Tomato B+ |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"François gives a marvelously expressive performance as Sonia." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
La Dolce Vita (1960) |
"A profound film by a legendary director in the greatest period of his career." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"Equating an artist's life with her art is often a dubious dramatic ploy, but it makes sense in La Vie En Rose because the content of Piaf's life and the power of her singing are all of a piece." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"It may keep you asking why men and women choose this lifestyle. It will make you grateful they do." |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"Deeply felt and engagingly acted." |
David Sterritt |
Splat D |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"I suspect audiences will see Shyamalan's portentous doodle for what it is -- the height of arrogance and a bad night out at the movies." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"It's insulting when such savvy filmmakers expect us to laugh automatically at four-letter words, bathroom humor, and caricatures as crude as they are unoriginal." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C |
Lake City (2008) |
"The astonishingly inept finish could serve as a primer in screenwriting classes on how not to wind up a family drama." |
Robert Koehler |
Splat C |
The Lake House (2006) |
"There is a germ of a good idea in the notion that an imaginary suitor can be more powerful than a real one. But director Alejandro Agresti isn't the man to pull it off." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat D+ |
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"With his belligerent blankness and gawky aplomb, Ferrell has made me laugh as much as any comic of his generation, but he's not doing anything fresh in Land of the Lost." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 0/4 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"Croft's quest is to find Pandora's Box before a mad scientist can get there first, open it, and unleash a series of second-rate special effects upon an unsuspecting world." |
Stephen Humphries |
Tomato A- |
Lars And The Real Girl (2007) |
"Before you recoil in horror at the apparent grossness of yet another Hollywood high concept, you need to know that Lars and the Real Girl is anything but an exploitation film." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato A |
Lassie (2006) |
"The best version by far of the Lassie story, an ocean away from the sappy June Lockhart TV series." |
Robert Koehler |
Splat |
Last Chance Harvey (2008) |
"All this gloomy masochism is made palatable because of the performers. And yet we must ask: Is this any way to show off two of our finest actors?" |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Last Dance (1996) |
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David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"A true American tragedy, directed with skill and conviction." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C+ |
Last Holiday (2006) |
"This remake of a 1950 Alec Guinness vehicle isn't a great flick, but Latifah's exuberant performance and a live your dream message compensate greatly." |
M. K. Terrell |
Tomato B+ |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"Whitaker's performance dispels most of one's objections. He is terrifying in a way that we recognize not from old movies but from life." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"...for the twenty-something crowd. Older viewers may enjoy the performances, but the agonizing of the characters will likely bring about a 'been there, done that' reaction." |
Daniel M. Kimmel |
Tomato B+ |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"The laughs grow out of our recognition that these could be people we know." |
M. K. Terrell |
Splat C+ |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"This take on the Arthurian legend is flawed but watchable." |
Robert Newton |
Tomato 4/4 |
Last Life in the Universe (2004) |
"Moody, atmospheric, and bewitching, like other first-rate examples of modern Thai cinema." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"The Last Mimzy, it should be said, is exceedingly mild whimsy. It also has a story that no doubt will be too diffuse for small children -- or the big adults who accompany them." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato B |
The Last Mistress (2008) |
"Decorous to a fault, in the manner of middling Eric Rohmer talkfests, it's a film that could use some shaking up." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"Less a heart-stirring historical study than a nostalgic fantasy, built on a foundation no firmer than Cruise's superstar persona." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last September (1999) |
"Anyone seeking a low-key blend of the personal and the political need search no further than this gently photographed fable." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
The Last Shot (2004) |
"Clunky comedy." |
Maud Dillingham |
Tomato 3/4 |
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
"It's worth a visit if you want to check out the latest emotional vibes emanating from the Hollywood Hills." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
"A shining example of a vanished breed of epic filmmaking." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 1/4 |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"This sort of legal-eagle premise worked beautifully in the bygone Tracy and Hepburn days, declined when the Coen brothers made Intolerable Cruelty, and hits rock bottom here." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) |
"A glistening gem among caper movies." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato A- |
Le Petit Lieutenant (2006) |
"Nathalie Baye is remarkable in Le Petit Lieutenant where she plays Caroline Vaudieu, a Parisian police inspector who returns to her post after a bout with alcoholism following her child's death." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 1/4 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"Extraordinary? Balderdash!" |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2005) |
"While the movie is strong on the history of its subject, it allows some yawns to enter its own account of a big, heavily hyped tournament. Still, it's very entertaining." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"Even in a middling comedy such as this one, which he also directed, he's alarmingly ardent. Clooney is relying on the tremendous audience rapport he's built up over the years, and he's right to do so." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 2/4 |
Legally Blonde (2001) |
"Most of Legally Blonde is mere sitcom-style farce." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 1/4 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"You'll have a good time if you consider plenty of pink outfits enough to make a picture worthwhile. Otherwise spend the evening with C-SPAN. It's less boring." |
David Sterritt |
Splat 2/4 |
The Legend of Bagger Vance (1999) |
"It aims only at our heartstrings and tear ducts, when it could have touched our minds and consciences." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2003) |
"You may find the film as outrageous as it is outlandish, and Bowery would have taken that as a compliment." |
David Sterritt |
Splat C- |
The Legend of Zorro (2005) |
"Here, even Banderas sounds like he's having a hard time sounding authentic." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat 1/4 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) |
"I hate to sound per-Snickety, but this lemon of a movie is a sadly unfortunate event." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Leopard (1963) |
"Smart and sumptuous, although less nuanced and atmospheric than the brilliant Giuseppe Di Lampedusa novel it's based on." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Let's Get Frank (2004) |
"Feisty, funny, and smart." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato A- |
Let's Get Lost (1988) |
"Nothing about this movie settles into normalcy. It's a celebration, a memorial, a tease, a death knell." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Letter - An American Town and the Somali Invasion (2003) |
"Revealing and harrowing." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato 4/4 |
A Letter to True (2004) |
"It's all deliberately homemade and raggedy, and that's where its charm comes from, along with the delightful old-music score." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato A- |
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) |
"In its emotional simplicity and straightforward narrative punch, Letters also harks back to what was best about those war movies." |
Peter Rainer |
Tomato 3/4 |
Levity (2003) |
"Solomon keeps the drama generally clear and interesting, though some touches make the film-noir plot seem too pretentious." |
David Sterritt |
Tomato B- |
The Libertine (2005) |
"The advance word on The Libertine was so bad that I was rather surprised to find it -- unterrible." |
Peter Rainer |
Splat F |
License To Wed (2007) |
"I have rarely seen a movie with less self-knowledge than License to Wed, an awful comedy made ever so slightly fascinating because of its dual personality." |
Peter Rainer |
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