Splat 1.5/4 |
Ma Mere (2005) |
"This tale of disaffected sexual depravity is practically a parody of the worst of French filmmaking." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"A meticulously complex story of guilt and paranoia." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Machuca (2005) |
"An astonishingly intimate and painful coming-of-age story." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"This winning documentary about fifth-graders who learn ballroom dancing is one of those movies that make the world a brighter place." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Mad Money (2008) |
"When someone takes our money without offering much in return, don't we have every right to get mad?" |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"[It] looks stunning, but it's an ill-conceived mess that plays like two movies awkwardly spliced together." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/5 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"There's not enough of the first movie's super-erudite monkeys. Yet the sitcom-style silliness is still there." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 2/5 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"The cinematic equivalent of a cookie-cutter wedding, Made of Honor ultimately feels a little depressing. Shouldn't any major event, from getting married to making a movie, inspire some hint of passion and creativity?" |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Made-Up (2004) |
"Both painfully self-indulgent and awkwardly self-conscious." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) |
"Like horror flicks or family films, Tyler Perry's Madea movies -- based on his enormously successful plays -- are a genre unto themselves, which means one thing: Either you are going to see them or you are not, and no review will change your mind." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1/4 |
Madison (2005) |
"There isn't a scene, an action or a character that rings true, yet the narrative summary of the events that inspired it is a matter of record." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"Offers a kind of worst-case glimpse into the draconian Magdalene Asylums that were begun in the late 19th century and lasted well into the 1990s." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) |
"Playful, inspirational." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat |
Magnolia (1999) |
"Too lengthy and jangled to properly serve Anderson's purpose." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Maid (2009) |
"Just when her Chilean employwers wonder if she's sociopathic, Saavedra suggests that Raquel's behavior is, in fact, perfectly rational." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Major Dundee (1965) |
"The movie still isn't great, but it's an important remonstration to that oldest of all studio-system curses: the producer who thinks he's more creative than the director." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
Make it Funky! (2005) |
"A suddenly vital biography, Make It Funky, pays apt homage to the unique gifts New Orleans has given its country over the last century. Watching it ought to inspire anyone to return the favor." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Malevolence (2004) |
"The acting and dialogue is as silly as the potato sack the killer wears on his head." |
Robert Dominguez |
Splat |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"This cinematic territory has been picked clean, especially recently with Bringin' Down the House and its ilk." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"So sure, the characters and jokes may feel awfully familiar, but for those who see a little of themselves in Angelo's family, well, that's just part of this little movie's charm." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"The costumes look cheap, the choreography is clunky, and the cinematography's terrible - a real shame, given the gorgeous setting." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1/4 |
Mammoth (2009) |
"The overlapping stories, the emotional disconnect, the heavy-handed symbolism -- no, it's not a movie from the makers of Babel, its a mumbling, stammering copycat drama from Swedish director Lukas Moodysson." |
Joe Neumaier |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"Using the comic genius Levy simply for his bushy eyebrows is like using a Ming vase as a doorstop." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 1/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"The film would be totally unwatchable without the very real charisma of Diesel." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
Man in the Chair (2007) |
"[Director] Schroeder peppers scenes with snippets of classic films, and there's no doubting his deep love of cinema. But the honest truth is that no matter how generous your audience, it's never a good idea to remind us of other, better movies." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Man of the House (2005) |
"Straight-to- video-quality mess." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"A few moments do not make a new Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Frank Capra can continue to rest in peace." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"The first (nonreligious) sure thing to hit the multiplex this year." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato |
Man on the Moon (1999) |
"Carrey gives an otherworldly, possessed performance." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Man on the Train (2003) |
"The movie's slow pace and gentle humor pay off in a pounding cross-cutting between the heist and the surgery, as well as a transcendent ending that is as rewarding as it is ambiguous." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 4/5 |
Man On Wire (2008) |
"Director James Marsh's hypnotic movie documents French wire walker Philippe Petit's unauthorized, 45-minute balancing act 110 stories above New York in August 1974." |
Joe Neumaier |
Tomato 3/4 |
Man Push Cart (2006) |
"You'll think of him the next time you pass a cart." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man Who Copied (2005) |
"A big hit back home, this good-humored gem from Brazilian director Jorge Furtado manages to tackle some serious issues without sacrificing its inherently sweet nature." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
A Man's Gotta Do (2004) |
"This amiable, off-kilter Australian comedy pits parental manipulation against adolescent pride, with generally amusing results." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Management (2009) |
"But if there's a point to be made here, it's that persistence pays off, whether you're onscreen or in the audience." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"In movie heaven, the original is still the one for all time. Still, this update is remarkable for its performances, resolve and timeliness, and could well revive the snoozing political-thriller genre." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
Manic (2003) |
"Searching for a documentary feel, the camera here is so shaky that you cling to the arms of your chair lest you pitch into the next row." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato 3/4 |
Manito (2003) |
"A remarkably assured feature debut, Eric Eason's raw, intimate movie deftly captures the kinetic energy of its Washington Heights setting." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Marathon (2004) |
"With so little action or even insight, Marathon is far too long at only 74 minutes." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Tomato 3/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"You'd have to be inhuman not to adore March of the Penguins." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005) |
"When [Redmon] runs out of things to say, his film lands in an anticlimactic puddle, just like the shiny trinkets forgotten after the party ends." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Marebito (2004) |
"Marebito never gives us what it promised: a glorious, totally new sense of horror." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2/4 |
Margaret Cho - Assassin (2005) |
"Much of this feels like pandering to her liberal audience, as she approaches subjects like reproductive and gay rights without offering many new -- or funny -- observations." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/4 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Margot has no sense of balance, or nuance, or even mitigating psychological weight." |
Jack Mathews |
Tomato 3/4 |
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"It breathes life into a small story that has larger ramifications. It also shows that America, as represented by Jackson Heights, is still the promised land for people about whom movies are rarely made." |
Jami Bernard |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"Dunst plays Marie Antoinette as if she's seen the future and it's Paris Hilton." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
Marigold (2007) |
"Rest assured, contrived love will prevail." |
Jack Mathews |
Splat 2/4 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2006) |
"If you think the title is endless, wait till you see Goodman's death scene." |
Jami Bernard |
Tomato |
The Marine (2006) |
"A happy surprise." |
Elizabeth Weitzman |
Splat 2/5 |
Marley & Me (2008) |
"If characters talking to dogs and dog reaction shots are some of your favorite things, add some stars to this review." |
Joe Neumaier |
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