Tomato |
O (2001) |
"The movie is violent and alarming, but in no way does it endorse or glamorize killing as a solution to problems. When the inevitable murders begin in the third act, no one is going to be cheering for more." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) |
"hardly a dark, weighty epic. In fact, it's more like the Red Velvet Cake that's a Southern speciality: lovely to look at, multi-layered and best taken lightly." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Object Of My Affection (1998) |
"The film effectively drives home the point that, when forced to choose, most people - even nice ones - will chase their own dreams instead of fulfilling someone else's." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) |
"Clooney, Pitt and Damon have now worked together long enough that they've found a delightful sense of synchronicity that makes even the throwaway lines worth catching." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
October Sky (1999) |
"spirited, exciting entertainment that delivers on any number of levels - and you don't have to be a youngster to enjoy it." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/5 |
Off Beat (1985) |
"Not at all -- it's pure, forgettable formulaic sitcom" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/4 |
Old Joy (2006) |
"Although there's not much in the way of traditional drama in Old Joy, there's always something going on, if you're willing to pay close attention to the film's delicate details." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Old School (2003) |
"a cheerful, unapologetically goofy comedy that manages to get a reasonable share of laughs without constantly leaning on gross-out gags" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/5 |
Oliver and Company (1988) |
""catchy songs, a cuddly hero, perfectly pleasant"" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/5 |
Oliver! (1968) |
"Eye-filling and lively, but it was better on the stage" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Once (2007) |
"It would be interesting to know how much of their conversation was actually in Carney's screenplay and how much was ad-libbed as the camera rolled; there's a wonderful spontaneity in both the dialogue and the musical performances." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
One False Move (1992) |
"a tight, tense little thriller that's most notable today as a launching pad for the careers of Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
One Hour Photo (2002) |
"a workmanlike shocker that immediately announces the course it's going to follow and proceeds directly down that road with no detours or sidetrips" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
One True Thing (1998) |
"the movie ultimately belongs to Streep, who illuminates the extraordinary soul inside an everyday woman." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 4/5 |
Only the Lonely (1991) |
"One of Candy's sweetest (and most underappreciated) films" |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/5 |
Only You (1994) |
""Moonstruck II," it is not" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/4 |
Open Range (2003) |
"This is by far the best film Costner has made in the past six years. As always, his direction misses no details, instilling considerably more sensitivity in the movie than you might expect to find in a Western." |
James Sanford |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Open Season (2006) |
"Both Lawrence and Kutcher remain firmly within their standard ranges -- Lawrence is surly but secretly sensitive, while Kutcher is manic yet needy -- and their performances are as nondescript as most of the jokes." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Open Water (2004) |
"Instead of... hurling buckets of blood onto the screen, the film effectively exploits perhaps the most basic phobia in our subconscious: the terror of being abandoned." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 4/5 |
Open Your Eyes (1997) |
"Substantially better than its remake, 'Vanilla Sky'" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Orange County (2002) |
"Although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick, "Orange County" is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
Orgazmo (1998) |
"Perhaps the movie's single biggest joke is its NC-17 rating, which it must have earned solely for raunchy dialogue. The nudity is anything but erotic." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) |
"like most stand-up shows, has plenty of peaks and valleys... could easily have been trimmed by at least half an hour without any major losses." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Other Side of Heaven (2002) |
"In its combination of religion, love story and exotic locales, "Heaven" is a bit reminiscent of James Michener's "Hawaii," although this is a somewhat simpler, more personal tale." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
The Other Sister (1999) |
"instead of frank talk about real issues, "Sister" stubbornly accentuates the positive, offering up gorgeous houses and a sweeping pop soundtrack instead of any sort of insight into the problems a woman in Carla's situation might face." |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
The Others (2001) |
"Writer-director Alejandro Amenabar has assembled a chiller that's thoroughly engrossing without ever grossing us out, and he's gotten an intense, masterfully modulated performance from Kidman that easily ranks among her finest." |
James Sanford |
Splat 2/5 |
Out for Justice (1991) |
"Seagal's usual shoot-'em-up" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 5/5 |
Out of Africa (1985) |
"Epic filmmaking at its most lushly romantic" |
James Sanford |
Tomato |
Out of Sight (1998) |
"With a savory score by Cliff Martinez complementing its every move, 'Sight' serves up a cornucopia of great moments, lines and performances." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/4 |
Out of Time (2003) |
"Screenwriter Dave Collard doesn't give the movie much of an ending -- the story's rough edges are miraculously smoothed over, thanks to some fortuitous personality changes -- but most of "Time" is enjoyably taut..." |
James Sanford |
Splat |
The Out-of-Towners (1999) |
"How much you enjoy this 'Out-of-Towners' will have a lot to do with how many times you can laugh at what amounts to a series of variations on the same joke." |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Outsiders (1983) |
"Gorgeously photographed teen drama with a strong cast" |
James Sanford |
Tomato 3/4 |
Over the Hedge (2006) |
"If the movie doesn't break much new ground, either in terms of its animation or its storyline, it's full of manic energy, clever ideas and jolliness, making it hard to resist." |
James Sanford |
Splat 0/5 |
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983) |
"you'll want to start forgetting it as soon as possible" |
James Sanford |