190 Reviews by Peter Sobczynski


	190 Reviews by Peter Sobczynski 190 Reviews by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com Movie: Bee Movie Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) Instead of gently skewering the conventions of contemporary animation, it simply follows them to ... 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Gangster Release date: 11/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) A well-made and reasonably exciting work filled with juicy performances, exciting set-pieces and ... 167 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw 4 Release date: 10/26/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) Two of the more degrading and debasing hours of big-screen "entertainment" that you are likely to... 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Comebacks Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) So egregiously awful that it not only gives a bad name to parody movies, it gives bad names to ea... 27 other reviews of this movie Movie: Things We Lost in the Fire Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) However, there is one element to "Things We Lost In the Fire" that does work spectacularly well a... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gone Baby Gone Release date: 10/19/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) Ben Affleck does such a surprisingly effective job behind the cameras that someone unfamiliar wit... 74 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lars and the Real Girl Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) It may well be the finest, strangest and most emotional romantic comedy-drama to come along since... 97 other reviews of this movie Movie: We Own the Night Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) I gradually found myself respecting and admiring the film and its creator, writer-director James ... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Elizabeth: The Golden Age Release date: 10/12/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) It is such a botch that it is difficult to believe that any of those involved with its production... 110 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heartbreak Kid, The Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) An ugly, hateful and deeply unfunny bit of hackwork that not only stinks on its own but also tarn... 119 other reviews of this movie Movie: Michael Clayton Release date: 10/5/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) A taut, exciting and thoughtful legal thriller that is so smartly conceived and executed that to ... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lust, Caution Release date: 9/28/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) It feels like what "Black Book" would have been like had it been completely leached of all that p... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Brave One Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Forget about comparing this film to "Death Wish," as many already have%u2013this isn't good enou... 143 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Valley of Elah Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) With "In The Valley Of Elah," his follow-up to the absurdly overpraised "Crash," writer-director ... 105 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eastern Promises Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The kind of dark, disturbing and deeply fascinating work that jolts you while you are watching it... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Silk Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Inscrutable and Insufferable 48 other reviews of this movie Movie: December Boys Release date: 9/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) There is nothing on display in the coming-of-age drama December Boys that you haven’t already s... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Release date: 9/5/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) It may not exactly conform to what many people might expect to see from a current-day romantic co... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Death Sentence Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) While it is a sleazy and decidedly amoral revenge tale, it is an uncommonly well-made and fairly ... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Halloween Release date: 8/31/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) It was probably asking too much to hope that Zombie would come up with a film that would live up ... 99 other reviews of this movie Movie: Balls of Fury Release date: 8/29/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) I can't say that it is some kind of comedy classic or that it even rises above the classification... 98 other reviews of this movie Movie: Nanny Diaries, The Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The end result is a shrill and silly misfire that comes across like an exceptionally expensive pi... 78 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dedication Release date: 8/24/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (6/0) Stridently annoying. 44 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rush Hour 3 Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) To describe it as lazy hackwork would be an insult to the phrase "lazy hackwork." 139 other reviews of this movie Movie: 2 Days in Paris Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) This is a strong and assured debut behind the camera for Delpy and I am curious and eager to see ... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stardust Release date: 8/10/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) "Stardust" has the one quality that all the money in the world cannot buy and that all the visual... 123 other reviews of this movie Movie: Becoming Jane Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Early on, a character remarks that "Wit is the most treacherous talent of all" and based on the e... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bourne Ultimatum, The Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A wildly kinetic thrill-ride that manages to respect your intelligence with smart writing and fin... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cantante, El Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Together, Lopez and Anthony have created the kind of wildly miscast and misconceived star couple ... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hot Rod Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) "Hot Rod" suggests what "Napoleon Dynamite" might have looked like under the direction of Hal Nee... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: The Ten Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) It never really quite works up the energy to be as wild and outrageous as it clearly wants to be. 