|
Average Score |
Review
Count |
|
Film Title |
Critics |
Readers |
Positive |
Negative |
Mixed |
The Gist |
The Best of Youth |
5 |
3.79 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
leaves
you drained, moved, and overwhelmed. |
End of the Century: The
Story of the Ramones |
5 |
3.86 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
delves
deeply into the band's internal strife. |
Good Night, and Good Luck |
5 |
2.96 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
elegant
and stirring … |
My Summer of Love |
5 |
3.37 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
immensely
satisfying … |
Duma |
5 |
4.19 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
an
astonishing film … |
Going Upriver: The Long
War of John Kerry |
5 |
2.76 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
vivid,
impressive, scrupulously researched |
The Land of the Dead |
5 |
3.91 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Romero's
masterpiece. |
Grizzly Man |
5 |
3.71 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
one
of the best nature films ever made … |
Wallace & Gromit:
Curse of the Were-Rabbit |
5 |
4.38 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
a
whimsical success of a very high order … |
Capote |
5 |
4.02 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Viciously
good. |
Collateral |
4.83 |
4.45 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
taut,
terrific, realistic |
A League of Ordinary
Gentlemen |
4.79 |
2.47 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
captivating
… |
House of Flying Daggers |
4.79 |
4.37 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
an
astonishing work of cinematic beauty |
Enron: The Smartest Guys
in the Room |
4.79 |
3.5 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
deeply
straightforward yet beautifully crafted … |
Dig! |
4.75 |
2.94 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
terrific |
The Constant Gardener |
4.75 |
3.84 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
This
is one of the year's best films. |
Shaun of the Dead |
4.67 |
4.32 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
a
gleefully gory, pitch-perfect parody |
Million Dollar Baby |
4.67 |
4.28 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
may be the best American film of 2004. |
The Incredibles |
4.67 |
4.58 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
dazzlingly
beautiful, funny, and meaningful |
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior |
4.58 |
4.61 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
possibly
the best martial arts movie ever. |
Born Into Brothels |
4.58 |
3.56 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
an
inspirational work that still keeps its head on its shoulders. |
Look at Me |
4.58 |
2.86 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
consistently
amusing if featherweight |
Garden State |
4.58 |
4.66 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
small,
smart, off-kilter comedy |
Infernal Affairs |
4.58 |
4.7 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
A
high-concept, riveting police drama |
Mean Creek |
4.58 |
4.1 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
as
involving as it is disturbing. |
Mysterious Skin |
4.58 |
3.59 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
its
eroticism has a surprisingly bracing effect. |
Deep Blue |
4.5 |
2.71 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
breathtaking
… |
Separate Lies |
4.5 |
3.28 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
As
the couple in distress, Wilkinson and Watson are pitch perfect. |
2046 |
4.5 |
3.65 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
a
sweaty, teeming, hot-to-the-touch life-swarm of a movie. |
The Edukators |
4.5 |
3.57 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
boasts
intelligent wit … |
Howl's Moving Castle |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
joyful,
serene … |
Hero |
4.5 |
4.03 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
dazzling
and spiritually profound. |
Murderball |
4.5 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
the
filmmaking is as strong as the subject matter … |
Friday Night Lights |
4.5 |
4.22 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
beautifully
executed |
The Memory of a Killer |
4.5 |
4.28 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
gripping,
stylishly lensed thriller … |
The Aristocrats |
4.5 |
3.57 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
vulgar
and vile … might be the funniest movie you'll ever see. |
Everything Is Illuminated |
4.5 |
4.17 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Schreiber's
heartfelt project earns points for disciplined ambition. |
Saraband |
4.5 |
2.76 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
unbendingly
severe. |
Me and You and Everyone
We Know |
4.5 |
3.27 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
hilarious
and heartfelt … |
A History of Violence |
4.5 |
3.42 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Tense
and atmospheric … |
Junebug |
4.5 |
3.85 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
beautifully
acted comedy … |
Millions |
4.38 |
3.79 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
an honest tearjerker. |
Sideways |
4.38 |
3.76 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
