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2/4 |
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
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"A Scanner Darkly has virtually no action and is so slow to reveal itself that it dissipates whatever dramatic clout the novel may have had." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
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"Even if you don't much care for the experience, A.I. will ... plant ideas in your brain that can't be easily shaken loose." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2/4 |
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Abandon (2002) |
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"In the end, 'Abandon' winds up like a fitfully coherent term paper written by a brilliant student who had imbibed a few too many study aids." | |
Dan Lybarger | |
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3.5/4 |
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About a Boy (2002) |
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"The "American Pie" duo deserves credit for making a convincingly British comedy that is also charmingly universal." | |
Dan Lybarger | |
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3.5/4 |
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About Schmidt (2002) |
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"Takes us on a journey toward self-awareness that is both deadpan hilarious and profoundly moving." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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Accepted (2006) |
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"Accepted is enjoyable in spite of itself." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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Across the Sea of Time (1995) |
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Robert W. Butler | |
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
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"There are a few clever moments in Eight Crazy Nights, but they come after long stretches of repetitive, juvenile gags that can be found in most of Sandler's other films." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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3/4 |
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Adaptation (2002) |
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"A brain twister, less a movie-movie than a funny and weird meditation on Hollywood, success, artistic integrity and intellectual bankruptcy." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) |
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"It's not a classic. But it's also nothing that the late Jay Ward, who developed the characters more than 40 years ago, would be ashamed of, either." | |
Brian McTavish | |
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1/4 |
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Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) |
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"The story is impossible, the acting generally awful and the 3-D effects so unremarkable that you're tempted to yank off the glasses and watch it with the naked eye." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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1/4 |
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Aeon Flux (2005) |
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"Charlize Theron has her Oscar. Now she has her Catwoman." | |
David Frese | |
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An Affair of Love (2000) |
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Robert W. Butler | |
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1.5/4 |
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After the Sunset (2004) |
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"This is the kind of film that exists solely to show off pretty actors and scenery." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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3/4 |
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After The Wedding (2007) |
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"After the Wedding is a sad film in many ways, but it’s also surprisingly uplifting. Thanks to [director] Bier and her cast, any tears shed in the audience will be perfectly natural." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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2/4 |
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Against the Ropes (2003) |
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"It is February, and this one is at least watchable. So go ahead and pick it up. Just don't expect it to be there when you get home." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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1.5/4 |
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Agent Cody Banks (2003) |
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"This juvenile take on the James Bond films feels more like a heavily watered-down vodka martini than a genuine offering for kids." | |
Dan Lybarger | |
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Aimee & Jaguar (2000) |
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"A gripping espionage yarn, an overwhelming love story and a devastating history lesson." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3/4 |
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Air Guitar Nation (2007) |
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"For every dork who has stood before the home stereo speakers and banged away on an invisible instrument, here at last is validation." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3/4 |
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) |
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"... it's never preachy." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3/4 |
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The Alamo (2004) |
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"This is the best Alamo movie ever -- the most accurate, the best-acted, the most sumptuously mounted." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alex and Emma (2003) |
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"A romantic comedy that's painfully short on romance and comedy." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alexander (2004) |
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"There's no joy here, no fun, no excitement. It's a 178-minute-long wall hanging." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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1.5/4 |
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Alfie (2004) |
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"If there was ever a film that begged not to be remade, the 1966 black comedy Alfie is screaming to be left alone in a loud Cockney accent." | |
Dan Lybarger | |
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Ali (2001) |
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"Not the greatest, but awfully darn good." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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Alias Betty (2002) |
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"Some of what happens in Alias Betty is highly improbable. Yet Miller and his excellent cast sell the story by not overplaying their hands." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
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"For 90 minutes it held my interest on a purely visceral level." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3/4 |
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Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
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"Even 25 years later Alien still can make us jump." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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Alien: The Director's Cut (2003) |
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"Going back to the beginning and seeing where it all began, this film had a lot to live up to in my eyes. In the end, I was just left wondering what all the fuss was about." | |
Shawn Bowers | |
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All Over the Guy (2001) |
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"It says nothing new, but it says it painlessly." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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All The King's Men (2006) |
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"It’s well acted by Sean Penn and Jude Law. The only problem is I didn’t care." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
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Robert W. Butler | |
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Almost Famous (2000) |
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"One of the year's most enjoyable movies. It isn't particularly deep, but it resonates with the truths of an era." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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Alone in the Dark (2005) |
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"As an audience-participation midnight movie, Alone in the Dark has potential." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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Along Came a Spider (2001) |
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"No matter how many all-too-remarkable twists and turns it puts us through, it still feels too routine." | |
Brian McTavish | |
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2.5/4 |
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Along Came Polly (2004) |
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"Unpromising premise proves an ideal showcase for the comic talents of Ben Stiller and, to a lesser extent, supporting player Philip Seymour Hoffman." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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The Amati Girls (2001) |
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Robert W. Butler | |
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Amelie (2001) |
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"May be 2001's most charming, creative and ultimately touching film." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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America's Heart and Soul (2004) |
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"Features beautiful cinematography and editing that shrewdly builds each segment to a lump-in-the- throat coda." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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"Not quite tart, not real sweet." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3/4 |
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America: Freedom To Fascism (2006) |
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"If America: From Freedom to Fascism is right only 10 percent of the time, we're in big trouble." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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American Dreamz (2006) |
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"American Dreamz has plenty of laughs. You’ll leave the theater feeling not outraged but actually rather cheerful." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"Unlike the Godfather saga, what you see here is all you get." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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2.5/4 |
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American Gun (2006) |
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"Despite a few effective moments, Gun ... never makes the big statement it seems to be reaching for." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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American Outlaws (2001) |
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"History takes a backseat to buddy-movie cliches." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
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"In this film, you just want something or someone to laugh at. On those counts, American Pie 2 is a rousing success." | |
Ward Triplett III | |
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American Pimp (1999) |
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Robert W. Butler | |
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An American Rhapsody (2001) |
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"There's something about this film that speaks so loudly of real emotions and real events as to transcend all shortcomings." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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3.5/4 |
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American Splendor (2003) |
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"About more than just one surly individual. It's a celebration of cinema's possibilities, which here get a jaw-dropping workout." | |
Robert W. Butler | |
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The Amityville Horror (2005) |
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"After a while, it's more annoying than scary, as niceties like suspense and atmosphere are ignored in favor of making people spill their popcorn. It's the laziest possible way to direct a horror movie." | |
Loey Lockerby | |
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