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Underdog Release date: 8/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The film is a smug and contemptuous mess from beginning to end that is likely to bore little kids... 47 other reviews of this movie Movie: Moliere Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) It nevertheless contains enough wit and charm to keep things humming along even when the plot thr... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Know Who Killed Me Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) There is a part of me that wishes that I did have the nerve to recommend it after all because whi... 55 other reviews of this movie Movie: No Reservations Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The result is like one of those fancy frozen dinners that look so tempting in the picture on the ... 134 other reviews of this movie Movie: Simpsons Movie, The Release date: 7/27/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Even the naysayers, the ones who claim that the show hasn't been worth watching since Clinton wa... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Arctic Tale Release date: 7/25/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Since I would give the visual portion of "Arctic Tale" the maximum number of stars and the audio ... 79 other reviews of this movie Movie: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) In fact, I can pretty much guarantee that this is the worst film playing at a theater near you th... 113 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sunshine Release date: 7/20/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) However, the rest of the film is so strong and so sure that I still feel somewhat comfortable in ... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: Captivity Release date: 7/13/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) . . .sitting through it is a form of torture that far outstrips anything seen on the screen. 60 other reviews of this movie Movie: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Release date: 7/11/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The results may be darker and less family-friendly than previous installments but this ambitious ... 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Joshua Release date: 7/6/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Director George Ratliff has crafted a pretty intelligent film that exploits that conceit without ... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rescue Dawn Release date: 7/4/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A film that works as a thrilling adventure as exciting and visceral as any put on the screen in r... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: License to Wed Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) "License to Wed" is so awful that if I had to choose between sitting through it or "RV" again, I ... 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Transformers Release date: 7/3/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A full-out assault on the senses that confuses bludgeoning a viewer with noisy spectacle with act... 177 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Sheep Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) It just goes on too long to support what is essentially a one-joke premise. 68 other reviews of this movie Movie: Broken English Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Parker Posey is one of those rare performers who can elevate a mediocre film into a good one and ... 64 other reviews of this movie Movie: You Kill Me Release date: 6/22/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) [The filmmakers] tackle the familiar material with such gleeful zest, thanks in no small part to ... 81 other reviews of this movie Movie: Day Night Day Night Release date: 5/11/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The kind of movie that is far more interesting and edifying to read about and discuss than it is ... 34 other reviews of this movie Movie: Paris je t'aime Release date: 5/4/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) There are a couple of unquestioned triumphs, a couple of unmitigated disasters and the rest fall ... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: In the Land of Women Release date: 4/20/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) I can�t recall the last [film] that filled me with the kind of utter loathing and contempt that t... 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: Year of the Dog Release date: 4/13/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A highly impressive work in which White and Shannon have joined forces to give us a darkly funny ... 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Book Release date: 4/4/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) For fans of compelling cinema in general and Verhoeven in particular, [Black Book's] release is a... 102 other reviews of this movie Movie: Meet the Robinsons Release date: 3/30/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) So breathlessly exciting, funny and inventive throughout that even if you are only able to see it... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shooter Release date: 3/23/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Shooter is the very epitome of the kind of instantly disposable film that has become all too comm... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Snake Moan Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Tells its screw-loose story in such a forthright manner and with such heedless and fearless energ... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Black Snake Moan Release date: 3/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Tells its screw-loose story in such a forthright manner and with such heedless and fearless energ... 146 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls Release date: 2/14/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A sorry excuse for filmmaking. 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Because I Said So Release date: 2/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A movie that�s so bad, it's actually painful to sit through. 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Messengers, The Release date: 2/2/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Just another craptacular exercise in weak PG-13 horror involving resourceful-but-stupid teens, id... 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hitcher, The Release date: 1/19/2007 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Instead of trying to unsettle viewers, director Dave Meyers goes for the cheapest shock effects p... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Miss Potter Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A seriously disjointed biopic on Potter's personal and professional life that desperately yearns ... