- |
The Jackal (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Jacket (2005) |
"Adrien Brody convinces with his portrayal of a man who is committed to an institution for the criminally insane." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
Jackie Brown (1997) |
"A slick, sly, soulful story of paranoia, misgivings, a dominant theme of vengeance and a tone of whimsy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jackpot (2001) |
"An acquired taste but a welcome antidote to the Bay-Bruckheimer blockbuster mentality." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 7/10 |
Jakob the Liar (1999) |
"Jakob the Liar is too closed off to provide sufficient air for its deprecating humor (jokes, such as they are, fall flat), and the relentless struggle by the hapless people to survive is not adequately transmitted." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Japanese Story (2004) |
"A script as underdeveloped as Australia's Pilbara Desert can wear on audience patience." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Jarhead (2005) |
"Have you seen that trailer that precedes the movie, the one urging people to join the Marines? This tough pic is an antidote." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 7/10 |
Jawbreaker (1998) |
"Unoriginal. Not particularly funny." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"More power to Miramax for having the guts to impugn its own output!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Jellyfish (2008) |
"A serio-comic drama of four women with intersecting lives makes subtle and effective use of magic realism." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
"Affleck's in his element." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"You may not be fond of what looks like a cult, but the doc does present a case for the camp." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Jesus' Son (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007) |
"It's to Jonathan Demme's credit that he creates an angelic view of Jimmy Carter despite the former president's reprehensible view that Israel practices a South-African style of segregation." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) |
"Suffers in comparison to the year's other animated fare. Innocuous." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Jindabyne (2007) |
"What could have been a solid, noirish thriller is bogged down by excessive incidents." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Joe Somebody (2001) |
"Pretty pallid fare with a timid shot at corporations and a Tim Allen who doesn't look bullied." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Joe the King (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
John Q (2002) |
"Entertaining, sure, despite absurd premises and melodramatic excesses." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Joshua (2002) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Joshua (2007) |
"If there's a better model of passive-aggressive than this Joshua kid in a recent movie, I'd like to know of one." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Journey From The Fall (2007) |
"Scenes from the Vietnam reeducation camp could have occurred anywhere, but Vietnamese-American audiences will relate especially to this film." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
"1-D characters get the 3-D treatment in a reasonably funny and exciting update of Jules Verne's classic." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Joy Ride (2001) |
"Dahl's takes a dive, a disappointing followup to his spicy 'Red Rock West' and 'The Last Seduction.
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Joyeux Noël (2006) |
"A fresh consideration of one of the most subversive Christmas Eves in the history warfare." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 6/10 |
Judy Berlin (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Julia (2008) |
"Rages so strongly and effectively against alcoholism that it might convert some in the audience to Mormonism." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"Léger et doux comme une crème brûlée" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 5/10 |
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) |
"The picture is so personal to the filmmaker, so lacking universality and general interest to a diverse audience, that it might as well be a home movie shown to bored uncles and aunts." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Jump Tomorrow (2001) |
"An unfunny romantic comedy with few sparks and fewer jokes, barely suitable for 7 p.m. TV." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Junebug (2005) |
"North is north and south is south and here the twain does meet--delightfully." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Junk Mail (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Juno (2007) |
"The title character is the kind of hip, articulate, whip-smart teen girl you'd both love to have as a kid and find awfully challenging as well." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jurassic Park III (2001) |
"One dollar to your favorite charity if you can guess which creatures are animatronic and which computer-generated." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Just Another Love Story (2009) |
"A Walter Mitty fantasy that defies logic but is sumptuously filmed with an array of neat, noirish twists." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
Just Like Heaven (2005) |
"A film without the ghost of originality." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Just Looking (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 5/10 |
Just the Ticket (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Just Visiting (2001) |
"An equestrian Reno shows his mettle but this is a one-joke picture whose one joke doesn't work." |
Harvey S. Karten |
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