Splat 2/4 |
W. (2008) |
"Unsure where to aim or what to hit, Stone appears flummoxed, even flaccid, content to holster his own opinions and recycle others, mainly the tried-but-tepid notion that, hey, Junior has a Daddy complex." |
Rick Groen |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"For all of Kingsley's hamming, he can't overshadow Peck's mournful performance. Nor can you forget the film's reminder that the cruellest thing you can say to a teenager is that these are the best years of his life." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Wag the Dog (1997) |
"Amusing as it is, Wag The Dog does what it purports to sat irize -- the bark is real but the teeth aren't." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2/4 |
Wah-Wah (2006) |
"What is understandably a subject of great fascination to [Grant] soon becomes a crashing bore to us." |
Rick Groen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waiter (2006) |
"Darkly funny." |
Jennie Punter |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waiting for Guffman (1997) |
"A very funny, very unusual ensemble comedy that falls somewhere between slapdash and brilliant, an improvised comedy with more hits than misses." |
Liam Lacey |
Splat 2/4 |
Waiting for the Messiah (2002) |
"The film, in a manner meant to be whimsically philosophical, but which instead becomes merely aimless." |
Ray Conlogue |
Splat |
Waiting to Exhale (1995) |
"Never escapes the queasy aura of Melrose Place: just another story about beautiful people with small problems." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waitress (2007) |
"Waitress is sweet, uneven and, ultimately, a heartbreaker." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Waking Life (2001) |
"Like a long day in the college coffee shop, it's more provocative than original and profound, but still time well spent." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Waking Ned Devine (1998) |
"Breezy little comedy." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2/4 |
Waking the Dead (2000) |
"Waking the Dead may put you to sleep." |
Rick Groen |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) |
"In a season loaded with serious films about war and loss, there's bound to be an audience out there looking for some undemanding holiday laughs." |
Liam Lacey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Walk On the Moon (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 2.5/4 |
Walk on Water (2005) |
"Works best in isolated spots early on as a series of intriguing character studies." |
Stephen Cole |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Walk the Line (2005) |
"The problem is that the movie plays down almost everything that made Cash great: the train rumble of a voice, the direct, poetic truth of his best lyrics, the invention of his outlaw image and his constant creativity." |
Liam Lacey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Walk to Remember (2002) |
"The kind of inspirational story that has the opposite effect. It puts you in a stupor." |
Kevin Courrier |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Walking Tall (2004) |
"[The Rock] may be ready to rumble, but Walking Tall is a stumble." |
Jennie Punter |
Tomato 4/4 |
WALL-E (2008) |
"Mixing Chaplinesque delicacy with the architectural grandeur of a Stanley Kubrick film, director Andrew Stanton recycles film history and makes something fresh and accessible from it without pandering to a young audience." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) |
"At first glance, these lumpy creatures do not strike you as the best claymation efforts since God created Adam but Park's work is brilliantly understated." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Wanted (2008) |
"This is a blockbuster busting out of the block; this is a Hollywood staple served up on a European platter; this is summertime fare with a wintry verve." |
Rick Groen |
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The War (1994) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 1/4 |
War (2007) |
"An irrelevant, joyless bore." |
Jason McBride |
Tomato |
War and Peace (1968) |
"Frequently gorgeous, occasionally dull, always fascinating." |
Stephen Cole |
Splat 2/4 |
The War Bride (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3/4 |
War Dance (2007) |
"This film offers a child's perspective on the ravages and complexity of war and is also a convincing testament to the healing power of creative expression." |
Jennie Punter |
Tomato 3/4 |
War of the Worlds (2005) |
"This is B-movie material all the way, yet it's not only watchable, it's engrossing. That's because the material is in the hands of an A-talent director, who knows, as few of his contemporaries do, how to manipulate the plastic qualities of a film." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
The War Tapes (2006) |
"The documentary camera has made repeated trips to occupied Iraq, but never to such raw and honest effect as in The War Tapes." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2/4 |
The War Within (2005) |
"Akhtar, who also co-wrote the screenplay, is unable to convey Hassan's internal conflicts with any force." |
Jason Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The War Zone (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2/4 |
War, Inc. (2008) |
"If Harold & Kumar feels deliberately dumbed down, War, Inc. tries too desperately to show off its intelligence." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2004) |
"There's no denying its visual appeal." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2/4 |
Warriors of Virtue (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 1.5/4 |
The Wash (2001) |
"A sloppy, harebrained movie, which looks like it was made on a fraction of the budget of one of their videos." |
Jason Anderson |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Washington Square (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Splat 2/4 |
The Watcher (2000) |
"You can't buy Keanu as a sadist, but you do worry about the guys who wrote the screenplay." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"Watchmen may be another comic-book blockbuster but, at its best moments, it's also a refreshingly provocative head trip." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Water (2006) |
"Both the plot and its symbolism are transparently basic, yet Mehta handles them with a quiet, lyrical assurance." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
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Tomato 3/4 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) |
"Adapted with charming dispatch from the Dick King-Smith story." |
Rick Groen |
Tomato 2/4 |
The Waterboy (1998) |
"As a satire on the only true religion of the American South -- football -- The Waterboy is delightful." |
John Haslett Cuff |
Splat 2/4 |
Waterlife (2009) |
"This threat shouldn't require any overselling, but McMahon can't resist and you seriously wish the script had gone through another level of filtration to take out more of the lumpy bits (and the excess of musical selections)." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
Watermarks (2004) |
"Modest, moving and intelligently assembled." |
Liam Lacey |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Way Home (2002) |
"If you ever doubted the power and scope of silent film, watch The Way Home." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Way of the Gun (2000) |
"Both the picture and its nefarious plot seem self-consciously calculated." |
Rick Groen |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
We Are Marshall (2006) |
"An entirely serviceable night out for buddies looking to locate hidden feelings." |
Stephen Cole |
Splat 2/4 |
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) |
"A bookish picture without a book's depth." |
Rick Groen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Own The Night (2007) |
"God knows [writer-director Gray] has skill and integrity, but perhaps it's time to acknowledge that he could use script help." |
Liam Lacey |
Splat 2.5/4 |
We Were Soldiers (2002) |
"Though it falls short, it's an ambitious movie that ranges from intense peaks to embarrassing lows." |
Liam Lacey |
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