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pan's Labyrinth Release date: 12/29/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) One of the most dazzling fairy tales to hit the big screen in a long time. 160 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breaking and Entering Release date: 12/15/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) An overly metaphorical mess in which virtually every character and story element is so choked wit... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Opal Dream Release date: 11/22/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A family-oriented film that doesn�t merely play lip-service to the power of imagination -- it act... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Return, The Release date: 11/10/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A film so formless and pointless that you may find yourself wondering who the target audience was... 43 other reviews of this movie Movie: Volver Release date: 11/3/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Far and away the best and most convincing work that she has ever done. 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw III Release date: 10/27/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Call this franchise 'Chicken Soup for the Soulless.' 66 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Release date: 10/13/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Even more damaging is the inescapable fact that as the allegedly dashing and charming Alex, Petty... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Everyone's Hero Release date: 9/15/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) I suspect that most kids will get more excitement and thrills out of even the most meaningless en... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Trust the Man Release date: 8/18/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A group of charming and talented actors are forced to portray some of the most smug, annoying and... 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 4 Release date: 4/14/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) There is a certain slapdash energy and heedless silliness to the proceedings that is somewhat eng... 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Release date: 3/24/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The film is a toxic stew of stupidity that is so foul and rank that even the most forgiving fans ... 29 other reviews of this movie Movie: Don't Come Knocking Release date: 3/17/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Another masterpiece from Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard. 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ask the Dust Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A perplexing but ultimately rewarding experience. 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, The Release date: 3/10/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Spiked with moments of true brilliance. 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dave Chappelle's Block Party Release date: 3/3/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A movie with good humor, good music and a positive message that isn�t a complete embarrassment to... 100 other reviews of this movie Movie: Date Movie Release date: 2/17/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) While the premise of a gross-out spoof of such movies may sound like a good idea in theory, it do... 70 other reviews of this movie Movie: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A film that will be enormously appealing to fans of British costume dramas, fans of movies about ... 93 other reviews of this movie Movie: Roving Mars Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Considering what it promises compared to what it actually delivers (especially when you factor in... 23 other reviews of this movie Movie: Imagine Me & You Release date: 1/27/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A film where a scene in which a fancy sofa is purchased at an auction is treated with more heat a... 89 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Holiday Release date: 1/13/2006 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Not the worst movie ever made -- no thanks to Latifah. 33 other reviews of this movie Movie: White Countess, The Release date: 12/21/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Fiennes and Richardson strike zero sparks together. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Thumbsucker Release date: 9/16/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) This is a well-acted and reasonably intelligent stab at the genre that scores its points by given... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Four Brothers Release date: 8/12/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The only performance that kind of works is the one from Chiwetel Ejiofor as the central bad guy. 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Rebound Release date: 7/1/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) The funniest joke comes in the credits when it is revealed that it took five writers to come up w... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Perfect Man, The Release date: 6/17/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A film so awful and devoid of anything that could even loosely be described as entertaining that ... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Monster-in-Law Release date: 5/13/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Fails on so many levels that it is difficult to even know where to start. 140 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mysterious Skin Release date: 5/6/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) A powerful and intriguing experience that signals Araki as a director who is finally demonstratin... 38 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dust to Glory Release date: 4/1/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) There might be a good movie somewhere in the subject of the Baja 1000 race, but this boring, slop... 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beauty Shop Release date: 3/30/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) It isn�t as much awful as it is fundamentally unnecessary. 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Man of the House Release date: 2/25/2005 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) This isn�t so much a bad film as it is a dead one. 