refreshing,
unpretentious and genuinely affecting. |
Kinsey |
4.33 |
3.54 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
one
of the year's most satisfying films |
The Manchurian Candidate |
4.33 |
3.59 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
may
just be the greatest remake ever remade. |
Ray |
4.33 |
4.55 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
succeeds
more often than it doesn't |
Kung Fu Hustle |
4.33 |
4.41 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
dumb fun this smart is a gift. |
Guerrilla: The Taking of
Patty Hearst |
4.29 |
2.69 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
incredibly
compelling, yet ethically nonchalant |
Serenity |
4.25 |
4.66 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
never
takes itself too seriously. |
Corpse Bride |
4.25 |
4.24 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
The
Oscar for this year's Best Animated Feature Film belongs right here … |
Red Eye |
4.25 |
4.11 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
white-knuckle
fun … |
The Aviator |
4.17 |
3.64 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
enormously
entertaining |
The Bourne Supremacy |
4.17 |
4.29 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
the
most fun you'll have in theaters this summer. |
Downfall |
4.17 |
4.28 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
meticulous,
spellbinding, provocative |
Bad Education |
4.17 |
3.58 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
may
be the best film of the year. |
The Yes Men |
4.17 |
3.16 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
an
uproarious and appalling piece of consciousness-raising. |
Thumbsucker |
4.17 |
3.64 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Pucci
is an actor to watch … |
The Holy Girl |
4.17 |
2.1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
Unforgettable. |
Crash |
4.17 |
4.4 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
Alive
with bracing human drama and blistering wit … |
Sex Is Comedy |
4.17 |
2.6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
perversely
enjoyable |
The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants |
4.17 |
4.11 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
grounded
(and satisfying) … |
Oldboy |
4.17 |
4.53 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
dark, twisted and intelligent |
Schultze Gets the Blues |
4.17 |
3.05 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
a
movie of immense charm |
The Bad News Bears |
4 |
3.73 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
swell,
fair-ball remake … |
War of the Worlds |
4 |
3.75 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
the
ride is extraordinary. |
The Spongebob Squarepants
Movie |
4 |
3.91 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
often
clever and very funny |
Après Vous |
4 |
2.78 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Suicidal
depression has rarely looked so amusing. |
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory |
4 |
4.04 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Entertaining
and fabulously imaginative … |
The Prize Winner of
Defiance, Ohio |
4 |
3.56 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
shameless
Eisenhower-era corn. |
Occupation: Dreamland |
4 |
4.09 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
a
sympathetic look at the average Joe doing duty in hell … |
5 x 2 |
4 |
2.51 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
deceptively
placid and subtly unpredictable … |
Rize |
4 |
3.82 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
There's
no way to take your eyes off it. |
The Beat That My Heart
Skipped |
4 |
3.06 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
a
dizzy, gratifying experience … |
Hellbent |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
this
queer-slanted slasher flick is actually pretty good. |
Hotel Rwanda |
4 |
4.54 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
a
film of rare courage and imperishable heart. |
Sky Captain and the World
of Tomorrow |
4 |
3.33 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
As
an imaginative visual experience, there's nothing like it. |
Broken Flowers |
4 |
2.85 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Broken
Flowers blossoms … |
Finding Neverland |
4 |
4.48 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
glorious
entertainment. |
The Squid and the Whale |
4 |
3.55 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
Tender,
cruel, and very funny … |
Cronicas |
4 |
3.72 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
starts
out bracingly but gradually loses focus. |
March of the Penguins |
4 |
3.93 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
sometimes
harrowing, sometimes hokey, sometimes heartwarming … |
Dear Frankie |
3.96 |
4.45 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
will break your heart many times over. |
Mad Hot Ballroom |
3.96 |
3.88 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
tenuous
triumph. |
Being Julia |
3.96 |
3.46 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
tart,
observant |
Aliens of the Deep |
3.96 |
3.22 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
visually
enthralling |
Inside Deep Throat |
3.96 |
2.93 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
