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Sort by RATING      Sort by TITLE/YEAR      Sort by QUOTE      Sort by SOURCE       2/4      The 13th Warrior (1999)      "Mr. Crichton may have found the perfect venue for his particular brand of character underdevelopment." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      28 Weeks Later (2007)      "More of the same, with decidedly mixed results." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008)      "This tough, unyielding film by Cristian Mungiu, about two women seeking an illegal abortion in Communist Romania, is liable to stick with you for a while." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)      "Mr. Carell and Mr. Apatow traffic in random humor and though their ability to sustain it is impressive, it's at the expense of any real emotion. Which is a bit ironic." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      9 (2009)      "Wondrously-imaginative, lightly-plotted fable about the stitch-work creations who outlive humanity in a post-apocalyptic wasteland." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)      "It's odd to see the nearly infallible Steven Spielberg so visibly unsure of himself." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       4/4      Adaptation (2002)      "It's almost mind-numbing to think how Mr. Kaufman could possibly follow-up this gem. I'm just glad I don't have to write it, but I'd be happy to watch what he goes through to create it." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)      "Respectable attempt to revive these two flagging franchises fares only slightly better than its predecessor, but still fails to generate an ounce of suspense or thrills." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       4/4      All About My Mother (1999)      "All About My Mother is a wonderful Mother's Day card, in any language." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Almost Famous (2000)      "Most of the film is a testament to Mr. Crowe's impressive grasp of the music industry, its relationships, and its particular definition of cool and uncool." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Amelia (2009)      "Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      American Beauty (1999)      "Recently, Happiness and Election have taken pot shots at suburban morals and ethics, but none has hit so close to the bone and so on-target as American Beauty." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Analyze This (1998)      "Not since Midnight Run has Mr. De Niro been afforded such a perfect opportunity to flex his comedic muscles." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       1.5/4      Angels & Demons (2009)      "The team behind "The Da Vinci Code" returns to the ecclesiastic trough with this Vatican-based hooey that plays more like a Roman travelogue." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)      "This mildly moving documentary - about the best Canadian metal band you've never heard of - is nearly undermined by its own similarity to countless music mockumentaries past." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Any Given Sunday (1999)      "With few surprises and little to say in this film, it is unclear why Oliver Stone was interested in making it in the first place." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)      "Unforgivably slow and over-titled attempt to dramatize the ignoble murder of the notorious outlaw features a fine performance by Casey Affleck as Ford." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Australia (2008)      "Baz Luhrmann's epic story of love and adventure isn't quite the classic it hopes to be, but it paints a vivid portrait of the titular continent on the brink of World War II." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      Baby Mama (2008)      "Paper-thin comedy - in which Tina Fey's OCD career woman hires Amy Poehler's ADD surrogate mother - is worth seeing only for its seriously talented comedic leads." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Batman Begins (2005)      "Mr. Nolan's assured direction and pacing keep the movie feeling brisk even at its two-plus hour running time." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Becoming Jane (2007)      "A charming period romance which casts Jane Austen as a budding young authoress stifled by the pride and prejudice of her time." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       4/4      Being John Malkovich (1999)      "A film that seems to make all the right choices." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Beowulf (2007)      "21st century technology leaves this Robert Zemeckis adaptation of the old English epic poem sadly lacking in poetry." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Bewitched (2005)      "The Ephrons have an easy way with the romantic-comedy genre." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      Blades of Glory (2007)      "Ferrell doesn't need a great script or direction to be funny. The man just is funny." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      The Blair Witch Project (1999)      "The three actors manage not only to capture some beautiful footage but also to spout believable and consistent dialog without digressing into the standard Scream pop culture references." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Body of Lies (2008)      "A tight, first-rate espionage thriller that casts a bleak light on American involvement in the Middle East." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)      "By the end, you're eager to wrap things up. Along the way, though, Borat is a helluva ride." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      The Bourne Supremacy (2004)      "By the end of the film, we've more or less given up trying to figure out how the characters are making their deductions; we just have to take it on faith that somehow everyone knows to go to a specific address in Moscow." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)      "Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon team up again in this third - and final? - installment of the reliably thrilling but increasingly repetitious Bourne series." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      Bowfinger (1999)      "Mr. Murphy chews the scenery every chance he gets and it recalls what made him such a star in the first place." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       1/4      The Brave One (2007)      "Dreadful misfire casts Jodie Foster as a vengeance-fueled vigilante bent on cleaning up a New York that hasn't existed for years." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Bringing Out the Dead (1999)      "Martin Scorsese is a wonderful filmmaker. And he loves New York. He is at his best, though, when he has an interesting story to tell." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      Cars (2006)      "The rote melancholy song by Randy Newman evokes more laughter than compassion." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Cassandra's Dream (2008)      "The latest London-based Woody Allen movie is marked by Colin Farrell's best performance in years, and a sluggish, predictable script that covers some familiar crimes and misdemeanors." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Cast Away (2000)      "This is Mr. Zemeckis' most confident directing to date. If he only had as much faith in his audience." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      The Cell (2000)      "What could have been a by-the-numbers serial killer mystery becomes a beautiful tour de force of film magic." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)      "Depp's Wonka exudes none of the gravity required for the role. It's as though he didn't take the role seriously. Rather than an intimidating candyman teaching brats a lesson, this Wonka is simply a freak." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Charlie Wilson's War (2007)      "Mike Nichols' cheeky film about the Texas Congressman who helped fund the Afghan army tells one side of an important story. And it tells it well, thanks to an A-list cast and Aaron Sorkin's typically zingy script." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Charlie's Angels (2000)      "The film is the equivalent of the 'dumb blonde' of action movies. No plot? No problem. Smile pretty now." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       0/4      Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)      "Well, at least the title is apt -- this aggravatingly incoherent series of subpar music videos did make me want to see someone fully throttled." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Chicago (2002)      "Each musical number builds to such a frantic climax that the audience is nearly moved to applaud the actors on screen." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Chicago 10 (2008)      "Brett Morgan's intriguing, partially-animated dramatization of the 1968 protest of the Chicago Democratic National Convention dimly shines a light on how far we've come, and how far we haven't." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3.5/4      Chicken Run (2000)      "That rare animated film that can easily please all age groups." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)      "It's back to Narnia in this second, and only slightly more meaty, adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy franchise." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2.5/4      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)      "Certainly a feast for the eyes; once the story moves to Narnia, the film is never dull to look at." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Cinderella Man (2005)      "Cinderella Man is a contender, but it's not exactly a knockout." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       2/4      Click (2006)      "For all its competing aspirations, the movie just never clicks." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)      "Delightfully witty, feature-length adaptation of the popular children's book doesn't have the emotional heft to take its place among the great animated classics, but when it rains it soars." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound       3/4      Cloverfield (2008)      "By giving Godzilla the Blair Witch treatment, producer J.J. Abrams has created a monster movie for the YouTube generation, with impressive - if not entirely scary - results." [movie review]      Big Picture Big Sound

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