Splat 2.5/4 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"Never quite rises above the level of merely watchable." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
S1m0ne (2002) |
"Niccol makes what seems like a preposterous idea not only fresh and entertaining, but most of all reveals said idea to be not at all far removed from reality." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saathiya |
"What drives this love story are impressive performances by Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Saawariya (2007) |
"May not be the artistic milestone many have been hoping for, but as the first product of Bollywood's marriage with Hollywood, there should be pride from all corners for producing a solidly crafted entertainment." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Sabrina (1954) |
"A frothy delight." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato |
Sabrina (1995) |
"A lovely, underrated update." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Sabrina (1995) |
"Retains all the wit and charm that made the original such a winner." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
Safe (1995) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Sahara (2005) |
"Like the African desert that lends the film its name, this so-called adventure is coarse, dry, and overheated." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Saint (1997) |
"So mediocre that future adventures seem far from likely." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Salesman (1968) |
"May not sound like the most scintillating of subjects, but the Maysles brothers have made quite a riveting, multi-layered film about it." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Salon (2005) |
"Vivica A. Fox proves to be a warm and appealing anchor for sometimes sitcom-level silliness." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/5 |
Salsa (1988) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"Even if it made its original release date last fall, it would've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Santa Clause (1994) |
"Agreeable family fare that'll please the young 'uns but that adults will find only slightly diverting." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
"Sitcom-level predictability and treacle." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
Saturday Night Fever (1977) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"Ultimately, this talented twosome [Stiles and Thomas] can only do so much with a script that continually lets them down at about every turn." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Saved By the Bell - Seasons 1 & 2 (1989) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"A stunning piece of work that aims and hits the audience square in the gut." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"The audience is one who needs saving, not the title character, in this latest entry in the look-how-dumb-I-can-get comedy sweepstakes." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Saw V (2008) |
"Being the fifth annual go-round for this durable splatter franchise, this film has really no power to change any minds." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"Yet another would-be comedy that mistakes cheap shock value for hilarity." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
The Scarlet Letter (1995) |
"Love the book or hate it, but no novel deserves the shabby treatment that director Roland Joffé and screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart have given the classic novel." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"That the first film's primary target/model was Scream and that this one's is The Haunting says everything about its creative bankruptcy.
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Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Scent of a Woman (1992) |
"Goldman's screenplay never becomes a complete disaster, thanks to the vastly interesting and original character of Frank." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Schindler's List (1993) |
"A classic that stays with the audience long after the closing credits conclude." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
School Daze (1987) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
School of Flesh (1998) |
"An intelligent examination of sexuality and relationships." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Schoolhouse Rock!: The Ultimate Collector's Edition (1973) |
"TV viewers of my generation should be grateful for the fact that they can musically practice their multiplication tables, relearn their parts of speech..." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"Far more dull and just plain dumb than it ever is funny." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato |
Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (1969) |
"Timeless entertainments." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Scoop (2006) |
"The initial novelty of seeing and hearing Johansson put on an Allen avatar geek persona in her first scene can't carry the film." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Score (2001) |
"In a season of CG effects and thespians, the film's old-fashioned feel is not only refreshing but feels downright innovative." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"Give the film a stray thought, and the entire enterprise comes crashing down; after all, the project is built upon a foundation of absurdities." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Scream (1996) |
"Ironically, the predictability is actually one of the film's virtues." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Scream 2 (1997) |
"An exciting and wonderfully witty romp." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Scream 3 (2000) |
"The film turns the franchise into the type of conventional slasher saga that the first two films so effectively lampooned." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Screwed (2000) |
"I can't imagine any other filmmaker doing much worse with the already-poor material than they have." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Bardem tackles the juicy acting challenge of playing someone paralyzed from the neck down by... simply pasting an obnoxiously smug, serial killer-creepy grin on his mug." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"The foolproof recipe for an old-fashioned, crowd-pleasing slice of summer counterprogramming, and Gary Ross hasn't botched the ready-made job." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Second Skin (2000) |
"The film never generates any suspense, and the twists not only go in expected directions, but pop up in all the expected places." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 5/5 |
Seconds (1966) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
Secrets & Lies (1996) |
"Leigh's script and direction pushes all the right emotional buttons without getting overly melodramatic." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
See Spot Run (2001) |
"See your life inch 90 minutes closer to death." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Seeker (2007) |
"Not-too-impressive CG effects and frenetic camera work but cannot mask what is--or, rather, what isn't there." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Selena (1997) |
"Lopez's commanding presence makes up for any of the script's shortcomings." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Self-Medicated (2007) |
"A more seasoned writer would steer clear of false, assembly-line contrivances." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Sense and Sensibility (1995) |
"A little funny, a bit sad, and all-around entertaining." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Senseless (1998) |
"Moments are simply that, moments, which are not enough to lift this fantasy/comedy above its one-joke premise." |
Michael Dequina |
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