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dawn of the Dead Release date: 12/31/2004 11:01:29 PM Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Surprisingly, 'Dawn of the Dead' is actually a pretty good film in its own right...as a gory acti... 95 other reviews of this movie Movie: Polar Express, The Release date: 11/10/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of eFilmCritic.com: (7/0) Watching it is sort of like being slammed over the head for 105 minutes with a mallet made of mar... 127 other reviews of this movie Movie: Alfie Release date: 11/5/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It feels more like a studio-bred plan to exploit a familiar library title than an attempt by film... 52 other reviews of this movie Movie: Saw Release date: 10/29/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) I can't quite work up the nerve to fully recommend it (that ending is really awful) but I do appr... 125 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Shot, The Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It has a loose, unforced feel to it, a bunch of relatively funny bits and even a couple that are ... 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: Shaun of the Dead Release date: 9/24/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Shaun of the Dead' is that rarest of birds-a film that not only lives up to its considerable hyp... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wimbledon Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The romance is just as convincing as the athletics - however, that is not meant as a compliment. 111 other reviews of this movie Movie: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Release date: 9/17/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Purely on a technological level, 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' is one of the most start... 165 other reviews of this movie Movie: Wicker Park Release date: 9/3/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Wicker Park' is so forgettable that I needed to dig up the press kit in order to remember the na... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: Vanity Fair Release date: 9/1/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Seems to be less an adapatation of the classic 19th-century novel by William Makepeace Thackeray ... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) So pointless and forgettable that you can hardly believe that someone was actually paid to come u... 83 other reviews of this movie Movie: Brown Bunny, The Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Gallo�s film is one of the most fascinating and hypnotic films of the year, a stunning tone poem ... 63 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hero Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Hero' could have been a landmark film; as is, it is nothing more than a lot of pretty pictures i... 151 other reviews of this movie Movie: Suspect Zero Release date: 8/27/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The film merely winds up being just another depressing exercise that confuses faulty plotting and... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Release date: 8/11/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The film had a goofy sense of humor, some deft casting...and, best of all, a genuinely charming, ... 86 other reviews of this movie Movie: Collateral Release date: 8/6/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A compulsively watchable movie that takes what could have been a standard-issue thriller and make... 188 other reviews of this movie Movie: She Hate Me Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Deeply offensive, staggeringly unfunny, pretentious and, at 140 minutes, about 135 minutes too lo... 71 other reviews of this movie Movie: Village, The Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) An enraging bit of nonsense that is made all the worse by Shyamalan�s apparent delusion that he h... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Manchurian Candidate, The Release date: 7/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A smart contemporary film that, like 'The Bourne Supremacy' and the upcoming 'Collateral', takes ... 56 other reviews of this movie Movie: Catwoman Release date: 7/23/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It is just, for the most part, another run-of-the-mill craptacular destined to be forgotten in a ... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: I, Robot Release date: 7/16/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A real missed opportunity - a potentially groundbreaking film reduced to a mess fit only for the ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Release date: 7/9/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) This is one of the funniest movies of the year... 106 other reviews of this movie Movie: De-Lovely Release date: 7/2/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A film that wants to break molds but lacks the ambition and nerve to do so. 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spider-Man 2 Release date: 6/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Spider-Man 2' is that summer rarity - a big-budget blockbuster that actually lives up to the con... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: White Chicks Release date: 6/23/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The film is nothing more than a tired bore - the kind of film that doesn�t even have the grace to... 31 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) I actually found myself laughing quite a bit during 'Dodgeball' - more than enough times to recom... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Terminal, The Release date: 6/18/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'The Terminal' is like a private jet that has had too much baggage...it looks sleek and beautiful... 154 other reviews of this movie Movie: Around the World in 80 Days Release date: 6/16/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The end result is about as thrilling as spending those 80 days stuck in Cary, Illinois with a bro... 101 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stepford Wives, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) One of the biggest messes in recent memory - an incoherent hack job that can never decide whether... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Chronicles of Riddick, The Release date: 6/11/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) As a follow-up to a genuinely entertaining movie like 'Pitch Black', it is a very disappointing o... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Baadasssss! Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A film that is actually better than the film that inspired it. 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Raising Helen Release date: 5/28/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It is the kind of film that cleanses the palate and leaves viewers with nothing more than a desir... