Tomato B |
W. (2008) |
"There's much to admire in this pop-psychoanalysis of our 43rd president, but the cinematic couchwork does not tell us why he became so politically conservative." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Wackness (2008) |
"Targeted to the super-hip, anchored by Josh Peck's magnetic performance as an angst-ridden teen." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Provides its audience with a display of technical virtuosity that will amaze even the most jaded, teenage computer hacker." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"Effective sendup of British colonial rule in Africa." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Waiting for Armageddon (2010) |
"It's scary to see how many of my fellow Americans believe this stuff." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Waiting... (2005) |
"Tasteless and funny. That's a compliment." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Waitress (2007) |
"If 'Waitress,' like 'Alice,' is sitcomish, then let's hear it for sitcoms. The pic is a delight from start to finish." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"A superbly crafted comedy that might just make you long to leave the antiseptic climate of your cosmopolitan hub for the cozy intimacy of a life in the provinces." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"[A] generally rewarding film." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2/4 |
Waking Up in Reno (2002) |
"Inconsequential road-and-buddy pic." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"Reilly is well-cast in this hit-and-miss spoof of both rock singers and American social history from 1950 on." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"A sweeping travelogue as well as one of the finest Israeli films of recent years." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"You don't have to like this kind of music (I don't) to appreciate the movie, especially for Reese Witherspoon's mature performance." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"Enjoy The Rock until he becomes governor." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Wall (2004) |
"Allows audience members to make up their own minds about the efficacy and morality of the wall separating Israel from the West Bank." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
WALL-E (2008) |
"A triumph of style over substance." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Wanted (2008) |
"A virtual Walter Mitty fantasy that explodes across the screen." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2008) |
"If you're a news junkie, you'll find nothing new: if not, this nicely-edited and eminently watchable doc will open your eyes." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"Ho hum story, generic fireworks." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The War Tapes (2006) |
"A true original, the first look at the U.S.-Iraq war from
cameras embedded with the soldiers in the field." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
The War Zone (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) |
"Move over Peter Jackson and see battle scenes between human beings!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Washington Heights (2003) |
"Burns with authenticity." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Washington Square (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"Alex Etel's adorable acting makes this one of the most charming of the year's kids' movies." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Water Lilies (2007) |
"Girls just wanna have fun but the trio of adolescents in 'Water Lilies' have anxieties that act against that natural desire." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Waterboy (1998) |
"This one really IS moronic enough to be entertaining!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 7/10 |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"More bullets, fewer words, and a
shorter story could have made for a more entertaining night
at the movies." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Waydowntown (2002) |
"Often self-consciously surreal, this award-winner scores high for originality." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"Heart's in the right place but cliches abound." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"Adult, if occasionally soapy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
We Live in Public (2009) |
"Gives us some perspective on the way advanced society is headed: less private, more public." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"Well acted but merely a competent police drama with family overtones." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"A solid, sober look at the camaraderie evoked by men under fire." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Weather Man (2005) |
"Basset-Hound Nic Cage is cast perfectly as a weather man who makes big bucks but is miserable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Wedding Crashers (2005) |
"Vaughn and Wilson make up the best comedy team this year." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"Same ol'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 6/10 |
The Wedding Planner (2001) |
"Another elaborately nut-filled but unsatisfying confection." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato |
The Wedding Singer (1998) |
"Director Coraci has done a fine job re-creating and spoofing some of the cultural trends of the 1980s, a time in which yuppie-worship replaced hippie-adulation." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Wedding Song (2009) |
"Somewhat inventive, graced by strong performances amid a background in Tunisia, 'The Wedding Song' could be called 'East Side Story' given its resemblance to the Broadway musical inspired by 'Romeo and Juliet.'" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Weight of Water (2002) |
"A literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) |
"Uninspired sitcom about a man visiting home to a family that disrespected him as a youth." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) |
"Light, cute and forgettable." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C- |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"Port Perry, Ontario, becomes Sitcom City, where the characters actually hesitate after each joke to allow the audience to laugh." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Wendell Baker Story (2007) |
"Luke Wilson makes the case that he can act just as cool and laid-back as his brother Owen." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"A soulful tale of anomie in America." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
West Beirut (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
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