Tomato B+ |
P.S. (2004) |
"Superb performance by Laura Linney. The opposite for Marcia Gay Harden." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
P.S. I Love You (2007) |
"Despite a fairly original premise, this never rises above the level of a TV sitcom." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Page Turner (2007) |
"A taut, Hitchcockian page-turner." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"Can a diseased village cure a sterile marriage?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Palindromes (2005) |
"Solondz's use of 8 characters to portray one person distances us emotionally." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"An adult fairy tale mixed with brutal reality, the product of an exquisite imagination." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Pandaemonium (2001) |
"A vivid movie about Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, our contemporaries." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
Panic (2000) |
"Panic achieves what a plethora of gangster films never approaches: a human-scale portrayal of the psyches of the mobsters, one which demonstrates that not all mercenaries are happy with their sordid work." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Panic Room (2002) |
"Cookie-cutter though this may be, Jodie makes for some awfully good eye candy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Paparazzi (2004) |
"Formulaic fare though sufficiently entertaining." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Paradise Now (2005) |
"You can't blame the director for disliking Israel: he gets under the skin of two potential terrorists giving us the inside on what makes them tick." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Parent Trap (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Pariah (1998) |
"Randolph Kret's movie is thrown together helter-skelter, scenes popping up before our eyes without rhyme or reason, but the picture is so visceral, has no much damn frenetic energy, that it compels our attention." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Paris (2009) |
"The title character is not as pretty as the director thinks it is, but the ensemble does stellar work." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"A colorful, vibrant homage without cynicism or irony to the now-gone days of vaudeville, Gallic style." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) |
"The emphasis is on the light and airy, with the delightful and surprising outnumbering the numbing." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Parting Words (2008) |
"Focuses on the kinds of people who Obama must court for votes." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Passing Strange (2010) |
"There's much to admire, like the energy and Swiss-watch timing of the players, though this remains a photographed play and not a movie." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Passion in the Desert (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 6/10 |
Passion of Mind (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"Diminishing returns set in after the first series of beating, but the film is a stunner, a must-see whatever your beliefs." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Passionada (2003) |
"A warm, sincere love story especially suitable as a date movie for people in their 30s and 40s." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Patch Adams (1998) |
"Involving and emotionally fulfilling, if quite a bit over-sentimental." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Patriot (2000) |
"A spectacle that could cause its audience to rise up against the dull treatment of this marvelous episode from history teachers." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Paulie (1998) |
"Given the merits of the production, which is debut-directed by John Roberts from a script by Laurie Craig, this bird deserves to fly." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Pauline and Paulette (2002) |
"A real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly, mentally handicapped family member." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Pavilion of Women (2001) |
"Were it not for the oral sex that an idiot guy demands of his wife and concubine, you'd swear that this banal movie was written for children." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 6/10 |
Pay It Forward (2000) |
"This movie is sappy, unbelievable, and utterly conventional in design." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Payback (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Paycheck (2003) |
"The film elaborates greatly on Philip K. Dick's short story but has too many redundant action scenes." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
The Peacemaker (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Pearl Harbor (2001) |
"Pyrotechnics and romance but, like 'Moulin Rouge,' without soul." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 6/10 |
Pecker (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
People I Know (2003) |
"Al Pacino convincing as a burnt-out case in this theatrical piece covering 24 hours in the life of a publicist." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Perfect Blue (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Perfect Crime (2005) |
"Often amusing black comedy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"If the ending does not confuse you, maybe you were just not paying attention." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
The Perfect Man (2005) |
"Just outside my window is a famous bridge i'd sell you if you think there's a public high school in Brooklyn that's 98% white." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
A Perfect Murder (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
The Perfect Score (2004) |
"The first three minutes are inventive." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 7/10 |
The Perfect Storm (2000) |
"Gives us little in the way of character development this time." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Perfect Stranger (2007) |
"Halle Berry's strong performance and a cool twist overcomes conventional plot" |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Perfume (2001) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) |
"Beware of asking for love: this perverse tale shows delightfully with adept magic realism how love can do you in." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Permanent Midnight (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Persepolis (2007) |
"A gem of an animated movie which subtly and comically jabs the Iranian regime while unfolding the spiritual journey of a woman from 1978 to the 1990's." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Personal Velocity (2002) |
"A trio of stories that make you think: 'Did I ever have a sudden revelation like these 3 women, one that changed my life?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007) |
"A love letter to the singer." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Peter and Vandy (2009) |
"The picture to see if you like your romances to be less like that or Romeo and Juliet and more like that of Peter and Vandy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
Peter Pan (2003) |
"Peter and Wendy's chemistry do not compensate for the thin story." |
Harvey S. Karten |
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