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Troy Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) An oddly uninspiring film that is as puny in ambition as it is epic in scope. 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Breakin' All the Rules Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The results are at once unfathomably complex and staggeringly uninteresting. 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Strayed Release date: 5/14/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A lot of the credit for the success of 'Strayed' belongs to Emmanuelle Beart, in one of the great... 41 other reviews of this movie Movie: Super Size Me Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) For all of the huffing and puffing and hurling, the film doesn�t really make the sort of lasting ... 131 other reviews of this movie Movie: Van Helsing Release date: 5/7/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The film is weighted down by its sheer willingness to bludgeon viewers with never-ending sensatio... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mean Girls Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) There are some big laughs, but it lacks that final burst of inspiration to send it over the fence... 126 other reviews of this movie Movie: Laws of Attraction Release date: 4/30/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Lack of wit, style or any apparent on-screen chemistry - the very things that a film of this natu... 67 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hellboy Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Every scene is an orgy of elaborate visual effects but there is so little to tie them together th... 145 other reviews of this movie Movie: Home on the Range Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It is bright and colorful and goofy and I enjoyed it a lot. 90 other reviews of this movie Movie: Jersey Girl Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Jersey Girl' is sweet and funny and there are a few moments when Smith�s snarkier side makes a w... 109 other reviews of this movie Movie: Ladykillers, The Release date: 3/26/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Hanks comes through with a cheerfully ridiculous bit of scenery-chewing that is quite funny. 148 other reviews of this movie Movie: Taking Lives Release date: 3/19/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The story is, as you can tell, preposterous from the get-go... 124 other reviews of this movie Movie: Secret Window Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Secret Window' is essentially a one-man show for Johnny Depp to strut his stuff. 59 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spartan Release date: 3/12/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The thing that makes David Mamet�s 'Spartan' so thrilling and exciting to watch is not the story.... 91 other reviews of this movie Movie: Starsky & Hutch Release date: 3/5/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) I wish that director/co-writer Todd Phillips...could have come up with something a little smarter... 141 other reviews of this movie Movie: Broken Lizard's Club Dread Release date: 2/27/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Specializes in the kind of humor that is smart, funny and yet almost impossible to describe to so... 21 other reviews of this movie Movie: Passion of the Christ, The Release date: 2/25/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) This is a good film, well-made, well-told and it is clearly a personal triumph for Mel Gibson. 203 other reviews of this movie Movie: Welcome to Mooseport Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Welcome to Mooseport' comes off as nothing more than an extended TV episode with some Very Speci... 87 other reviews of this movie Movie: Eurotrip Release date: 2/20/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It seems to be content to be nothing more than 'Chasing Liberty' with more boobs. 88 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dreamers, The Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) While the sexual content in and of itself is hardly transgressive or shocking, the mere presence ... 117 other reviews of this movie Movie: Barbershop 2: Back in Business Release date: 2/6/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) There is never a single moment where it manages to justify its existence as anything other than a... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Cold Mountain Release date: 12/25/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Feels curiously put together - it jerks together from event to event without any real flow and th... 156 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mona Lisa Smile Release date: 12/19/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Soulless retreads without an ounce of passion or creativity that no amount of colorful surface de... 112 other reviews of this movie Movie: Stuck on You Release date: 12/12/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Stuck on You is an agreeably silly knockabout comedy that actually works, which is more than I ca... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Big Fish Release date: 12/10/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The performances all around are quite impressive and even the underwritten parts (such as the adu... 53 other reviews of this movie Movie: Last Samurai, The Release date: 12/5/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Llittle more than a longer, less violent and more pretentious version of 'Kill Bill.' The differe... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: 21 Grams Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Despite the soap-opera plot and off-putting style, '21 Grams' is, at times, an extraordinarily mo... 132 other reviews of this movie Movie: Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Release date: 11/21/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Unless you have children who have been especially naughty and who are in need of severe punishmen... 108 other reviews of this movie Movie: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Release date: 11/14/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) While the work and expense clearly shows in every frame, it winds up being in the service of a fi... 157 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love Actually Release date: 11/7/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Not only incredibly charming but it is arguably the wittiest and most completely satisfying roman... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Love Actually Release date: 11/7/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Not only incredibly charming but it is arguably the wittiest and most completely satisfying roman... 