Tomato |
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) |
"The chemistry between Hutton and Keel is delightful and when his full-throttle baritone meets her rich alto in the duets, you'll be bewitched." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
The Anniversary Party (2001) |
"Everyone gets their own moment to shine -- Paltrow and Adams are particularly funny -- but all too often we laugh at these people, not with them..." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/5 |
Another Stakeout (1993) |
""the initial sparkle has all but faded"" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Ant Bully (2006) |
"a likable if unspectacular comedy with a message... The voicework by all concerned is terrific." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
Antitrust (2001) |
"It's refreshing to see a filmmaker who's well aware of the limitations of his material, someone who can step back and say, 'Hey, this isn't 'Schindler's List': We're just trying to give the audience two hours of corny fun.'" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"Almost all of Washington's film has the ring of emotional honesty; the film is marred only by an overbearing feel-good finale that ties up an assortment of loose ends in a too-tidy bundle." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Antz (1998) |
"exciting, often hilarious and frequently wondrous film... Adults who live in fear of seeing non-Disney animated movies would be well-advised to overcome their prejudices." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
Any Given Sunday (1999) |
"When pressed to say what has changed football from an all-American game into the sleazy business it is today, Stone feebly points a finger at television as the culprit, then wriggles away from the question." |
James Sanford |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Anything Else (2003) |
"...this time out, Allen has picked his own pocket and found nothing but dust." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Apostle (1997) |
"There are scattered inspired moments throughout this two-and-a-half hour epic but, like many actor-directors, Duvall is so in love with his material -- and his star -- that he just can't say 'cut.'" |
James Sanford |
Splat |
Apt Pupil (1998) |
""Pupil" demonstrates Singer's eye for framing shots and his skill in bringing out the best in his stars. Even so, there's something amiss here." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Aquamarine (2006) |
"much easier to sit through than your average Hilary Duff vehicle... and, for its target audience, it's sure to be a spring break must-see." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/4 |
Arctic Tale (2007) |
"(like) those cunningly engineered Disney 'True-Life Adventures'... in which scorpions appeared to dance... and supposedly lovelorn squirrels awaited what the narrator called their 'moment of fulfillment.'" |
James Sanford |
Splat .5/4 |
Are We Done Yet? (2007) |
"the most mechanical kind of moviemaking... Every time you think 'Done' has gone as low as it can go, it manages to sink a little bit further into the septic tank..." |
James Sanford |
Splat 1/5 |
Aria (1987) |
"pretentious piffle that's pretty much one sour note after another" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Aristocrats (2005) |
"shows that a simple story can turn into a kind of verbal jazz... each performer can put his or her own personal stamp on it, making it longer or cruder or more sophisticated." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Army of Shadows (1969) |
"Although it has several suspenseful sequences, "Shadows" is not a spy thriller, precisely. It's much more along the lines of a melancholy mood piece..." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 5/5 |
Arthur (1981) |
"One of the best comedies of the 1980s; Moore's signature role" |
James Sanford |
Splat 1/5 |
Assassins (1995) |
"a thriller that's almost as exciting as a Read-A-Thon" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"makes optimum use of a well-selected cast, all of whom put considerable energy, quirkiness and even humor into should have been two-dimensional roles." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/4 |
The Astronaut Farmer (2007) |
"Family-oriented fantasy, paranoia thriller, midlife-crisis drama... It's as if the screenwriters felt obligated to throw in a few ingredients for every possible audience..." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
The Astronaut's Wife (1999) |
"the movie is essentially an update of the 1958 drive-in classic "I Married A Monster From Outer Space"... lumbers to a wholly predictable conclusion..." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 4/5 |
At Close Range (1986) |
""a dark jewel of a drama, with first-rate performances"" |
James Sanford |
Splat |
At First Sight (1998) |
"Though derived from a true story chronicled by Dr. Oliver Sacks in his 1996 book "An Anthropologist On Mars," "Sight" always seems closer to soap opera than case study." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
ATL (2006) |
"If many of the situations in "ATL" are familiar and the characters' attitude changes sometimes hard to buy... the movie does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere of inner-city Atlanta..." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/4 |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
"certainly an eye-appealing film, with lush Cinemascope vistas and rich colors, but it's also a relatively unimaginative and bland adventure..." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
"When "Goldmember" clicks, it's irresistibly wacky... When it clunks, it's usually because Myers has played a joke out and can't resist trying to get one last laugh out of it." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Auto Focus (2002) |
"offers a step-by-step course in how to transform yourself from church-going family man to professional sex addict; instead of being your average 12-step program, this personality overhaul takes Crane approximately 12 years to complete." |
James Sanford |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Autumn in New York (2000) |
"Were you to watch the movie's first 20 minutes, you might think you were about to see another variation on Gere's megahit 'Pretty Woman'... Once it's revealed that Charlotte is a Pretty Sick Woman, however, the film becomes dour and tedious..." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Aviator (2004) |
"a pretty good collection of Howard Hughes' greatest hits... even when the storytelling falls short, the movie remains a banquet for the eyes..." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/5 |
Ay, Carmela! (1991) |
"Not Maura's best, but OK" |
James Sanford |