Tomato B+ |
Caché (2005) |
"This is the most Hitchcockian of [director Michael] Haneke's films." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B+ |
Cadillac Records (2008) |
"The film suffers at times from biopic-itis -- the narrative unfolds with the requisite heartbreak carefully apportioned -- but it's always eye-catching." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Cafe Lumiere (2004) |
"Hou's sensitivity plus Ozu's inspiration equals sublimity of sight and sound." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Calendar Girls (2003) |
"Don't race to see it unless a female Full Monty is just what you've been waiting for." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C |
Candy (2006) |
"Rehab comes not a moment too soon." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
El Cantante (2007) |
"Still, the musical numbers, which constitute a hefty portion of screen time, are thrilling." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
"Moore is much better at indicting culprits than providing solutions." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato A |
Capote (2005) |
"I don't think I've ever seen another performance based on a famous artist that was as psychologically acute or troubling." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"A compulsively watchable movie that's also a provocative inquiry into the ability of the criminal-justice system to determine culpability and truth." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Caramel (2008) |
"Everything that happens in this movie is predictable, and yet that's part of its modest charm." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Carandiru (2004) |
"Harrowing, realistic, humanistic." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Carnage (2003) |
"Funny, sad, and tinged with magic realism, this ambitious comedy-drama is as original as it is nimbly directed." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Cars (2006) |
"Cars, although obviously the product of highly gifted and hard-working animators, is something of a misfire." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat C+ |
Casanova (2005) |
"Although Casanova is far from a stinker, I can't join in the chorus of praise for what is essentially a coy farce replete with arch performances and even archer dialogue." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B+ |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"Casino Royale unveils Daniel Craig as the new James Bond and, excepting Sean Connery, he's the best." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B- |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"Allen has often been intrigued by the convolutions an ordinary person undergoes when faced with becoming a murderer." |
Peter Rainer |
- |
Cast Away (2000) |
"When it comes to keeping it real and popular, nobody has done it better than the British." |
Gloria Goodale |
- |
Cast Away (2000) |
"When it comes to keeping it real and popular, nobody has done it better than the British." |
Gloria Goodale |
Splat 2/4 |
The Cat's Meow (2002) |
"The Cat's Meow resembles the yacht where it takes place. Everything is arranged for fun, pleasure, and amusement. But the vehicle itself is heavy and cumbersome, and it takes a tad too long to get us where we're going." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B+ |
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"Philip Noyce's anti-apartheid drama is tense and thoughtful." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B- |
Catch and Release (2007) |
"Viewers may find its mix of pathos and humor loose and lumpy, but then isn't that how life is?" |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"The movie is engaging and well acted, though, and the Pink Panther-style credits and background music are worth the price of admission." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
"You'll tune out quickly, unless you're 11." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Catching Out (2002) |
"It's a unique and fascinating film." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Caterina in the Big City (2005) |
"This dramatic comedy is an Italian style Mean Girls." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 1/4 |
Catwoman (2004) |
"Cartoonish effects and overacting make this more corn than catnip." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B+ |
Cavite (2006) |
"Cavite was shot on a microbudget, and that turns out to be a plus. After so many overproduced blockbusters this season, it's nice to see a movie that's lean and mean." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
Cellular (2004) |
"Dilutes any suspense by cramming its plot with contrivances." |
Stephen Humphries |
Tomato 3/4 |
Center Stage (2000) |
"Not since The Turning Point has a dance movie done so many cinematic pirouettes with such a graceful sense of audience-pleasing fun." |
David Sterritt |
- |
Century (1993) |
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David Sterritt |
Splat C |
The Champ (1979) |
Click here to see the review. |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B- |
Changeling (2008) |
"This hothouse Changeling is freeze-dried." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"The story loses its bite in a last-minute happy ending that's even less plausible than the rest of the picture. Much of the way, though, this is a refreshingly novel ride." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Chaos (2003) |
"This is a story about women that only a woman could have told with such unwavering energy and assurance." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"Burton turns out to be the ideal filmmaker for this deliciously bizarre yarn." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B- |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"Yelchin gives Charlie a fresh-faced naiveté that raises the question: Is he a do-gooder or a villain? And do you care?" |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"Hanks may at first seem like an unlikely choice to play a seasoned Texas playboy bachelor, but he's so ingratiating that he almost pulls it off." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"[The Angels'] spunky charms are the main -- nay, the only -- reason to see this hyperactive action-adventure farce." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2004) |
"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll think." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B+ |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"This adaptation adds some characters and lots of gags, but is really quite faithful to the spirit and story line of E.B. White's touching classic." |
M. K. Terrell |
Splat 2/4 |
Chasing Liberty (2004) |
"Chasing Liberty may find some fans among female teens. But even they may decide the project cares more about quick profits than real entertainment value." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C+ |
Che (2008) |
"This biopic of Ernesto Che Guevara starring Benicio Del Toro may have pretensions to be Lawrence of Arabia but, at least in its second half, it's more like Che of the Bolivian Jungle." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B+ |
Cherry Blossoms (2009) |
"If you have ever seen Yasujiro Ozu's masterpiece Tokyo Story -- one of the greatest films ever made -- you may respond to Doris Dörrie's Cherry Blossoms, which is a kind of homage." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 2/4 |
Chicago (2002) |
"Chicago offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of Gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Chicago 10 (2008) |
"Worth seeing for the expert archival selections, but a decidedly mixed bag for anyone familiar, or unfamiliar, with the times." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato A- |
Chicken Little (2005) |
"The visuals are irrepressibly witty and so is the script, which morphs from the classic fable into a spoof on War of the Worlds." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
The Children of Huang Shi (2008) |
"It radiates intelligence. Of how many historical epics can that be said these days?" |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato A |
Children of Men (2006) |
"At times the film is so supercharged that it glosses over the story's thematic richness and turns into a very high-grade action picture. But if that's the worst thing you can say about a movie, you're doing all right." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Chisholm 72 - Unbought & Unbossed (2004) |
"Hearing her speak her finely honed mind in unscripted, un-'handled' terms is worth the price of admission in itself." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C |
Choke (2008) |
"Rockwell has an off-center charm and, as his gorgon mother, Anjelica Huston is more imposing than this movie deserves." |
Peter Rainer |
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