Splat 2/4 |
Take the Lead (2006) |
"Falls smack-dab in the middle of terminal disposability." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Taken (2009) |
"Shows how helming a PG-13-rated movie for adults without compromising the dark subject matter is done." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Taking Lives (2004) |
"Tediously conventional and ho-hum." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"A complete bastardization of everything that was so taut, substantive and memorable in the classic 1974 original." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"Idealistic but not idealized, the film contains a bittersweet quality that suggests without spelling out how truly monumental, meaningful, and one-of-a-kind Woodstock was." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"A curiously lifeless motion picture, its emotional content so stuffy and its tone so understated that it almost becomes a chore to sit through." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) |
"This a stunner of a thriller, both mature in its writing, also by Minghella, and provocative in its inclinations and plot twists." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"Crashes and burns as it tries to garner laughs out of poorly edited and decidedly threadbare material." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tarzan (1999) |
"Everything a quality animated feature should be: intelligent, accessible to both kids and adults, and most important, genuinely fun." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Taxi (2004) |
"A spiffy-looking ride on a road to nowhere." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Taxidermia (2009) |
"Nothing if not an intriguing failure. One does not care about what happens so much as one grows increasingly alarmed at where director Gyorgy Palfi will take his film next." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) |
"If the movie is never necessarily boring, it also is rarely interesting." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Team America: World Police (2004) |
"There are some hearty laughs to be had, but they don't come frequently enough." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Tears of the Sun (2003) |
"One part unconvincing, jingoistic war picture and one part melodramatic, preachy hogwash." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993) |
"Simply not enough substance left for the film to be particularly worthwhile." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Telling You (1998) |
"Capsule Review." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006) |
"The first ten minutes are brilliant and then, for the most part, the fun (and music) screech to a halt." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Terminal (2004) |
"Starts off with a quirkily original premise before completely derailing in shallow subplots that go nowhere and a loathsome conclusion that wants, but fails, to be uplifting." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"The emotional element takes a backseat to the special effects, but Terminator Salvation is pulpy and fun as a rousing summer diversion, and more than respectable for being the fourth part in a twenty-five-year-old series." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) |
"A cutthroat, unendingly bleak masterpiece of horror cinema." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
"This updated version strikes a glaringly inferior note from beginning to end...However, judging it on its own merits exposes it to be a pretty good, stylishly crafted slasher flick." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) |
"A ripe and wicked horror-comedy, as black as pitch and every bit as violent as naysayers mistakenly accused the first film of being." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) |
"A top-notch grindhouse flick perfect for the Halloween season. It's also the best this series has seen in twenty years." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) |
"Actually a fairly serviceable slasher flick up until a head-scratching last fifteen minutes that introduces and then fails to explain a series of plainly stupid plot twists." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1/4 |
Texas Rangers (2001) |
"It is easy to see why it took Texas Rangers so long to reach multiplexes. More perplexing is how it got there at all." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"The film works, sometimes brilliantly, at seriously exposing the flaws and hypocrisy within American government and business." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Clone Wars (2008) |
"George Lucas' desire to suck a few more dollars out of the consumers' pockets has led to a roaring creative misstep." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"This is one production that could have used a few more rewrites, if not a total reworking of a plot handled with more gusto over five decades ago." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Polar Express (2004) |
"An endlessly magical experience. One couldn't ask for a movie more pure and genuine. In a single word, The Polar Express is a masterpiece." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Signal (2007) |
"An inspired low-budget horror item with a rough and tumble guerilla filmmaking flair. What it lacks is a steady focal point to rattle the viewer's interest and emotions for an hour and a half." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Them (2007) |
"A well-crafted jack-in-the-box toy that is more frightening in its ratcheted apprehension of what is to come than in the ultimate outcome." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
There Will Be Blood (2007) |
"If Day-Lewis' Oscar-bound turn is one of the strongest of the year, it only calls more attention to the weaknesses around him." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
They (2002) |
"If a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb, then They works spectacularly well...A shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Thin Red Line (1998) |
"An amazing triumph that proves what a master Terrence Malick is at his craft." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) |
"Light on plot, which wouldn't be a problem if the mildly rote characters held more depth than they do." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Thirteen (2003) |
"An uncompromising and beautifully told slice-of-life about the human condition of transitioning from a child to an adult...Evan Rachel Wood delivers one of the most courageous and emotionally raw performances in years." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2002) |
"Captures the resourcefulness and fragility of human nature with a consistently sharp eye that proves truly mesmerizing." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) |
"While there are intermittent scares and suspense to be had, the seemingly rushed screenplay, overly schmaltzy climax, and too-short running time bogs the final product down." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
This Christmas (2007) |
"Would be right at home as a movie made for television. As a feature film, it is a forgettable, humdrum sapfest." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999) |
"When a film's story stops dead in its tracks simply to show somebody nude for no apparent reason, you basically can sense that you're in for the long haul." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Three Kings (1999) |
"Although imperfect, Three Kings has enough vigor and intelligence to satisfy both audiences that prefer action, and those that enjoy more thought-provoking fare." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Three to Tango (1999) |
"Like a loaf of stale bread. From afar, it may look fresh and mildly engaging, but get closer, and its appeal sours." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
Thunderbirds (2004) |
"Sloppy, boring, dumbed-down and heinous. By the end, you may find yourself experiencing a fantasy of finding all the copies of the picture and burning the negatives." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) |
"The season's first unadulterated disappointment." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Time Machine (2002) |
"Isn't a complete home run, but...is that rare special effects-laden feature that actually uses its brain and has something worthwhile to say." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"Is The Time Traveler's Wife terrible? Not really. Striving for meaning as it revolves around the process of life, the film remains perilously thin and unenlightening." |
Dustin Putman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Timecrimes (2008) |
"This genre-jumping, expertly designed thriller is a craftily satisfying and wholly absorbing experience." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Timeline (2003) |
"Trying to make sense of it and still stay involved through the duration of its 116 minutes is about as meaningless and unrewarding as...well, Timeline itself." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat 2/4 |
Titan A.E. (2000) |
"An ambitious animated film that at least attempts to aim for something different, but is impaired by its hackneyed plot." |
Dustin Putman |
Splat .5/4 |
TMNT (2007) |
"Strictly generic junk that could very well deaden the brain cells of children everywhere." |
Dustin Putman |
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