Splat 1/5 |
Haiku Tunnel (2001) |
"Nothing but a boring, amateurish vanity production." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 5/5 |
Hairspray (2007) |
"...just about the most joyous Hollywood musical since Singin' in the Rain..." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/4 |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"Co-writers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (who also directed) expand their indie-circuit short to feature length, and a padded-out short is just what it looks and feels like." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 1/5 |
Halloween (2007) |
"If you thought John Carpenter was too prissy and squeamish...then this is the movie for you." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"...reach[es] fearlessly -- even desperately -- for laughs." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Hammer (2008) |
"All The Hammer really adds to the boxing-movie canon is the refreshing air of not worrying about adding anything to the boxing-movie canon. That, and being funny." |
Jonathan Kiefer |
Tomato 4/5 |
Hancock (2008) |
"...a tale of redemption hard-won, and all the more rewarding for that." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 0/5 |
The Hangover (2009) |
"To call it 'atrocious' and 'loathsome' is to pussyfoot around the truth." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008) |
"...not a great concert, but a pretty good one, and great seats." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Like all [Scott's] films, Hannibal is distinctively photographed. But it's dramatically inert." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
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Jonathan Kiefer |
Splat 2/5 |
The Happening (2008) |
"...some nice creepy moments -- but other moments, and more, of (presumably) unintended humor." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 1/5 |
Happily N'Ever After (2007) |
"The story...is as arbitrary and pointless as the apostrophe in the second word of the title..." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Happy Accidents (2001) |
"An unconventional look at places in love and life where we've all been at one time or another." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Happy Endings (2005) |
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Jonathan Kiefer |
Splat 2/5 |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"...a bewildering hash...never very involving" |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
Happy Times (2002) |
"It is life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad." |
Mark Halverson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hard Candy (2005) |
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Jim Lane |
Tomato 5/5 |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
"Director Richard Lester and writer Alun Owen (who has never gotten the credit he deserves) treat us to a fanciful day in the life of the Beatles, filmed in 1964 at (they thought) the peak of the Fab Four’s popularity." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 1/5 |
Hardball (2001) |
"Gatins' script is a hopeless mess." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Harmonists (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
Mark Halverson |
Splat 2/5 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"...unpleasant and mean-spirited..." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"If you want to laugh loud and long, go see it. But for heaven's sake, check your tender sensibilities at the door." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
"It's clearly a slavish imitation of The Killing Fields, but characters are uninvolving and the story far-fetched (even the title is ridiculous)." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"It nearly overwhelms its own inherent magical wonders and characters with an emphasis on action, but the movie also manages to work its way out from under the heavy hallowed aura that partially smothered the fun of its predecessor." |
Mark Halverson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"It feels a little rushed, and although it is still a picture worth seeing, it stands as one of the weaker chapters in the Potter series." |
Bob Grimm |
Splat 2/5 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"A boy behind me at the screening I attended put it succinctly: 'That was the most boringest movie I ever saw!'" |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"Yates paces the film at a clip that makes this, the shortest in the series so far, seem even shorter." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 5/5 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"This is a true adaptation, giving the impression of filming the whole book while carefully choosing what to include and leave out -- and thus it feels more complete and satisfying." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"Has scattered, enthralling, entertaining individual moments." |
Mark Halverson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Harsh Times (2006) |
"Ayer has a feel for the grimy underside of urban life..." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hart's War (2002) |
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Mark Halverson |
Splat 2/5 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
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Mark Halverson |
Splat 1/5 |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) |
"...almost as inept as the movie's advertising campaign, which gives away the 'surprise' ending on the posters." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"Quite a bit better than the original." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Haven (2006) |
"[Director Frank E.] Flowers is clearly talented, with an eye for local color, but grasp of character and psychology is tenuous, and his roundabout, double-back structure quickly grows tiresome and annoying..." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Mark Halverson |
Tomato 3/5 |
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |
"Empty calories, maybe, but tasty enough." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
Head in the Clouds (2004) |
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Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Head of State (2003) |
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Mark Halverson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Head-On (2005) |
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Mark Halverson |
Tomato 4/5 |
Heading South (2006) |
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Jonathan Kiefer |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Heart of the Game (2006) |
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Jim Lane |
Splat 1/5 |
Heartbeat Detector (2008) |
"At just under two-and-a-half hours, the movie is a horrible bore." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 2/5 |
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"...the movie unravels when the Farrellys...begin grafting their own bright ideas onto the story..." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 3/5 |
Heartbreakers (2001) |
"Gets by on star power, particularly on Sigourney Weaver's amazing flair for comedy." |
Jim Lane |
Splat 3/5 |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
"The story and characters feel fake and schematic." |
Jim Lane |
Tomato 4/5 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) |
"At heart an old-fashioned barrel-of-fun rock-and-roll musical." |
Jim Lane |
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Heights (2005) |
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Jim Lane |
Splat 3/5 |
Heist (2001) |
"The story is like a bad mountain road: full of twists, turns, and huge potholes, with Mamet driving through it about ten miles an hour, his direction too slack and lackadaisical to build much tension or suspense." |
Jim Lane |
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