Splat 1.5/4 |
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) |
"In 1994, Disney had no fresh ideas, but they figured they could cast the same actors and make as much money in a sequel. They were right." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"A big budget bore." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"Warning: Younger kids will be susceptible to mimicking some of the questionable/bad/dangerous behaviors shown in the movie." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Damned United (2009) |
"The Damned United beautifully demonstrates that, if you pair a truly gifted screenwriter with terrific actors, cinematic magic is possible, perhaps even likely." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Dance With Me (1998) |
"It comes alive periodically but spends way too much time with low-grade soap opera material. Say what you will about the film, its two stars are charming." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 5/10 |
Dancer in the Dark (1999) |
"If this movie were ever to open on Broadway, they could hold the opening and closing night parties simultaneously." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Director John Malkovich does a slow-motion Costa-Gavras." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) |
"On stage, the play may have worked, but this movie version doesn't." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Dangerous Beauty (1998) |
"Like some ribald tale from the Playboy Channel but with most of the sex scenes edited out." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) |
"The story is set at a Catholic high school, in which -- Yes, you guessed it! -- the nuns cruelly harass and embarrass the students. How's that for an original movie idea?" |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
A Dangerous Woman (1993) |
"The movie centered around Winger's sexuality. She gave an absolutely wonderful performance. Very realistic. I wish she had a better director." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Danny Deckchair (2004) |
"A real sweetheart of an adult fairy tale." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dansen (2008) |
"A touching tale, it is like a lovingly executed short story. ... Both actors give completely genuine performances, sure to touch your hearts in subtle ways." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dante's Peak (1997) |
"Why are disaster movies so frequently disasters? Probably because they are disasters first and movies second." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"A colossal misfire, Daredevil is the Battlefield Earth of superhero films, which isn't surprising given its pairing of charisma-free actor Ben Affleck (Pearl Harbor) with saccharine writer/director Mark Steven Johnson (Simon Birch)." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"With its silly and supercilious dialog, this would-be hard hitting drama is hard to take seriously and even harder not to laugh at." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Dark Blue World (2001) |
"The problem is that we've seen it all before and usually more lucidly and convincingly." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dark City (1998) |
"The result of this excessive flitting is liable to be nausea and confusion among the audience, which is a shame since there is a clever story trying to get out." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Mixed with the flashes of absolute brilliance are long dead sections. The film left me more often bored than entertained. It's a certain candidate for my list of this year's most overrated movies." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Darkness Falls (2003) |
"The horror genre isn't dead yet even if schlock movies like this one keep trying to bury it." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 4/4 |
Das Boot (1982) |
"Petersen says his vision for the film was, 'to show the gritty and terrible reality of war AND to combine it with a highly entertaining story and fast-paced action style that would pull audiences into the experience of these young men.' He succeeds." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 0/100 |
Date Movie (2006) |
"Repulsive and repugnant film, filled with bet-we-can-make-you-puke moments, it basically dares you not to run out of the theater screaming." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"Chappelle laughingly admits, 'I'm mediocre at both [comedy and music] and yet have managed to talk my way into a fortune.' I agree. This movie proves his point perfectly." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"A cross between a National Rifle Association ad and the infinitely better 28 Days Later." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"A ludicrous and sanctimonious sermon ... I want my two hours back." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Day for Night (1973) |
"The actors come alive with enough mini-dramas for a couple of daytime soap operas." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Day I Became A Woman (2001) |
"These simple episodes are all admirable but rarely engaging." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) |
"From beginning to end, The Day the Earth Stood Still is a lot of fun." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
A Day Without A Mexican (2004) |
"A cheap-looking, one-joke movie that can't get any laughs even in its first telling." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Daylight (1996) |
"I lost count of how many times I laughed out loud at the wrong places." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Days of Glory (2006) |
"This well intentioned picture works quite well as a history lesson. But good intentions or not, most of the movie is a rather dry and understated catalog of the ill treatment of the Muslims." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Daytrippers (1995) |
"After an hour and a quarter of dead pan humor that only works in fits and spurts, the film finally comes alive in the last ten minutes." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"The musical moments are punctuated with awkward and stilted dialog that completely kills the movie's momentum." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dead Man (1996) |
"The director's pacing and the relaxed and smooth editing by Jay Rabinowitz make for a dreamy show." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato |
Dead Man Walking (1995) |
"A tour de force acting performance by Sarandon." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Dead Pool (1988) |
"Of all the Dirty Harry pictures, this one has the strongest supporting cast." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Dead Silence (1998) |
"Although not a bad movie, it plays more like a series of sketches that someone might show to a producer with the idea that the producer would chose which one to develop." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 4/4 |
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) |
"Prepare to be equally angry and emotionally drained as you watch real, so-called justice in action. This film will be one of the best you're likely to see this year." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Death and the Maiden (1995) |
"Have yourself some fun and try to guess the ending. You will find there are many possibilities from which to choose." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death to Smoochy (2002) |
"Although the movie tries to parody kids' television productions, the movie ends up being almost as awful as what it is trying to parody." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Debut (2000) |
"A heartfelt, crowd-pleaser of a story." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1/4 |
Deception (1993) |
"Truth be told, the plot is so crazy and so full of holes that it keeps your attention in a strange sort of way. It is so bad, it is fascinating." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Deconstructing Harry (1997) |
"The lightweight story eventually runs out of gas and stops, but it provides little to take away other than some fleeting humor." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Deep Blue Sea (1999) |
"The characters in the story make one stupid decision after another, as if they were trying hard to fail the ultimate pop quiz." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Deep End (2001) |
"We stay glued to the screen, wanting to shout out suggestions to the characters and feeling like crying about the tragedy in which they have found themselves engulfed." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) |
"If Pfeiffer doesn't fill your tear ducts at some point in the film, see your doctor and have them checked." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Deep Impact (1998) |
"The direction and script is so confusing and so riddled with holes that you'll spend the hour after the movie discussing all of its problems with your date and friends." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Defiance (2008) |
"As well-intentioned and earnest as it is lifeless and plodding." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Defiant Ones (1958) |
"With two superb performances and palpable tension, the film has a strength that rises above the simplicity of the storyline." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deja Vu (1997) |
"A dreamy romance that at its best has the magic of a fairy tale." |
Steve Rhodes |
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