Splat 1/5 |
Candyman 3 - Day of the Dead (1998) |
"Please. Stop. We're begging." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.5/4.0 |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"Daniel Craig... with subtle expression and few words... [unveils] a sophisticated, intellectual, athletic, and yet (dare I use the word?) vulnerable James Bond." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"By the end of the film, you'll understand why Tom Hanks needed to play the cop and the steps toward acting maturity Leonardo DiCaprio has already managed to take." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 1.0/4.0 |
Catwoman (2004) |
"Watching claws being scraped against a chalkboard apparently isn’t any more enjoyable than listening to it." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.0/4.0 |
Cellular (2004) |
"... pure guilty-pleasure entertainment... a one-gimmick pony that amazingly holds your attention for ninety minutes..." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"A combination of "Falling Down" and "The Game" but without Michael Douglas; is there a down side to this?" |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"Bigger, louder, and more gratuitous (because 'naked-er' isn't a word)." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4.0 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) |
"Neither as clever as Harry Potter nor as epic as Lord of the Rings, but for the children's story it is, Narnia works." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3/4 |
Chronicles of Riddick (2004) |
"In Pitch Black (Vin Diesel) made Riddick his own; in Chronicles, nothing has changed but the budget." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.5/4.0 |
Clerks II (2006) |
"(Kevin Smith) Fans young, old, and ten thousand strong on MySpace (yes, they're listed after the credits) will get every penny's worth..." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4.0 |
Click (2006) |
"Good, but this was much better when it was called Scrooged." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.0/4.0 |
Closer (2004) |
"... a refreshing backlash against the typical romantic comedy... intentionally devoid of Hollywood happiness..." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.0/4.0 |
Cloverfield (2008) |
"If you're looking for a crowded popcorn film experience at the movies without any kind of intellectual or emotional investment, it's a wonderful ride." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 2/5 |
Cocktail (1988) |
"Shaky, not stirring." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Cold Mountain (2003) |
"In spite of an entire film's worth of good intentions, you'll either love it or hate it based on the ending alone." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 4.0/4.0 |
Collateral (2004) |
"While Cruise was clearly the draw, it is an unexpected Foxx that carries the film; Denzel Washington now has a reason to watch his Oscar-winning back." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Collateral Damage (2002) |
"All in all, "Collateral Damage" is entertaining in all the ways a Schwarzenegger film is expected to: bad guys do him dirty, Arnold's character vows revenge, lots of things blow up, and the bad guys get theirs... a more intense actor would have carried it" |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4.0 |
The Collector (2009) |
"Saw meets The Strangers as introduced by Rube Goldberg. Oh, and there's spiders." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 1.5/4.0 |
The Condemned (2007) |
"If you're going to promise audiences a death match, pony up a real budget instead of padding your plot to make us feel guilty for watching it." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 2/4 |
Confidence (2003) |
"This isn't the worst film of its kind, but it isn't the best either. "Confidence" is only Hollywood's most recent attempt at a cookie-cutter sting/heist film... If you want something other than junk food, go rent "Diggstown" again." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.0/4.0 |
Constantine (2005) |
"Where The Exorcist, The Prophecy, and ... Dogma have all ventured, Constantine gives the middle finger and delves into darker territory." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.0/4 |
The Cooler (2003) |
"If you enjoy watching realistic people realistically reacting to a slightly-supernatural situation set among the lights of Las Vegas... roll the dice on 'The Cooler.'" |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Splat 2/5 |
Cops & Robbersons (1994) |
"The beginning of the end for Chevy Chase." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3.5/4.0 |
Coraline (2009) |
"A comfortably creepy yet modernized Grimm fairy tale in the time-honored tradition of "be careful what you wish for."" |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) |
"... in a marketplace littered with films that studios have unloaded to make a buck or two... "The Count of Monte Cristo" stands out like a treasure chest half-buried in the sand." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Craft (1996) |
"Supernatural fun with attitude." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Crimson Tide (1995) |
"If this film is based on real events, we're all doomed." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Crop Circles: Quest for Truth (2002) |
"The people interviewed in this film... share one common value: they want to believe. From farm owners to biophysicists, many have dedicated themselves to continue beyond the obvious... Fox Mulder would have been proud." |
Kevin A. Ranson |
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