wickedly
probing |
3-Iron |
3.96 |
3.24 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
Directed in an
unexaggerated but precise way |
Lightning in a Bottle |
3.89 |
2.73 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
wobbles
and weaves as often as it soars. |
A Very Long Engagement |
3.85 |
4.02 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
magnificently
crafted |
Closer |
3.85 |
3.28 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
finds
Nichols returning to his roots without having lost his sardonic edge. |
Coach Carter |
3.83 |
4.44 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
When
Carter works, it's because of Jackson. |
Mondovino |
3.75 |
2.34 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
eloquent
and profound |
Gunner Palace |
3.75 |
3.99 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
fascinating,
if not entirely satisfying |
Layer Cake |
3.75 |
3.89 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
it's
like a Guy Ritchie movie with a brain. |
In Her Shoes |
3.75 |
3.8 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
while
it's well-acted on most counts, it's also as plodding as it is obvious. |
Heights |
3.75 |
3.46 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
marbled
with wit and heartache. |
Vera Drake |
3.75 |
3.38 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
Leigh's
best work in a decade. |
The 40-Year-Old Virgin |
3.75 |
4.24 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
unconscionably
funny sex farce … |
Sky High |
3.75 |
3.89 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
Smartly
written and sprightly played … |
Sueño |
3.75 |
3.84 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
the
production numbers fall completely flat … |
The Motorcycle Diaries |
3.75 |
4.46 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
subtle,
funny and touching. |
Pooh's Heffalump Movie |
3.67 |
3.13 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
harmless |
Team America: World
Police |
3.67 |
4.28 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
ingeniously
designed and executed |
Robots |
3.67 |
3.77 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
zippy,
enjoyable … |
Silver City |
3.54 |
3.29 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
impeccably
crafted and beautifully acted |
Bright Young Things |
3.54 |
2.06 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
breezy
and likable enough |
Ladies in Lavender |
3.54 |
3.67 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
To
find this many exemplary elements in one movie in 2005 is a miracle. |
Saving Face |
3.54 |
3.83 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
relentlessly
low-key … |
Off the Map |
3.54 |
3.45 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
slight,
precious, but often lovely movie |
The Sea Inside |
3.54 |
4.34 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
absorbing
and almost unbearably poignant |
Kontroll |
3.54 |
4.14 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
stylish,
wry, vaguely Kafkaesque |
9 Songs |
3.5 |
3.09 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Barely
a movie … |
MirrorMask |
3.5 |
3.96 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
endlessly
inventive with creativity to burn. |
The Perfect Crime |
3.5 |
3.13 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
ludicrously
self-referential … |
Bush's Brain |
3.5 |
2.1 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
should
truly frighten partisans on both sides of the aisle. |
Hustle & Flow |
3.5 |
3.92 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
explosive
entertainment. |
Ocean's 12 |
3.5 |
3.36 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
often
seems like a big, swinging party with a can't-miss guest list. |
The Upside of Anger |
3.5 |
3.49 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
a fiercely funny human comedy with jokes
that sting and leave marks. |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith |
3.5 |
4.05 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
plays
like an old-fashioned romantic comedy … |
Oliver Twist |
3.5 |
3.28 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
Accomplished
if lacking in urgency … |
Batman Begins |
3.5 |
4.63 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
It's
the best of the Batman series since director Tim Burton moved on … |
Last Days |
3.5 |
3.76 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
deliberately
listless and meandering … |
In Good Company |
3.5 |
3.93 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
more
sweet than savage |
Cinderella Man |
3.46 |
4.36 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
tremendously
well made in a predictable, Ron Howard kind of way. |
A Dirty Shame |
3.46 |
3.2 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
absolutely
filthy and totally hysterical |
Reconstruction |
3.33 |
3.2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
doesn't
evoke much emotion beyond cool ennui. |
The Machinist |
3.33 |
4.03 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
so
brave and visually impressive, it should demand an audience. |
Steamboy |
3.33 |
3.3 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
rings
slightly hollow at the core, thanks to the bizarre plot |
