Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 88%
| Red Cliff (2009) | "
It's a historical war movie with impressive sweep, strong characterizations and the kind of idiosyncratic flourishes that made Woo such an irresistible storyteller." — Globe and Mail Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 31%
| Ninja Assassin (2009) | "
This one is simply a diverting, uncommonly violent action flick. No need for an extended critical postmortem. Except to say the Wachowski brothers' trademark seems to have turned into a designer brand dedicated to producing inexpensive knockoffs." — Globe and Mail Posted Nov 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 72%
| The Blind Side (2009) | "
What a drag that, one year into Obama's presidency, American films remain so careful about depicting black actors." — Globe and Mail Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 22%
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) | "
Imagine Quentin Tarantino if he got his brow lowered." — Globe and Mail Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 37%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
We never get under the skin of anyone here. Freaks never become characters. They're objects of derision." — Globe and Mail Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 32%
| The Burning Plain (2009) | "
Throw in enough symbolism to choke an English-lit major and you have a film challenge that too often feels like a chore." — Globe and Mail Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| Good Hair (2010) | "
The film succeeds as a vehicle for Rock's personality." — Globe and Mail Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 27%
| Fame (2009) | "
There are six new songs in the remake, but not one makes any impact, or is likely to end up as the ring tone of 2010." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 66%
| Dead Snow (2009) | "
Every new zombie movie, however, has to be a little bit different than the one that came before it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be horrifying or much fun." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009) | "
Make no mistake, they're becoming Trailer Park Men, demonstrating sure signs of maturity" — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 26%
| Pandorum (2009) | "
Alvart's cynicism about the current state of mankind helps make futuristic Pandorum interesting, but what makes it fun is his evident enthusiasm and talent for exploring the conventions of sci-fi films." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Pour Elle (2009) | "
Pour Elle is a smart, startling thriller; a perfect date movie for couples who like to smoke afterwards." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 85%
| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) | "
No comedy should come bogged down with so many Important Life Lessons." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 18%
| Love Happens (2009) | "
Hang in there Jen. You can do better." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 57%
| 9 (2009) | "
It would be a shame if the most exciting and thoughtful CGI action movie of the year didn't find an audience because the film's heroes fail to pass the suspiciously high superhero-fitness test." — Globe and Mail Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| Tetro (2009) | "
While Coppola seems revitalized by quoting from movies he studied at UCLA film school, what ultimately makes Tetro so compelling is the filmmaker's return to the motifs that made his 1970s films powerful." — Globe and Mail Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
The new G.I. Joe movie cost $175-million (U.S.) to make and is as cluttered as a nine-year-old's bedroom." — Globe and Mail Posted Aug 10, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 75%
| Cold Souls (2009) | "
You wear a smile right through the surrealist spoof Cold Souls, but leave the theatre feeling somehow under-entertained." — Globe and Mail Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 58%
| A Perfect Getaway (2009) | "
A Perfect Getaway is the rarest of film treats -- a B-movie that knows where it's going and how to get there." — Globe and Mail Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 24%
| G-Force (2009) | "
On an adult fun meter, it would rate somewhere between a parent-teacher meeting and a trip to the orthodontist to outfit your kid with braces." — Globe and Mail Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Séraphine (2008) | "
Yolande Moreau is a revelation in the title role; a part she plays without vanity and sneaking humour." — Globe and Mail Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 54%
| The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) | "
Though The Stoning of Soraya M.' s heart is in the right place, its head is lost in storm clouds of anger." — Globe and Mail Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 15%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
[Columbus'] new film feels curiously outdated." — Globe and Mail Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
Watching Moon is kind of like seeing a booster rocket thrust seventies' sci-fi films deeper into orbit." — Globe and Mail Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 54%
| Cheri (2009) | "
Chéri really doesn't work because its central love story lacks dramatic force or even enough fun scenes to keep us going." — Globe and Mail Posted Jun 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| N/A | Baby Formula (2009) | "
