Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"The Da Vinci Code is just what the moviegoer ordered." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"Have your little ones already seen Ratatouille and rented Thunderpants?" |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"Sloppy." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) |
"The script isn't much better than Perry's Madea's Family Reunion... but it helps that Perry doesn't show up in the crass, cross-dressing role of Madea and that he has hired some excellent actors." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
The Damned United (2009) |
"Imagine an in-depth movie about a sequin factory in China that assumes we are already familiar with all of the details of sequin making, and you have an idea what it's like to sit through The Damned United." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Carell makes it worthwhile (Dane Cook almost makes it not worthwhile)." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dance Flick (2009) |
"Amy Sedaris alone is worth the price of admission." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Dancer in the Dark (1999) |
"Some will hate Dancer in the Dark, but I loved every raw, vibrant moment of it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"You may find yourself wishing Dancer had more energy, but then Bardem's performance and the oddball jokes get their hooks into you." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) |
"Beautifully captures the painful, hilarious, complicated process of becoming an adult." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Danny Deckchair (2004) |
"A thin premise." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dans Paris (2007) |
"Dans Paris is an odd, off-kilter drama that lurches along for a while -- the disconnected scenes seem almost to be bumping into each other at random -- until, in the final scenes, it all comes together." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"Has a sense of humor, atmospheric visuals and a romance that works better than these men-in-tights romances usually do." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"It's not top-notch Anderson, but it's a step in the right direction." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
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The Dark (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"Dark Blue is similar to Training Day, but it's a better movie because the issues aren't as clear-cut." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Dark Blue World (2001) |
"This material, a modern take on World War II, doesn't mesh well with the old-fashioned elements of the movie, which include lovers kissing passionately while trains puff in the distance and the hero's trusty dog watches." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Among this summer's action films, Dark Knight is easily the best in show." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"Dark Water is based on one of those low-key Japanese chillers where there are a whole lot of potentially scary things and maybe one thing that actually turns out to be scary." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Darkness Falls (2003) |
"When Darkness Falls, boredom rises." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Darkon (2007) |
"How can you not like a movie where a guy says, completely without irony, "During my third campout, I was assassinated seven times."" |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"A good-timey vibe lasts from beginning to end of Party." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"A masterpiece of its genre." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"A popcorn movie that turns into an eat-your-vegetables movie." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Day Watch (2007) |
"Day Watch is a bit like Vegas: a bunch of crazy, gaudy stuff that all fits together surprisingly well." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Days of Glory (2006) |
"The soldiers who battled the Nazis were, indeed, brave men, but this turgid hunk of fromage is not a worthy tribute to them." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"Like most Mexican food in Minnesota, De-Lovely is a bold idea, timidly executed." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Dead Silence (2007) |
"A perfunctory, cynical movie, made by people who must know how unfrightening their film is and how idiotic its 'surprise' ending is." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Dear Wendy (2005) |
"A dumb movie that thinks it's smart is the worst kind of awful." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Death at a Funeral (2007) |
"A heartless film in which dozens of selfish people don't care at all about the dead guy, which allows us to laugh instead of, you know, grieving." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Death of a President (2006) |
"Who would think a movie about an incendiary subject like the murder of the current president could be so dull?" |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) |
"The film seems pitiless as it records every detail but, as you watch a man who clings to life and an ambulance driver whose search for a hospital becomes a mythic quest, what you're left with is compassion." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Death Race (2008) |
"This summer movie season has been light on explosions, but Death Race takes care of that." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"Even as the film slides into unintentional comedy, it's almost redeemed by John Goodman's demented supporting performance as a mysterious character who, in a better film, would have held the key to everything." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death to Smoochy (2002) |
"Death to Smoochy isn't good, but it's so odd I'm almost tempted to recommend it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Deception (2008) |
"It's supposed to be about the two guys, played by Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman, but they both fade next to Williams' incandescent talent." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Deck the Halls (2006) |
"Deck the Halls is no classic, but it has its amusing moments and its tender ones ..." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deep Blue (2005) |
"Deep Blue is like the oceans: stunningly beautiful and packed with shocking violence." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
The Deep End (2001) |
"The sort of movie that leaves us room to participate in its meaning, and that's the sort of movie I love." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Deep Sea (IMAX) (2006) |
"Deep Sea doesn't take any chances, doesn't tell you anything you don't know and doesn't do anything to allay my fear that IMAX movies are running out of stories to tell." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Defiance (2008) |
"A documentary would have been the best way to go with this material." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"Every Valentine's Day weekend deserves a good romantic comedy, and this year, we have one." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"A taut, involving thriller." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Delgo (2008) |
"It's all as generic as the John Williams knockoff musical score or the Lion King knockoff dialogue" |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Deliver Us From Eva (2003) |
"The vibrancy of actors Gabrielle Union and LL Cool J overrules the nastiness of the people they're playing." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Deliver Us From Evil (2006) |
"Whatever name you want to call O'Grady, he is fascinating and frightening." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Delta Farce (2007) |
"Larry the Cable Guy makes the men and women of the armed forces wait until the tail-end of his Iraq war comedy, Delta Farce, to learn that the movie is dedicated to them. Haven't they been through enough?" |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Demonlover (2003) |
"Many sequences are more about color or energy than conveying any specific information, but the mood the film sets subtly emphasizes the questions it asks about world trade, personal responsibility and corporate greed." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Departed (2006) |
"[A] luridly entertaining gangster movie." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Departures (2009) |
"The creepiest aspect of Departures -- dead people -- ends up being what's most beautiful about it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
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