Splat 2/4 |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"The action sequences are frequent and frenetic, and Caruso bathes every scene in a high-tech sheen to cover the gaping leaps in illogic." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Eagle Vs. Shark (2007) |
"The self-conscious quirkiness is funny if a bit overplayed, but gives way in the movie's second half to a tender love story about acceptance and family forgiveness." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Earth (2009) |
"For a generation too young to remember National Geographic specials and Disney's True-Life Adventures, [this] should be an exciting journey through our natural world." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Eastern Promises (2007) |
"Mortensen, lean and muscular and moving like a prowling tiger, gives a subtle portrayal of a man struggling with his conscience." |
Sean Means |
Splat 0/4 |
Eating Out (2005) |
"Like a Will & Grace episode gone horribly wrong." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Edge of Heaven (2008) |
"The actors, except for Schygulla, are unknown - and they bring an air of weary authenticity to their roles." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Eight Below (2006) |
"In this contest of emoting, the dogs win over the reliably bland Walker." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Elegy (2008) |
"Coixet's gentle hand and Kingsley's elegant voice give the movie a stately equilibrium." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Elephant (2003) |
"Makes the mundane and the terrifying parts of this not-so-typical school day feel as if they are unfolding in front of you." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Elf (2003) |
"Thankfully, it's good kitsch, an all-ages Christmas story that will actually appeal to people of all ages." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"Nobody has [Blanchett's] back this time, as Kapur's leaden pacing and the script's soap-opera touches undercut Elizabeth's glory." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Elizabethtown (2005) |
"The first words - 'There is a difference between a failure and a fiasco' - are, alas, more prophetic than either Bloom or writer-director Cameron Crowe probably intended." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Elling (2002) |
"The moral is not too original, but the offbeat characters certainly are." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Employee of the Month (2006) |
"Coolidge knows he's making a slacker comedy, so he makes it as a slacker would: He doesn't try too hard for laughs, just enough to get by." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Enchanted (2007) |
"Adams carries Enchanted's fairy-tale conceit on her tiny shoulders - and on her, it floats as if sprinkled with pixie dust." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Encounters At the End of the World (2007) |
"Antarctica, it turns out, is the perfect setting for Herzog to find the themes that have fascinated him: The mercilessness of nature, and the foolhardiness of humans who would challenge nature." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2004) |
"It's heartwarming, if a bit spooky, to see these rock heroes speaking to us now that they're dead." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Enduring Love (2004) |
"An actor's movie, and the three leads give shatteringly honest performances." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Enigma (2002) |
"An elegant and witty throwback to the days when movie spies walked rain-slicked European cobblestones on the trail of Nazis or Communists." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Enough (2002) |
"The usually reliable director Michael Apted does little to raise the movie's tension or its I.Q. level." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) |
"The case Gibney lays out - of how arrogance, machismo and reckless capitalism drove a company to the top and back down - is compelling, aggravating and fascinating to watch." |
Sean Means |
Splat 0/4 |
Envy (2004) |
"Weisz... has the most thankless role and was apparently instructed to play her like Jennifer Tilly in heat." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
Eragon (2006) |
"What isn't stolen from Star Wars in this adaptation of Christopher Paolini's best-seller was cribbed from The Lord of the Rings." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Errand of Angels (2008) |
"Vuissa's attempts to take Johnson's mission reminiscences and shape them into a full-fledged narrative never take hold." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
"The cluttered direction by Michel Gondry (who made a botch of another Kaufman screenplay, Human Nature) keeps this story from soaring higher than it does." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
Eurotrip (2004) |
"A shameless producer of hate-yourself-in-the-morning laughs." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"God gave us the brains to see through the sort of shallow sermonizing that Evan Almighty wants to pass off as true faith." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Evelyn (2002) |
"Based on a true story or not, the maudlin tone of Evelyn makes this sugary movie hard to swallow." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Evening (2007) |
"While all of that modern commentary and magical realism may work in Minot's novel, on film it feels extraneous and even silly." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1/4 |
Everybody Wants to Be Italian (2008) |
"If you thought the ethnic stereotyping in My Big Fat Greek Wedding was bad, this charmless romantic comedy will drive you to despair." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Everyone's Hero (2006) |
"The humor is gentle and fun-loving, the messages positive and the colors bright and cheery." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Everything is Illuminated (2005) |
"The big 'reveal,' when the movie turns dramatic, is something of a fizzle - a destination not as interesting as what leads up to it.
" |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Evil (2003) |
" Director Mikael Håfstrom exudes no subtlety and lets the blood flow, at odds with the nonviolent moral message this Oscar-nominated film aims to deliver." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Ex (2007) |
"It's like undercooked lasagna: lots of layers, but the flavors never blend." |
Sean Means |
Splat 2/4 |
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) |
"So determined not to evoke The Exorcist that it backs itself into being the strangest Law & Order episode you ever saw." |
Sean Means |
Splat 0/4 |
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) |
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph -- could they have made a worse movie out of Exorcist: The Beginning?" |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) |
"Either the filmmakers suckered these [pro-Darwinist] participants under false pretenses, or the evolutionists are more open to debate than Stein suggests." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1/4 |
Extreme Ops (2002) |
"Slow, silly and unintentionally hilarious." |
Sean Means |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Eye (2003) |
"Until it loses its head in the final reel, [this] is a cool supernatural thriller that subtly mixes Western style and Eastern mysticism." |
Sean Means |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Eye of the Dolphin (2007) |
"If only the wooden acting moved with the fluidity of the underwater footage, the only bright spot in this clunky drama." |
Sean Means |
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