Tomato 4/4 |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Twisty and flat-out hilarious." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Waist Deep (2006) |
"If only director Vondie Curtis Hall were content with making a lean, mean action thriller, as he and his film soon find themselves waist deep and in over their head in pretentious ambition." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
Wait Until Dark (1967) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Waiting to Exhale (1995) |
"Whitney Houston's alleged dramatic acting and dull, uninvolving storyline weighs down the virtues of the film." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Waking Life (2001) |
"A plotless rumination on the nature of dreams, reality, and identity doesn't sound like the most mesmerizing of movie experiences, but Richard Linklater has managed that feat." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"The film is as cute and enjoyable as it sounds." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"The specter of the film lingers long after it's over, and the memory of it grows more affectionate." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) |
"Reeves and Sanchez-Gijon generate a palpaple romantic chemistry that makes this shamelessly sappy, often unabashedly cornball story work." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
"Romance novel material, albeit it gussied up in a handsome, well-made package." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0/4 |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"You will be longing to guzzle a bottle of Pepto-Bismol after being subjected to this 90-minute sap- and crap-fest." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Wanderers (1979) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
War (2007) |
"It's inexplicable that the filmmakers haven't given the stars many opportunities to pull out their celebrated skills en route to their inevitable head-on collision." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The War at Home (1996) |
"In one dramatic moment, an upset Bates yells at and slaps Estevez, and suddenly Sheen brings up the subject of stolen peanut brittle." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
The War of the Roses (1989) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The War Zone (1999) |
"[Tim Roth] takes a great risk in confronting a sensitive subject with such brazen matter-of-factness." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
Wasabi (2002) |
"There's little tension as Reno's character is one of those invincible heroes that we haven't seen much of since the '80s." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
The Wash (2001) |
"Never comes off as desperate--because little effort appears to be put forth by writer-director-co-star DJ Pooh." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
Washington Square (1997) |
"Leigh may sound like a peculiar casting choice for a costume drama, but her trademark mannerisms and mumbly elocution are a perfect fit." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 0.5/4 |
The Watcher (2000) |
"The only fright likely to be experienced by moviegoers is the fact that they spent hard-earned money on such a turkey." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
The Waterboy (1998) |
"For every chuckle-worthy gag, there's another that never gets off the ground." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Waterworld (1995) |
"Nearly $200 million down the drain, and you get this astonishingly mediocre action wannabe-epic." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
Way Down East (1920) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"If one looks past the carnage, one can see a solid entertainment further distinguished by fine performances." |
Michael Dequina |
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The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"Interview with Ryan Phillippe" |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"For all the competence in craft, there's no real urgency and distinctiveness to sufficiently mask that we've seen this all before--and indeed we have from Gray himself alone." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"When staying true to its title--which, thankfully, is most of the time--this is an effective war picture." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Wedding Banquet (1993) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Wedding Date (2005) |
"If there's anything truly scary about this time of year, it's the typical appearance of the ghastly beast known as the Sitcom Star Feature Hiatus Project." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) |
"An occasionally amusing but completely disposable comedy of errors that's not nearly as funny as it thinks it is." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Welcome to Mooseport (2004) |
"Comes off less like a feature film than a failed sitcom pilot." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) |
"A documentary would have more powerfully captured the horror of the Bosnian conflict than this synthetic, if well-acted and -intentioned, drama." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
West Beirut (1998) |
"A story worth telling." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) |
"The pieces for a successful parody appear to be in place, but it's hit and largely miss." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/5 |
What About Bob? (1991) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/5 |
What Doesn't Kill You (2008) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
What Dreams May Come (1998) |
"Vincent Ward taps into the very core of romantic yearning, coming up with an admittedly sappy but no less poignant tale of true, pure love." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
What Happened Was... (1994) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
What Lies Beneath (2000) |
"The stellar trio of director Robert Zemeckis and stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer have pooled their Oscar-winning and -nominated talents to make a classy... slasher film." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
What Women Want (2000) |
"Mel Gibson is at his most megawatt movie star charming." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1.5/4 |
What's The Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
"Anything titled 'What's the Worst That Could Happen?' practically begs to be skewered with a play on its name." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"Woody Allen has a definite formula for his comedies, and his latest shows just how worn out, tired, and outdated it's become." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/5 |
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) |
No article available. |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Where the Heart Is (2000) |
"The rubric for the genre that I've come to call the 'Oprah movie': slick, well-meaning, female-empowering, and just about as exciting and suspenseful as the middle label implies." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Where the Money Is (2000) |
"Maybe Newman's relaxation in front of the camera was just so infectious that everyone behind the camera felt the urge to work in a lower gear." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 2/4 |
Where's Marlowe? (1998) |
"For all the cleverness in its premise, director-co-scripter Daniel Pyne doesn't mine it for all of its potential." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 4/4 |
While You Were Sleeping (1995) |
"A welcome ray of sunshine." |
Michael Dequina |
Tomato 3/4 |
White (1993) |
"Funny with a great tinge of irony." |
Michael Dequina |
Splat 1/4 |
White Chicks (2004) |
"From frame one, the screen is populated with broad, unfunny caricatures and no one resembling an actual person." |
Michael Dequina |
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