Dorian Blues |
3.33 |
3.27 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
sharp
performances and writing lend it a fresh appeal … |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy |
3.33 |
3.43 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
'Definitive,'
this isn't. But it will do in a pinch. |
Fever Pitch |
3.33 |
3.88 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
sweet,
ingratiating |
Secuestro Express |
3.33 |
4.57 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
strangely
exploitative … |
Ghost in the Shell 2:
Innocence |
3.33 |
4.17 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
this
is the best anime I've ever seen. |
The Interpreter |
3.33 |
3.58 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
slick,
well-acted, and smarter than it has to be. |
The Greatest Game Ever
Played |
3.25 |
4.2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
mostly
sits there limply … |
Proof |
3.25 |
3.77 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
elegant,
intelligent drama … |
The Transporter 2 |
3.25 |
4.08 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
ridiculously
entertaining … |
The Wedding Crashers |
3.25 |
4.46 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
Amiable
and hollow … |
Lord of War |
3.25 |
4.01 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
Cage
is brilliant. |
Kingdom of Heaven |
3.17 |
3.89 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Genuinely
spectacular and historically quite respectable … |
Unleashed |
3.17 |
4.34 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
irresistible pulp fantasy |
Star Wars: Episode III —
Revenge of the Sith |
3.17 |
4.49 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
for
every scene that doesn't deliver the goods, there's another that hums with
surprising intensity … |
Bride & Prejudice |
3.13 |
3.61 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
lightweight
but utterly beguiling |
Undertow |
3.13 |
3.41 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
at
times almost thrilling. |
Stage Beauty |
3.04 |
2.87 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
certainly
isn't bad. |
Saw |
3 |
4.03 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
Saw
makes you squirm a few times, but too often it makes you giggle. |
High Tension |
3 |
3.2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
an
awfully familiar-looking slaughter … |
One Bright Shining
Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern |
3 |
1.93 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
instructive
but aggressively biased … |
Pure |
3 |
2.54 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
failed
expressions of lower-class bedlam. |
The Baxter |
3 |
3.22 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
strained
romantic comedy … |
Sin City |
3 |
4.29 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
It's
gory stuff, but it's also a visually arresting blitzkrieg |
Lords of Dogtown |
3 |
3.89 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
surprisingly
gritty … |
The Devil's Rejects |
3 |
3.7 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
competent
if unoriginal … |
The Brothers Grimm |
3 |
3.22 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
If
you're a Gilliam junkie, as I am, you go with it … |
Brothers |
3 |
3.46 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
wonderfully
acted but predictably plotted … |
Beauty Shop |
3 |
3.57 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
plays
like a pilot for a TV sitcom. |
Roll Bounce |
3 |
3.82 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
buoyant
without being brainless … |
Primer |
2.95 |
3.45 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
alluringly
knotty |
Dust to Glory |
2.92 |
4.18 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
an
amazing ride |
Winter Solstice |
2.92 |
2.6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
so reserved that it quickly devolves into an
affectedly distraught pose. |
Napoleon Dynamite |
2.92 |
4.43 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
a
one-note exercise in laughing |
The Merchant of Venice |
2.92 |
3.63 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
harder
work than it should be |
Fighting Tommy Riley |
2.86 |
2.86 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
wrings
the most out of its odd-couple leads |
The Life Aquatic With
Steve Zissou |
2.83 |
3.51 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
a
potentially great little cult picture |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
2.83 |
3.4 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
Generally
pleasing |
Assault on Precinct 13 |
2.83 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
watchable
if scarcely effective |
Cellular |
2.83 |
3.76 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
schlocky
but well-organized and mostly very entertaining. |
Hitch |
2.83 |
4.2 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
generates
enough goodwill and energy to keep much of the audience in its corner. |
I Heart Huckabees |
2.83 |
3.27 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
As
disappointments go, 'Huckabees' is at least a thinking person's
disappointment |
Just Like Heaven |
2.75 |
4.13 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
more
