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Sort by RATING      Sort by TITLE/YEAR      Sort by QUOTE      Sort by SOURCE       1.5/4      Mad Money (2008)      "That the movie can't decide if it wants them to get away with it is even more irritating, but that's probably because I didn't care either way." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      The Magdalene Sisters (2003)      "First and foremost, The Magdalene Sisters is an important film, a brutal, unwavering exposé on a deplorable crime against women perpetrated by the Irish Catholic Church that went unchecked and unquestioned until 1996." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      The Majestic (2001)      "It’s sincere about and with its intentions. This is a movie that comes from years of watching movies--made by movie-lovers for movie-lovers." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)      "A quirky, existentialist neo-noir which starts in the direction of a thriller but turns the tables on its setup and heads off into completely unexpected territory." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       4/4      Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)      "A grand, intimate epic of warfare at sea." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2.5/4      The Matador (2005)      "A breezy entertainment -- perhaps too much so." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      Matchstick Men (2003)      "Awkward as it may be, Matchstick Men's conclusion is a comparatively small sin attached to an otherwise superlative character study and comedy of deceit." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      The Matrix Reloaded (2003)      "If there's one thing The Matrix Reloaded fortifies, it's that the Wachowski brothers are born filmmakers through and through." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      The Matrix Revolutions (2003)      "Thus ends the Matrix trilogy, not even with the dignity of a whimper but with the timid finality of a dull thud." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      Max (2002)      "An intelligent and utterly compelling hypothetical question in which scholarly musings and dramatic irony come together to create a powerful, thought-provoking experience." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      The Medallion (2003)      "The lesson to learn from The Medallion is that a wire- and computer-assisted Jackie Chan is better than no Jackie Chan but still a bad idea nonetheless." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Meet the Fockers (2004)      "Does little to alter the formula of the original, but the two films set a nice example of successful use of the concept of theme and variation." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Meet the Robinsons (2007)      "The film is less a kiddie adventure in a futuristic world than it is an absurdist comedy that looks like a kiddie adventure." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       4/4      Memento (2001)      "A completely engrossing experience that demands and deserves multiple viewings." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      Men in Black II (2002)      "A cynicism-generator. Suggests a big-budget scrounging for profit in almost every fiber of its being." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)      "Hilarious and also sobering." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      The Messengers (2007)      "The scare tactics are tried and just as tired as they always are." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Metropolis (2002)      "A visionary marvel, but it’s lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      The Mexican (2001)      "The real surprise here are the scenes between Roberts and Gandolfini." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/5      Michael Clayton (2007)      "Broad in its characterizations and message but subdued in presenting them through a complex plot." [movie review]      UR Chicago Magazine       2.5/4      A Mighty Heart (2007)      "Too focused on events, timelines, and connections to find an emotional core to the story." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2/4      A Mighty Wind (2003)      "Without a familiarity with its characters, the movie plays out more like what it is ... than what it pretends to be." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      Million Dollar Baby (2004)      "A testament to Eastwood's ability to tell a story and find the human truth at its core." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       4/4      Minority Report (2002)      "Quite possibly [Spielberg's] darkest, coldest, most socially pertinent, subversive, and reactionary film to date." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/5      Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)      "Director Bharat Nalluri keeps the misunderstandings and ruses of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day going at a quick tempo." [movie review]      UR Chicago Magazine       1.5/4      Monkeybone (2001)      "An unfunny movie with small flashes of inspiration that really just turns into a big mess." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      Monster's Ball (2001)      "An intense drama that trusts its characters and lets them move freely amongst themselves and react honestly to the situations in which life places them." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3.5/4      Monsters, Inc. (2001)      "A wonderfully imaginative and very funny film that shows not only another leap in technology for [Pixar] but also an impressive maturation of their storytelling abilities." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2.5/4      Moonlight Mile (2002)      "I believe Silberling had the best intentions here, but he just doesn’t have the restraint to fully realize them." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      Motherhood (2009)      "The lesson, I guess, is that it really sucks being a mom, but it's also incredibly unrewarding." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      The Mothman Prophecies (2002)      "Not about scares but a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       4/4      Moulin Rouge (2001)      "A daring and audacious film that may not only awaken the movie musical, but that will also place itself among the best films of this year." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2/4      Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)      "The shtick has gotten old." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Mr. Brooks (2007)      "Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley novels, and that is flattering praise." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2.5/4      Mr. Deeds (2002)      "There’s a sense of genuine, naive good will accompanying the material that almost, but not quite, makes up for the far more than occasional lapses of successful comedy." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      Mr. Woodcock (2007)      "The few and far between chuckles and an amusing performance from Amy Poehler only keep it from being a painfully unfunny experience." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Mulholland Dr. (2001)      "A surreal nightmare--darkly realized and frequently disturbing." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2.5/4      The Mummy Returns (2001)      "The problem with The Mummy Returns is that it tries to qualify the need for a sequel with an extraordinarily unnecessary amount of plot." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       4/4      Munich (2005)      "Devastating in its vision of political strife concentrated down to its fundamental human core." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2.5/4      Murder by Numbers (2002)      "The movie’s major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and it’s quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       3/4      Music and Lyrics (2007)      "As sweet and likeable as its title is bland." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       1.5/4      The Musketeer (2001)      "Did I mention there are fight sequences? They are by far the best part of this movie, but even they disappoint." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2/4      My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)      "When Vardalos tries to pass one-joke stereotypes and situations as revelatory characterizations and experiences, it simply doesn’t achieve anything noteworthy." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       0/4      My Boss's Daughter (2002)      "It's a despicable, vile piece of garbage and proof positive that the MPAA ratings board is a worthless entity, devoid of any logic and reason." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies       2/4      Mystic River (2003)      "An apprehensive cross between an elegiac tone poem of loss, an ever-twisting murder mystery, and a character study revolving around the regret of lost innocence, Mystic River tries to be all of these things and ends up falling short on all counts." [movie review]      Mark Reviews Movies

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