149 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Revolutions, The Release date: 11/5/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Though visually spectacular, 'The Matrix Revolutions' is a disappointing climax to what had previ... 158 other reviews of this movie Movie: Beyond Borders Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Beyond Borders' is one of those movies that takes an enormous tragedy and essentially reduces it... 77 other reviews of this movie Movie: Scary Movie 3 Release date: 10/24/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Surprisingly, 'Scary Movie 3' is a genuinely amusing movie - one of the funniest of the year. 76 other reviews of this movie Movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Release date: 10/17/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It took The Texas Chainsaw Massacre about 15 minutes before all my anticipation was completely st... 120 other reviews of this movie Movie: Porn Theater Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Most of the film is as grim and unpleasant as...well, spending 90 minutes in an actual porn theat... 18 other reviews of this movie Movie: Kill Bill Vol. 1 Release date: 10/10/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A film that tells an essentially simple story in such a wonderfully flashy fashion and Tarantino�... 163 other reviews of this movie Movie: Mystic River Release date: 10/8/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'Mystic River' is an ambitious failure but it is, ultimately, a failure. 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Every person inv... 35 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Splendor Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A film so compelling and strange and funny...that even a legendary grouch like Harvey Pekar himse... 133 other reviews of this movie Movie: Freddy vs. Jason Release date: 8/15/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Freddy vs. Jason has a fun, junky spirit to it that is compulsively watchable and when looked at ... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: American Wedding Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Nothing more than an attempt to squeeze a few more dollars out of the success of the freakishly p... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Gigli Release date: 8/1/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) I am giving Gigli one star and that is only because of Walken: if Brest were smart, when the film... 135 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The film ironically does the opposite of what an archaeologist is supposed to do - it takes a rar... 132 other reviews of this movie Movie: Seabiscuit Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The only truly striking performance is the hilarious turn by the invaluable William H. Macy...it ... 121 other reviews of this movie Movie: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Release date: 7/25/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) While it is easily the least of the three films and not quite as focused or ingenious as the prev... 116 other reviews of this movie Movie: Garage Days Release date: 7/18/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It is one of the most sheerly entertaining films of the season and has all the ingredients to bec... 42 other reviews of this movie Movie: Bad Boys II Release date: 7/18/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) This is a film that is so bad that it forces me to consider whether I might have been a bit hasty... 57 other reviews of this movie Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Release date: 7/9/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) I enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean enough to recommend it but there are a couple of serious flaws... 152 other reviews of this movie Movie: Swimming Pool Release date: 7/2/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Swimming Pool is being positioned as an art-house film but there is absolutely no reason why it c... 49 other reviews of this movie Movie: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Release date: 6/27/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) This is not merely one of the worst films in recent memory but it could well go down as one of th... 96 other reviews of this movie Movie: Hulk, The Release date: 6/20/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'It contains qualities that will last once the state-of-the-art effects have become dated and sil... 73 other reviews of this movie Movie: From Justin to Kelly Release date: 6/20/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) It was produced by people who saw nothing in it but a few quick bucks, filled with songs that no ... 46 other reviews of this movie Movie: Matrix Reloaded, The Release date: 5/15/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) 'A more-than-worthy successor to the original and proves that an action spectacular doesn�t have ... 228 other reviews of this movie Movie: X2: X-Men United Release date: 5/2/2003 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) Gets bogged down with too many endless fight scenes and too many characters to juggle. 179 other reviews of this movie Movie: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Release date: 12/12/2002 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) The most impressive new element in this installment is the completely CGI-created Gollum...he tur... 166 other reviews of this movie Movie: Solaris Release date: 11/27/2002 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (7/0) A memorable meditation on life, love and loss and a throwback to the days when science-fiction fi... 103 other reviews of this movie Movie: Adventures of Robin Hood, The Release date: 12/31/1938 11:01:26 PM Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (6/0) It is exhilarating because the film is, of course, one of the all-time great adventures and one o... 15 other reviews of this movie Movie: Benji Off the Leash! Release date: 8/20/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (3/4) No reference The film is a wild misfire that looks like a kid movie but which contains all of the emotional sa... 40 other reviews of this movie Movie: Prince & Me, The Release date: 4/2/2004 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (3/4) No reference It is impossible to believe that such a bland film could have been made by Martha Coolidge, whose... 82 other reviews of this movie Movie: Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Release date: 1/1/1966 Review by Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor: (4/3) No reference It demonstrates that a film can be exciting and funny and epic in scope while still retaining the... 30 other reviews of this movie Served turbo style


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