Splat 2.5/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"... a mildly satisfying religious thriller that is a bit silly." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato C+ |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"The kids are as cute as puppies in a dog-food commercial." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat C+ |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Dan in Real Life is this year's Family Stone, a pleasant enough diversion -- especially if your own family is driving you crazy -- but quickly forgotten." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat |
Dancer in the Dark (1999) |
"What does Danish director Lars von Trier tell his leading ladies? Does he say, 'Please, for me, put a daffy smile on your face and paste it there for every scene'?" |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) |
"Deeply evocative of what it was like to grow up in the early 1970s." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat D+ |
Daredevil (2003) |
"When it comes to grading this movie, D is indeed for Daredevil." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat D |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
" What's offensive is the way Anderson has used an entire country and its people as set dressing. Poverty and reality don't enter into the picture." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato B |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"Far richer than the average cop drama." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato B |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"Seeing fresh, not necessarily traditional renditions of 30 classic Porter tunes done by the likes of Costello, Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Lemar, Natalie Cole and Robbie Williams was a real treat." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Dead Girl (2006) |
"From Collette to Byrne, these women start out strong and get continually better, reaching a crescendo with Murphy." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato |
Deep Blue Sea (1999) |
"Here finally is the big, loud, jump-a-minute summer movie everyone's been craving!" |
Karen Hershenson |
Tomato B+ |
Delirious (2007) |
"The movie is a provocative little pleasure, and the gleefully vile Buscemi and dreamy-eyed Pitt make a fine 21st-century odd couple." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato A- |
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) |
"What makes this film so worthy is the understanding it gives us both of the wolf in sheep's clothing and of the betrayal of trust." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat 0/4 |
Derailed (2005) |
"Derailed should have received a one-way ticket to the direct-to-video bin, stacked next to Cruel Intentions 3." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato B |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"The real reason to see Devil is Streep's extraordinary performance. Without her, this Devil would have wound up a little threadbare." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato 3/4 |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"Half frivolous fun, half tedious." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato |
Dinosaur (2000) |
"A quick blast." |
Karen Hershenson |
Tomato A- |
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"Both [Lopez's and Ejiofor's] dynamite performances are not to be missed." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato |
The Dish (2001) |
"It's refreshing to be reminded of what that monumental moonwalk really meant to the world." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato B- |
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) |
"Disney's excessively hyped A Christmas Carol brings Dickensian details to such sumptuous life that you mostly forgive it for possessing a stop-motion soul." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato 3/4 |
Disturbia (2007) |
"Won't go down in history for its artistry, but it's an entertaining movie with a sense of humor and a promising star." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) |
"There's a whole generation of people out there who can look back on their own mothers, the ones who were housewives and mothers less by choice than because their options were limited, and see in them little bits of Vivi." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Le Divorce (2003) |
"When it's over, you may find yourself with a strong urge to eat brioche or foie gras, but at the same time, incapable of describing what the film was about or why it matters." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat C+ |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) |
"Rude, crude and not quite as funny as it would like to be." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat |
Don't Say a Word (2001) |
"As a thriller, Don't Say a Word definitely holds our interest, but when a resolution is as frustratingly weak as this one, it doesn't just disappoint; it tends to sour all that came before it." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat D |
Doom (2005) |
"No one's got their game on in Doom." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato B+ |
The Door in the Floor (2004) |
"As rich with comic moments as an Irving novel." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat C |
Dot the I (2005) |
"The material is amateur and the movie ultimately forgettable." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato B |
Down in the Valley (2006) |
"Through these complex, strongly realized characters, Jacobson starkly reveals that the Old West has turned into an illusion for most of us, while remaining a delusion for a dwindling few." |
Randy Myers |
Tomato 3/4 |
Down With Love (2003) |
"This goof of a movie is more winning than you'd imagine." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Downfall (2005) |
"What Downfall has going for it is a once-in-a-lifetime performance from Bruno Ganz." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato |
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) |
"An energetic, pleasing family movie, with plenty of clever humor and a cast of endearing animals." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat D |
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003) |
"Let's hope this insult of a movie doesn't taint any child's ability to enjoy the original." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat |
Dr. T and the Women (2000) |
"Good God! Are there actually women out there who talk about a speculum as if it's a sex toy? Dubious. Robert Altman needs to have a pelvic exam right now and see how fun it is." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato B |
Dreamcatcher (2003) |
"Two-thirds terrific, elegant King-style psychological horror and one-third big, ooey-gooey alien special effects, the kind you might expect to see in something like Men in Black." |
Mary F. Pols |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dreamer (2005) |
"It is Russell, the workhorse actor of Miracle and the recent Sky High, who gives Dreamer the needed leg up." |
Randy Myers |
Splat C- |
The Dreamers (2004) |
"Dresses up its sex with pretensions of high art, but its intellectualism is disposable, and unless brother-sister incest is your cup of tea, the sensuality misses its mark as well." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat 2/4 |
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) |
"In the age of media immediacy, well-connected computer systems and helicopter pursuits -- to say nothing of the same watchful government that spawned the Patriot Act -- all this seems nonsensical." |
Mary F. Pols |
Splat C+ |
Duplex (2003) |
"A prime example of a funny movie that flounders in its second half." |
Mary F. Pols |
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