Splat 2/4 |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"More likely to elicit shrugs than applause from the audience." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
L.A. Confidential (1997) |
"There are no surprises about who dies, but the ingenuity of the good cops and the director's perfect timing combine to produce the best scene in the movie." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
L.A. Story (1991) |
"So funny that I could not control myself at times -- one belly laugh would not subside before another began." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
L.I.E. (2001) |
"Brian Cox would be up for Oscar consideration for his acting in this role, except there is probably zero chance of the Academy nominating an actor playing a pedophile." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
La Jetée (1962) |
"An unusual picture that is hard to predict, and also a film that grows on you are you are watching it." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
La Ley De Herodes (2000) |
"A wonderfully cute and biting political satire." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
La Promesse (1996) |
"A meaningless pseudo-expose of the plight of immigrant workers." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"It piles on the schmaltz and the lame attempts at humor so that we'll see the film as a comedy with a big heart, a really big heart." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Ladies Man (2000) |
"It is extremely funny and wonderfully sweet, although with quite a raunchy brand of humor." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Lady and the Duke (2002) |
"... a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is, for about ten minutes. After that it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Lady In the Box (2004) |
"The performances by the three guys are quite good, but the story suffers from having been told so often." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"Silly and sappy ... Shyamalan continues on his steady descent in quality." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Lady of Hamre (2000) |
"It is a sad and depressing story whose saving grace is that it eventually puts us out of our misery." |
Steve Rhodes |
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Ladybird, Ladybird (1994) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"Clever? Sometimes. Funny? No." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"The spectacular ending is completely sublime. This charming film is one worth savoring again and again." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Lake Placid (1999) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lakeboat (2001) |
"An enjoyable trifle." |
Steve Rhodes |
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Lamerica (1994) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Land and Freedom (1995) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Land Before Time (1988) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1995) |
"A pleasant little story of no real consequence … if you want a compelling story, you should go for the original." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
The Land Before Time III: The Time of Great Giving (1995) |
"... sweet and harmless little story that will delight kids who are into the series, but the underdeveloped and formulaic story line will disappoint adult viewers." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996) |
"Just like shows for grownups, successful kids' movies are susceptible to the excessive sequel syndrome." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001) |
"If you're looking for a video to entertain your youngsters, this wouldn't be a bad choice." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lansdown (2000) |
"A very promising first effort by writer/director Tom Zuber and his first-time cast and crew." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Lantana (2001) |
" From the cheating husband to the bereft parents, every character earns our sympathy at some point in the picture." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"If you have to watch a movie this miserable, it helps enormously to have Angelina Jolie as its eponymous lead." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) |
"The movie has only two modes, killing people with guns, feet and fists and killing time with dopey dialog." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Larger Than Life (1996) |
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Steve Rhodes |
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Lassie (1994) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lassie Come Home (1943) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last Castle (2001) |
"As the suspense builds, you'll be on the edge of your seat. And the ending, which involves the American flag, will have you wanting to stand up and cheer." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last Days (1998) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Days of Disco (1998) |
"The film comes alive with its wonderfully complex, intellectual humor that is so dense and fast-paced that it might take several viewings to catch it all." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last Enemy (2008) |
"The British really know how to do political thrillers right. The superb acting, the good pacing and the sharp writing make this five episode mini-series fly by." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"Vacillates between laughless humor and cheap social commentary." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"In a remarkably restrained piece of acting, Whitaker gives us a likable totalitarian madman whose bluster appears more amusing than terrifying." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Kiss (2002) |
"Since the actors are so attractive and visually articulate and since the cinematography and the sets are so lush, the better option is to watch the movie rather than read it." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"... delightfully funny, warmly romantic, and touchingly dramatic. The characters are appealing, and the dialog is sharp and smart." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Last Lullaby (2009) |
"If more movies were as well designed and realized, going to the theater would be dramatically more satisfying. New filmmakers should look at it as a paradigm on how movies should be made." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2/4 |
Last Man Standing (1996) |
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Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"One of the few kids' movies that is so pedantically political as to attempt to show kids the evil that comes from the Patriot Act, which it vilifies by name." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Night (1998) |
"The beauty of the production is that it is easy to see parts of yourself in every character's reaction to the crisis." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Last of the Dogmen (1995) |
"... full of one cliche after another and it's extremely predictable. Overall, the problem in the movie is that it takes itself way too seriously." |
Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Last Orders (2002) |
"We come to love each and everyone of them so much that the arrival of the ending credits is the film's only disappointment." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"Bogs down in a long, pretentious middle section that sometimes feels more like an endurance contest than a movie.
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Steve Rhodes |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Seduction (1995) |
"It is not a movie for everyone, but I certainly recommend it." |
Steve Rhodes |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Last September (1999) |
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Steve Rhodes |
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