2004 in Review

  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, A, weird, fun, sweet, and scary
  2. Riding Giants, A, surfing movie combines adrenaline and education
  3. Troy, A, surprisingly good but largely overlooked movie
  4. Garden State, A, warm, sweet, and eccentric with great characters
  5. Proof, A-, nice mix of family, math, romance, and dementia
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, A-, the best of the series so far
  7. Sideways, A-, enjoyable but not terribly complex road trip movie
  8. The Incredibles, A-, somewhere between Toy Story and Monsters, Inc.
  9. Finding Neverland, A-, sweet and sentimental without being syrupy
  10. Collateral, B+, good writing, good performances, cool look
  11. The Bourne Supremacy, B+, well-executed spy movie
  12. Wimbledon, B+, a solid british romantic comedy
  13. The Polar Express, B+, enjoyable Christmas classic
  14. Man on Fire, B+, Denzel kicks the habit and some butt
  15. The Aviator, B+, interesting but also lacking
  16. Spiderman 2, A-, too conflicted for its own good
  17. Phantom of the Opera, B+, almost collapses under its own weight
  18. Kill Bill, Vol. 2, B, revenge movie with Tarantino flourishes
  19. Million Dollar Baby, B, I liked the first movie, not the second
  20. Ray, B, a solid, if not inspiring biography
  21. Dodgeball, B, enough funny moments to make it worth watching
  22. Mean Girls, B, a simple statement that is worth stating
  23. Shrek 2, B, after a bleak first third some good laughs
  24. Beyond the Sea, B-, a very showbiz biography of Bobby Darin
  25. Napolean Dynamite, B-, stark indie movie with goofball characters
  26. Farenheit 9/11, B-, scattershot indictment of Bush
  27. Thirteen Going on Thirty, C+, awkward remake of Big
  28. Welcome to Mooseport, C, great cast delivers a bland comedy
  29. Meet the Fokkers, D, poor excuse for a movie
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