Tomato B |
S&Man (2006) |
"The film is graphic at times, owing to the inclusion of clips from the movies being discussed, but most of its creepiness comes from its ideas." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
"S.W.A.T.” does little to reinvent the cop movie ... but it works within the conventions of the genre to deliver solid, reliable entertainment." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
S1m0ne (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"It shows the positive side of cinematic weirdness. It's weird in an accessible, amusing way. It's bizarre filmmaking that regular people can enjoy, too." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Sahara (2005) |
"A little inventiveness is one thing, but this movie strains credibility at every turn.
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Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Saint Ralph (2005) |
"I feel guilty criticizing it because it's about a kid running a marathon to save his mom from dying of cancer. CANCER, for crying out loud! What am I supposed to do with that?" |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
Saints And Soldiers |
"It is dramatic, in the most complimentary sense of that word. It engages the emotions and the senses subtly and expertly." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Salton Sea (2002) |
"Marked by an ambitious style and solid performances, but hampered by a story that buries its primary focus until late in the game." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008) |
"First-time writer/director Christopher Zalla achieves a lot of physical and emotional tension with these precarious situations." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
The Santa Clause 2 (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) |
"You play Santa Claus once with enthusiasm, twice with affection, three times for a paycheck." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Saraband (2005) |
"Ullmann and Josephson are old Bergman pros and have evidently learned, over the decades, how to act the roles he assigns them naturally and flawlessly." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"Silverman is everything Margaret Cho used to be (and thinks she still is): socially observant, wickedly funny, and genuinely unafraid of being politically incorrect." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"It is very pretty, and it feigns elegance well, but it is tawdry and shallow." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
The Savages (2007) |
"Smartly written, perfectly delivered dialogue, accompanied by a sunny, hopeful ending." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Save the Last Dance (2001) |
"As one might expect from a film credited as an 'MTV production,' Save the Last Dance is one-half realistic portrayal of youth, and one-half pure cinematic pablum." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Saved! (2004) |
"I can respect a movie that mocks things I believe in if it does it well, but not if it peters out before it's finished." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Saving Face (2005) |
"The story is not unique, but Wu manages to give it enough charming humor to make it fresh and enjoyable." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Saving Grace (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Saving Silverman (2001) |
"Once you accept that it's all for laughs and not grounded in reality, it truly is very funny." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Saw (2004) |
"If Whannell's script doesn't get all the talky parts quite right, he certainly nails the mechanics of telling the story: what to reveal, when to reveal it, and so on." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Saw II (2005) |
"It lacks the sick imagination of the first film, the demented audacity of its twisted scenarios." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Saw III (2006) |
"Is it an enjoyable feel-bad film? I guess. Is 'enjoyable' even the right word?" |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Saw IV (2007) |
"It is impossible to take a movie seriously when the movie obviously doesn't care if you do or not." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
Saw V (2008) |
"As rote and mechanical as one of Jigsaw's traps, though at least Jigsaw's traps are suspenseful and ingenious. The movie is neither of those things." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Saw VI (2009) |
"While the social commentary is as shallow as ever, the film's overall quality is better than the last two installments. That isn't saying much, but it's something." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C- |
Say It Isn't So (2001) |
"Tastelessness is one thing; we've learned to deal with it and even enjoy it at times. Unfunny tastelessness is what's unforgiveable." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Scary Movie (2000) |
"At times uproariously funny, and pretty solid throughout." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D- |
Scary Movie 2 (2001) |
"There are seven writers credited for Scary Movie 2. That's approximately two writers per laugh." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
""74 minutes is just about right for a slappy, goofy film that remembers how funny it is to see people getting hit in the head."" |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B- |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"For slapsticky, loose-limbed, MAD Magazine-style movie satires, you can do no better than the works of director David Zucker." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Schizo (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"A fitfully amusing but overall unsatisfying film." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Whether you take it as an homage or a parody -- that is, whether you take rock 'n roll seriously or not -- it's either way a truly joyful, funny movie." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Schultze Gets the Blues (2005) |
"An uncommonly good-natured and simple film, bearing no malice, holding no agenda, desiring no undue attention." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"Every element of the set design, cinematography, dialogue and sound blurs the line between realism and fantasy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"Surely everyone enjoys seeing a cartoon dog light his own farts on fire as a means of staving off an enemy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D+ |
Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002) |
"Only for young children, if them. Their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Scoop (2006) |
"Is it a classic? Nah. It's light as air. But it's a zippy good time for 90 minutes or so." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
The Score (2001) |
"Once the heist swings into action, every moment is enthralling." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat D |
The Scorpion King (2002) |
"An unbelievably stupid film, though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Scotland, PA (2002) |
"Its clever concept is almost all it has going for it -- and Morrissette seems a little too impressed with himself about the whole thing." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Scratch (2002) |
"There's plenty of footage here of some of the world's best DJs at work, and it's impressive, even for someone uninterested in the genre." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
Scream 3 (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Screaming Men (2003) |
"It's not revolutionary or extraordinary. The choir is just a bunch of silly men doing silly things, and the documentary captures that with appropriate energy." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B |
Screen Door Jesus (2005) |
"An overlooked and ignored gem." |
Eric D. Snider |
Splat C+ |
Screwed (2000) |
"There are also too many examples of being weird just for the sake of being weird." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
The Sea (2003) |
"'The Sea' is only a step above a TV soap opera. But it is a step, and we're able to feel genuine compassion for some of the characters, while reveling in the greed and stupidity of the others." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato A- |
The Sea Inside (2004) |
"Javier Bardem is the soul of the movie." |
Eric D. Snider |
Tomato B+ |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
"It has the fine performances and dramatic heft of a late-fall picture, but drops the self-importance and plays up the feel-goodness the way the best summer crowd-pleasers do." |
Eric D. Snider |
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