Summary Of Current Movies
About Adam | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Light and fresh comedy, with lots of charm, about love and seduction |
Along Came A Spider | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
"Flat", "derivative" police thriller unable to be saved by some quality performers |
Amores Perros | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
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Oscar nominated film, an emotional, gritty story of lives and cars colliding in Mexico City. |
Angel Eyes | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Romantic comedy thriller lacking in tension or excitement, but not lacking in sap |
The Animal | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Amiable humour, better than you'd expect in grossout comedy, Rob Schneider is pretty good, but still best to avoid |
Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3.5 out of 5 Stars
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Undersea adventure with lots of testosterone and old-fashioned animation - not one of Disney's best, but quite entertaining |
Artificial Intelligence | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3.5 out of 5 Stars
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Ambitious, intelligent Spielberg and Kubrick collaboration about the nature of love with a robot boy who develops feelings |
Baby Boy | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
John Singleton's inner-city family featuring a young black man resisting being a father to his kids |
Blow | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Familiar but energetic story about real-life drug lord, excellent performances |
Bread And Roses (U.S.) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
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Gritty tale about Mexican woman determined to cross the border and find decent work in Los Angeles |
Bridget Jones Diary | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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4 out of 5 Stars |
"Charming, good-looking and witty" romantic comedy with excellent performances |
Chocolat | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3.5 out of 5 Stars
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Charming, light fable about an outsider warming over a rigid town |
Crazy Beautiful | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Rich girl and boy from the wrong side of the tracks in an uneven but often good Romeo-and-Juliet-style love story featuring two fine young performers |
Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Amiable but not terribly exciting comedy sequel |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
Dr. J At The Movies
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5 out of 5 Stars
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One Of The Year's Best |
The Day I Became A Woman | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
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Poignant, heartbreaking expose on life as a woman in restrictive Iran |
The Dish | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Warm, feel-good Australian comedy about a small town's part in American astronauts' first landing on the moon |
Dr. Doolittle 2 | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
1 out of 5 Stars |
The doctor talks to the animals with toilet humour aimed at a 6 year-old level, just not creative and entertaining enough |
Driven | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Fiery crashes, spectacular stunts, with weak characters and "banal screenplay" |
Enemy At The Gates | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3 out of 5 Stars
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Strong performances highlight World War II drama about the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad |
Eureka | One Of The Year's Best |
Toronto Star |
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Beautifully filmed, long and lingering, dark and thoughtful Japanese murder-mystery |
Evolution | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Comedy with some pretty cool aliens, decent writing, actor chemistry but still a pale imitation of Ghostbusters |
Exit Wounds | Don't Even Think About It |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
The studio refused to let critics preview it, and it stars Steven Seagal - two good reasons why it has an excellent chance of stinking |
The Fast And The Furious | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Spectacular, high-energy action mixed with weak story and often horrible dialogue |
15 Minutes | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Loud, overly violent critique of the media exploitation of people who will do anything to get on TV |
The Forsaken | Don't Even Think About It |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Derivative horror flick with very little to recommend |
Ginger Snaps (Canada) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Ginger snaps in a jokey horror sort of way |
House of Mirth (In Canada) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Powerful, heartbreaking story with an excellent Gillian Anderson performance |
Joe Dirt | Don't Even Think About It |
Toronto Star |
1 out of 5 Stars |
"Too long and too stupid" moronic comedy - "Tomcats is a comedic masterpiece compared to this" |
Josie And The Pussycats | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Divergent opinions on tacky, trashy, sometimes satiric look at no-mind boy and girl bands |
Kingdom Come | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
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Disfunctional family comedy with loosely connected scenes, not very funny |
A Knight's Tale | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Youthful, high energy mix of medieval jousting, romance and modern rock and roll - you'd think it would suck, but it has received decent reviews |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Amply-endowed Angelina Jolie the only reason to see incoherent story in brainless action-adventure based on video game |
The Man Who Cried (U.S.) | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
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In 1927 Russia, a little girl lives with her cantor father and grandmother - wildly divergent opinion from "achingly beautiful, touching" to "empty, irratating" |
Memento | One Of The Year's Best |
Dr. J At The Movies
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4.5 out of 5 Stars
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"Dazzling", unique, stylish, well-acted and well-performed "compelling" mystery film |
Moulin Rouge | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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5 out of 5 Stars
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Daring, wildly original over-the-top musical, you'll either love it or hate it |
The Mummy Returns | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
3 out of 5 Stars |
Contrived, flashy sequel with spectacular special effects, all brawn, no brains |
Our Song (U.S.) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
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Independent, straight-forward coming of age story about three teens one hot summer in Brooklyn |
Pavillion Of Women | Don't Even Think About It |
Toronto Star |
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Excessively melodramatic adaptation with stilted performances and horrible dialogue |
Pearl Harbor | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
1 out of 5 Stars |
Awesome effects overshadowed by bland love story, bad dialogue, historical distortions and weak lead performances |
Pokemon 3 | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
1 out of 5 Stars |
"Enjoyable only if you're under the age of 7" children's cartoon |
Pollock | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Strong performances in an interesting movie about artist Jackson Pollock |
Pootie Tang | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
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MTV produced urban "comedy", which apparently is not very funny |
The Princess And The Warrior (U.S.) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
From the team and actress who brought you Run Lola Run, a quieter, character driven drama |
The Road Home (U.S.) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
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Chinese businessman returns to his small village for a funeral and falls in love with a beautiful, illiterate villager |
Sexy Beast | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Captivating and well-made gangster character drama |
Shrek | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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4.5 out of 5 Stars
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Consistently funny and entertaining animated fairy tale about ignoring the outer package of people and looking inside |
Someone Like You | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
"Slick, artificial" but "cute" romantic comedy |
Snatch |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3 out of 5 Stars
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Consider Going |
Spy Kids | Consider Going |
Dr. J At The Movies
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3.5 out of 5 Stars |
Energetic, entertaining, much better than average family-oriented film. A whole lot of fun for film fans of any age. |
Startup.com | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
Documentary about a dot.com company owner and his rollercoster rise and fall surprisingly engrossing |
Swordfish | Save Your Money |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Brainless, "mediocre" thriller moves briskly with lots of things blowing up |
Traffic |
Dr. J At The Movies
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4.5 out of 5 Stars
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One Of The Year's Best |
The Uncles (Canada) | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
2 out of 5 Stars |
Italian-Canadian Toronto family members face conflicting social pressures from the new and old worlds |
What's The Worst That Could Happen? | Don't Even Think About It |
Toronto Star |
1 out of 5 Stars |
What's the worst that could happen? This movie? Seeing this movie? Virtually nobody likes it. |
With A Friend Like Harry | Consider Going |
Toronto Star |
4 out of 5 Stars |
French Alfred-Hitchcock-style psychological thriller without the usual cliches |
Yi-Yi | One Of The Year's Best |
Dr. J At The Movies
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4.5 out of 5 Stars |
Low key, well acted depiction of the daily grind for an urban Taiwanese family |