Director Alison Reid's film is too content to play the kooky in-laws for easy sitcom chuckles. Nor does Reid really make much out of the film's mockumentary format, dropping the premise in the film's final reel." — Globe and Mail Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 93%
| Summer Hours (2009) | "
Where a Hollywood film of a family feuding over a fabulous estate would surely end with a slapped face and an infantry charge of lawyers, Assayas's work concludes with a smile and a shrug. Life goes on. What else can it do?" — Globe and Mail Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Everlasting Moments (2009) | "
What makes the photographer's story so compelling is that her life's work actually does come alive onscreen." — Globe and Mail Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| O'Horten (2009) | "
Filmmaker Hamer isn't being cruel here. He's trying to tell us that conquering the ridiculous is one of life's necessary joys." — Globe and Mail Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 91%
| Every Little Step (2009) | "
Every Little Step is an uncommonly tender and observant documentary." — Globe and Mail Posted May 28, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 73%
| Rudo and Cursi (2009) | "
Ay carumba-blimey, what a mess." — Globe and Mail Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 71%
| Bart Got a Room (2009) | "
Here's something you don't see every day: a high-school comedy for old poops." — Globe and Mail Posted May 1, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 19%
| Obsessed (2009) | "
Obsessed is a safe, dull morality play. The most that can be said on its behalf is that, unlike Fatal Attraction, no bunnies were boiled in the picture." — Globe and Mail Posted Apr 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 86%
| Earth (2009) | "
As a spectacle Disney's Earth is right out of this world." — Globe and Mail Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 4/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Pool (2008) | "
A miraculous, American-made Hindi film that is every bit as tranquil as the blue-green reservoir that serves as its abiding metaphor." — Globe and Mail Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
Like Brian and Dom, Fast & Furious would benefit from more female company. And Vin Diesel's mumbling sulk gets to be a drag after a while." — Globe and Mail Posted Apr 2, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Fresh 73%
| Hansel & Gretel (2007) | "
It is a film that is just good enough to keep you hanging around to the end, at which point you leave the theatre feeling vaguely let down." — Globe and Mail Posted Mar 27, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 42%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
A deliberate, underplayed horror movie that is truly shocking." — Globe and Mail Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 43%
| Race to Witch Mountain (2009) | "
A couple of 10-year-old boys all hopped up on concession-stand soda would be ideal companions for Disney's latest: Race to Witch Mountain." — Globe and Mail Posted Mar 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 82%
| Pontypool (2009) | "
Pontypool is ultimately a testament to its frequently besieged director's audacity and vision." — Globe and Mail Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| Cadillac Records (2008) | "
Anyone who likes pop music or wonders how bands like the Rolling Stones got rolling will enjoy the ride." — Globe and Mail Posted Feb 20, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
Despite an evident appetite for mayhem, however, Bay is not the right guy to produce slasher movies. Horror requires intimacy." — Globe and Mail Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Journey to Mecca (2009) | "
Journey to Mecca is sure to gladden the hearts of spiritual-seekers. Mere popcorn enthusiasts will like it too." — Globe and Mail Posted Feb 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 57%
| Taken (2009) | "
The last third of the film is a 50-year-old's little-boy temper tantrum." — Globe and Mail Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 47%
| Chandni Chowk to China (2009) | "
In fact, at two hours and 34 minutes, CC2C is too much by a half: too much dancing and fighting and too much footage of the Great Wall of China." — Globe and Mail Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 45%
| Hotel for Dogs (2009) | "
It's like flipping through five years of dog calendars." — Globe and Mail Posted Jan 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 13%
| Delgo (2008) | "
Characters are stiff; there is little variety in movement. It's a cheapo product ideally suited for a Saturday-morning pyjama vigil in front of a small screen." — Globe and Mail Posted Dec 11, 2008 |
Rotten 1/4
| Rotten 34%
| Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) | "
David Cronenberg might have made a great movie with the plot to Repo! The Genetic Opera." — Globe and Mail Posted Nov 21, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | "
Surprise, surprise, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is the rare sequel that is better than the original." — Globe and Mail Posted Nov 7, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/4
| Rotten 46%
| Sex Drive (2008) | "
Once you strip Sex Drive of its naughty bits, all the sex, swearing and loud, loud music, the film is as dull and safe as a 1960 high-school guidance counsellor's pamphlet on dating." — Globe and Mail Posted Oct 17, 2008 |
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