Splat 2/4 |
Ma Mere (2005) |
"The drab bondage buffs in Ma Mere are so sick of life and sick of each other that we get sick of them way before the mother makes good on her threats and turns her son into her Oedi-pal." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"The secret to the appeal of The Machinist is director Brad Anderson's ability to sustain an off-balanced, discombobulated mood throughout the film." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"A moving and inspiring film, but it's also hilarious and, as the finals draw near, quite exciting." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Mad Love (2001) |
"There's no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of Joan's prefeminist plight, so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Mad Money (2008) |
"It's not bad, but it's not particularly good, either." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"It's pretty much the only family option right now, and it's not a bad one." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"Escape is a big improvement on its predecessor." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Made (2001) |
"There's no getting past the fact that Made rehashes the style and attitude of Swingers and that it is a seriously misogynistic, homophobic film." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"Made of Dreck is more like it." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) |
"That's the most offensive thing about Madea: the way it pretends to deal with difficult problems -- child abuse, rape, spousal abuse -- and then offers simplistic answers." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Maelström (2002) |
"Villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in Bibi's generic angst (there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows)." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Mafioso (1962) |
"No wonder Mafioso vanished without a trace when it was released in 1962; the mordant mobster comedy was about 45 years ahead of its time." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) |
"Quite entertaining." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
"Occasionally, the script ventures into territory that makes it seem like a different kind of fairy tale ... But the captivating performers are more than enough to give this Cinderella story a night at the ball." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mail Order Wife (2005) |
"A movie that rewards your intelligence and curiosity." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
The Majestic (2001) |
"So obviously modeled on Capra's films that it begs to be measured against them, and it's not as good." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat |
Maléna (2000) |
"Cute but repetitive." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |
"What do you do when you have a great idea for a 30-minute movie? Pad it with 50 minutes of filler and hope no one notices." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Mambo Italiano (2003) |
"The humor is broad -- the jokes tend to head toward obvious punchlines -- but it is well delivered." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"Giddy, brainless fun." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Man (2005) |
"It's a lot like the sweet/salty contrast in chocolate-covered peanuts. You're not going to get much nourishment from those peanuts, but that's not their job." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"A Man Apart is all about star power, but, as a star, Vin Diesel has no power." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"Many actors were paid to pretend Williams is still funny in Man of the Year." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
"Man on Fire is slick and handsomely made -- even the subtitles have a stylish energy -- but its slickness feels inappropriate because the movie is unsettling in ways it never grapples with." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Man on the Train (2003) |
"For me anyway, it just seemed to disappear." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 4/4 |
Man On Wire (2008) |
"Mesmerizing, heart-stopping and overpoweringly beautiful." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Man Push Cart (2006) |
"Recalling Italian neorealist movies such as The Bicycle Thief, Man Push Cart is a slice of a very sad life." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Man Who Copied (2005) |
"The Brazilian romantic comedy careens down such an elaborately entertaining route that I hesitate to call it a romantic comedy. It's funny all the way, but romance doesn't enter the picture until the picture is almost over." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
"A terrific movie, suspenseful in a what-could- possibly- happen- next? way." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Man Without a Past (2003) |
"Less involving than it could be." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Management (2009) |
"If your favorite Jennifer Aniston movie is The Good Girl, her new film might be for you." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"A startlingly effective return to form for director Jonathan Demme, making his first good movie since The Silence of the Lambs." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Manda Bala (2007) |
"A documentary that works like a puzzle." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
The Manson Family (2004) |
"Helter Skelter is a song by the Beatles, a slogan adopted by the Charles Manson 'family' and a description of how disorganized The Manson Family is." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Manuale d'amore (2005) |
"Americans do not have a monopoly on the cutesy-poo romantic comedy. At her most insistently dimply, Meg Ryan never made anything as nauseating as the Italian Manual of Love." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) |
"Burtynsky's photos are stunning (some of his images of dumps resemble Jackson Pollack's drip art), but what's most interesting about Landscapes is the tension between his work and the filmmaking." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
The Marc Pease Experience (2009) |
"If anyone were going to like The Marc Pease Experience, it would be me, and I didn't." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Few cinematic moments this year will be more moving than a scene of hundreds of besotted penguins, speed-dating to decide who they should mate with in order to make their contribution to life on this tiny planet." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 0/4 |
Marci X (2003) |
"[A] turkey." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"It's the sort of all-talk, all-neurotic movie that will infuriate some people, but I found the conversations vivid and powerful." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"Our main interest in Maria Full of Grace is whether careless Maria will ever take responsibility for herself, and the movie is strongest when it focuses on answering that simple, compelling question." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"Marie Antoinette never gets to the part where her head gets lopped off, but it would sure perk things up." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2006) |
"What started out as a A Christmas Story-like film from a child's point of view somehow became a glum midlife tragedy that would do well between Oprah reruns on Lifetime." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Marley & Me (2008) |
"I'm pretty sure Marley & Me is one of those movies that will affect moviegoers less because of its quality (the performances are excellent, but the filmmaking is just OK) than because of how it reminds them of their own lives." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 1/4 |
Martian Child (2007) |
"The quirky allure of Joan Cusack can offset a lot of sentiment in a movie, but even she drowns in the goop of Martian Child." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Martin Lawrence Live - Runteldat (2002) |
"Bluer than the Atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy, the movie ... is, also, frequently hilarious." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 2/4 |
Masked and Anonymous (2003) |
"It is messy, defiant, pretentious and bold, and even when it's not very good, it is interesting." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
"Exciting, intelligent and unambiguous in its depiction of heroism on the high seas, it's a they-don't- make-'em- like-that- anymore rouser." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Splat 0/4 |
The Master of Disguise (2002) |
"It's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak, and it has been unearthed and released now, when it has become even weaker." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Matador (2005) |
"Buoyant and jazzy, The Matador is like one of those '60s capers where Michael Caine was surrounded by beautiful women and Alfa Romeos." |
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) |
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