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The Movie Watcher | Dave White: Your Man at the Multiplex

Movie Title Review Date Grade Dave Says
Cache Sep. 16, 2008 … Hitchcock-influenced tricks …
Cadillac Records Dec. 05, 2008 C- ...should have been a documentary
The Camden 28 Sep. 16, 2008 … like watching cheerleaders form a human pyramid for the cause of peace.
Captivity Sep. 16, 2008 … wouldn't be so much of a crime if there were imagination or style … to back it up …
Cars Sep. 16, 2008 B- … just good enough …
Casanova Sep. 16, 2008 … needs a Viagra.
Cashback Sep. 16, 2008 C- … puddle-deep emotional jabbering …
Casino Royale Sep. 16, 2008 A- It makes actual sense.
Cassandra's Dream Sep. 16, 2008 D+ … a comedy by default?
Catch a Fire Sep. 16, 2008 … complicated …
Catch and Release Sep. 16, 2008 D- The action goes nowhere. Or else it goes fishing.
Chalk Sep. 16, 2008 B- … not consistently funny …
Changeling Oct. 24, 2008 A- ...this is a good one.
Chaos Theory Sep. 16, 2008 The thing I hate the most is on display here …
Chapter 27 Sep. 16, 2008 C- … watching Leto try to become a method actor.
Charlie Bartlett Sep. 16, 2008 B- … cute first, satirical second.
Charlie Wilson's War Sep. 16, 2008 … Oscar-grubbing kind of movie …
Charlotte's Web Sep. 16, 2008 … gentle, literate …
Che Dec. 11, 2008 B+ ...documentary-like...
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Sep. 16, 2008 … ridiculousness …
Cheri Jun. 23, 2009 C- Sometimes love is boring.
Chicago 10 Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … you'll always be fascinated and freaked-out …
Chicken Little Sep. 16, 2008 … kids will flip …
The Child Sep. 16, 2008 … heavy, serious …
Children of Men Sep. 16, 2008 … evil dystopias are always a kick …
Choke Sep. 26, 2008 C- ...Couldn’t we just find out that he’s been punching himself in the face the entire time instead?
A Christmas Tale Nov. 14, 2008 A- ...sprawling, complex
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sep. 16, 2008 … plenty to like …
City of Ember Oct. 10, 2008 B+ ...tougher and stranger than most kid movies
City of Men Sep. 16, 2008 C+ … a melodramatic message movie …
Civic Duty Sep. 16, 2008 … still fun.
CJ7 Sep. 16, 2008 … the lame stuff is outweighed by the great visuals …
The Class Jan. 03, 2009 A- Mouthy, sullen, awful fourteen-year-olds.
Clean Sep. 16, 2008 B+ [Cheung's] never not good.
Clerks II Sep. 16, 2008 … filthy, hilarious dialogue …
Click Sep. 16, 2008 … monumentally stupid …
Climates Sep. 16, 2008 … perfect looking …
Close to Home Sep. 16, 2008 … a much less funny Clerks but with bombs.
Cloverfield Sep. 16, 2008 … mind-blowingly great …
Code Name: The Cleaner Sep. 16, 2008 … stupid and useless.
College Road Trip Sep. 16, 2008 B- You won't be annoyed too much …
Color Me Kubrick Sep. 16, 2008 … goes there with trashy good humor.
Come Early Morning Sep. 16, 2008 … comfortable and country.
The Comebacks Sep. 16, 2008 … so bad and not-funny …
The Condemned Sep. 16, 2008 D- … no consistent point of view about that superviolence …
Confessions of a Shopaholic Feb. 12, 2009 D- Credit card companies are your friends.
Confetti Sep. 16, 2008 C- … heartfelt and lame …
Control Sep. 16, 2008 A- … unswervingly melancholy …
Conversations With Other Women Sep. 16, 2008 C- … yappy-yap-yapping …
Copying Beethoven Sep. 16, 2008 D+ … still sucks.
Coraline Feb. 06, 2009 A- "Eraserhead" for kids!
The Counterfeiters Sep. 16, 2008 B+ One of the more interesting …
The Covenant Sep. 16, 2008 … bland and dull …
Crank Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … the dumb-ocity of Speed 2: Cruise Control
Crank High Voltage Apr. 17, 2009 B+ Faster and Furiouser
Crazy Love Sep. 16, 2008 A- … 10 times more disturbing than any horror film.
Crossing Over Feb. 27, 2009 Crossing over into comedy.
Crossover Sep. 16, 2008 D- Awkward, inept …
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dec. 23, 2008 B+ Borrows Gump's box of chocolates.
Curious George Sep. 16, 2008 Are you 4? 4½?
Curse of the Golden Flower Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … stab-happy sprinkles on a cupcake of crazy.