Tomato |
The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
"A satisfying blend of action, intrigue, snappy dialogue and dark humor." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Take the Lead (2006) |
"You could go out and see this feel-good facsimile and be moderately entertained, or rent Mad Hot Ballroom and feel yourself becoming genuinely moved by the real thing." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Taken (2009) |
"Pierre Morel's film moves with breathlessly incessant fluidity and speed." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"The prevalence of technology also makes the crime itself seem rather archaic. This is the way a criminal mastermind steals millions of dollars today, by hijacking a subway train?" |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"It ends up being forgettable, when it could have taken a little piece of your heart." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"Whereas the gorgeous, sophisticated Ratatouille was both a crowd-pleaser and a critical favorite, duly winning the Academy Award for best animated feature, Despereaux feels obvious, preachy and heavy-handed." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat C+ |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"Like the sport it spoofs, the movie has its thrilling moments but mostly feels repetitive -- it's constantly moving but never really goes anywhere." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Tell Them Who You Are (2005) |
"It works as a portrait of a father-son relationship that’s awkward, volatile, uneven and always painfully real." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Ten (2007) |
"Anytime you compile a series of vignettes and call it a feature film, you‘re going to have hits and misses. It‘s the nature of the structure." |
Christy Lemire |
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The Ten Commandments (1956) |
"Ten Commandments for Sale" |
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Splat |
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
"A comedy sketch, painfully prolonged to movie length." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"There's not much here in the way of way of humanity, even with the strong feminine presence of actresses including Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood and Jane Alexander. It seems the machines have already won." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Tetro (2009) |
"The heavy symbolism of binding family ties becomes too much to bear." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat 2/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
"Here's a slice of advice: Go to the video store and rent the original." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) |
"[Brewster's] just not feisty enough. There‘s no there there -- and you want a little sass in your horror movie babes, right?" |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Texas Rangers (2001) |
"A documentary on baseball's Texas Rangers and their last-place season would have been more interesting." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
The Clone Wars (2008) |
"Reasonably fun if generally forgettable." |
David Germain |
Splat |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"While Robert Wise's science-fiction classic The Day the Earth Stood Still" was a simple story of deep ideas, the remake is an overblown, puny-minded tale featuring extraterrestrials too stupid or lazy to do a background check on the species they condemn." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"Someday, we're probably going to look back at There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson's epic about greed, lies, manipulation and insanity, and call it his masterpiece." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) |
"Bier, in her American debut, mostly keeps things simple and intimate, though, by using hand-held cameras, extreme close-ups and flooding the proceedings with spare, natural light." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) |
"It makes a good case for some all-American free enterprise to come up with an alternative." |
David Germain |
Tomato B+ |
The Tiger and the Snow (2006) |
"Like Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow incongruously offers sharp laughs and touches of tenderness amid moments of drama and danger." |
David Germain |
Splat |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"We're left wondering afterward, how do these people feel about this extraordinary situation in which they've found themselves?" |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Timecode (2000) |
"Time Code seems to be one of those instant cult movies. Non-cult-members are likely to end up with confusion and possible eye strain." |
Bob Thomas |
Tomato |
Titan A.E. (2000) |
"This engaging, technically magnificent piece of computer-age animation delivers the mix of punch and pathos that modern moviegoers have come to expect from action yarns." |
Ted Anthony |
Splat |
Tomcats (2001) |
"Simply dull. It's gross, but never really risque." |
Anthony Breznican |
Tomato |
Too Much Sleep (2001) |
"This cleverly drawn setting of very ordinary life as a backdrop for sinister doings is part of the fun." |
Malcolm Ritter |
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Toronto Film Festival 2008 (2008) |
"Aronofsky's The Wrestler Wins Venice Golden Lion" |
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Tomato |
Tortilla Soup (2001) |
"As delectable as the gourmet food it features." |
Malcolm Ritter |
Splat |
Trade (2007) |
"A documentary about sex trafficking might have been more powerful. Dramatizing the subject in this fashion, with a race-against-time road trip, breathless online bidding and a couple of different happy endings, simply cheapens it." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Traffic (2000) |
"There's enough here to keep anyone in awe." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Traitor (2008) |
"Perhaps because Traitor aims to be equal parts explosive action picture and serious-minded character drama, it never completely hits the mark in either regard." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Transformers (2007) |
"The action sequences are so turgid it's sometimes hard to tell which 'bot is doing what, but with Bay steadily hurling fireworks you won't really pause much to think about that, or about how truly inane the story is." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"Everyone is overcaffeinated, everyone screams their lines, perhaps so they can hear each other over the explosions and the thunderous score." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more 'inside-baseball' if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Trumpet of the Swan (2001) |
"The animation is unimaginative and uninspiring." |
Malcolm Ritter |
Splat |
Trust the Man (2006) |
"For all the promise of a cast led by Julianne Moore and David Duchovny in an urbane, adult chronicle of love and marriage, the movie just strings viewers along through phony contrivance, like any other romantic comedy." |
David Germain |
Splat C+ |
Tuck Everlasting (2002) |
"Those with the patience to submit to its low-energy charms may find their time well spent." |
Jocelyn Noveck |
Splat |
Turn It Up (2000) |
"Surprisingly, for a movie about music, the sound is lousy. Some of the songs sound distorted because they have so much bass. In other moments, the dialogue is so low, it's hard to understand what the characters are saying." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Twilight (2008) |
"There's nothing transporting about the visuals. Twilight was a famously low-budget production compared to most traditional blockbusters, but this is ridiculous." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) |
"All three lovers are so joyless, it's hard to imagine why any of them would want to spend eternity together." |
David Germain |
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