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

Movie Title Review Date Grade Dave Says
Take the Lead Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … made me go 'Awwww!' …
Taken Jan. 30, 2009 B+ The guy from "Kinsey" gets his Rambo on.
The Taking of Pelham 123 Jun. 12, 2009 D+ Off the rails.
The Tale of Despereaux Dec. 18, 2008 B+ ...gentle and literate...
Talk to Me Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … the kind of movie that you beg Don Cheadle to star in.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sep. 16, 2008 … start-to-finish-funny …
Taxi to the Dark Side Sep. 16, 2008 … clearly anti-war and anti-Bush.
Tears of the Black Tiger Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … [a] heartbreaky Asian cowboy cartoon …
Teeth Sep. 16, 2008 … the horror isn't frightening …
The Ten Sep. 16, 2008 D+ … completely, sinfully unfunny.
Terminator Salvation May. 22, 2009 B+ If by salvation you mean explosions of doom...
Terror's Advocate Sep. 16, 2008 … densely-packed, exhausting, infuriating …
Tetro Jun. 11, 2009 B- It means "gloomy" in Italian.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Sep. 16, 2008 C+ … not scary.
Thank You for Smoking Sep. 16, 2008 B- … mostly-funny-but-still-soft …
Then She Found Me Sep. 16, 2008 C- … not as funny as it thinks it is.
There Will Be Blood Sep. 16, 2008 It's one of the best movies anyone's made all year.
Things We Lost in the Fire Sep. 16, 2008 B- It almost works.
This Christmas Sep. 16, 2008 B- … way better than just about any Tyler Perry film …
This Film Is Not Yet Rated Sep. 16, 2008 … life-affirming in its own weird way.
This Is England Sep. 16, 2008 B+ … sad and fascinating …
Three ... Extremes Sep. 16, 2008 … gruesome …
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Sep. 16, 2008 … a sense of humor that's as pitch-black as a decomposing corpse.
Through the Fire Sep. 16, 2008 … ignore-the-serious-issues documentary …
Tokyo! Mar. 05, 2009 B+ Three times the weirdness...
Transamerica Sep. 16, 2008 Very convincing …
Transformers Sep. 16, 2008 B+ You will leave smiling like you were seven years old …
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jun. 25, 2009 B- Shards of metal stabbing your eyes is fun.
Transporter 3 Nov. 26, 2008 B+ Lots and lots of explosions.
The Treatment Sep. 16, 2008 B- … fussy, anxious, smart …
Triad Election Sep. 16, 2008 … cool, witty and tightly wound up.
The Tripper Sep. 16, 2008 B- … a more chainsaw-intensive Fahrenheit 9/11.
Tristan & Isolde Sep. 16, 2008 … PG-13 sword-fighting is boring.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Sep. 16, 2008 … Robert Altman-esque …
Trudell Sep. 16, 2008 B- … kind of insufferable.
Trust the Man Sep. 16, 2008 D+ … so tired.
Tsotsi Sep. 16, 2008 It's movie-sweet …
Turistas Sep. 16, 2008 C- … trashy, dumb, lurid …
The TV Set Sep. 16, 2008 C+ … funny enough …
Twelve and Holding Sep. 16, 2008 C- … too mushy …
Twilight Nov. 21, 2008 B+ ...the undead boyfriend you can take home to your parents
Two Lovers Feb. 12, 2009 C- He hates himself. Chicks love this.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail Feb. 20, 2009 C- Guilty.
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Sep. 16, 2008 … his formula works …
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Sep. 17, 2008 C- ...another chapter in the writer-director’s quest to resurrect “the women’s picture.”
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? Sep. 16, 2008 … completely simple-minded but also mostly inoffensive …
Typhoon Sep. 16, 2008 D- … fails on every level.
Tyson Apr. 30, 2009 B+ It's about Mike Tyson.