Tomato 3/4 |
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"An old-school thriller just as heavy on intellect and thought-provoking ideas as it is on chase sequences and shootouts." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"A lazy, juvenile, starkly unfunny and consistently unrelatable family film." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Daddy Day Care (2003) |
"By the very nature that it is more appealing than a lobotomy, Daddy Day Care is a superior [Eddie] Murphy venture." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dan in Real Life (2007) |
"Comfortable and enjoyable in an unpushy sort of way." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Dance Flick (2009) |
"So is Dance Flick worth recommending? Not for everyone, or for many. But there is an exuberance in the direction, and a certain not-easily-offended audience who will eat it up. You know who you are." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dancer, Texas (1998) |
"By no means an earth-shattering, important film, but it is quiet and entertaining." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) |
"As jaggedly formed as [it is] around the edges, the focal point in each of these characters' lives remain crystal clear and solidly effective." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Daredevil (2003) |
"[Colin] Farrell may only have about fifteen minutes of screen time, but he is easily the star of the movie, creating one of the best screen villains in quite some time." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) |
"The Darjeeling Limited is a pleasant trifle, and that's it. Individual moments shine but they do not make a satisfying whole." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Dark Blue (2003) |
"Effectively gritty when need be, but for most of its running time meanders as it tries to find its central story arc." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Nihilistic, imaginative and emotionally gratifying, The Dark Knight is in many ways a groundbreaking triumph, and perhaps the best superhero film to date." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Dark Ride (2006) |
"When Dark Ride goes for the throat, it has some fun. The rest of the time it's rather insulting." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Dark Water (2005) |
"Dark Water proves that the horrors of the human condition are just as frightening, if not more so, than all things that go drip in the night." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Darkness (2003) |
"So dimly lit and its plot so threadbare that the viewing experience is not much more gratifying than sitting in a pitch-black room for 95 minutes." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Darkness Falls (2003) |
"As amateurish as first-time director Jonathan Liebesman is with handling his performers and their roles, he is a clear technical expert, heightening a distinguishable, foreboding atmosphere while delivering thrills and chills at a clip rate." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Date Movie (2006) |
"Poor Alyson Hannigan somehow retains her dignity throughout, even in the face of ridicule and material that couldn't have seemed good on the page, let alone during shooting." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dawn of the Dead (2004) |
"Dawn of the Dead is creepy, smart, classy moviemaking. The film takes no prisoners in its sole goal to scare you silly." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) |
"Content to parade out an endless, ever-wearying line of cliches, ludicrous plotting and dialogue, and paper-thin stock characters whom the viewer forms no relationship with." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
De-Lovely (2004) |
"This is some of [Kline and Judd's] most astonishing respective work in memory. De-Lovely is unremittingly romantic." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dead Silence (2007) |
"Hidden from critics for a reason." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Dead Snow (2009) |
"Norwegian zombie film is pretty standard, by-the-numbers fare, so generic it might as well have been shot by a soulless Hollywood studio." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Death Race (2008) |
"Low-rent, boring, brazenly mindless garbage." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Death Sentence (2007) |
"As entertainment, the film is equally unpleasant and captivating. As a more serious drama, it alternates between heartbreaking and heavy-handed." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Death to Smoochy (2002) |
"Its downfalls are evened out by a creativity all too rarely seen at the movies." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) |
"A mind-bending supernatural horror film with more promise than it delivers." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
December Boys (2007) |
"An absorbing, gentle slice-of-life, light on plot but heavy on smaller moments of keen human interaction and observation." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Deception (2008) |
"Can a movie title be so unthinkably bad that it single-handedly ruins the viewing experience? As it turns out, yes." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Deck the Halls (2006) |
"A one-part mean-spirited, one-part saccharine, all-parts forgettable piece of fluff." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Deep Blue Sea (1999) |
"Go in expecting a masterpiece of modern cinema, and you are surely setting yourself up for a disappointment. But go in expecting to be genuinely entertained, and you'll have yourself a rollicking time." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) |
"A respectable family drama, but is all the more disappointing since it is obvious that it could have been so much more." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Definitely, Maybe (2008) |
"It's all been done before, and better. Furthermore, the nearly two full hours it takes to reach its foregone conclusion begins to pry on one's nerves." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Deja Vu (2006) |
"When so many movies are predictable cookie-cutter affairs, it makes one appreciate the flawed Déjà Vu for the risks it takes and the heady imagination it implores." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Deliver Us From Eva (2003) |
"Runs smoothly and likably until a maddeningly dumbed-down and cloying finale that sinks the entire film." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Departed (2006) |
"A pulpy, operatic, rousingly good crime thriller." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Derailed (2005) |
"Anyone with even a passing knowledge of the genre who is paying attention will be able to guess almost from the start where things are headed." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Descent (2006) |
"Becomes so enthralling and intense that perspective viewers shouldn't be surprised if they forget to breathe for minutes at a time." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Detroit Rock City (1999) |
"A nice, respective try, but Detroit Rock City just misses the mark." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) |
"There are some big laughs to be had, but just as many fumbles. Deuce would have been better off staying stateside and talking to his late wife's artificial leg." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) |
"It is simply a very funny comedy—no more, no less—and sometimes, that is enough." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Deuces Wild (2002) |
"At best, Deuces Wild is adequate direct-to-video fare. At worst, it's a horrifically bad theatrical release." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) |
"The year's shrewdest comedy thus far." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Devil's Rejects (2005) |
"The Devil's Rejects is meanspirited, graphic, and bubbling over in ultra-realistic viscera, but it isn't without sociological merit." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Dick (1999) |
"A sly, extremely potent political satire, aided by a first-rate cast that hungrily dig into their respective roles with a vengeance." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) |
"While most of the physical comedy is lazy and predictable...what surrounds it is a surprisingly charming diversion with a rather clever premise." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) |
"It doesn't pretend to be an awards contender, and yet, oddly enough this year, it's far more entertaining and astutely written than the majority of recent releases that are." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Die Another Day (2002) |
"The very first movie I have seen in the secret agent series to warrant a recommendation." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
"Suspenseful and rousing and rarely stopping long enough to wear out its welcome. As crowd-pleasing spectacle, Live Free or Die Hard fits the bill." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Dinosaur (2000) |
"A distressingly lifeless concoction." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
A Dirty Shame (2004) |
"For the not-easily-offended, this is certainly one of the most deliriously ballsy comedies to hit screens in years." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 0/4 |
Disaster Movie (2008) |
"As depressing and empty a cinematic experience as any other picture this year or last (or maybe the whole decade). To label it as simply unfunny or vacuous or ugly or boring would be a compliment." |
Dustin Putman |
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