Splat C |
An Amazing Couple (2002) |
"Not so amazing." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Amazing Grace (2007) |
"Inspiring drama of how one man can make a huge difference in the fight against the importation of slaves in Britain." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Amelie (2001) |
"'Amelie' is afflicted with the terminal cutes." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Amen (2003) |
"Though more theatrical than cinematic, 'Amen' is a vigorous condemnation of the pope's refusal to speak against the Holocaust." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"Patriotic without pushing its nationalism." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"A major studio takes aim at itself in a series of mostly successful sketches parodying the underhanded ways movie companies have of marketing their fare." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
America: Freedom To Fascism (2006) |
"An unconvincing doc that hardly justifies the view that
the U.S. is headed toward fascism." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
An American Affair (2009) |
"The relationship of a 13-year-old innocent with a sophisticated 30-something woman is credible: not so much the political conspiracy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 10/10 |
American Beauty (1999) |
"American Beauty mesmerizes because every moment, however caricatured, hits a nerve in each of us." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"A satire too broad and cartoonish to be taken seriously." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Experience - Daughter from Danang (2002) |
"The obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
American Experience - Return With Honor (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
American Gangster (2007) |
"Ridley Scott deftly contrasts the character of his two principals, demonstrating that the drug underworld is organized like legit corporations, obsessed with competition, fair prices, and quality products." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"History comes alive in a tale about the only American certified to have died because of a ghost." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
American History X (1998) |
"Taut, tension-filled and violent!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Outlaws (2001) |
"A good-natured western for people who don't particularly like westerns." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
American Pie (1999) |
"American Pie is a fun film for the summer that pushes the There's Something About Mary envelope." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"Though predictably coarse, this picture is so good natured that we wish the characters good luck in finding true love." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
American Psycho (2000) |
"American Psycho is not a picture you'd
want to miss." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
An American Rhapsody (2001) |
"Too schematic and predictable to tug at the heartstrings, this is nonetheless a labor of love for the director who presents the story of her early life." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
American Splendor (2003) |
"Few people have turned routine daily life into transcendent art. 'American Splendor' exquisitely shows how Harvey Pekar did just that." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
American Violet (2009) |
"A star is born in Nicole Beharie in the role of an African-American woman wrongly arrested on a drug charge." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
American Wedding (2003) |
"A delightfully vulgar conclusion to a trilogy on a less-than-Puritanical Americana" |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
Amistad (1997) |
"Amistad is a picture you will not want to forego." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"Nothing's new under the Suffolk County sun." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 6/10 |
Among Giants (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
Amores Perros (2001) |
"For its more earthy treatment of celestially-inspired repayment for our sins deserves serious consideration by the Academy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Amu (2005) |
"We wait a long time for the political points to become resonant as the movie slogs through aimless, dull, family chit-chat." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Amy (2001) |
"Looks like a summer rich in movies." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Amy (2001) |
"Effectively combines the genres of musical, drama and comedy in a delightfully, family-friendly film." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Amy's O (2002) |
"Entertaining despite its one-joke premise with the thesis that women from Venus and men from Mars can indeed get together." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
An Education (2009) |
"This stunning, witty British comedy answers the question "Is it better to go to Oxford University or to get engaged to a man sixteen years your senior?"" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"Yet another film bashing corporations, Anacondas does a reasonably good job with chills and humor from material that's same ol'." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Analyze This (1998) |
"The masterful Billy Crystal shows his mettle as a stand-up comic able to conform to romantic and other situations with his stock of surprises." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"A hoot that comes to an unfortunate halt every time the newsteams go over the top." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) |
"This sophisticated love story blows most Hollywood romances out of the water." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Sure it's kitsch, but this is a thrilling production, an epic date movie. The only problem is that Christine runs off at the very end with the wrong guy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"Judging by Jim Caviezel's signature acting, this could be called 'Eyes Half Shut.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Angel-A (2007) |
"Black-and-white looks good; romance is colorless, that's bad." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Angela's Ashes (1999) |
"Angela's Ashes is a gem for the sort of audience that needs no fast-cutting and no contrived conflicts." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"Bogged down with some impenetrable dialogue and a nutty climactic scene, 'Angels and Demons' is curiously uninvolving." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"Irritating characterizations, lame jokes, waste of some top actors." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Animal (2001) |
"This movie proves that the Darwinians had it wrong also--we did not evolve from animals--we ARE animals!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Animal Factory (2000) |
"Where Darabont's drama is an overlong 142 minutes, Buscemi's is a just-right 94, and where Shawshank is predictable, Animal Factory surprises." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 8/10 |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"Anna and the King is scenic overkill, a travelogue in place of a witty and absorbing movie." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Annapolis (2006) |
"Predictable, cardboard cut-out characters, but easy to digest. Sometime after a dense indie, we seek out this fluff." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Anniversary Party (2001) |
"Sharp acting and cool bon mots prove that loving is easier than living together." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Another Day in Paradise (1998) |
"[It] seems so realistic that it's almost cinema verite." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Antarctica (2008) |
"The dialogue is lame enough to make one think that the story exists only as an excuse for the sexual couplings." |
Harvey S. Karten |
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