- |
Nine Lives (2005) |
"The stories are sketches, often without resolution, and while individual segments succeed admirably, taken together the portraits are a fitful match." |
David Germain |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Nines (2007) |
"Confusing? Yes, and intentionally so. But it's never boring." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Ninja Assassin (2009) |
"Since the ninjas only come out when it's dark, most of the movie's fight scenes are low on both visibility and excitement." |
Glenn Whipp |
Tomato |
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"It's their best work in a while and it's probably going to end up being the year's best movie." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato A- |
No End in Sight (2007) |
"No End in Sight will leave you floored, agape and enraged anew." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
No Reservations (2007) |
"Everyone involved is so pedigreed, so capable, they make the experience go down easier that it ordinarily might." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Norbit (2007) |
"Hopefully the awards and acclaim Murphy has received for his work in Dreamgirls will inspire him to think twice from now on about puerile pictures like Norbit. The combination of the two speaks to his versatility, if not his pride." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) |
"Crass, misogynistic, homophobic and racist, it lacks finesse, originality and humor." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Notes on a Scandal (2006) |
"It's a grand thing to watch these two Academy Award winners, who easily could be back in Oscar contention with this film, have at each other." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) |
"The roles are paper thin, which is too bad considering the talent of the cast. They have all been better. Molina and Leguizamo, in particular, deserve better material." |
Jake Coyle |
Tomato |
Notorious (2009) |
"Notorious, a biography of the rapper Notorious B.I.G., transcends gangster-flick cliches because of the outsized talents of the artist and the actor who portrays him." |
Jesse Washington |
Tomato |
Notting Hill (1999) |
"Notting Hill is a harmless, well-intentioned romantic comedy with several solid laughs." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Number 23 (2007) |
"One of the many mysteries about the number 23 is why Jim Carrey and director Joel Schumacher thought audiences would share their fascination over the mysteries about the number 23." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Nurse Betty (2000) |
"The year's most enjoyable -- and most surprising -- fairy tale." |
Hillel Italie |
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