Tomato 3/4 |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"As faithful as any 21st-century effort has come to matching the look and feel of a 1970's "backwoods" splatter flick...I smell a cult following in the making." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Cadillac Records (2008) |
"Alas, terrific tunes can only carry a motion picture so far, and the material in between them is scattershot at best." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Camp (2003) |
"Something a good deal more remarkable than it otherwise might have been without the music...Well-intentioned, full of amiable energy, and exceedingly entertaining with each passing minute." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
"Anyone up on current events and at least passingly familiar with the history of the U.S. will learn few new insights. What they will learn is that they have seen this all before, and done better, by a director who seems to be going through the paces." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Capote (2005) |
"For those audience members who have read In Cold Blood or seen the 1967 film of the same name, Capote will make for a fascinating, enriching companion piece." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) |
"A romance without passion, urgency, depth, or even a slight modicum of believability...easily one of the worst films of 2001." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Captivity (2007) |
"Some inventive individual moments aside, Captivity is off-puttingly derivative and clumsily written." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Carnival of Souls (1962) |
"A nightmarish puzzle. It's aged very well." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Cars (2006) |
"Absorbing, charming, and even touching." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Casa de los Babys (2003) |
"Casa de los Babys has a grander scope than Sayles was either able to afford or invest enough time in developing." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"Craig is the best thing about Casino Royale, which for all of its positive steps in the right direction could still use some more dusting off." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"Cassandra's Dream is like a dream, all right—a bad one, made by an aging filmmaker who, sadly, simply doesn't have the same magic he once did." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
Cast Away (2000) |
"A cinematic triumph, a motion picture so rich with honest emotions and ideas that it comes as a relative surprise that this is a big-budget, star vehicle." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Catch and Release (2007) |
"Neither here nor there, neither offensively bad nor anything special, Catch and Release inspires little more than a shrug." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"A terrifically engaging film with a plot that would be utterly ludicrous if not based on fact." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
"Falls into the trap of so many other family pictures by alternately pandering and condescending to its pint-sized target audience." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"A surprisingly ill-advised misfire that surely won't be garnering many devoted fans above the age of single-digits." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Catwoman (2004) |
"Overtly bad (and unintentionally funny) enough to become a camp classic." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 0/4 |
The Cave (2005) |
"A turd held up to the flickering bulb of the projector would be a marked improvement." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Celebration (1998) |
"Watching the picture, it felt more like a cerebral experience, than a normal film." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Celebrity (1998) |
"A winning and often hilarious comedy that delves into the lives of the rich, the famous and the struggling." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Cell (2000) |
"A disturbing, evocative journey into the human mind, the film recalls your spookiest dreams, most forbidden fantasies, and darkest past memories, strung together in an unforgettably bold visual palette." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Cellular (2004) |
"A taut, crowd-pleasing thriller in which the improbable, if canny, premise is overlooked in exchange for what is an exceedingly fun ride." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Center Stage (2000) |
"An often remarkably exhilarating and surprisingly insightful dance drama, perhaps the most impressionable and well-made in its genre since 1987's Dirty Dancing." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Changeling (2008) |
"A gripping true story, stranger than fiction." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"A provocative study of the human condition...handled in a fully challenging way that never once talks down to the viewer." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"Good enough to stand on its own, but the film doesn't even begin to hold a candle next to 1971's version." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"A non-flashy but uncommonly savvy film about teenage life that one can only hope finds its rightful audience." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"A forgettable and too-glossy piffle posing ridiculously as Oscar bait, Charlie Wilson's War tells a true story that warrants more respect than this lifeless, frivolous drudge of a final product." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"A highly entertaining, funny, exciting, no-holds-barred, bubblegum triumph of the way to make a great action-comedy, as well as a rambunctious female empowerment fantasy." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a great time at the movies, to be sure, but it stands in the shadow of [a predecessor] that was more original, more satisfying, and somehow more complete." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"This story could be used as a wonderful learning tool for children dealing with loss." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Chasing Liberty (2004) |
"Sparks of interest are few and far between and the only thing worth looking at is the pretty European scenery." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) |
"Syrupy, dumb, and desperately unfunny...Cheaper by the Dozen is the worst family film of the year, a sub-sitcom-level failure as abhorrent as it is half-baked." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005) |
"Shallow, meandering, predictable, padded, and jam-packed with one unfunny, hoarily conceived slapstick bit or pratfall after the next." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Cherry Falls (2000) |
"Stylish, suspenseful, and unusually intelligent for a genre movie, Cherry Falls is an excellent example of how to make a horror movie right." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Chicago (2002) |
"Takes off with one mesmerizing song after the next, interspersed between exposition sequences that are mere filler for the main attraction." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Chicken Little (2005) |
"Kids will be delighted by the cute-as-a-button protagonist and a comedy/sci-fi plot that offers some pint-sized thrills without ever getting too scary." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Chicken Run (2000) |
"It may also even have the power to make you think twice the next time you run through the drive-thru at your local KFC." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Child's Play (1988) |
"With humor taking a backseat to good, old-fashioned suspense, Child's Play is an impressive horror highlight of the late-'80s film scene." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Child's Play 2 (1991) |
"The mystique might have faded, but the psychopathic Chucky is still an apt threat." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Child's Play 3 (1991) |
"A faded memory of the series' superior former self." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
Children of Men (2006) |
"A consistently tense, demanding and altogether exhilarating experience, an instant new classic of the sci-fi genre." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Chill Factor (1999) |
"Been there, done that." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Choke (2008) |
"A peculiar black comedy without a detectable point." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Christmas Tale (2008) |
"A Christmas Tale is beautifully acted by all. The bigger dramatic moments in the film are believable, but the occasional fights and arguments cannot hold a candle to the quieter moments of truth permeating out of the scenes." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) |
"A vile, morally repugnant lump of coal. One of the worst, most disingenuous Christmas movies in memory." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) |
"What once felt both magical and foreboding now seems rather dreary and perfunctory." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
"A grandly successful fantasy. Practically flawless casting, bewitching storytelling and impressive visual effects bring the beautiful, troubled land of Narnia to life." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"A thankless visual spectacle, marvelous to look at but woefully empty where its heart should be." |
Dustin Putman |
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