2000 in Review
- Almost Famous, A, really fun and well-balanced
- Gladiator, A, very strong movie with a weak ending
- The Patriot, A, similar to Gladiator, very solid
- The Family Man, A, well-done alternative reality movie
- Traffic, A-, a hard look at many sides of illegal drugs
- You Can Count on Me, A-, a neat portrait of some realistic people
- Erin Brockovich, B+, solid lawyer movie, arbitration ending fizzles
- The Emperor's New Groove, B+, funny and light-hearted Disney buddy movie
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, B+, some good concepts at work in this DC animation
- Bounce, B+, good performances but not a lot of chemistry
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, B+, good story and fights, cheesy effects
- Thirteen Days, B+, Kennedys get the West Wing treatment
- The Cell, B+, stunning visuals, cool ideas, dumb detective story
- Nurse Betty, B+, goofy, violent, fun, not for everyone
- The Perfect Storm, B, takes a long time to get to an ending we know
- Billy Elliot, B, nice movie about a gritty boy dreaming of ballet
- Snatch, B, darker, British version of Get Shorty
- The Dish, B, fun story about the space race in Australia
- Small Time Crooks, B, first part was good, but it strays
- O Brother Where Art Thou, B-, the Coen brothers miss the mark
- Cast Away, B-, interesting but not much substance
- Wonder Boys, B-, starts out great, but loses its way
- Best in Show, B-, too much improvisation, not many good laughs
- Chicken Run, B-, too mechanical, not as clever as Wallace & Gromit
- Titan A.E., B, pretty neat cartoon, good story, but for kids
- High Fidelity, C+, Cusack as a whining loser with girl troubles
- Space Cowboys, C+, entertaining, but nobody is trying very hard
- U-571, C+, okay movie, but there are better submarine flicks
- Rules of Engagement, D+, poor writing and bad plot waste a great cast
- Mission: Impossible 2, C-, decent thriller goes off the rails in third act