Splat |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"It's a strange, uneven film, hilarious in moments and tin-eared in others, alternately subtle and hammer-handed, acid and dull." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato A- |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"A perfect entry point for viewers looking to explore the weird world of Maddin, who should be anointed the cinematic poet laureate of Winnipeg, if he hasn't been already." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato |
Sahara (2005) |
"McConaughey and Zahn's casual interplay makes the film." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato B |
Saint Ralph (2005) |
"The lack of condescension, the decent jokes and an absolutely terrific performance by Butcher make Saint Ralph an honest-to-God crowd-pleaser." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
Saints and Sinners (2004) |
"You may feel like you've seen this story before, but not for a very long time, and never so gorgeously filmed." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
The Same River Twice (2003) |
"It's Moss' disinclination to judge that gives what might otherwise be a slight film its genuine poignancy." |
Karen Karbo |
Tomato |
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008) |
"It's the relationships between the characters, layered and emotional, that saves Sangre from itself." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato A- |
Saraband (2005) |
"A fitting coda to a career that forced audiences worldwide to reconsider the capabilities of an entire art form." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato B |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"It's [Silverman's] hysterically wrongheaded standup persona, showcased in the one-woman show Jesus Is Magic, that's been twisting politically correct writers into descriptive knots." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato B+ |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"An appallingly handsome and creepy film entirely suiting the subject matter and repellent and alluring in equal measure. If you relish dishy tales of the depraved rich, it's like Thanksgiving in a movie." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Save Me (2007) |
"While Save Me does seem like a TV movie, it is refreshingly honest and heartfelt." |
Stan Hall |
Splat |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"Filled with too many issues." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato B |
Saving Face (2005) |
"[A] predictable but sweet-natured romantic comedy." |
Marc Mohan |
Splat |
Saving Grace (2000) |
"What could have been clever and lovable falls to contrivance and preciousness, a woeful mix given that the film also wants to be edgy." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"A grating experience from start to finish." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat |
Saw (2004) |
"What makes Saw so awful is that it starts with a clever premise and then completely blows it." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat C+ |
Saw II (2005) |
"Not a total waste of your serial-killer dollar." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Scarlet Diva (2000) |
"Amid the shock and curiosity factors, the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"So funny again and again that you plumb near forget all that's reprehensible about it." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"Feels like a forced, cranked-out sequel the studio demanded as a moneymaking summer picture." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato B |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"Heder's low-key, surprising charm and Thorton's gleeful wickedness at least glide the film in for a landing. You'll enjoy yourself." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
School of Rock (2003) |
"The film is, unlike so many of its predecessors in this often woeful genre, wall-to-wall funny and cheerfully comforting." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Schultze Gets the Blues (2005) |
"A genuinely moving film." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato B+ |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"Gondry's vision is a little more hermetic than Kaufman's, as well as less cynical and world-wise. Those differences give The Science of Sleep an air of breathless wonder, but they also make it feel a little immature as well." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato C+ |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"I won't go so far as to say Scooby-Doo 2 is fun for the entire family, but if you've got a 10-year-old underfoot who needs entertaining, you could have a worse time." |
Karen Karbo |
Splat |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"Filled with unclever quips, tired humor, a lazy silliness and bland execution, the picture is a tedious puff of nothing." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato B+ |
Scoop (2006) |
"The film is a pleasure that doesn't rank with Allen's best but satisfies far more than most American comedies." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
The Score (2001) |
"A snappy little heist movie with acting performances both deft and brilliant." |
Barry Johnson |
Splat |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"Bang-bang, kiss-kiss, yawn-yawn." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"A disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the Bard, particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers." |
Kim Morgan |
Tomato |
Scratch (2002) |
"Mixes likeable personalities, inventive photography and cutting, and wall-to-wall toe-tapping music to paint a picture of a subculture that is at once exhilarating, silly, perverse, hopeful and always fun." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Scream 2 (1997) |
"The film is remarkably well-acted." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"What's left is a husk with all the superficial features of a Scream movie and none of the heart, brains, guts or laughs." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
The Sea (2003) |
"The motivations of these characters may be a tad easy to predict, but the passion with which Kormakur's cast invest themselves in the proceedings is impressive." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Bardem's fine performance aside, there's a certain ordinariness to The Sea Inside." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"With its color, humor, pain and brilliant detail, and with the sheer power of the story at its core, Seabiscuit manages -- like the horse for which it is named -- to outrun any objections that arise." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Searching for Paradise (2002) |
"The film has a sense of life lived and observed with care." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
Secret Ballot (2002) |
"Secret Ballot is a funny, puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving." |
Kim Morgan |
Splat C- |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"Ultimately, if you think about it too hard, Bees is a movie in which a bunch of powerful African American women get their lives upended and in some cases destroyed so a little white girl can feel better about herself." |
M.E. Russell |
Tomato |
The Secret of the Grain (2008) |
"Everyone figures in a masterfully paced final act that's hypnotic, genuinely suspenseful and emotionally complex." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato B- |
Secret Window (2004) |
"Funny, handsomely shot and has some really creepy stuff involving reflections in mirrors -- but it's also packed with a few too many false scares, obvious red herrings and mayhem you can see coming from a mile away." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat |
Secretary (2002) |
"A movie about kinks shouldn't be this ponderous or slow." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato |
The Secrets (2008) |
"Even with rote characterizations and an overheated lesbian subplot, this religion-steeped Israeli tale is entertaining, eye-opening, even cautiously sexy." |
Stan Hall |
Tomato |
Seducing Dr. Lewis (2004) |
"Charming but overly long, a pleasant, smile-producing movie reminiscent of doing a jigsaw puzzle at a rented beach cottage on a rainy day." |
Karen Karbo |
Splat D |
The Seeker (2007) |
"The shameless Potter/Tolkien recycling is the least of this movie's problems." |
M.E. Russell |
Splat C+ |
Self-Medicated (2007) |
"As it stands, the film is more often self-absorbed than self-aware." |
Shawn Levy |
Splat C+ |
The Sentinel (2006) |
"Who ever suspected we would reach a day when a movie looked like a skin-and-bones version of a TV show?" |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Separate Lies (2005) |
"Three impeccably cast actors are fully engaged in something like a psychological thriller that has much of the crushing weight and lingering pain of grown-up life on this Earth." |
Shawn Levy |
Tomato B+ |
September 11 (2003) |
"Seeing September 11 now, five years after its completion, is a reminder not only of the visceral terror from that day, but also of the sense of shared global humanity that flourished briefly in its wake." |
Marc Mohan |
Tomato B+ |
The September Issue (2009) |
"While it may not offer the full Wintour, The September Issue is nonetheless filled with vivacity, charm and, yes, beauty..." |
Shawn Levy |
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