mushy than madcap … |
Four Brothers |
2.75 |
4.31 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
It's
a head-on collision. |
Dark Water |
2.75 |
2.71 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
shudder-by-numbers
… |
The Man Who Copied |
2.75 |
3.12 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
an
unassuming love comedy with plot problems. |
The Skeleton Key |
2.75 |
3.6 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
half-way
watchable. |
P.S. |
2.71 |
3.11 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
pleasant
enough |
Swimming Upstream |
2.71 |
3.45 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
the
lack of a satisfactory third act diminishes overall result. |
Melinda and Melinda |
2.71 |
3.08 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
deliberately
uneven |
Enduring Love |
2.69 |
2.43 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
trite
and messy. |
" I, Robot" |
2.67 |
4.19 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
one
of the smarter dumb movies I've seen in a while. |
The Jacket |
2.5 |
3.77 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
can't
generate much suspense |
Dominion: Prequel to The
Exorcist |
2.5 |
2.65 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
hardly a diabolical failure, if not quite a
heavenly masterpiece. |
The Polar Express |
2.5 |
3.69 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
reduces
a child's fantasy trip to the North Pole to a roller coaster ride |
Imaginary Heroes |
2.5 |
3.07 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
in
the end, the pieces don't all fit together as they should. |
Fade to Black |
2.5 |
3.29 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
scenes
feel forced and ultimately fail to reveal the man behind the music. |
The Assassination of
Richard Nixon |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
ends
up trapping Penn rather than liberating him |
Mr. 3000 |
2.5 |
3.21 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
mild
and forgettable |
Madagascar |
2.5 |
3.56 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
Great
visuals, lousy plot. |
Dear Wendy |
2.5 |
3.5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
well
made but unlikable and dramatically absurd … |
The War Within |
2.5 |
3.42 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
quickly
runs out of story … |
Three Dancing Slaves |
2.5 |
1.41 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Unfocused
and vaguely arty … |
Rock School |
2.5 |
2.56 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
spiky
and irreverent |
Spanglish |
2.5 |
1.45 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
feels
several drafts away from a lucid piece of storytelling. |
Happy Endings |
2.5 |
2.79 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
woefully
familiar … |
Ladder 49 |
2.5 |
4.21 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
old-fashioned,
by-the-numbers |
Bomb the System |
2.5 |
2.78 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
richly
textured |
Little Manhattan |
2.5 |
2.69 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Preteens
will be bored stupid … |
G |
2.5 |
3.22 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
sleek
if dramatically flimsy … |
Pauly Shore Is Dead |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
very
funny, blatantly satirical and insolently honest |
Flightplan |
2.5 |
3.6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
See
Jodie worry! See Jodie run! |
Cry Wolf |
2.5 |
3.42 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
a
cut above … |
Guess Who |
2.5 |
3.64 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
skittish,
focus-grouped blandness |
Herbie: Fully Loaded |
2.5 |
2.82 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
low
on comic gas. |
Green Street Hooligans |
2.5 |
4.36 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
well-intentioned
but ultimately calamitous … |
The Thing About My Folks |
2.5 |
3.13 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Woody
Allen on a third-grade reading level. |
The Gospel |
2.5 |
3.86 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
banal,
artless, cliché-ridden fiction … |
Kicking & Screaming |
2.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
entirely
pleasant if somewhat recycled … |
Birth |
2.34 |
2.46 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
succeeds
more as a source of visual and aural enthrallment than as supernatural
narrative |
Constantine |
2.33 |
4.07 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
This
is not a timid film, yet it's not an entirely successful one, either. |
Lemony Snicket's A Series
of Unfortunate Events |
2.33 |
3.81 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
devolves
into a repetitive comedy that squanders a hugely talented cast. |
A Love Song for Bobby
Long |
2.29 |
3.18 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
handsome
but underpowered |
Death of a Dynasty |
2.29 |
1.86 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
less
interesting as a film than as a winking gloss on hip-hop |
The Chorus |
2.29 |
4.02 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
invasively
mawkish |
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood |
2.29 |
2.11 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
