Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Eye-popping special effects ensure that this movie will be a smash hit, and while it's entertaining for most of its excessive running time, the cheesy script fails to live up to the grandeur of the physical production." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 77%
| Bronson (2009) | "
A pointless exercise in morbidity." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 26%
| Motherhood (2009) | "
A pleasing, lighthearted look at the mommy wars." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 31%
| The Canyon (2009) | "
Bad things happen to good people in this intermittently effective chiller." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 61%
| Peter and Vandy (2009) | "
Small gem features two star-making performances." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 12, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 57%
| Trucker (2009) | "
Michelle Monaghan delivers the goods." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Fame (2009) | "
Rated PG, it's almost laughably bland and watered-down in its desire to appeal to the widest possible audience." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Fame (2009) | "
Tancharoen doesn't weave the stories together gracefully, and the musical sequences are edited in the chop-chop MTV style that does no favors to the performers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 24, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 18%
| Love Happens (2009) | "
The title is a good indication of this movie's blandness and predictability." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 85%
| Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) | "
Second-string animated movie makes it to the finish line." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 17, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 62%
| Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) | "
Tyler Perry's latest hodgepodge has its moments." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 12, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| Whiteout (2009) | "
Stupefying journey to the bottom of the earth." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Up in the Air (2009) | "
Laughs and heartbreak meld seamlessly in this brilliant character drama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 8, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
Hit-and-miss comedy delivers the unsurprising news that opposites attract." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 20, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
One high school graduation party that you won't want to attend." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 16%
| I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) | "
The strength of Vardalos' movies is that she loves all of her fellow actors and allows large ensembles to flourish." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 30, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 66%
| Dead Snow (2009) | "
The superior craftsmanship helps to sustain the film until the horrific violence makes it literally unwatchable." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 24%
| Little Ashes (2009) | "
All of the technical credits are outstanding; it's the diffuse script that disappoints." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 5, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 82%
| I Love You, Man (2009) | "
The slight Rudd and the gangly Segel strike the right physical contrast for comedy. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 16, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 16%
| Crossing Over (2009) | "
The film is rife with coincidences, and it frequently strains credulity." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Must Read After My Death (2009) | "
An intriguing and unsettling look at the turmoil hidden behind the white picket fences of suburbia." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 11, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| The Uninvited (2009) | "
In truth it's just a gimmicky thriller that doesn't play fair with the audience." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| N/A | Jolene (2008) | "
This picaresque tale dawdles a bit, but Chastain keeps us rooting for Jolene's survival." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jan 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 45%
| Antarctica (2008) | "
This new Israeli sex romp is a better advertisement for the country than a tourist bureau could provide -- at least for gay travelers." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 35%
| Tru Loved (2008) | "
This plodding plea for tolerance would barely pass muster as an after-school special." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 24, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 73%
| Fear(s) of the Dark (2008) | "
The picture is best enjoyed as visual spectacle; it never achieves terrifying intensity." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 22, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 67%
| High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) | "
Even within the confines of G-rated fluff, it could have been a lot sassier." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 20, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 35%
| Igor (2008) | "
Although the visuals tantalize and the actors providing the voices add a lot of sass, the result is only so-so." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 16, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 53%
| Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008) | "
It's hard to resist the movie's mixture of soap opera, humor and heart-filled homilies." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 15, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 0%
| Surfer, Dude (2008) | "
[A] lackluster vanity production." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 9, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The Women (2008) | "
These women are ready for action, but the fur never flies." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 9, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
Despite a few sentimental flourishes, this programmer delivers for action fans." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 8, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 98%
| The Wrestler (2008) | "
Although the film teeters on the brink of sentimentality, it never topples into the slush, and this is a tribute to the rigorous direction as well as the astringent performances." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Sep 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 2%
| Disaster Movie (2008) | "
No one expects sophisticated wit from this type of movie, but would it be too much to ask for more than a chuckle every 10 minutes?" — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Death Race (2008) | "
Actors try to add a touch of class to a picture that's utterly crass." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Aug 22, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 68%
| Were the World Mine (2008) | "
This picture dares to summon the spirit of the Bard as well as the ghost of Arthur Freed and succeeds as a rousing, warm-hearted spectacle." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| Sixty Six (2008) | "
Although the subject might sound specialized, the picture is engineered with such skill that it transcends the ethnic details to become a universal story of a boy trying to find his place in an inhospitable world." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 30, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 65%
| Felon (2008) | "
Directed with pounding energy by Ric Roman Waugh and acted to the hilt by a cast comprising several of yesterday’s stars proving their mettle, the movie delivers the thrills and emotion that prison movies require." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 17, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 43%
| The Stone Angel (2008) | "
Ellen Burstyn deserves another Oscar nomination for this compelling drama." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jul 8, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
Great concept, shaky execution." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Jun 24, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 80%
| Rudy (1993) | "
Sean Astin is utterly winning..." — Movieline Posted May 29, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 84%
| Kabluey (2008) | "
This charming, pointed comedy is a genuine discovery." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 12, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| Bart Got a Room (2009) | "
Bart has enough laughs to snare a distributor and decent-sized audiences." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 30, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 64%
| The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) | "
The fight scenes are fun, but the filler in between is deadlier than one of Li's lethal kicks." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 16, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| American Zombie (2007) | "
Performances vary widely in quality. Some of the "experts" who expound on zombie culture are portrayed by such amateurish actors that the film threatens to collapse." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 24, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 51%
| Funny Games (2008) | "
It's not exactly entertainment, but it casts a poisonous spell." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 24%
| Never Back Down (2008) | "
At its core Never Back Down is just another teen exploitation movie, but middle-age viewers who wander into the theater might get the same giddy rush as the kids." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 71%
| The Hammer (2008) | "
The movie benefits from unpretentiousness; it never takes itself too seriously." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Mar 10, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| Definitely, Maybe (2008) | "
The romantic banter between Will and his three paramours strains for sparkling wit and only occasionally achieves it." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 17%
| How to Rob a Bank (2008) | "
It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood's hip caper movies." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Feb 5, 2008 |
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