Tomato 3/4 |
Adventureland (2009) |
"has just enough oddball gags and adolescent humor to fill a two-minute trailer, but its heart and soul are deeply invested in the slightly shaky, awkward, geek-chic moroseness of indie-art dramedy" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
All About Steve (2009) |
"If it didn't come from a major studio, I would think the film is a satire of romantic comedies, or at least some kind of avant-garde experiment in testing the limits of audience identification" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"one wonders how much more engrossing its nick-of-time shenanigans would have been had we cared for the central character ... or even found him remotely interesting" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/5 |
Appaloosa (2008) |
"The film is more trenchant character study than thrilling showdown, and it confounds as many generic expectations as it fulfills." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Across the Universe (2007) |
"an ambitious mess of a movie that stretches a thin premise across a bold canvas, resulting in moments of near ecstasy mixed with a nagging lack of emotional involvement" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"an intriguing crime saga that is long on atmosphere and short on momentum" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Atonement (2007) |
"At some points Wright appears to be simply showing off the dexterity of his visual ambitions to the detriment of the story's emotional core." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/5 |
An American Haunting (2006) |
"Although [director Solomon] has some great ideas, they are limited, and we are therefore treated to repeats of the same basic scenario over and over again until the effect becomes tedious." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Apocalypto (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Amityville Horror (2005) |
"there is so much effort to explain everything, to supply reasons for things that don't need them and therefore cannot sustain them, that the film folds in on itself" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/5 |
Ask the Dust (2005) |
"Farrell is one of the most consistently intriguing actors of the past 10 years, but he is woefully miscast here." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/5 |
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) |
"In its middle section, Assault on Precinct 13 manages to build up an impressive head of steam." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Alamo (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Alexander (2004) |
"little more than a well-mounted, but hollow history lesson that is the very antithesis of what its means to be bold" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) |
"balances its social satire with some outlandish visual gags and moments of surreal hilarity" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004) |
"no amount of stylistic playfulness could stop the film from bogging down into tedium by the last reel, as the romantic pathos begins to wear thin" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Aviator (2004) |
"it is testament to Scorsese's vision and skill that he captures Hughes and all his contradictions in a rip-roaring CinemaScope portrait that is both intimate and epic" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Alex and Emma (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
All the Real Girls (2003) |
"an extraordinary ode to the power of first love and its ability to redeem, even when it involves heartbreak that, in retrospect, was inevitable" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Wedding (2003) |
"doesn’t always work on its own, but it has a well-worn, comfortable feel that’s hard to dismiss" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Anger Management (2003) |
"When it’s funny, it’s only because the concept itself has a kind of built-in amusement factor that, even when the machine nearly stalls out, continues to drive the movie forward." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
About a Boy (2002) |
"Credit should certainly go to relative newcomer Nicholas Hoult, who manages to strike all the right notes" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
About Schmidt (2002) |
"what really keeps the film interesting and intriguing is the presence of Jack Nicholson" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
Adaptation (2002) |
"an absurdist black comedy and brilliantly sustained meta-joke on the modern entertainment industry" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Analyze That (2002) |
"Virtually every joke in this unnecessary sequel is either forced, old, or just unfunny to begin with." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Antwone Fisher (2002) |
"a noble, but largely undistinguished work, one that may very well make a lot of people feel warm and fuzzy inside, but is also quickly forgettable" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
"once Goldmember, like its predecessors in the series, is played dozens of times .... its humor will reach the sublime level that is expected of it." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Auto Focus (2002) |
"Paul Schrader's films have a great sense of tragedy, and this comes through with particular strength in Auto Focus." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"the kind of film that ... haunts your thoughts after you leave the theater" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ali (2001) |
"It is admirably made, but it is never deeply moving." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Along Came a Spider (2001) |
"certainly competent as a suspense thriller, but it never achieves any level beyond that" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
America's Sweethearts (2001) |
"a tepid update of the screwball comedy formula with vaguely satiric overtones" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Desi (2001) |
"even when the plot doesn't always satisfy, the movie's general demeanor and tone is humorously rewarding" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 1.5/4 |
American Outlaws (2001) |
"it's all so neat and clean and noble that it doesn't even earn its dubious PG-13 rating" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Pie 2 (2001) |
"The crass jokes are a little bit too crassly done ... and the balance between the girls and the boys is tilted too far in the male direction." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angel Eyes (2001) |
"the film is like a tease, always suggesting something much deeper, more profound, or at least surprising that what it ultimately reveals" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
"the movie, despite being visually innovative, is somewhat clumsy in its melding of old-fashioned storybook adventurism with a modern sensibility" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
"a generally a fun movie, especially for those who are familiar with the old cartoons" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
"a beautifully filmed modern Western that moves at a quick pace, but feels clunky and ill-formed" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Almost Famous (2000) |
"More than anything else, Almost Famous is about people who are constantly trying to fill the need to belong." |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2.5/4 |
American Psycho (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
American Psycho (2000) |
"a potentially sensationalistic film that has become--for lack of a better word--boring." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Art of Amália (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
The Art of War (2000) |
"The title alone is a tip-off that the filmmakers feel they are making something much more grand that what actually appears on-screen." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 4/4 |
American Beauty (1999) |
"a visually extravagant, entrancingly dark comedy about how people fall apart and build walls of angst between each other" |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Pie (1999) |
"writer Adam Herz and director Paul Weitz push every conceivable boundary of taste and humor while also delivering a movie with a surprising amount of heart." |
James Kendrick |
Tomato 3/4 |
American Pie (1999) |
Click here to see the review. |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Angela's Ashes (1999) |
"a long, exhausting, almost completely humorless chronicle of misery, shame, and hardship" |
James Kendrick |
Splat 2/4 |
Anna and the King (1999) |
"visually beautiful, richly detailed, terribly long, and oddly unaffecting" |
James Kendrick |
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