Splat 2/4 |
The 11th Hour (2007) |
"For all its scare tactics, The 11th Hour simply isn't that compelling, and we're talking about the end of the world here." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
13 Going on 30 (2004) |
"Garner is so appealing as Jenna ... that she almost makes you forget you've already seen Tom Hanks endure similar travails in 1988's Big." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
1408 (2007) |
"With a minimal amount of blood and virtually no gore, 1408 still manages to give you a major case of the creep-outs." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat |
15 Minutes (2001) |
"Relentlessly stupid and grating." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat 1/4 |
16 Blocks (2006) |
"This noisy, formulaic film turns out to be immediately forgettable, except for the parts that are so ridiculous they leave you shaking your head in wonder hours later." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 3/4 |
17 Again (2009) |
"Funny and lively, with a healthy dollop of sentimentality, it reassures us that all is not lost, except maybe our six-pack abs, as we descend into schlubby, dissatisfied middle age." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 3/4 |
2 Days In Paris (2007) |
"2 Days in Paris proves Delpy's got an authentic ear for humor in two languages, and she turns the dewy-eyed notion of Paris as a city for lovers firmly and affectionately on its tête." |
Connie Ogle |
Splat 2/4 |
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) |
"Too much of 2 Fast 2 Furious plays like a colorful but inert timekiller that you might tolerate while dozing off in front of the TV, but only because you are too sleepy to reach for the remote control." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat 2/4 |
20 Centimeters (2005) |
"There's not much to savor in the way of plot, and the film aimlessly wanders through Marietta's life." |
Connie Ogle |
Splat |
2012 (2009) |
"There are times when 2012 feels as if it is not going to end until 2012..." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
2046 (2005) |
"This long, gorgeous, occasionally maddening movie is the work of a hopeless romantic who knows there is no pain as bittersweet -- or as haunting -- as the pain of a broken heart." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato |
21 Grams (2003) |
"[An]uncommonly ambitious, superbly acted, frustratingly flawed drama." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
24 Hour Party People (2002) |
"It's inaccurate to pin Manchester's rise as a musical mecca wholly on one person, but Wilson makes for a fascinating character study, and he's drolly played by Coogan." |
Evelyn McDonnell |
Tomato 3/4 |
25th Hour (2002) |
"The movie hums with a vibrant energy, which is powered by the terrific ensemble cast and the glowing cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
27 Dresses (2008) |
"The romantic comedy 27 Dresses provides [Heigl] with a chance to flex her comedic muscles, and her whip-smart delivery and timing are an indication that we may at last have a worthy heroine for the otherwise shaky future of romcom." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
28 Days Later (2003) |
"This smart, genuinely creepy movie also feels real, which is why its horrors hit so hard." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
28 Weeks Later (2007) |
"28 Weeks Later doesn't just recycle the premise, apocalyptic mood and insane violence of the original: It adds thematic layers to its zombie milieu, deepening the scares while justifying the sequel's existence." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
3-Iron (2005) |
"Delicate and subtle." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat 2.5/4 |
30 Days of Night (2007) |
"The increasingly ridiculous behavior of some of the other humans turn the film laughable by interrupting its brutality with banality. And when it comes to vampires, brutal is always better." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
300 (2007) |
"300 is at its best when it settles for purely visceral thrills." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato |
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) |
"3000 Miles to Graceland revs up into oddly entertaining ride." |
Curtis Morgan |
Tomato 4/4 |
3:10 to Yuma (2007) |
"The heart-stopping, breathtaking journey of 3:10 to Yuma reminds us just how exciting a good, old-fashioned movie can be." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 4/4 |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008) |
"[A] brilliant, suspenseful, absolutely riveting film." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) |
"The material may be lightweight, but it's been shaped into a film that deserves to become a classic in an admittedly lightweight genre." |
Charles Savage |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) |
"Hilarious and imaginatively crude with a surprising sweet and subtle aftertaste that prevents it from flopping, limp and brainless, into the sugary abyss of romantic predictability." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
49 Up (2006) |
"This long documentary is captivating. Not because you're peeking at lives of real people, but because it captures the way time heals all wounds and how people find a way out of deep holes if they are determined to do so." |
Marta Barber |
Splat 2/4 |
50 First Dates (2004) |
"The film moves in fits and starts, never finding its groove: It's as if the filmmakers could come up with a potentially successful premise but no way of following through." |
Connie Ogle |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
500 Days of Summer (2009) |
"This is a romantic comedy that makes the concept of romantic comedies appealing again -- that reminds you how resonant and transporting they can be when they're done right." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
51 Birch Street (2006) |
"Doug Block's 51 Birch Street proves that the simplest, most ordinary stories can also be the most spellbinding." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat |
The 6th Day (2000) |
"The 6th Day takes place in a future where quarterbacks earn $300 million a season, cars drive themselves, smoking is illegal and people still can't write a decent screenplay." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 3/4 |
8 Mile (2002) |
"For all its grit, 8 Mile ends up radiating a joyful, hopeful vibe. It's an old-school charmer." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Splat 1/4 |
88 Minutes (2008) |
"This is easily one of the silliest, most preposterous thrillers ever made, and the only reason it didn't go straight to video has to be that it stars Pacino." |
Rene Rodriguez |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
9 (2009) |
"Acker's strange little critters turn out to be oddly endearing, even if you get the feeling this battle has been fought before." |
Rene Rodriguez |
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