Tomato B- |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"Even critics dial p-a-s-s-a-b-l-e." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"A winning parody of celebrity deification." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
The Sadness of Sex (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Safe Conduct (2002) |
"Overlong, occasionally unfocussed, yet a fascinating glimpse at the French film industry under German occupation." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Safety of Objects (2003) |
"Thematically unoriginal but redeemed by fine performances, a sense of humor, and fluid editing." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Sahara (2005) |
"A marginal adventure story from Clive Cussler's freewheeling novel." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Saints And Soldiers |
"A feel-good film about a small group of soldiers in WWII who are so saintly that they never curse." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"Nicely combines the enigmatic features of 'Memento' with the hallucinatory drug culture of 'Requiem for a Dream.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008) |
"Justifiably bleak, exquisitely acted drama of a Mexican teen who seeks his dad in New York only to find that a young man who befriended him claims to be the son." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Saraband (2005) |
"A wrenching story of family pain." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"Fails to work (for me) not because it's outrageous, but quite the opposite. Lenny Bruce would not work in the 21st century either." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Satin Rouge (2002) |
"Who'd have thought that Arabic Tunisia could produce such a sexy movie!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"If you're looking for a movie to convince you that money does not buy happiness, you've come to the right place." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Savages (2007) |
"Humorously shows how a parent in second childhood helps his immature son grow up quickly." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"Overall, Save the Last Dance profits from well-developed principals, a vigorous sound track provided by Mark Isham, and a feel for the grit and warmth alike of an otherwise impoverished neighborhood." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Saved! (2004) |
"Entertaining, if sophomoric, comedy sending up religious extremism." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Saving Face (2005) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"We revel in the gentle fun the story makes at the expense of village people, some of whom turn out to be not as dumb as they appear." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 10/10 |
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"Once again, Steven Spielberg proves that as a constructer of movie images, he's unbeatable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
Saving Shiloh (2006) |
"An insipid tearjerker about a beagle with a middle-school
daddy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Savior (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Saw (2004) |
"Raises the level of gore delightfully higher." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 8/10 |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"When it's funny, it's very funny; when it's vulgar, it's very very vulgar; and as for immature and repetitious and bordering on tedium, it's that too." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"So unamusing its chief benefit lies in making us appreciate the movies being parodied." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Schizo (2005) |
"This film will dissuade you of making Kazakhstan your next location to tour on vacation." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
School of Flesh (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Roll over, Beethoven." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Schultze Gets the Blues (2005) |
"A meandering story of a German everyman who has little to show for his life until he wins a trip to the American Bayou." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"A decent portrait of a shy man whose dreams liberatehim from the everyday." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Scoop (2006) |
"Woody and Scarlett make for a delighful combination." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Score (2001) |
"Three generations of actors score in an intruiging film that centers not on melodramatic action but on brainwork." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
Scream 2 (1997) |
"Scream 2 works primarily as a genuine film of fright and panic and only intermittently as burlesque, which is good enough." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 6/10 |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"Horrormeister Wes Craven seems to have run out of chilling ideas and should have quit while he was ahead." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Screamers (2006) |
"There's nothing more effective than a rock band to publicize some volatile political issues." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 5/10 |
Screwed (2000) |
"The comedy throughout Screwed is as luscious as a cake baked in honor of Virginia's Crock's thirtieth birthday." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Sea (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Javier Bardem turns in an Oscar-worthy role as a paralyzed man fighting for the right to die." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
The Sea is Watching (2003) |
"Not particularly inspired but worth seeing in that this was Akira Kurosawa's last screenplay." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"In the backstretch of a sequel-saturated summer season, what more can we ask?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Season of Men (2001) |
"An often heartbreaking story of the plight of frustrated women in the traditional society of Tunisia." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Secondhand Lions (2003) |
"Effectively proves that senior citizens are not dull--provided that they'd spent time in the French Foreign Legion and rescued princesses." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Secret Ballot (2002) |
"Though the film is static, its writer-director's heart is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"Honey-sweet but not cloying account of a 14-year-old's search for love and redemption in 1960s South Carolina." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Secret Life of Words (2006) |
"You never know what makes a person act strangely until, given the rapport another can establish, the truth comes out tohelp liberate--as it does nicely in this film." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003) |
"A toothsome black comedy about a failing marriage." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Secret of the Grain (2008) |
"Some unusually strong ensemble performances deliver a microcosm of Tunisians living outside their native land in France." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Secret Things (2003) |
"One of the most sexually daring films to hit the screens in the U.S. since 'Last Tango in Paris.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Secret Window (2004) |
"Who knew that a story about plagiarism would be so genuinely frightening?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Secretary (2002) |
"If you think a sado-masochistic relationship is sick and perverted, this original movie will make you think again." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Secuestro Express (2005) |
"Another reason not to tour Caracas." |
Harvey S. Karten |
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