Splat C |
Eagle Vs. Shark (2007) |
"It's like watching the loser in a third-grade funny-face contest persist in trying to make you laugh for more than an hour." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"In its assured pacing, framing, cutting and detail, the film takes on an almost supernatural air." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C+ |
Easy Virtue (2009) |
"Said husband, as well as the family's other members, are as bland and forgettable as the 1920s British cuisine on display." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
Eban and Charley (2000) |
"May be the most boring film about forbidden love ever made." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat |
Eden Log (2007) |
"Eden Log is frustrating to follow and has a protagonist almost completely devoid of personality, but Vestiel does have a certain visual flair, even if in this case it seems more suited to a video game than a movie." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato a- |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"He [director Fatih Akin] makes the random moments and chance encounters of life seem both utterly unpredictable and completely inevitable." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato |
The Edukators (2005) |
"If you can look beyond the simple-minded Socratic political discourse, The Edukators reveals itself as warm, humane and sad." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) |
"There's nothing exactly wrong here, but there's not nearly enough that's right." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
El Topo (1970) |
"It's steeped in blood and sex and dream imagery and weird music and imparts a sense of heat and wonder and even revulsion in a way that always feels artful and exact." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Elegy (2008) |
"The film is exquisite on every level, full of sadness and emotional surprise." |
Mike Russell |
Splat |
Elektra (2005) |
"Like Big Trouble in Little China without the laughs." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato A- |
Elephant (2003) |
"It's an effort to recapture what the school was before it was irreversibly altered -- a beautiful, melancholy, sorrowful vision of something forever lost." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Elevator to the Gallows (1957) |
"It's got an amazing score by Miles Davis, photography by one of France's best cinematographers and Jeanne Moreau in a cloud of love, pain and desperation." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C+ |
Elf (2003) |
"If you're one of those fussy filmgoers who demands that a movie engage somewhat higher body parts -- the heart, say, and the brain -- you'll find only intermittent comfort and joy in this high-concept, low-wattage film." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C+ |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"The sets and costumes are elaborate Oscar bait, though the excess of candles sometimes makes things resemble an old Police video." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato B- |
Elizabethtown (2005) |
"It's a film of chunks that vary wildly in quality, tone and content, and while sometimes that heterogeneity seems lifelike, more often it feels confused and forced." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Ella Enchanted (2004) |
"Except for these ogre-sized missteps -- the occasional overacting, the self-conscious and over-used '70s dance music -- Ella has a lot to recommend it." |
Karen Karbo |
Tomato B+ |
Ellie Parker (2005) |
"If you're considering a move to L.A. to pursue an acting career, this is your Scared Straight." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
Empathy (2004) |
"This odd and fascinating mishmash of fiction, documentary and post-doctoral research project raises a host of interesting questions about the masks people wear, even if it doesn't provide any definitive answers." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
The Emperor's Club (2002) |
"With a potentially fascinating study of ethics, of how cheating rich boys become cheating rich men while humble souls do more good in the world, The Emperor's Club doesn't take the audience anywhere smart." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
The Emperor's New Clothes (2002) |
"The film is occasionally too happy with itself, but it's anchored in a marvelously varied and tempered performance by Ian Holm." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
"A spry and appealing film that throws off comic sparks with aplomb and avoids the sentimental cliches that have spoiled so many recent Disney efforts." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Empire (2002) |
"It's deeply ordinary, depressingly shabby stuff." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B- |
Encounters At the End of the World (2007) |
"It's filled with small riches, not least of which is the director's amazing narration." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
End of Days (1999) |
"Sloppy, dull and unintentionally funny." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"1) it's a richly human story about friendship, originality, professionalism and success, and 2) there's hardly been any new music worth a lick in the past 30 years that the Ramones didn't somehow inspire." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2001) |
"The sense of scale inherent in both Hurley's ancient film clips and Butler's more recent shots is greatly enhanced on the big screen." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
Enduring Love (2004) |
"This is a grim, often lifeless tale played with such humorless intensity that watching it is far more like an endurance contest than a love affair." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Enemy at the Gates (2001) |
"Spread out flat on a table, the strengths of Enemy at the Gates decidedly outweigh the weaknesses." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Enigma (2002) |
"It provides the grand, intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
Enlighten Up! (2009) |
"Rosen makes a good correlative for all of us who don't doubt that flexibility and fitness are worthy goals but who cringe at some of the quasi-religious babble that seems inextricably bound up with yoga." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
Enough (2002) |
"Taking the film as a thriller, it's neither exciting nor scary, hampered by a middle that plays much too long." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato A- |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"It's a true story, one that lays bare the folly, maniacal selfishness and sheer chutzpah that resulted in the bankruptcy of America's seventh-largest corporation and the ruining of thousands of lives." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat C- |
Eragon (2006) |
"Eragon's mythic journey to discover the truth behind his heritage and battle evil hews so closely to the story lines of other famous fantasy epics that it's hard to believe there aren't a few lawsuits in the works." |
Karen Karbo |
Tomato |
Erin Brockovich (2000) |
"This picture is something you don't see every day, no matter the gender -- the bright light of a genuine hero." |
Diana Abu-Jaber |
Tomato B- |
Eros (2005) |
"A trio of films by Antonioni and two other directors dealing with the subject of sexual fantasy and obsession." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Escaflowne The Movie (2000) |
"Required viewing for anime fans." |
|
Tomato B |
The Escapist (2009) |
"An old-fashioned prison breakout yarn and a tight little package of sharp acting, cloying atmosphere and narrative misdirection." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
"Joel and Clementine are played with such human believability by Carrey and Winslet that we feel a real stake in their finding each other again, either in memory or in the real world." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat D- |
Eurotrip (2004) |
"Eurotrip is quite possibly the single most artless gross-out comedy I have ever seen." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat C+ |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"The movie's fine, but it's more safe than interesting." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Evelyn (2002) |
"Hallmark Hall of Fame material." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat C- |
Evening (2007) |
"The uneven filmmaking renders Minot's ideas impossibly trite. ...Ugh." |
Mike Russell |
Splat |
The Event (2003) |
"The tedious film just plays out far too long with little new to say." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
Everlasting Moments (2009) |
"Slowly paced but beautifully shot and exquisitely detailed, the film drops in sweet, resonating moments to keep bleakness at bay." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato B |
Every Little Step (2009) |
"A film that's a bit Chorus Line and a bit American Idol, with hopefuls finding themselves auditioning for the very people who created the landmark show in which they wish to appear." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Everybody's Famous (2001) |
"Writer-director Deruddere pads his cynicism with sugar. The mixture doesn't work." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat C- |
Everybody's Fine (2009) |
"It’s offensive, really, this blatant pandering to emotions." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Everything is Illuminated (2005) |
"More curious and interesting than polished, entertaining or profound." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C- |
Everything's Gone Green (2007) |
"Minor pleasures don't come close to compensating for a bloodless film that aims for wry but leaves you merely asking 'why?'" |
Marc Mohan |
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