Tomato |
S.P.L. (2005) |
"It's all pretty melodramatic." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"As close as we're going to get to a 2003 version of The Fast and the Furious." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"A concept that is much better in theory than it is in practice" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 6/10 |
Safe Conduct (2002) |
"Alain Choquart's camera barely stops moving, portraying both the turmoil of the time and giving Conduct a perpetual sense of urgency." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"Wasn't nearly as horrible as I thought it would be." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"Very, very funny, and very, very wrong." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 6/10 |
The Savages (2007) |
"Exactly like I thought it would be for about 96 of its 113-minute running time." |
Jon Popick |
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Saving Grace (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"There are a lot of legitimately funny moments in Silverman, but, as usual, you can see most of them in trailer." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Saw (2004) |
"Proves that a film can be intellectually stimulating and as freaky as your cat on acid." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Saw II (2005) |
"Way better than the rest of the slash-by-number horror films we’ve seen so far in 2005." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"Here's the bottom line -- if you liked Pie and Mary, you'll like this. If you didn't, stay home and shut up." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"Some of the jokes fall flat, but most are direct hits." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"Has a bigger budget and bigger stars, but it's not nearly as funny." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
"Does the idea of a watered-down, Wayans-free version of Scary Movie 2 sound like your cup of tea? If so, your knuckles must be raw from scraping the ground." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Insanely entertaining." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"Gondry's effort here is much more reminiscent of his earlier music video work." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 3/10 |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"[It] rips on the idiotic things that made the show fun. The trouble is that the things that made the show fun were never really that good to begin with." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Scoop (2006) |
"Straight comedy is like Kryptonite to Johansson." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
The Score (2001) |
"Offers little more than a strange combination of heist-flick clichés and cop-flick clichés." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 3/10 |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"If this doesn't scream 'direct-to-video,' I don't know what does." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"More of a bitter, mean-spirited parody than it is a tragedy, and chances are you're either going to really dig it or think it's awful (chalk me up in the former category)." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Scratch (2002) |
"You don't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate Scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"Should keep most of the audience on the edge of their seat." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Bardem, who somehow managed to win Venice's Best Actor trophy, does nothing but sit in a bed and ball up his little fists. Very disappointing." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 9/10 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"The best non-animated mainstream film to be released so far this calendar year" |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Secondhand Lions (2003) |
"A bit clumsy for a film that too often tries to jump from slapstick to drama to action thriller." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"For a movie that's ultimately about a writer trying to come up with a better ending for his story, Window is in desperate need of a livelier conclusion of its own" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Secretary (2002) |
"If this is an accurate portrayal of BDSM, it seems like a bit of a bore – but I think that's the point." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 6/10 |
Seducing Dr. Lewis (2004) |
"A cross between Northern Exposure and Waking Ned Devine." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
See Spot Run (2001) |
"The flick: See Spot Run / it's a truly bad movie / drove me to Haiku." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
September 11 (2003) |
"Some were reported to have expressed very un-American sentiments, but that wasn't the case at all." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Serendipity (2001) |
"Have you ever tasted anything so sweet it makes you sick to your stomach?" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Serenity (2005) |
"Whedon’s direction is no letdown." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 3/10 |
Serving Sara (2002) |
"When more time is spent conceiving a film’s opening credits than its script, you know you’ve got trouble" |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
Sex and Lucia (2002) |
"Sex is one of those films that aims to confuse." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Sex, Politics, & Cocktails (2005) |
"A jumpy and occasionally unfocused feature made likable by a charismatic lead." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Sexual Dependency (2004) |
"Ambitious filmmaking, especially from a first-timer from a country that hasn't produced a movie since 1995." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Sexy Beast (2001) |
"A showcase for two terrific performances from Winstone and Kingsley." |
Jon Popick |
- |
Shadow Boxers (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
"A sloppy mess of a film, really corny, and a lot of fun to watch." |
Jon Popick |
Splat |
Shaft (2000) |
"A choppy and uneven viewing experience." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Shallow Hal (2001) |
"If you're planning to see Shallow Hal with the expectation it will be as funny as the Farrelly brothers' Kingpin or Dumb and Dumber, you may be in for one of the year's biggest disappointments." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
Shanghai Knights (2003) |
"Just can't hold a candle to its predecessor." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato |
Shanghai Noon (2000) |
"Shanghai Noon will change the way you feel about the recently maligned genre." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Shaolin Soccer (2002) |
"Chow brings the same kind of vibe to the screen as the Farrelly brothers." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 7/10 |
The Shape of Things (2003) |
"The best ensemble acting I've seen (so far) in 2003." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 5/10 |
Shark Tale (2004) |
"These are jokes lame enough to make the writers of Yes, Dear groan like they’ve been mortally wounded (and, yes, they deserve to be mortally wounded)." |
Jon Popick |
Tomato 8/10 |
Shattered Glass (2003) |
"One of the better biopics to be released in the last couple of years." |
Jon Popick |
Splat 4/10 |
She's The Man (2006) |
"Though somewhat gifted as a physical comedienne, in Bynes’ world, acting like a boy means you talk like a cross between Adam Sandler in The Waterboy and someone with a learning disability." |
Jon Popick |
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