Wild Hogs

John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy star as middle-aged friends who seek life's purpose while on a cross-country motorcycle trip.

"...lowbrow. The writer (Brad Copeland, seasoned from TV’s Arrested Development and My Name Is Earl) combines some good comedy,..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Saving Small Business Downtown

"...is, of course, the situation regarding the proposed Marriott development on the 200 block of Congress and the desire..."

Dec. 27, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Guadalupe

Guadalupe is amateur hour dressed up in ecclesiastical purple: a poorly drawn, poorly directed, and poorly acted attempt to film something of weight and religious significance.

"...aims to pay much mind to character or plot development, and the movie is already slipping off the rails..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Thinking Small

When Wal-Mart skates through the development process at Northcross, is it any wonder surrounding neighbors and indie businesses feel betrayed?

"...citizens' and business-owners' problems with the city and with developments like the one proposed for Northcross. We also believe..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column by Nick Barbaro

Mixed Use Meeting Tonight

"...neighbors of that Urban Village guinea pig, the Mueller development. That Bed Bath and Beyond they're building looks New..."

Dec. 13, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Unaccompanied Minors

Calling John Hughes: Former Freaks and Geekster Paul Feig has got your number.

"...direct numerous TV episodes of The Office and Arrested Development, has now directed this holiday kids' picture that’s neither..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Deck the Halls

It's like Neighbors, except with more Christmas lights and Danny DeVito.

"...scene to painful scene without any concern for plot development or consistency, and with the single aim of scoring..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Casino Royale

This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.

"...this film's extended – but necessary for future character development – backstory, which until now is not a phrase..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

49 Up

This British series is one of the great achievements of the cinema, one that reveals how an observant camera plus the passage of time can capture reality.

"...has given way to more psychological focus on individual development. What the series means in the long run is..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Not reviewed at press time. This Indian drama revolves around the subtle development of attraction between a man and a woman who are married, but not to each other.

"...Say Goodbye, this Indian drama revolves around the subtle development of attraction between a man and a woman who..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Cindy Widner

District B13

Set in the near-future of 2010, this French import is not big on plot exposition, instead focusing on its finely wrought action momentum, which moves ever forward with rushing exhilaration.

"...(which Besson produced). What District B13 lacks in story development it compensates for with stunningly realistic action...."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

See No Evil

Former porn auteur Gregory Dark advances to making this rote exercise in slasher-film tedium.

"...every 15 minutes or so and traditionally scant character development. Dark, however, working from a screenplay by WWF scripter..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...from place to place, and it emphasizes the emotional development of its characters with dramatic interplay rather than expressionistic,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Shopgirl

Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.

"...demeanor rather than any lines of dialogue or plot development. Without Danes as Mirabelle, Shopgirl would probably be another..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Laws of Attraction

The first law of attraction is sexual chemistry – something this movie is completely lacking.

"...the things unrealistically, both in terms of the characters’ development and the legal system. Moore’s Audrey Woods, who is..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yossi & Jagger

Gay lovers in the Israeli army also suffer the effects of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

"...the U.S. military. One might wish for greater character development and story arc, but it’s amazing what Yossi &..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anything Else

Woody Allen's latest was not screened before press time.

"...of love’s first tug. But rather than course the development of this relationship in a way that gives it..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

"...that everything else – dialogue, acting, character and story development – comes off like an afterthought. The twig-thin plot..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Manito

"...to getting to know them, instead of shucking character development midway through for one calamity after another. Alas, what..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Jungle Book 2

"...so much as bothering with any plot or character development, these old jungle beasts are trucked out for the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Knockaround Guys

"...setting and detail in both films is commendable, their development of character and storyline could stand some improvement...."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

South of Heaven, West of Hell

"...dusty Western landscapes but short on storyline and character development -- despite the sterling cast of industry pros who..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sweetest Thing

"...and Cameron Diaz. The Sweetest Thing boasts a new development in the continuing struggle for gender equity in film:..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Blade II

"...pure comic-book material emphasizing blood and mayhem over character development and plot nuance; nevertheless, the movie is rendered with..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The One

"...few airy gestures in the general direction of character development. Li, in his double role as an L.A. county..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Girl

"...the dialogue is entirely in English. Plot and character development are scarce; the film is more an abstraction than..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spy Kids

The first entry in Rodriguez's kids action movie remains the best in the series.

"...and the story definitely leaves room for more character development between the kids as well as other narrative flourishes...."

March 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Girlfight

"...spirit that carries it through its often creaky plot developments and untrained acting. Girlfight seethes with intensity, due in..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bait

"...we care any less?) Furthermore, any attempts at character development are constantly distracted by director Antoine Fuqua's uneven pace...."

Sept. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Art of War

"...and although that may be detrimental to the plot development it serves to underscore Snipes' strong camera presence and..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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