Tomato 3/4 |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"Hooks you in with its near-inconceivable but sadly realistic premise and tugs you along by the tightened heart strings. Although it devolves into traditional formula, the film still retains intrigue with its impenetrable central character." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
L'Iceberg (2005) |
" If mime is your idea of entertainment, you might have a good time, but others will feel as though they're trapped in an invisible box." |
Phil Villarreal |
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L.A. Confidential (1997) |
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Tomato 4/4 |
L.A. Confidential (1997) |
"In doing away with manners, Hanson's hardboiled detective stories craft a more hard-hitting picture of the time than any filmmaker who worked in the 1950s could have dreamed
" |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 4/4 |
L.A. Story (1991) |
"Perhaps Steve Martin's hair went white because his brain radiates with such boundless invention that all the pigment withered off the follicles." |
Phil Villarreal |
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L.I.E. (2001) |
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La Buche (2000) |
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Tomato 4/4 |
La Dolce Vita (1960) |
"Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" operates on so many levels that it's tough to know where Fellini is coming from or where he's headed, regardless of how many times you've watched his film." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 4/4 |
La Strada (1954) |
"The searing, tearful tell that won Fellini his best Oscar for best foreign film and may be his finest masterpiece." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
Ladder 49 (2004) |
"Other than a brief interlude in which Jack meets his Instant Bride at a grocery store, Ladder 49 follows the same course over and over." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"It takes work to make the two reigning 70-year-old Dames of stage and screen appear dull, and director Charles Dance proves depressingly capable of pulling off the trick." |
Phil Villarreal |
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The Ladies Man (2000) |
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Tomato 3/4 |
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"Maybe the theme is that you should try to score some of that stuff Shyamalan must be smoking." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
Lady Vengeance (2005) |
"Looks may not be able to kill, but boredom can sure do the job." |
Phil Villarreal |
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Ladyhawke (1985) |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
Ladykillers (2004) |
"A comedic tidal wave that gains momentum and mass as it goes along, engulfing contrived story twists and thin characters in an all-out rush." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lagaan (2001) |
"So fascinating, you may not notice how much time has passed when the credits finally roll." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
The Lake House (2006) |
"Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunite for the first time since 1994's "Speed" in a film that should be named "Slow."" |
Phil Villarreal |
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Lake Placid (1999) |
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Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"LaBute stays true to his stage roots" |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"As a huge fan of LaBute's usual work, I'd like to believe he intended Lakeview Terrace as a mockery of dopey conventions and that his heightened sense of irony just floated over my head." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Land Before Time (1988) |
"A very good animated film, but nothe where near intriguing enough to inspire copious sequels." |
Phil Villarreal |
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Lantana (2001) |
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Splat 2/4 |
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) |
"The film was directed by Jan de Bont, who now should be known as F.K. Jan de Bont; the abbreviation standing for Franchise Killer." |
Phil Villarreal |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) |
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Splat 2/5 |
The Last Boy Scout (1991) |
"Tepid action fare, but it signals flashes of things to come from Willis and Wayans." |
Phil Villarreal |
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The Last Castle (2001) |
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The Last Days (1998) |
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Tomato 3.5/4 |
Last Days (2005) |
"Van Sant's design poignantly messes with the viewer's mind" |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Last King of Scotland (2006) |
"Whitaker shifts from jovial teddy bear to maniacal bull in an instant, at once displaying the intimidation and charisma of an evil but undeniably colorful figure." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Kiss (2006) |
"Braff, who is strong and relatable, just as he was in "Garden State," continues to evolve as a leading man." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 4/4 |
Last Man Standing (1996) |
"Wry, cold and confident, Willis squints and blasts his way through the film, a blazing pistol in each hand." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Mimzy (2007) |
"Watching the film, filled with time travel, universe-saving and just-crazy-enough-to-work inventions, took me back to my eighth birthday, watching "Flight of the Navigator" with unfettered wonder." |
Phil Villarreal |
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Last Orders (2002) |
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Last Resort (2001) |
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Tomato 3/4 |
The Last Samurai (2003) |
"It cost $120 million, and every cent of that was needed to overcome the ridiculous concept of a scrawny American riding to battle with the samurai.
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Phil Villarreal |
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The Last September (1999) |
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Tomato 4/4 |
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) |
"Scorsese's film is a work of passion and faith, and admirable for the way it fearlessly explores its themes, disregarding canonical dogma in search of human truth." |
Phil Villarreal |
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The Last Waltz (1978) |
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Splat 2.5/4 |
Laurel Canyon (2003) |
"It's a half-step backward for Cholodenko, whose latest film has none of the tenderness or fresh insight about relationships and sexual ambiguity of High Art." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3/4 |
Lawless Heart (2002) |
"The humor is hit-and-miss, and your laughter ratio will depend on your affinity for subtle, dry British wit." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3/4 |
Laws of Attraction (2004) |
"Though it's not good enough to make you forget the Tracy-Hepburn comedies, it is good enough to make you remember them." |
Phil Villarreal |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Layer Cake (2005) |
"Nothing sweet here, and a stale crumpet and bad tea don't sound so bad right about now, because anything tastes better than a mouthful of hot lead." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) |
"Don't expect anything more substantial than grape soda." |
Phil Villarreal |
Splat 2/4 |
League of Ordinary Gentlemen (2005) |
"Closer to a rah-rah public-relations video than a curtain-yanking investigative piece." |
Phil Villarreal |
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Left Behind - The Movie (2001) |
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Legally Blonde (2001) |
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Splat 1.5/4 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003) |
"In the first film, Witherspoon played innocent, naive and charming on the way to becoming America’s newest sweetheart. This time, she just plays stupid." |
Phil Villarreal |
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The Legend of 1900 (1998) |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance (1999) |
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