Tomato 3/4 |
Jackass: Number Two (2006) |
"Jackass: Number Two is a lot like the first Jackass, but with Oscar winners." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Jackass: The Movie (2002) |
"This anarchic, inventive, actuarial nightmare is a swell reminder that there are few things more unambiguously pleasurable than sitting in a theater full of laughing people." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Jacket (2005) |
"Raises unsettling questions about identity and about how accurately we perceive the world we think we live in." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Jackpot (2001) |
"Dominated by a protagonist so uninteresting that he overshadows everything." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jalla! Jalla! (2000) |
"Unlike many broad comedies, Jalla! Jalla! has real affection for its characters and that makes it a winner." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Japanese Story (2004) |
"It's entirely about the unique, unexpected ways we behave and the way our behavior can change if we're open to other people, other cultures, other terrain." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Jarhead (2005) |
"Jarhead leaves you with an empty feeling, and it is supposed to." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jason X (2002) |
"Jason X has cheesy effects and a hoary plot, but its macabre, self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |
"About one-third of Jay and Silent Bob doesn't play at all." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
JCVD (2008) |
"In many ways, JCVD is not much different from Van Damme's cheesier movies except it's wittier and, this time, he's in on the joke." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Jeepers Creepers (2001) |
"You know the part in scary movies where you're not sure what is going on and the suspense is killing you, but then you find out what's going on and it's stupid? This is it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) |
"Salva may not be doing anything new, but he does it well enough to suggest it won't be 23 more years before the Creeper shows up again." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Jellyfish (2008) |
"It's a wisp of a thing, but it's a lovely wisp." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Jerichow (2009) |
"This swift, skillful film builds to a closing image that leaves you with what they call the wow factor on Top Chef not just because the finale is so shocking but because it is also so shockingly inevitable." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Jersey Girl (2004) |
"The movie is just Baby Boom with a guy, tossed with some Jerry Maguire and bits of a zillion other movies Smith has probably trashed on his Web site." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jesus Camp (2006) |
"I think they've failed to ask questions that might help their movie cohere. But, even in the pile where the movie leaves them, those questions stand out as timely and chilling." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Jet Lag (2003) |
"A standard comedy remains standard no matter how much eye shadow it's hidden under." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007) |
"You're better off reading his books." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) |
"A misstep or two aside, you don't have to be a MENSA member to know that kids are going to enjoy it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (2001) |
"Unsettling and beautiful." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Jindabyne (2007) |
"Jindabyne is an eventful movie, but director Ray Lawrence gives the events a simple, plainspoken quality." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Joe Dirt (2001) |
"Joe Dirt is not a good movie, but it's so strange it's almost worth seeing anyway." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Joe Somebody (2001) |
"If you're actually looking for a good movie, look elsewhere." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
John Q (2002) |
"The lousy John Q all but spits out Denzel Washington's fine performance in the title role." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
John Tucker Must Die (2006) |
"Despite the hypocrisy at its core, John Tucker is entertaining in a synthetic way: The script is funny and knowing." |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
Johnny English (2003) |
"Johnny is never as inspired as the best moments of the Powers movies, but it's cleaner and more consistent than they are." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Johnson Family Vacation (2004) |
"Johnson Family is, basically, National Lampoon's Vacation with darker skin and a better star. But the Lampoon movie had quite a bit of comedy happening around its star, and Johnson doesn't." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2/4 |
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) |
"These veggies go down pretty easily." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jonas Brothers - The Concert Experience (2009) |
"This current squeaky-clean vocal group is way more talented than its elders were." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Joshua (2002) |
"The script covers huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Joshua (2007) |
"It's subtle and it's terrific." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) |
"Despite its flaws, Josie is a pretty good time." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Journey From The Fall (2007) |
"Beautifully photographed and acted, it's a story that sticks with you." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
"It's mostly for videogame fans who wish movies were more like videogames." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Joy Ride (2001) |
"Suspenseful and chilling, Joy Ride is so good that it merits comparisons to Hitchcock." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Joyeux Noël (2006) |
"The story in Joyuex Noel is true. The movie is not." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ju-On: The Grudge (2004) |
"Preys on your imagination, toying with your darkest feelings, and, in the process, it gets under your skin." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"Meryl Streep is so utterly delightful as Julia Child it made me think the best definition of a movie star is that when she's off-screen for even a moment, you want her to get back up there fast." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Jump Tomorrow (2001) |
"One of those stories where two opposites meet and learn important lessons from each other, but it doesn't feel like a lesson movie." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jumper (2008) |
"Fortunately, the movie possesses the sense of fun Christensen seems to have had surgically removed." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Junebug (2005) |
"Junebug has a big, wide-open heart and a sense of wonder about how complicated and surprising people are." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Jungle Book 2 (2003) |
"What it lacks in story, it makes up for with distinctive characterizations and high spirits." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Juno (2007) |
"The movie itself doesn't claim to be anything other than what it is: a modest crowd-pleaser with a little bite." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Jurassic Park III (2001) |
"As in the two previous Jurassics, the wondrously realized creatures give us everything we need to suspend disbelief for the movie's economical (80 minutes, not counting credits) running time." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
Just a Kiss (2002) |
"It's an old story, but a lively script, sharp acting and partially animated interludes make Just a Kiss seem minty fresh." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Just Friends (2005) |
"Most of the movie's humor involves placing [Reynolds] in humiliating or painful situations and letting the contusions fly. That's worth some laughs but not nearly as many as the movie thinks." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Just Like Heaven (2005) |
"The sharp, slangy script, coupled with a dynamite cast and direction that balances the magical with the real makes for a very entertaining movie." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Just Married (2003) |
"A rare romantic comedy that's actually romantic and comic." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Just My Luck (2006) |
"Just My Luck is an old-fashioned comedy about two nice people who would fall in love if they could just get in synch." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Juwanna Mann (2002) |
"If you're willing to make like an amnesiac and buy the silly plot, there's fun to be had." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
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