Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"This is the most damning criticism that could ever be leveled against a film such as this -- I was a little bored." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"The film version retains as much of the hokey charm of the original series as you'd expect from a major Hollywood studio in these snarkily post-modern days." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
The Score (2001) |
"Even working with actors of such stature, Oz's methodical direction covers the bases but never really allows us to lose ourselves in the world he creates." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C- |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"For all his rough bravado, there's something curiously polished and smoothly vacant about The Rock onscreen." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"After stumbling out of the gate, the film finally emerges as a moving feel-good story -- and captures the thrill and pounding clamor of horse racing in beautiful ways." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
See Spot Run (2001) |
"Have you heard of the Academy Awards? Spot's movie will not be receiving one." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Serendipity (2001) |
"Its characters act as if they're slogging through an 85-minute screen exercise, not engaging in anything remotely resembling real life." |
Donald Munro |
Splat B- |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"The big screen isn't the ideal environment for the show." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
"Witty and intriguing -- if somewhat detached and sterile." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Shallow Hal (2001) |
"The film's silly charm rests in the solid appeal of the two lead actors." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
The Shipping News (2001) |
"Their performances are strong. But they can't keep the film from plowing through some disappointingly rough waters." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Showtime (2002) |
"... the comic chemistry between Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy positively crackles." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Shrek (2001) |
"The humor -- much of it slyly adult -- never overwhelms." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Sideways (2004) |
"Like a fine novel, it has threads that tangle, bits that tingle, sections that make you laugh out loud and moments that reach deep down and touch you in the gut." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Signs (2002) |
"Shyamalan comes roaring back with the scariest movie I've seen since The Others." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
"After nearly 20 years on TV and as a brightly burning star in this nation's pop-culture constellation, "The Simpsons" deserved better for its big-screen debut." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A- |
Since Otar Left (2004) |
"You feel like you're watching a real family traipse through an uncertain world instead of actors creating relationships on the spot." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
Sisters in Law (1992) |
"The astonishing access to their subjects and to the court's inner workings adds to the documentary's luster." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Slackers (2002) |
"So putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film." |
Rick Bentley |
Tomato A |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"It's the kind of movie that tugs so politely but insistently at your heart strings that in the end it seems the most natural thing in the world to succumb to its joyous charms." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Snow Dogs (2002) |
"Amiable and full of good cheer, [Gooding] warms this cold-weather comedy." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Someone Like You (2001) |
"Has a sour feel, like the inside of a refrigerator playing host to a half-gallon of milk two weeks past its expiration date." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Something's Gotta Give (2003) |
"For a comedy that's supposed to be about sex and love, it's amazingly tender and astute about the former and almost downright clunky about the latter." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B- |
Spider-Man (2002) |
"It's a solid addition to the comic-book-movie genre." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C |
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) |
"The kid-friendly Spirit tries to seriously gallop its way into our hearts, but this well-intentioned film can't manage much more than a brisk trot before it, too, disappears into a gorgeous sunset." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Spy Game (2001) |
"Make no mistake: This will never be mistaken as a CIA recruiting film." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
Spy Kids (2001) |
"The strong family relationship that gives Spy Kids its real charm." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato 3/4 |
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) |
"Christensen succeeds because he reveals the flashes of evil within Anakin's character: a word, a gesture, a youthful burst of impatience." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato |
State and Main (2000) |
"A light, bright way to momentarily escape the fast lane." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004) |
"A beautiful little film that hovers somewhere between eye-popping documentary and warm-hearted fable." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B |
Stuart Little 2 (2002) |
"If you're going to take a second spin, you might as well offer a good storyline -- and that is what Stuart Little 2 manages to do quite winningly." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C+ |
The Sum of All Fears (2002) |
"Suffers because it seems so pale and ineffectual compared to the real thing." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B |
Surf's Up (2007) |
"Bops along to its own relaxed rhythm." |
Donald Munro |
Splat F |
Surviving Christmas (2004) |
"Affleck is so outrageously miscast as goofball Drew Latham that it's like watching Jennifer Lopez taking on the role of Lady Macbeth at the Scottish National Theatre." |
Donald Munro |
Splat D+ |
Suspect Zero (2004) |
"Another in a long line of second-rate serial-killer flicks." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato A |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
"The result is a musical that I dare say works even better on screen than on stage." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C |
The Sweetest Thing (2002) |
"Derivative to the point of annoyance, it includes near copycat nods to Not Another Teen Movie, Scary Movie, American Pie -- anything in which yuk-'em-up sex jokes take center stage." |
Donald Munro |
Tomato B+ |
Swimming Pool (2003) |
"Bracingly adult and ripe with an ambiguity that will promote coffee-house conversations for hours afterward." |
Donald Munro |
Splat |
Swordfish (2001) |
"Even the grandest stunts need some sort of storyline to be strung along, and the one in Swordfish is laughably flimsy." |
Donald Munro |
Splat C |
Syriana (2005) |
"It's serious and scathing, and it seems to think that because it displays those characteristics that it should get some sort of pass when it comes to cogent story telling." |
Donald Munro |
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