Tomato |
Haiku Tunnel (2001) |
"Affords an agreeable -- if slight and brief -- chuckle at disagreeable aspects of our modern lives." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Hairspray (2007) |
"The miracle of Hairspray is that it does exactly what it sets out to do. It takes the sassy 2002 Broadway musical translation of [John] Waters' most accessible film and brings it to the screen with energy, wit, sex, laughs, craft and unabashed fun." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"The fleshing-out has meant that some narrative scenes dilute the simple power of the original concept, but the film craft and credible humanity still evince a high level of quality." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
Hamlet 2 (2008) |
"Pleasantly odd and truly funny, and it builds in strength as it goes along. Most of all, there's something queerly magnetic about Coogan, and he pulls us past the clumsiest stuff in the picture." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B- |
Hancock (2008) |
"Part of Smith and Berg's subvert-your-expectations game plan involves a major midfilm shocker, one that takes the movie to larger mythological places unrelated to Hancock's self-improvement quest." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Hanging Up (2000) |
"Hanging Up is so drippy it really should be hung out to dry." |
Diana Abu-Jaber |
Tomato B |
The Hangover (2009) |
"You will not be ennobled. But you will be entertained." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Hannibal (2001) |
"A film that grabs and throttles you as often as it leaves you far away and numb." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C+ |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"It's a handsome film, but the pace is continually gummy and the set-ups stiff and artificial. Most crucially, nothing in it vanquishes the sensation that we're being sold something superfluous." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C |
The Happening (2008) |
"Executed in bland and remote fashion, with little in the way of compelling suspense, mystery or directorial craft. Think of the worst Spielberg thriller or one of Hitchcock's dull late career works." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Happy Accidents (2001) |
"Anderson would have done better had he made the film more disturbing than cutesy." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
Happy Endings (2005) |
"A few nice performances and a script full of novelties with a human feel make it worth seeing." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"[Writer/director] Miller's global harmonizing never feels preachy -- he's too busy cramming Happy Feet with enough entertainment for three movies." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
Happy Times (2002) |
"A Grimm fairy tale by way of Douglas Sirk, Happy Times is an affecting picture that could be considered sweet if it weren't so creepy." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato A- |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"This is a film to share with a friend or loved one; you'll have plenty to discuss and laugh about afterward." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato |
Hard Candy (2005) |
"... while the film's blunter, more thrillerish and sadistic second half is less unnerving than its bloodless first, it still works as a smarter than usual cat-and-mouse death match." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
Hard Goodbyes: My Father (2003) |
"It features an endearing, mature performance from its juvenile lead." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato |
The Hard Word (2003) |
"You get the feeling that these actors had fun making this film, and that fun is contagious." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat C |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"All too often, the movie piles on 'shock' comedy without the hidden art that makes shock palatable as comedy." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
"We just don't really care too much about this love story. In that setting, their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"Secrets is pretty much a wash with the first Potter movie: not much in the way of captivating magic, but all the expected notes are duly played." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"It's the first Potter movie in which the student characters and their emotional situation is the equal of the special effects, the elaborate settings and the gallery of brilliant British actors in supporting roles." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"Six films in, it almost feels like it's booting up a new-and-improved, darker, earthier, more grown-up and visually sophisticated trilogy." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato B |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"A strangely relaxed and frequently funny installment. To my thinking, it stands right behind Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the best in the movie series." |
Mike Russell |
Tomato B+ |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"At long last, here is a film where the computer-generated imagery actually serves the magic rather than being the magic." |
Karen Karbo |
Tomato |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"It's absolutely possible to have nothing but fun at Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, particularly if you're a fan of the books and you're not looking for cinematic revelations." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Hart's War (2002) |
"Even as the story strains to accommodate a few implausible, last-second theatrics, it manages to sustain a tense, sober atmosphere." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) |
"An engaging chronicle not only of a memorable game but also of an era that seems at once more innocent and combustible than our own." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Harvard Man (2002) |
"A semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of Bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat D+ |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"A film of dull plot, trite lessons, flat comedy, wan frights and wasted, listless energy." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C- |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"The course of history is plotted alongside a bland Hollywood romance." |
Nestor Ramos |
Tomato |
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2003) |
"The film holds charms for everyone but in a very unusual way: If some audience members feel cheated at the halfway mark, others will feel that the film is finally getting started. Nifty!" |
Shawn Levy |
Splat D |
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |
"Scratch the surface, and the movie's underpinnings are an insult to women everywhere -- the film is slick stupid propaganda for the myth of The One True Love that wastes the talents of fine actresses." |
Mike Russell |
Splat |
Head in the Clouds (2004) |
"Armed with a cliche-ridden script and a gaggle of unconvincing performers, the result comes off more like an Ernest Hemingway letter to the Penthouse Forum than a revival of Hollywood magic." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
Head Over Heels (2001) |
"[Prinze's] acting has the soulful depth of a glass of Nestle's Quick, the complex nuances of a toasted slice of Wonder Bread." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
Head-On (2005) |
"Akin tells a story that's more about flawed characters than political or religious ideology." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato B |
Heading South (2006) |
"Cantet's chief asset here is the acting." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
Hear and Now (2007) |
"Be prepared to be fully immersed in it." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
The Heart of Me (2003) |
"By a certain point The Heart of Me becomes pointlessly depressing and unlikable without offering insight." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato A |
The Heart of the Game (2006) |
"Serrill's disciplined, beautifully constructed film is so propulsive, so spiritually triumphant, it's absolutely one of the best sports docs ever." |
Mike Russell |
Tomato |
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) |
"A modest, well-made little film." |
Barry Johnson |
Tomato |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) |
"Feels as if it could keep the genre alive and singing all on its own." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato B+ |
Heights (2005) |
"Fox and Terrio have made a quietly stunning debut here, mounting a fast, sad and often funny study of what 'carpe diem' really means." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Heist (2001) |
"A caper movie covered in the profane icing of Mametian dialogue but stuffed with tedious Mametian plot wrinkles." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Hell House (2002) |
"Often hilarious, well-shot and, importantly, entertaining, Hell House is a fascinating document of an event that has to be seen to be believed." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat D |
Hell Ride (2008) |
"Instead of a sublimely ridiculous and sleazy bike-movie homage, Bishop delivers self-amused, emptily crude faux-grindhouse that only fanatics of the genre will excuse." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato B+ |
Hellboy (2004) |
"Works because of its little poetic moments and some killer casting." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato B |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"Hellboy II feels pretty sequel-y, as these things go, but there's a lot in it that has no precedent of any kind, anywhere, ever. That stuff makes it worthwhile." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat D+ |
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) |
"Every so often there's a tabloid news story about the Virgin Mary seen in a piece of toast or Mother Teresa on a tortilla, and most of us equate them with Elvis sightings. This film is for the rest." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato A- |
Hero (2004) |
"A film that should entrance the eyes and move the soul of anyone capable of appreciating true filmmaking art." |
Marc Mohan |
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