swift,
cheerfully shallow showbiz spoof |
Woman Thou Art Loosed |
2.29 |
4.18 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
really
just a poorly dramatized infomercial. |
De-Lovely |
2.29 |
3.35 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
ambitious,
erratic |
Two for the Money |
2.25 |
3.4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
turns
from ludicrous to incoherent … |
I Am David |
2.25 |
3.36 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Short,
simple and inoffensive |
Wimbledon |
2.17 |
3.32 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
never
rises above its by-the-numbers plot to generate emotional heat. |
Shall We Dance? |
2.17 |
3.62 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
a
dishearteningly sullen, lead-footed misstep. |
Ice Princess |
2.17 |
3.5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
seems to stretch believability a tad too
far. |
Racing Stripes |
2.17 |
3.04 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
endearing
but predictable |
Dot the I |
2.14 |
3.38 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
ultimately
the viewer is not left with the necessary pathos. |
Rory O'Shea Was Here |
2.08 |
3.04 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
a
harmless little charmer with a uniformly fine cast, played by the numbers for
full tear-jerking effect. |
Pretty Persuasion |
2.08 |
3.31 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
this
charred-black comedy is not even funny. |
Appleseed |
2.08 |
3.64 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
the
film's snazzy new automated animation style falls short |
Man of the House |
2.05 |
3.68 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
[Jones
is] still entertaining enough to float the rest of the movie. |
Seed of Chucky |
2.05 |
3.23 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
there's
no story, really. |
Sahara |
2 |
3.53 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
perfectly
distracting, ultimately unsatisfying … |
Alfie |
2 |
2.84 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
Alas,
this is a remake without a reason. |
The Chumscrubber |
2 |
3.31 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
insufferable,
self-conscious cult movie … |
A Lot Like Love |
2 |
3.44 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
Directed without personality |
The Adventures of Shark
Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D |
2 |
2.5 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
clunky,
lifeless snoozer … |
The Longest Yard |
2 |
4.24 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
generally
pleasing … |
The Exorcism of Emily
Rose |
2 |
3.6 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
a
retread of a retread … |
Margaret Cho: Assassin |
2 |
1.72 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
painfully
bereft of wit or cogent insight. |
Hostage |
2 |
4.08 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
a
flawed-but-enjoyable ride |
Asylum |
2 |
2.67 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
most
shocking for its relentless enervation. |
Palindromes |
1.88 |
2.26 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
makes one feel soul-sick and dead inside. |
Three Days of Rain |
1.88 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
badly
acted, atrociously written histrionic misery … |
D.E.B.S. |
1.88 |
2.5 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
A
rote, poorly executed spoof with a terrific, funny premise |
The Last Shot |
1.88 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
More
clever in concept than execution |
Undead |
1.88 |
2.16 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
It's
about as much fun as watching blood dry. |
What the Bleep Do We
Know? |
1.88 |
3.57 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Part
perky educational film, part goofy New Age recruitment effort |
The Forgotten |
1.83 |
3.32 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
it
works, for a while. |
xXx: State of the Union |
1.83 |
2.56 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
may
break all recent records for rampaging cliches and utter nonsense. |
The Ring Two |
1.83 |
3.32 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
half-intriguing,
half-tedious |
Wicker Park |
1.79 |
3.72 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
isn't
entirely unwatchable |
Must Love Dogs |
1.75 |
3.02 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
thoroughly
conventional romantic comedy … |
The Island |
1.75 |
3.85 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
begins
with a whimper … [ends] with a dumb bang. |
Stealth |
1.75 |
2.87 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
forgettable
but fun … |
Riding the Bullet |
1.67 |
3.22 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
the
ending … lands with an overly elegiac thud. |
Phantom of the Opera |
1.67 |
4.43 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
soulless,
ostentatious, and irritating. |
The Amityville Horror |
1.67 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
lashings
of style but no sense of real horror |
Eros |
1.67 |
2.47 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
offers
mostly wan eroticism. |
Shark Tale |
1.67 |
