2003 in Review
- Return of the King, A, a fitting finish for this epic series
- Finding Nemo, A, warm, funny, exciting, and fun
- The Italian Job, A, well executed caper movie
- Mystic River, A-, good story, strong performances
- Big Fish, A-, enjoyable group of stories that tell a bigger one
- American Splendor, A-, unusual, entertaining look at a comic book writer
- Love Actually, A, cruder than some Hugh Grant movies but it delivers
- Freaky Friday, A-, well-made remake updates the story for the 00's
- Seabiscuit, A-, at times hammy, but a triumphant story nonetheless
- Holes, A-, good for kids with outsized villains and legends
- The Station Agent, A-, indie film shows characters that need one another
- In America, B+, well done movie about growing up Irish in New York
- Lost in Translation, B+, nice setup and characters, but not much happens
- The Last Samurai, B+, an epic western, I mean samurai movie
- Underworld, B+, lots of action, lots of Kate Beckinsale
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico, B+, Robert Rodriguez' sizzling El Mariachi sequel
- Elf, B+, Will Farrell is great as goof ball and nice guy
- Pirates of the Caribbean, B, a fun pirate movie, but kind of mechanical
- Kill Bill, Vol. 1, B, martial arts movie, Tarantino style
- Identity, B, whodunit that loses its way in the supernatural
- Matchstick Men, B, dark comedy about an offbeat con artist
- Terminator 3, B, couldn't possibly match its predecessors
- The Matrix: Reloaded, B, doesn't measure up the first movie; not bad
- The Matrix: Revolutions, B, doesn't measure up the first movie; not bad
- Tears of the Sun, B-, torn between tragedy and the Dirty Dozen
- The Missing, B, pretty modern Western but lacks a compelling story
- Intolerable Cruelty, B-, characters and plot points make little sense
- School of Rock, B-, well-intentioned but trite and hammy
- Raising Victor Vargas, B-, boring character study of Latino teens in New York
- Fog of War, C+, fails to capture Robert McNamara's genius
- The Cooler, C+, thin plot about luck is stretched even thinner
- How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days, C+, half-hearted and tired, but at times cute
- Winged Migration, C, flapping bird: flapping, flapping, flapping
- Secondhand Lions, C, family movie with bad writing, acting, directing
- Bruce Almighty, D, terrible writing with Jim Carrey at his worst
- The Triplets of Belleville, D-, plodding movie tortures its characters and viewers