Tomato A- |
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) |
"A charming, richly entertaining story about a family trying to love and understand each other." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Cabin Fever (2003) |
"'Cabin Fever' is not great as art, but it deserves a place alongside its predecessors in the pantheon of horror flicks." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
Caché (2005) |
"A film about chickens coming home to roost, about arrogant people refusing to accept responsibility for their past sins... Voyeuristic and creepy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Calendar Girls (2003) |
"What's notable is the movie's gently funny, quaint sense of humor, and the endearingly daft performances from the women." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Callas Forever (2004) |
"Nothing more than Zeffirelli's wish-fulfillment, pretending to stage a production of 'Carmen' with Fanny Ardant acting as proxy for his late, great star." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Camp (2003) |
"It doesn't always deserve it, but Camp is one of the most likable films I've seen in a long time." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
El Cantante (2007) |
"To put it bluntly: Why should I care who Hector Lavoe was? El Cantante does nothing to answer that question." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Capote (2005) |
"Hoffman is doing brilliant work here, not just in impersonating the man, but in developing him into a full-fledged character, with subtleties, depth and motivations." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) |
"Sluggish, dull and altogether mediocre." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D- |
Captivity (2007) |
"Courtney Solomon tried to polish the turd by adding some torture scenes, but all he did was make the turd turdier." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A |
Capturing the Friedmans (2003) |
"It is more intriguing than a lot of fiction, and told in a more compelling manner than most film stories." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Caramel (2008) |
"Groundbreaking it is not. But it follows the familiar path cheerfully enough, and it paints a vivid, movie-friendly picture of a woman's life in Lebanon." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
Cargo (2006) |
"A frustrating and unsatisfying mystery, a complete waste of the cool old ship it was shot on." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Cars (2006) |
"Some of the Pixar magic may have been misdirected on this project, but these guys probably couldn't make a bad movie if they wanted to." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Casanova (2005) |
"The whole thing feels too mindlessly cheerful, far too airy to be remembered." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Casino Royale (2006) |
"This is the best James Bond film in at least 17 years, and Daniel Craig might be the best 007 ... ever." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Cassandra's Dream (2008) |
"It's alive with energy and ideas, not to mention good old-fashioned suspense and tragedy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Cassidy Kids (2006) |
"An uneven blend of comedy and intrigue in which the mystery element is ridiculously handled." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Cast Away (2000) |
"Something we've long suspected turns out to be true: You really could put Tom Hanks on a desert island, film it, and wind up with an entertaining movie." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
The Cat's Meow (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Catch a Fire (2006) |
"Both men are ordinary, flawed characters, neither of them grand or outsize enough to warrant biopic treatment." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Catch and Release (2007) |
"The multiple story threads make it a little unfocused from a thematic standpoint, but it's a generally well-executed lark, neither too serious nor too silly for its subject matter." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Catch Me If You Can (2002) |
"DiCaprio more than adequately conveys the kid-in-a-candy-store mentality of a teenager who has stumbled onto a great scheme." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Catch That Kid (2004) |
"Apart from a few serious leaps in logic, the story moves along swiftly and painlessly, and is not needlessly cute or stupid. But that's not much of a recommendation." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Cats & Dogs (2001) |
"An inventive and fanciful children's movie that will more than adequately entertain the kids while amusing adults, too." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D+ |
Catwoman (2004) |
"I've never cared much for cats anyway, but this clinches it. Next time I see one, I'm going to kick it into the river." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D+ |
The Cave (2005) |
"Without 'scary' and 'surprising,' what is The Cave left with? Flying amphibian monsters. Which are great to have in a movie, I'll grant you, but not by themselves." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
The Caveman's Valentine (2001) |
"A satisfying bit of eeriness." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
The Cell (2000) |
"From the first frame to the last, The Cell is a visually striking film, as gorgeous as it is grotesque, at times virtually unwatchable, yet impossible not to watch." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Cellular (2004) |
"If you've seen everything else, and if you're standing outside the theater at 7:10 and there's a showing of Cellular at 7:20, then by all means, go ahead and see it." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
The Center of the World (2001) |
"Turgid and dim." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Center Stage (2000) |
"What Fame would have been if it had been a poorly acted soap opera." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A |
Chain Camera (2001) |
"... a riveting, hopeful and heartbreaking film." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Changing Lanes (2002) |
"That a high-profile movie with big-name actors could inspire such philosophical reflection is impressive." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Chaos (2003) |
"Energetic, darkly funny and engaging from beginning to end." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D- |
Chapter 27 (2008) |
"The film manages to be entirely about Mark David Chapman without saying a single insightful thing about him." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) |
"Burton's fondness for telling darkly comic stories and Depp's knack for playing off-kilter recluses are useful here." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"Smarter, deeper, and funnier than most teen-oriented comedies." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"Eighty percent of Charlie Wilson's War is a dizzyingly satiric and outrageous -- and true -- story." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Charlie's Angels (2000) |
"At last, a movie based on a TV show that actually gets things right." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) |
"The sequel ... is just more of the same, and the novelty has worn off. Once you've gone over the top, the only place to go is down the other side." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Charlotte Gray (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Charlotte's Web (2006) |
"It's a beautiful story, rendered only semi-precious in this earnest but flawed re-creation." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Charly (2002) |
"It is a likable story, told with competence." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Chasing Liberty (2004) |
"Its target audience will probably find it pleasurable. It will certainly tide them over until the next film is released starring Mandy Moore and/or Hilary Duff, whichever." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) |
"It's rare to see a film that is not just squeaky-clean in content, but in its very philosophy. The fact that it's also a funny, warm, entertaining film is almost just icing." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005) |
"I wanted to watch one of the great comic geniuses of the last 50 years make me laugh, and I got stuck watching Steve Martin in a wetsuit being dragged behind a boat. Life's full of disappointments, isn't it?" |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Cherish (2002) |
"A mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make 'Cherish' a very good (but not great) movie." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
Chicago (2002) |
"It's about time a movie gave us a reason to tap our toes again. Here's to the resurgence of a grand Hollywood tradition." |
Eric D. Snider |
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