Splat 2/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"Only McKellen divines that The Da Vinci Code is supposed to be fun, and his performance becomes an inside joke that leaves McKellen with a smile as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa's." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"The script... is a lumpy mess that mixes slapstick potty humor with ponderous father-son confrontation and reconciliation - neither of them staged effectively." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"In child-care terms, it's a basic babysitting service rather than a top-quality preschool." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) |
"Tyler Perry, the man behind Madea's Family Reunion, is not a subtle filmmaker. But Perry's stories can be emotionally effective." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Nearly every scene feels true, as if lifted directly from your own family reunion." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1/4 |
Dance Flick (2009) |
"Welcome to Wayans: The Second Generation %u2014 and the 'do you really think that's funny?' gene didn't skip them." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Dancer Upstairs (2003) |
"Intertwines the genres of romance and thriller like a double helix, and the sensitive and crafty Malkovich never cheats one strand for the other" |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Danny Deckchair (2004) |
"Delivers the uncomfortably condescending message that these eccentric salt-of-the-earth folks ... need this Sydney slacker to tell them how good-hearted they are." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Dans Paris (2007) |
"If watching mopey naked French people is your idea of a date night, this is your movie." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"How is a superhero going to protect Gotham . . . um, er, Hell's Kitchen if he can't even hang onto his own movie?" |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Darfur Now (2007) |
"A rallying call to aid Darfur and an uplifting case study in the power of individuals to effect change." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"After approaching self-absorption in The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Anderson completely disappears up his own preciousness in this road trip." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"Director Ron Shelton, like Russell, is working outside his normal range. ... And, like Russell, Shelton adapts well to the new surroundings." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"The movie is relentlessly paced, as Nolan constantly pushes the film with nail-biting action sequences and resonant dialogue exchanges." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) |
"Even if you're not familiar with hip-hop..., Chappelle's infectious energy makes this Block Party one you don't want to miss." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"If you are at all squeamish about screen gore, forget about it. But if you enjoy plenty of ketchup on your movie popcorn, you will have a frightfully good time." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"[It] delivers Emmerich's two trademarks, spectacularly cool special-effects shots and hilariously overwrought disaster-movie dialogue." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Day Night Day Night (2007) |
"An unflinching look, uncomfortably up close and personal, at a young woman determined to go through actions that we know must end badly." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Dear Frankie (2005) |
"Director Shona Auerbach can't steer clear of the 10-car cliché pileup within Andrea Gibb's tear-jerking script." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dear Wendy (2005) |
"Von Trier's caricature of teen angst and Vinterberg's junkyard-chic stylistic flourishes aren't about anything but their loathing of American culture." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Death of a President (2006) |
"Range's filmmaking craft is assured, but to what end? ... [His message] nearly gets drowned out in the razzle-dazzle of the police-procedural details and speculative history." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death Race (2008) |
"[Anderson] misses out on the original film's theatricality of the racers and the dark humor of making targets out of pedestrians - a satire on the audience bloodlust to which Anderson cluelessly panders." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"It's as if Wan was given the chance to step away from his slasher-movie sensibility - which says more gore is always better - but couldn't turn away from what's worked for him before." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Death to Smoochy (2002) |
"Williams, his id and his motormouth running rampant, gives his most manic screen performance since Aladdin." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
December Boys (2007) |
"Director Rod Hardy adds some whimsical touches to an otherwise cliche-filled story, but the young orphans never emerge as full-blooded characters." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Deep Blue (2005) |
"Stunning images of undersea life, ... but the footage is pieced together haphazardly, sometimes repetitively." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deep Sea (IMAX) (2006) |
"The 3D images are crisp and engrossing. Let the field trips begin!" |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Deep Water (2007) |
"Not merely a documentary portrait, but an engrossing drama with more twists and turns than your average thriller." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"[Reynolds] matches up well with all three of his grownup leading ladies, though his soft side is best brought out by Breslin" |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"When all else fails, Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer pile on the car crashes and explosions - and you definitely have experienced those before." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1/4 |
Delgo (2008) |
"Just try figuring out the audience for the movie, because the violence is too much for kids under 8, while anyone over 8 will be turned off by the idiotic humor." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Departed (2006) |
"Not since GoodFellas has Scorsese hit so hard, so precisely and with such restraint of obvious flash." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Derailed (2005) |
"[Owen's character] is only slightly smarter than a tree stump, and watching him enter a battle of wits unarmed isn't much fun for the audience." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Descent (2006) |
"[A] superior brand of monster movie, and Marshall's claustrophobic caves are worth catching in a dark movie theater rather than on DVD." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Desert Bayou (2007) |
"A case of great material and sloppy presentation." |
Sean Means |
Splat 0/4 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"Apparently, in shooting on location in Amsterdam, [the filmmakers] spent the budget on legal hashish rather than on focus pullers or decent film stock." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) |
"Feuerzeig focuses his attention not just on Johnston but on his friends ... who had to clean up the messes left after Johnston's episodes." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Devil Came On Horseback (2007) |
"[Steidle's photos] cannot be viewed without flinching, but they must be seen by as many people as possible." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"Even when Frankel and McKenna let her down by trying to soften the character, Streep scores by staying true to Miranda's deliciously devilish self." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Diamond Men (2001) |
"One of those rare small movies that come out of nowhere and surprise you with their unassuming charm, wily intelligence and graceful acting." |
Sean Means |
Splat 0/4 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) |
"A would-be feminist farce that will leave you slackjawed at its incompetence." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"Even when Live Free or Die Hard is at its most outlandish, Willis gives the enterprise a humanist grounding." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dirty Pretty Things (2003) |
"Cool -- trenchant social commentary and a tight little suspense drama, all wrapped up in one smooth package by director Stephen Frears." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Dirty Shame (2004) |
"Waters takes inspiration from Reefer Madness and similar social-reform shockers, but even the subversion of that genre's overblown hyperbole becomes a tired joke." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
District 9 (2009) |
"About the only way District 9 - a bloody marvelous action movie that's part science-fiction allegory and part unabashed mayhem - could get more in your face is if it was shot in 3D." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
District B13 (2006) |
"If you can ignore the plot holes and the usual Besson misogyny, the action is a real kick." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Disturbia (2007) |
"LaBeouf and Roemer have a frisky chemistry, and the always-reliable Morse is a delicious devil." |
Sean Means |
Tomato |
Divided We Fall (2001) |
"A stark portrait of the Nazi occupation -- the paranoia citizens lived with every moment, and the way small lies lead to tragic consequences." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Divine Intervention (2003) |
"Some of Suleiman's symbols are maddeningly obtuse, while others -- like the final shot of a pressure cooker -- are ridiculously obvious." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) |
"The transitions from humor to pathos are sometimes too sharp for director-writer Callie Khouri to safely navigate." |
Sean Means |
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