Tomato 3/4 |
Hairspray (2007) |
"It is the most deliriously enjoyable movie in a summer that hasn't been exactly packed with old-fashioned moviegoing pleasure." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Although the subject promises more than the film can deliver, there is compensation in Gosling's convincing, unromanticized portrayal of someone seeking escape from longing and loss that neither he nor the movie can really define." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 1/4 |
Half Past Dead (2002) |
"Just like every other Seagal movie, only louder and without that silly ponytail." |
John Monaghan |
Splat 2/4 |
Halloween (2007) |
"With Halloween out of his system, maybe Zombie will get back to what he does best: fashioning semi-original ideas that borrow from earlier movies while avoiding outright remakes." |
John Monaghan |
Splat 2/4 |
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) |
"Generic slasher-movie nonsense, but it's not without style." |
John Monaghan |
Splat |
Hanging Up (2000) |
"Sputters and skids into spoon-fed sentimentality." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Not only disgraces its predecessor, it abuses its audience -- first by boring it brainless, then by feeding it gore and calling it gourmet." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"He's just another cheap icon, set not to haunt our worst nightmares, but the cash-cow dreams of a studio looking for a franchise player." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 1/4 |
Happily N'Ever After (2007) |
"[It's] unhappily unsuccessful as either low-budget, time-filling kiddie fare or satire aimed at adults. Its lack of imagination extends to the computer-generated animation, which is as lacking in detail and style as the dialogue is in amusement." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato |
Happy Accidents (2001) |
"The charm of Happy Accidents is that, like Ruby, we half-believe Sam Deed." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Happy Endings (2005) |
"Happy Endings has nothing new to say -- and takes way too long not to say it." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"For all the time, effort, and song royalties lavished on Happy Feet, the new computer-animated blockbuster spends much of its time dancing on thin ice." |
John Monaghan |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hard Candy (2005) |
"The questions posed by Hard Candy may not be as profound as the filmmakers believe, but they are enough to keep us thinking for the length of a movie that deftly uses exploitation to explore exploitation." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
"To watch the final concert segment is to look back decades and realize, as you do seeing vintage footage of Duke Ellington or Frank Sinatra or John Coltrane, that it's never really gotten any better." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
The Hard Word (2003) |
"It's fun as far as it goes, but that isn't very far." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat |
Hardball (2001) |
"Never really transcends the formula." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"At road's end, Harold and Kumar smells very similar to the shrine of its title, which is great before you bite in and way less appetizing after you've sobered up." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
"Ends up wilting in the cold light of recent and real heroism, which may not be this photogenic but has the advantage of being incredible and true." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is superior to its predecessor in every way: It's more thrilling, more entertaining and, yep, more magical." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"A movie that assures us that the journey we are on will be worth the time and emotion that's been invested in it." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"There is a lot of story here, complex and compelling." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"Easily the most clever, emotionally affecting and involving of the adaptations so far." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"Visually stunning Harry Potter stays true to the book but falls short of classic status." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harsh Times (2006) |
"...As well-written and acted as Harsh Times may be, you will be relieved when the adrenaline returns to an acceptable level." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hart's War (2002) |
"If suiting up for Hart's War hardly constitutes patriotic duty, it's not a bad place to bivouac." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hatchet (2007) |
"Green -- like John Carpenter, Wes Craven and the get-it-done directors he obviously admires -- is smart enough to ratchet up the horror in Hatchet to a level that should satisfy party-hard gore hounds and casual tourists alike." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"That thing going bump in the night? It was my head hitting the armrest." |
John Monaghan |
Splat 2/4 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"The politics of Havana Nights are as simplistic and naive as the story." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Haven (2006) |
"A movie that would go down easier if you didn't have a feeling you'd seen it already." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2003) |
"Tautou's portrait of delusion is painted with true conviction and with the sort of precise sense of detail that will make you either recall someone you've known who's just like her or be extremely thankful you can't." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
He-Man and She-Ra - The Secret of the Sword (1985) |
"Though hardly a lost classic, the cartoon's irony-free approach and bizarre characters show why it resonates today." |
John Monaghan |
Splat 2/4 |
Head in the Clouds (2004) |
"Soft-focus, softheaded mush." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Head of State (2003) |
"What might work as an election-year stand-up routine is a lame duck on screen." |
John Monaghan |
Splat |
Head Over Heels (2001) |
"All that's lacking is anything remotely resembling wit or style." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Head-On (2005) |
"By the time the film concludes, you will likely feel better for having gone the distance, for having faced all this head-on." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
The Heart of Me (2003) |
"A well-acted but bloodless drama." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Heart of the Game (2006) |
"[The Roughriders] persevere, as did director Serrill, who took his time to find the real heart of this game." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 1/4 |
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"Peter and Bobby Farrelly make a half-hearted attempt to reclaim the arena of raunch with their remake of the 1972 comedy The Heartbreak Kid." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"It ignores one of the game's unbreakable rules: Do the job and get out quick. Instead, Heartbreakers spends more than 2 hours meandering its way through the story." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
"The performances are all first-rate, reinforcing the promise Hicks showed in the beautifully acted Shine." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 4/4 |
Heaven (2002) |
"We can argue for eternity if this Heaven is the one Kieslowski dreamed of, but we can be grateful that Tykwer had the courage to climb the ladder Kieslowski left behind." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) |
"What in any other hands than Mitchell's might have been a sexual sight gag becomes a symbol of personal freedom and expression." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Heights (2005) |
"It's all as pretentious as the arty types it seeks to chastise for not living their lives honestly." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hellbent (2005) |
"A loyal gay audience may appreciate the novelty, but horror fans can find junk like this lining the shelves of any video store." |
John Monaghan |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hellboy (2004) |
"Far be it from me to endorse yet another franchise, but thanks to del Toro and a smart script, Hellboy is so entertaining that you long to see what further heck this gang can raise." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005) |
"Herbie is the kind of funny, frenetic family movie that really does offer something for everyone." |
John Monaghan |
Splat |
Here on Earth (2000) |
"For a movie about the ferocity of first love, it seems curiously pallid and passionless." |
Terry Lawson |
Tomato 4/4 |
Hero (2004) |
"Hero is a real kick -- to the head and the heart." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) |
"Hey Arnold! The Movie could have been made 40 years ago, and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing." |
Terry Lawson |
Splat 2/4 |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"Too hokey and predictable." |
Terry Lawson |
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