3.41 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
Dreary,
damp and derivative |
Meet the Fockers |
1.67 |
3.86 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
More
of the same jokes, and little else. |
Madison |
1.67 |
3.75 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
[a]
bland paste of mushy, unchallenging piousness |
Be Cool |
1.61 |
3.33 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
tepid
entertainment |
Callas Forever |
1.56 |
1.78 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
cliché-ridden |
Going Shopping |
1.5 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
noxious
… |
National Treasure |
1.5 |
3.81 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
pauses
between plodding setpieces to admire the courage and ingenuity of the
founding fathers |
The Honeymooners |
1.5 |
2.05 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
about
as funny as a bus accident. |
Valiant |
1.5 |
3.03 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
cheap
but occasionally charming … |
House of Wax |
1.5 |
3.18 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
gruesome
and grisly, but not particularly creepy or frightening. |
Fantastic Four |
1.5 |
3.34 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
clumsy,
cheesy, chintzy … |
Alexander |
1.5 |
2.34 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
a
festival of risible wiggery. |
The Man |
1.5 |
2.93 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
deeply,
depressingly average … |
Blade: Trinity |
1.5 |
3.88 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
although
the saying goes 'third time's a charm,' that's not the case here. |
Eternal |
1.5 |
2.45 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
neither
scary nor particularly sexy … |
Saint Ralph |
1.5 |
3.55 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
desperately
sentimental … |
November |
1.5 |
2.8 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
the
film is b.s.-ing you all along. |
My Date With Drew |
1.5 |
2.29 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
stupefyingly
tedious and annoying … |
Around the Bend |
1.46 |
2.72 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
like
emotional leftovers. |
When Will I Be Loved |
1.46 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
An
out-of-touch, misogynist mess of a movie |
House of D |
1.46 |
1.38 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
a
calculated crowd-pleaser |
The Princess Diaries 2:
Royal Engagement |
1.43 |
3.75 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
this
royal engagement is a sham. |
Eulogy |
1.36 |
3.11 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
The
old coot who dies at the start of Eulogy gets off easy. |
Fat Albert |
1.36 |
2.92 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
Hey,
hey, hey? No, no, no. |
Monster-in-Law |
1.33 |
3.24 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
tripe
on a plate. |
Thunderbirds |
1.33 |
1.73 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
a
misfire |
State Property 2 |
1.25 |
3.3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
shapeless
waste of celluloid |
The Game of Their Lives |
1.25 |
3.88 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
reverent |
Rebound |
1.25 |
2.57 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Rebound
isn't funny. |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
1.25 |
4.21 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
Calamitously
uninspired and borderline incoherent |
Venom |
1.25 |
2.84 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
slash-by-numbers
teens-in-peril flick. |
The Cave |
1.25 |
2.78 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
solid
if unspectacular … |
Miss Congeniality 2:
Armed and Fabulous |
1.17 |
2.93 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
one hideous excuse for a motion picture |
The Flight of the Phoenix |
1.17 |
3.14 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
a
motorless, rudderless wreck that is top-heavy with cliches. |
White Noise |
1.17 |
3.06 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
fails
miserably to frighten, enlighten, or entertain. |
After the Sunset |
1.17 |
3.23 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
instantly
forgettable |
The Village |
1.17 |
3.22 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
disappoints. |
In My Country |
1.04 |
2.74 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
unquestionably
sincere but dramatically stillborn |
Boogeyman |
1.04 |
3.28 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
perfunctory
and often muddled |
Hide and Seek |
1 |
3.39 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
clumsy,
illogical, and reprehensible |
Anacondas: The Hunt for
the Blood Orchid |
1 |
3.09 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
all
tease and no payoff |
Mindhunters |
1 |
3.24 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
B-movie swagger in all its unsubtle glory. |
An Unfinished Life |
1 |
3.62 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
never
realizes its dramatic potential … |
Bewitched |
1 |
2.61 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
there's
no screen magic being made here. |
Alien vs. Predator |
1 |
3.69 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
a
reductive spook show |
