Tomato A |
Hairspray (2007) |
"Hairspray is a feel-good musical that, for a change, actually makes you feel good." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B+ |
Half Nelson (2006) |
"One of the main strengths of Half Nelson is the plainspoken way it conveys the miseries of its people." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat C |
Hancock (2008) |
"The strain of messianism in Will Smith movies is becoming ever more pronounced." |
Peter Rainer |
- |
Hanging Garden (1997) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Hanging Up (2000) |
"[Keaton] doesn't have quite enough filmmaking savvy to balance the story's blend of heartbreaking and smile-coaxing moments." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hannibal (2001) |
"Lector fans will get their fill, but be warned that the menu contains at least two scenes with over-the-top excesses that Hannibal himself might not want to swallow." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C- |
Hannibal Rising (2007) |
"Even more so than with the other Lecter movies, this prequel you should plan on seeing after you've eaten dinner. Better yet, skip the movie altogether and have dessert." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat C |
The Happening (2008) |
"It's also a bit sneaky of Shyamalan to set us up for a paranoid 9/11 thriller and then go all Greenpeace on us. He's trying to be socially conscious but he doesn't have the reformist's temperament. He has the temperament of a self-infatuated messiah." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat C+ |
Happily N'Ever After (2007) |
"The rich detail we've come to expect in computer animation is largely absent, suggesting that the filmmakers intended a direct-to-video release for this cleverly written parody." |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Happy Endings (2005) |
"The best asset is first-rate acting; the worst liability is Roos's overuse of cinematic gimmicks." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Happy Feet (2006) |
"Much indebted to last year's March of the Penguins, this computer-animated feature ranges from cartoon cute to spectacularly beautiful to environmentally aware." |
M. K. Terrell |
Splat 2/4 |
Happy Hour (2004) |
"Once the story takes its big turn toward tragedy, though, it becomes predictable and sentimental." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato A |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) |
"It's a small, radiant gem in a movie season cluttered with rhinestones. You leave the theater feeling both clearheaded and buoyant." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
The Hard Word (2003) |
"The film would work better if its story unfolded more swiftly and if its twists were more unexpected." |
David Sterritt |
Splat |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"As is so often the case with sequels, this one feels like a retread, albeit on a bigger scale." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) |
"The multicultural cast gives a shred of substance to what's otherwise a standard adolescent gross-out flick." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Harrison's Flowers (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Harry And Max (2005) |
"Intermittently insightful, but a disappointment from the talented Munch." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) |
"Chamber of Secrets will find millions of eager fans. But if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato A- |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) |
"There's ample reason to stay with this series. When Harry says 'I love magic,' you believe it." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B+ |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"It really helps in these situations to have first-rate actors." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) |
"Yates, especially given the sinister subject matter on hand, does a rather workmanlike job of traffic-managing the action. But some of the magic effects are indeed magical." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) |
"Stretching the PG rating to its breaking point, Mr. Cuaron has directed the creepiest and scariest Potter picture yet -- and to my mind, the best." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) |
"Fans of the novel will have great fun reliving its adventures, and newcomers will receive a rollicking welcome to its magic-touched realm." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B+ |
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) |
"The aura of shock-and-awe surrounding this game is laid on a bit thick, and sometimes you feel like you're just watching an ESPN special. Still, it's fun." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
The Haunted Mansion (2003) |
"While it may supply giggles and shivers to preteens, grownups should think twice before entering this all-too-haunted house." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 2/4 |
The Haunting (1999) |
"The best reason to see The Haunting is the sheer sumptuousness of its creepy-crawly set designs." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 1/4 |
Havana Nights (2004) |
"As beguiling as a dried-out palm tree." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B- |
Haven (2006) |
"Flowers's directorial debut is sometimes a little hard to follow, but shows genuine concern and hope for his native land." |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato 3/4 |
He Got Game (1998) |
"This stands with the most exciting pictures Lee has made since Do the Right Thing established him as one of the screen's most inventive young artists." |
David Sterritt |
- |
He Got Game (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat C+ |
He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |
"This is a movie for people who can't get enough of Sex and the City and are willing to settle for clones." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Head in the Clouds (2004) |
"Visually ravishing and well-acted." |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato 2/4 |
Head of State (2003) |
"You go to a Chris Rock film to check out his streetwise moves, not to assess his narrative cleverness. This one has more street smarts per shot than most entire films I've seen lately." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Head-On (2005) |
"Superbly acted." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Heading South (2006) |
"The new film by Laurent Cantet (Human Resources and the masterpiece Time Out) is evocative and disturbing." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat |
The Headless Woman (2009) |
"Martel -- having listed Herk Harvey's ultra-low-budget 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls as a favorite -- has now more or less remade it as an "art film": that is, she's slathered the pretentiousness on so thick that all the fun is gone." |
Andy Klein |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Heart of Me (2003) |
"This is a touching and intelligent drama." |
David Sterritt |
Splat D+ |
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) |
"The Farrellys' un-PC blend of sex, obscenity, and slapstick comes across as cruel this time because the brothers reduce a very human situation to a series of gross gags." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Heights (2005) |
"There's much subtle beauty in the last movie completed by Merchant Ivory Productions before Merchant's untimely death." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003) |
"The interviews with Prelinger are especially smart, discussing the ideological agendas frequently lurking in 'educational' materials." |
David Sterritt |
- |
Henry Fool (1998) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat C |
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) |
"Some touching moments, but too blandly inspirational." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
Hero (2004) |
"Brimming with the magic-realist action that made Ang Lee's somewhat similar Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a hit." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Hidalgo (2004) |
"The action is often gorgeous, but the screenplay is a collection of clichés, and Mortensen's performance hits one note at the beginning and stays with it for the whole movie." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Hideous Kinky (1999) |
"Winslet does her most creative acting since Heavenly Creatures, and director Gillies MacKinnon deserves credit for coaxing vivid performances from the children in the cast." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
Hiding and Seeking (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
High Crimes (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
High Fidelity (2000) |
"Instead of burrowing into Rob's life, we feel like we're skimming across it." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 1/4 |
High Tension (2005) |
"Serial killing and other insanity in the French countryside, with ineptly dubbed English dialogue." |
David Sterritt |
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