Critics Consensus: Taken Is A Near Miss

Rotten Tomatoes: News, Rotten Tomatoes: News
Thu, 01/29/2009 - 5:25pm

This week at the movies, we've got a kidnapping plot (Taken, starring Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen); haunted teens (The Uninvited, starring Emily Browning and Elizabeth Banks); and cold comfort (New in Town, starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr.). What do the critics have to say?

Sections: movies news

Topics: critics consensus elizabeth banks emily browning famke janssen harry connick jr. liam neeson new in town renee zellweger taken the uninvited

Box Office Report: 'Taken 2' Dazzles With $50 Mil, One of Top Three October Debuts
The Liam Neeson action pic grosses $50 million in North America and $55 million overseas; musical comedy "Pitch Perfect" turns in a solid $14.7 million domestically, while Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" falters with $11.5 million. More
'Taken 2' Manhandling Box Office On Way to $48M Weekend
Liam Neeson and ‘Taken 2” are looking at a $48 million weekend after blasting past their box office rivals Friday and rolling to a first-day total of $18.6 million. The gangbusters debut for Fox’s PG13-rated action sequel marks the second consecutive week a movie has broken out and lifted the box office into positive territory. More
Critics Consensus: Sherlock Holmes Plays a Good Game
This week at the movies, we've got a brilliant detective (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), secret agents (Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg), singing rodents (Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, starring Jason Lee and David Cross), and a prodigal daughter (Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt). More
Critics Consensus: Shame is Certified Fresh
This week at the movies brings no new wide releases, but we've still got some strong limiteds, including Shame, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, and Takeshi Kitano's Outrage. What do the critics have to say? Critics say Shame is an intense, beautifully crafted portrait of a profoundly damaged soul, often painful but powerfully acted. More
Critics Consensus: The Muppets is Certified Fresh
This week at the movies, we've got a Muppet caper (The Muppets, starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams), a special delivery (Arthur Christmas, with voice work from James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie), and a cinematic fantasia (Hugo, starring Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz). More

Place your ad here
Loading...

BING NEWS:

Answering Critics
I have gotten feedback on what I have been doing. Questions. Criticisms. Anger. Even outrage. So perhaps it will be useful and even help my case for stopping Trump to offer some clarifications. First, ...
11/2/2024 - 5:36 am | View Link
Video: Anthony Edwards Says F--k 'Em' to Critics of 3-Point Shooting After Wolves Win
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has made a point of taking more threes so far this season, something he will continue to do regardless of ...
11/2/2024 - 4:33 am | View Link
Joel Embiid has profane response to critics of his absence
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid responded to critics on Friday as he continues to sit out games over concerns about his knee. Embiid spoke out in ...
11/1/2024 - 10:06 am | View Link
Supporters, critics debate effects of West Virginia Hope Scholarship program
Just days before the election, the issue of school closures is becoming a political issue. Even though the State Supreme Court upheld the Hope scholarships, this is ...
11/1/2024 - 9:22 am | View Link
Trump's Critics Keep Undermining Their Case by Lying About Stuff He Supposedly Said (opinion)
Here is what Trump actually said about Cheney during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at a campaign event in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday night: "She's a radical war hawk. Let's ...
11/1/2024 - 8:44 am | View Link
More

BING SEARCH:

Movie reviews and ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert | Roger ...
Our Film Has A Power: Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham on No Other Land. CIFF 2024: The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells, Time Passages, Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts.
11/1/2024 - 1:29 am | View Website
Metacritic: Movie Reviews, TV Reviews, Game Reviews, and ...
We collect reviews from the world's top critics. Each review is scored based on its overall quality. The summarized weighted average captures the essence of critical opinion.
10/31/2024 - 7:09 pm | View Website
Movie Reviews, Articles, Trailers, and more
Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly. Not every critic is the same. Metacritic offers aggregated movie reviews from the top critics, and our own METASCORE pinpoints at a glance how each movie was reviewed.
10/31/2024 - 5:12 am | View Website
Movie & TV Critics | Rotten Tomatoes
View recently-approved critics and publications. Meet the critics whose reviews contribute to the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV.
10/31/2024 - 12:11 am | View Website
Critic
A critic is a person who communicates an assessment and an opinion of various forms of creative works such as art, literature, music, cinema, theater, fashion, architecture, and food. Critics may also take as their subject social or government policy.
10/30/2024 - 7:03 pm | View Website
More