S1m0ne (2002)

"The same old cliches underneath the smooth, digitized surface."

The Safety of Objects (2003)

"An unmemorable stew of familiar suburban angst."

Saint Ralph (2005)

"Saint Ralph sticks, for the most part, to the road less traveled, delivering a droll feel-good movie that has a little something to say about modern-day miracles."

The Same River Twice (2003)

"Sweet, sensitive and insightful."

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

"Like the original, this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by Allen's astringent wit."

Saraband (2005)

"Watching old hands Ullmann and Josephson hit every nuance of feeling with consummate grace brings an odd giddiness to an otherwise sad tale."

Satin Rouge (2002)

"A terrifically subtle piece about one woman's personal liberation in a patriarchal Muslim society."

Saved! (2004)

"A bad high school movie with grand illusions of being about something important instead of being just another run-of-the-mill, unfunny, broad teen comedy."

Saving Grace (2000)

"Saving Grace veers frequently and dangerously toward playing as a little too cute, but it's rescued by a number of sage and funny performances."

Saw (2004)

"Some have suggested that this is an intentional genre parody, but it's really the same old saw with uglier teeth."

Say Uncle (2006)

"Peter Paige's Say Uncle aims to be a dark comedy about the dangers of preconceived ideas, but the movie plays as a broad cartoon that speaks to the peril of having no ideas as a filmmaker."

Scary Movie (2000)

"The jokes are predominantly tired, unimaginative and poorly delivered."

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

"A tedious run-through of all-too- familiar plot points, spiced up with lots of banged heads and people getting thrown out of windows."

School for Scoundrels (2006)

"The writing, by Phillips and his usual collaborator, Scot Armstrong, doesn't give either comic performer much that's interesting to do."

Schultze Gets the Blues (2005)

"There is so little to him, really, that Schultze's journey from there to here is rather less meaningful than we're supposed to imagine."

Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

"A fairly watchable 88 minutes of filmmaking."

Scoop (2006)

"The dead serious Match Point was actually funnier, which should tell you all you need to know about Allen's latest exercise in laziness."

The Scorpion King (2002)

"More a load of enjoyable, Conan-esque claptrap than the punishing, special-effects soul assaults the Mummy pictures represent."

Screamers (2006)

"Garapedian and producer Peter McAlevey offer much to ponder, not to mention a group with more than fame on its mind."

The Sea is Watching (2003)

"Though formally beautiful, Sea Is Watching is remarkably trite in comparison to the great Japanese films on the subject."

Secondhand Lions (2003)

"It's basically innocuous, more or less predictable and mildly diverting. And if it didn't star Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment, it would probably be insufferable."

The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)

"A powerful examination of contemporary family life."

Secret Window (2004)

"Star Johnny Depp and adapter-director David Koepp bring enough wit and peculiarity to the proceedings to make for an entertaining, and sometimes even smart, time."

Seed of Chucky (2004)

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Self-Medicated (2007)

"Heartfelt it clearly is. Disciplined and focused on what's truly intriguing about the story, not so much."