The Pacifier |
1 |
3.61 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
offers little more than unleavened stupidity
in the place of the family-friendly action and comedy |
Deuce Bigalow: European
Gigolo |
1 |
2.89 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
sloppier
than the sloppiest of seconds … |
The Dukes of Hazzard |
1 |
2.84 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
Loud,
silly but kind of lame-brained fun … |
Little Black Book |
1 |
2.69 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
unconvincing,
remarkably unpleasant |
Harry and Max |
0.94 |
2.01 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
the
emotional lives of the leads are as vacuous as a Joey Fatone B side. |
First Daughter |
0.83 |
3.39 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
stuporously
predictable |
Raise Your Voice |
0.83 |
2.96 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
too
synthetic to even be called cheese. |
Cursed |
0.83 |
2.81 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
I
can't believe that Wes Craven actually directed this film |
The Bridge of San Luis
Rey |
0.83 |
1.54 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
stultifyingly torturous |
Head in the Clouds |
0.83 |
3.42 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
winds
up an unconvincing melodrama. |
Noel |
0.83 |
2.47 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
achingly
maudlin |
Into the Blue |
0.75 |
3.17 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
A
dive into the most unconvincing of melodrama. |
Supercross |
0.75 |
2.2 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
a
feeble-minded, misogynistic waste of popcorn. |
The Great Raid |
0.75 |
3.98 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
will
bore all but the most nobly patriotic … |
Waiting |
0.75 |
4.03 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
practically
screams rental. |
Undiscovered |
0.75 |
1.49 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
unplugged,
unremorseful and unfathomably bad … |
Therese: The Story of
Saint Therese of Lisieux |
0.71 |
3.49 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
Skip
the movie |
Surviving Christmas |
0.67 |
2.12 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
There
are no survivors here. |
Diary of a Mad Black
Woman |
0.67 |
4.22 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
it
just isn't funny. |
Elektra |
0.67 |
2.76 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
Comic
book franchise or Victoria's Secret commercial? |
Are We There Yet? |
0.67 |
3.32 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
all
too effectively conveys the claustrophobic horror of being shackled in a
small space with two whiny, hateful children. |
Christmas With the Kranks |
0.67 |
2.75 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
soon
congeals into little more than a fatty, gelatinous mess. |
Without a Paddle |
0.67 |
3.95 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
play[s]
like something even John Hughes would have left in the drawer. |
It's All About Love |
0.63 |
2.35 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
a
colossal folly |
Paparazzi |
0.5 |
3.21 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
every
bit as brainless as its previews would indicate. |
Taxi |
0.5 |
2.75 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
Oh,
this is a bad movie. |
The Perfect Man |
0.5 |
2.54 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
… even the Duff-devoted may start rolling
their eyes. |
Underclassman |
0.5 |
1.96 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
breathtakingly
bad. |
Daltry Calhoun |
0.5 |
3.24 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
aimless
and disjointed … |
Merci Docteur Rey |
0.42 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
ghastly |
The Wedding Date |
0.33 |
3.1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
listless,
unsatisfying |
A Sound of Thunder |
0.25 |
1.8 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
a
clunky and cheesy disaster … |
Exorcist: The Beginning |
0.21 |
2.98 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
barely
coherent |
Superbabies: Baby
Geniuses 2 |
0.18 |
1.28 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
spectacularly
awful |
Hair Show |
0 |
2.84 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Can
movies have bad hair days? Indeed they can |
Into the Fire |
0 |
1.52 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
rank
and offensive … |
Alone in the Dark |
0 |
1.49 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
[director]
Boll remains mainstream cinema's most awesomely incompetent living filmmaker. |
Dirty Love |
0 |
1.93 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Attention,
Razzie voters. |
Son of the Mask |
0 |
1.04 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
horrifically
unfunny |
The Dust Factory |
0 |
2.48 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
A
tedious, precious fantasy. |
King's Ransom |
0 |
2.12 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
crass,
trashy and none-too-funny |
Darkness |
0 |
2.12 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
a
series of powerful sequences which fail to cohere. |
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