Splat 1/5 |
Amelia (2009) |
"his embalmed drama is a ghost from the '80s, a decade that regularly produced surprise-free, caramelized biopics. The airless Amelia is missing practically everything." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 3/5 |
America The Beautiful (2008) |
"Though not the most sophisticated movie, Darryl Roberts' earnest documentary gets its points across with enough power to make it a valuable experience for both adolescent girls and their parents." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
"Even if [Schwartzberg's] choices feel somewhat clichéd, there's no doubting the spirit of his subjects, who seem genuinely proud to share their thoughts and feelings for a few, too brief moments." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1/5 |
An American Affair (2009) |
"Sketchily written, clumsily directed and poorly acted, even history-conspiracy aficionados will be left cold." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 2/4 |
American Blackout (2006) |
"The movie includes a postscript about [McKinney's] loss, blaming it on more dirty tricks. That may be true, but it doesn't put the steam back in the film." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/5 |
American Cannibal - The Documentary (2006) |
"What's here is a glimpse not into how far people will go to win a reality-TV show, but how far greedy writers and producers will go to degrade, debauch and enrich themselves." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/5 |
American Casino (2009) |
"The movie's lack of Michael Moore-style dynamism has a dulling effect." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Dreamz (2006) |
"The devilishness of satire is in the details, and [Paul] Weitz's script just isn't as funny or as consistently sharp as it should be." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"This is Washington's movie as much as it is Lucas' story, and he is as entertainingly evil here as in his Oscar-winning performance as a bad cop in Training Day." |
Jack Mathews |
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American Gun (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Gun (2006) |
"While this is not exactly a hopeful movie, it's a polished exercise in the kind of social commentary that can wake people up." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2.5/4 |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"For anyone aware of this poltergeist tale, or who bothers to look it up, the victim's identity will come as no surprise, and a horror movie without a surprise is no horror movie at all." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
American Splendor (2003) |
"As inventive as Being John Malkovich, as psychologically quirky as Ghost World and as honest as the day is long." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Swing (2009) |
"Directors Jon Hart and Matthew Kaufman don’t delve deeply enough into the psyche of club founder Larry Levenson or the culture he exploited. But they do present an entertaining snapshot of his brief reign as New York’s self-appointed King of Swing." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/5 |
American Teen (2008) |
"In Nanette Burstein's high school documentary, every kid is either a brain, an athlete, a basket case or a princess. Still, Burstein makes a strong case that there's a lot of truth to those clichés." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
American Wedding (2003) |
"An aimless charade of doggy poo, latex breasts and really, really bad language." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/5 |
Amexicano (2007) |
"[An] assured new feature from director Matthew Bonifacio." |
Joe Neumaier |
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The Amityville Horror (1979) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"A cut-to-order MTV hack attack. Audiences will be stunned not because they have been frightened but by how obvious and safe the whole thing is." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/5 |
Amreeka (2009) |
"Writer-director Cherien Dabis paints a gentle, often wry picture of human resilience, and Faour and Muallen give solid performances, but there are a few too many by-the-numbers moments." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Amu (2005) |
"[Director Bose] has a genuine gift for atmosphere, making the many wordless scenes, in teeming streets and on crowded trains, the movie's best." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 4/5 |
An Education (2009) |
"Watch Mulligan's face as she goes from weary to awakened, and see it all come together." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
"The snakes may be longer this time, but Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid comes up short on thrills." |
Robert Dominguez |
Splat 2/4 |
Anamorph (2008) |
"The long shadow of David Fincher's Seven falls on Anamorph, a moody, ultimately unexciting thriller." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anatomy of Hell (2004) |
"The good news: Real-life porn star Siffredi turns out to be a terrific actor. Who knew? The bad news: The scene with the garden implement. The scene with the red cocktail. The scene with … I can't go on." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"As much credit as Ferrell deserves for keeping this nonsense from slipping off the screen, Applegate deserves as well." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
And Now Ladies and Gentlemen (2003) |
"The tone moves from gently jocular ... to mystically morose ... and that creates a jarring effect from which the movie does not recover." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"Where's Homeland Security when you need it?" |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006) |
"We need all four hours, and even more, to understand the man who so prophetically divided the world into 15-minute increments." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Angel-A (2007) |
"The beautiful black-and-white photography -- and disappointingly sappy ending -- are the only remotely sober elements here, thanks to Besson's loopy script and Debbouze's very funny turn as a loser who simply can't believe his luck." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/5 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"You won't remember many of the stops after the movie ends, but at least you'll enjoy the ride." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"Has hell frozen over? Not only is Jack Nicholson starring in a buddy movie alongside Adam Sandler, but of the two, Sandler's low-key approach is preferable." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Annapolis (2006) |
"A record number of movie cliches are strung together for the otherwise forgettable boot-camp drama Annapolis." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/5 |
The Answer Man (2009) |
"This two-bit echo of The Accidental Tourist is a preachy pill that wastes the genial, funny Jeff Daniels and the criminally underused Lauren Graham." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"The Ant Bully does not talk down to kids or feign to talk up to their parents with pop references, though adults may be amused (or maybe not) by the Christian parallel in the ants' religion." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1/5 |
Antichrist (2009) |
"Artfully horrific but artificial and soulless." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Antonia (2007) |
"...the unpolished actors and raw São Paolo setting offer an unusually authentic feel." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 4/5 |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) |
"If you’re having a rough day, take solace from these middle-aged rockers, who brave untold setbacks purely because they insist on believing that some dreams never die." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"The sensation we get from the blizzard of images and teeth-jarring sound effects is of having our head used as the football." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anything But Love (2003) |
"The script is a sappy '40s melodrama transported into the 21st century, where it just creaks." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anything Else (2003) |
"Perhaps the worst of the 67-year-old auteur's 34 features." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
"An Oscar would not be forgiveness; it would be blindness." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/5 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"Though the leads do fine work, their efforts often feel slightly futile." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Appleseed (2004) |
"Though Appleseed has its selling points, it's not an especially strong entry in the genre, despite the presence of so many pneumatic heroines." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Apres Vous (2005) |
"Nothing lives up to its name like French farce, and director Pierre Salvadori's bit of nonsense about a good Samaritan who aborts a stranger's suicide attempt then dedicates himself to making the man's life worth living exceeds the limits of the genre." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 1.5/4 |
April's Shower (2006) |
"If there is a single phrase that should strike fear in the hearts of innocent moviegoers, it is 'writer-director- producer-star.'" |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres (2007) |
"So insane it approaches a sort of mad brilliance, this full-length Cartoon Network spinoff must have been made with chemical enhancement in mind. Enter with a clear head at your own risk." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"Bouncy and sweet, Aquamarine has a mild feminist bent that's played for laughs, but it's definitely a movie for the shallow end of the pool." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Architect (2006) |
"There are too many characters undergoing life changes in the story for each to be properly developed in an 82-minute movie." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"I'm no holdout about the reality of global warming, but fictionalizing and anthropomorphizing animal adventures to make the point and then calling it a documentary puts these filmmakers in a league with pre-Sicko Michael Moore." |
Jack Mathews |
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