Splat 2/4 |
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) |
"Babe: Pig in the City is mostly a joyless sequel to the joyful original." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Babel (2006) |
"Thought-provoking long after its haunting final frame, Babel is a weighty and complex spellbinder." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Baby Boy (2001) |
"Baby Boy is not a great movie, and lacks the overall realism and intensity of Boyz N the Hood, but it is a good one." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Baby Geniuses (1999) |
"By the time the tiresome, surprisingly violent climax began, the last nail had already been hammered in this unfortunate film's coffin." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"There are a handful of solid laughs, but there are more than a few duds in the mix. One suspects that had Tina Fey penned the film herself, it wouldn't have been half as conventional and plodding." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"Whether the fault lies with a script crying out for further drafts before shooting, or a cheap studio shutting off its director's creativity in order to save a buck, the dubious result remains the same. Babylon A.D. is a mess." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Bachelor (1999) |
"Resembles a direct-to-video movie at almost every ill-advised turn because of its overall air of moronic silliness." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Back to the Beach (1987) |
""Back to the Beach" is, by no means, a deep and thought-provoking motion picture, [but] when you're dealing with Frankie and Annette, what more could you ask for?" |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Bad Boys II (2003) |
"Every last bone in its body is hateful, offensive, and sickening." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Bad Company (2002) |
"Its generic premise and low-scale action sequences prove to be a mostly forgettable affair." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bad News Bears (2005) |
"Delights in its unashamed vulgarity and spiritedly laugh-inducing wickedness." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bad Santa (2003) |
"The kind of rare perverse treat that John Waters would undoubtedly go crazy for...Billy Bob Thornton is genuinely perfect." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Baghead (2008) |
"Alternately hilarious, subtly sinister, and finally poignant, Baghead is not quite like any other film in memory." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bait (2000) |
"While never an inherently terrible movie, Bait digs itself a deep grave early on, simply by its own sheer mediocrity in every aspect." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
"Horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"Balls of Fury is precisely the kind of dud that gives a bad name to films opening over the lazy Labor Day weekend." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bandits (2001) |
"Takes a conventional setup and gives the characters and performances so much life that they prove to be anything but commonplace." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bandslam (2009) |
"Exceptionally entertaining, but also keenly knowledgeable about music and the history and reverence behind it. Bandslam is more unadulterated fun than it has any right to be." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Banger Sisters (2002) |
"Worth seeing for [Goldie] Hawn alone, and this is, by far, the juiciest role she has been blessed with in ages." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"Pretty junky stuff, but it is notable for one oddball thing: the end credits attribute someone as 'Personal Chef of Nicolas Cage' and someone else as 'Assistant to Personal Chef of Nicolas Cage'. Yikes." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Worth a recommendation for adult audiences in search of something that won't insult their intelligence. Granted, The Bank Job won't enhance anyone's IQ, either, but sometimes a pulpy slice of crime thriller theatrics is all you need." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Barbershop (2002) |
"Offers 102 minutes of breezy, occasionally very funny entertainment." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) |
"Successful only in sullying the memory of a superior movie that didn't warrant a sequel, particularly one so glaringly lacking in imagination and purpose." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
Basic (2003) |
"The film seemingly exists for only one solid reason: to cruelly play with, and jerk the chain of, every audience member foolish enough to be swindled into a theater showing this pompous joke." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) |
"A cause for temporary erectile dysfunction." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"Batman Begins is involving and skillful, more so as a drama than as an action film." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Bats (1999) |
"Low-rent horror garbage, and one of those rare theatrical outings that actually deserves to be relegated to the junk bin at video stores across the world." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Battle for Terra (2009) |
"Sanctimonious claptrap—a 'can't-we-all-just-get-along' plea wrapped in futuristic warfare, dirty dishwater animation, and dreary plotting." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 0/4 |
Battlefield Earth (2000) |
"A disaster of epic proportions!" |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Bay of Blood (1971) |
"Bava displays how ahead of the curve he was in tackling the slasher genre." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Be Cool (2005) |
"Hip, zippy, and oh-so-cool." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Be Kind Rewind (2008) |
"Cute but a little empty, Be Kind Remind boasts an original premise without the clarity of writing and character dimension to back it up." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Beach (2000) |
"Not at all a bad film—simply a misguided one that is ruined by an amateurish screenplay that is missing three important elements: a heart, a brain, and the nerve to be courageous in its storytelling." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Beautiful (2000) |
"An entertaining, if flawed, film all the way up until the disastrous final 5 minutes, which turn up the self-appreciation and cheeseball meters so high that it becomes sickening." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
A Beautiful Mind (2001) |
"A frequently disappointing cut-and-paste job...it fails to find any sort of smooth rhythm or dramatic arc." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Beauty Shop (2005) |
"Although not a chore to sit through, the whole thing seems rather clunkily thought out and offers precious little worth remembering once the end credits have rolled." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Because I Said So (2007) |
"The only good use for Because I Said So would be as a step-by-step handbook on how not to make a romantic comedy." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |
"The sum of its parts could have added up to much more than it does. Then again, let's be thankful for small victories. It could have been Are We There Yet?" |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Bedazzled (2000) |
"A wonderfully original and entertaining comedy—the rarest of breeds." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Bedtime Stories (2008) |
"The film does have some nice moments, but the plot is underdeveloped and overstuffed. Bedtime Stories is not nearly as funny or magical as it could have—and should have—been." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"A snazzy-looking mixed bag. Kids will be diverted, adults will tolerate it, and all involved will be expecting something more imaginative than what Jerry Seinfeld has whittled together." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Beerfest (2006) |
"Juvenile, scattershot, eager-to-please, and laugh-out-loud funny." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Before Sunset (2004) |
"One of the season's must-see efforts. All of the studio-produced, mass-marketed romances out there, take note: this is precisely what a love story should be." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato |
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) |
"A thrilling action picture for anyone who enjoys getting their auditory and visual senses assaulted, and their nerves absolutely wrecked." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2007) |
"An ingenious modern take on the slasher genre. Big fun that mixes well its comic aspirations with gritty, down-and-dirty suspense." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Being John Malkovich (1999) |
"A stunner through-and-through, and can safely stand as one of the very best motion pictures of the season." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Beloved (1998) |
"While watching Beloved, I could easily see one of the best films of the year within, but it ultimately let me down in its penultimate moments." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Benchwarmers (2006) |
"Manages to never be boring even when it is a complete waste of talent, film stock and the audience's time and money." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"Because the picture's technical side is so extraordinary, it is truly saddening to have to write that Beowulf isn't a very good movie. Take away the visuals, and what is left is a talky, subdued, lifeless affair." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Best Man (1999) |
"Aspires to be something more than it actually is." |
Dustin Putman |
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