Tomato A |
Babel (2006) |
"Riveting and eloquent. One of the year's best." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Despite a brisk comic chemistry between Smith and Lawrence and enough vehicular destruction to send an insurance-claims adjuster to therapy, the film starts to seem even longer than its whopping 147 minutes." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Bad Company (2002) |
"Shrill, convoluted and boring, the film sinks in a sea of interminable chases and computer-age gobbledygook." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
"You get to experience the sentiment without drowning in it; and you get a sharp-edged ideological exploration of living (and dying) in modern times.
" |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Battle of Algiers (1966) |
"It takes about an eighth of a second for the film to seem all too relevant." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C- |
Be Cool (2005) |
"A half-hearted, loosey-goosey sequel so floppy and laid-back that it just sort of lounges on a sun chair and soaks up the audience's good intentions.
" |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"Thanks to stirring performances from Crowe and Connelly, Beautiful Mind might rest on a foundation of theoretical mathematics, but its real lessons come straight from the human heart." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Becoming Jane (2007) |
"There's something refreshingly spare and rough-hewn about this big-screen experience." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C- |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"This well-meaning but comically limp offering from DreamWorks Animation inspires boredom more than anything." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"In many ways resembles a methodically played game one step removed from a real drama." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) |
"Even after a slow start, this silly kiddie flick has a little more pep than you might expect. It's no doggie classic, but neither does it deserve a pooper scooper." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C |
Bewitched (2005) |
"The "love story" is so anemic and cloying that you just want to wave a wand and make it disappear.
" |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Big Fat Liar (2002) |
"Strives for mediocrity and unfortunately succeeds in reaching that less-than-lofty goal." |
Rick Bentley |
Splat C |
Big Fish (2003) |
"A well-meaning, visually boisterous film that tries so hard you can practically hear it huffing and puffing." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Big Momma's House (2000) |
"Big Momma's House is as uneven as the readout on a binge dieter's bathroom scale." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Birthday Girl (2002) |
"Demonstrate that a couple of talented actors can make a bland movie better." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Black Hawk Down (2001) |
"We've seen most of this before in countless films, but Scott finds something more than the sheer confusion of the celebrated Normandy battle scene in Saving Private Ryan -- he finds a coarse, hypnotic rhythm all his own." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C- |
Blade 2 (2002) |
"If your measure of the success of a film is how high the body count goes, then Blade II stacks up to other films in this genre. Those who require more should drive a stake through the heart of any plans to see this sequel." |
Rick Bentley |
Tomato B |
Blades of Glory (2007) |
"Even with a few extra pounds, he's comic grace on ice." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Bless the Child (2000) |
"The film is actually pretty creepy despite its strident predictability, and I found myself jumping in places I didn't expect." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
Blind Shaft (2004) |
"Weaves a tiny and compelling story, then manages to fix it within a larger tapestry of a culture bracing itself in a rush toward greed and prosperity." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"A standard adventure film that tries, somewhat successfully, to be a pointed political expose of the dirty side of the diamond business." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Blood Work (2002) |
"The film works because it is about a man on a journey who discovers that a strong heart can do more damage than a pair of fists." |
Rick Bentley |
Splat |
Blow (2001) |
"Has a dusty, encyclopedic feel to it." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"One of the meanest movies you'll ever see, which counts as pretty high praise for a comedy" |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B |
The Bourne Identity (2002) |
"Does The Bourne Identity hang together as a taut spy thriller? Not completely. But Matt certainly delivers a summer punch." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C- |
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) |
"By the end I felt someone had put my brain in a blender." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A- |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"The original zing of the first film is back -- and in many ways is even better." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
The Brave One (2007) |
"Is there really a difference between and a pandering, B-movie blood bath such as Death Sentence, which opened a few weeks ago? Not in Jordan's incarnation." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Breach (2007) |
"The enigma of Hanssen keeps the film as fresh and crisp as an FBI agent's white dress shirt." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"A serviceable bit of relationship fluff buoyed by a couple of well-tuned performances from Aniston and Vaughn." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) |
"Above all, this is Zellweger's film. Her accent is delicious (at least to my untrained ears) and her warmth infectious." |
Donald Munro |
Splat B- |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) |
"Keeps its head above water because of the sheer star charisma of Zellweger, Grant and Firth." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Brigham City (2001) |
"Isn't a bad little thriller in its own right." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Bring It On (2000) |
"Bring It On is as awkward as a 105-pound member of the varsity cheer squad at Weight Watchers." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Brokeback Mountain (2005) |
"A film so plaintive and touching that it almost seems to weep of its own accord." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
Bug (2007) |
"Friedkin settles for more gore and less fear. While I give the film points for style and weirdness, in the end it's more a garden-variety insect than an exotic new discovery." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B |
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"While it doesn't rank up there in the first tier of Coen classics -- and that's a pretty difficult club to break into these days -- the film is a fairly diverting 90-minute romp." |
Donald Munro |
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