Splat 2.5/5
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
"Without the wit, raunchiness tends to feel uncomfortably forced. And the moments when Z&M works are, almost without exception, the ones that are more sweet than shocking. All the rest, frankly, feel like Apatow Lite."
Elizabeth Weitzman
Tomato 2.5/4
Zathura (2005)
"Zathura, Jon Favreau's adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's kid-lit adventure of the same name, more than fills the bill -- though it's unlikely to draw anyone over the age of 11 (not counting baby-sitters)."
Splat 2.5/4
Zero Day (2003)
"Ben Coccio lets the mostly banal Zero Day videos go on much too long. And in having the characters speechify about the futility of postmortems on their motivation, he hits the audience over the head with the proverbial hammer."
Jack Mathews
Zerophilia (2006)
"Audacious, slightly predictable, semi-disgusting, ultimately not-so-crazy."
Splat 1.5/4
Zhou Yu's Train (2004)
"A ticket to this movie is a season's pass on that train -- and you must complete every ride."
Zodiac (2007)
"Without a persuasive ending, Zodiac is an exercise in frustration."
Tomato 3/5
Zombieland (2009)
"The undead here could be a rabid group of Garfield toys; it really doesn't matter. What matters is the hyper-crisp, snappy visual pizazz (Fleischer should be tapped for a midlevel superhero flick), the laughs and how well it's all played."
Joe Neumaier
Splat 2/4
Zoom (2006)
"Frankly, this would have been a perfect candidate for the straight-to-DVD shelf. But the young stars are appealing, and at this point in his career, Allen could carry a family film with one hand tied behind his back."
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