'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Movie Review



CHARLIECHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
(PG)
**** (out of 5)

July 15, 2005

STARRING
Johnny Depp as WILLY WONKA
Freddie Highmore as CHARLIE BUCKET
David Kelly as GRANDPA JOE
Helena Bonham Carter as MRS. BUCKET
Noah Taylor as MR. BUCKET
Missi Pyle as MRS. BEAUREGARDE

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Tim Burton
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' Movie Review



PIRATESPIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
(PG-13)
**** (out of 5)

July 9, 2003

STARRING
Johnny Depp as JACK SPARROW
Geoffrey Rusch as BARBOSSA
Orlando Bloom as WILL TURNER
Keira Knightly as ELIZABETH SWANN
Jack Davenport as NORRINGTON
Jonathan Pryce as GOVERNOR WEATHERBY SWANN

Directed by: Gore Verbinski
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'Fantastic Four' Movie Review



fantasticfourFANTASTIC FOUR
(PG-13)
**** (out of 5)

July 8, 2005

STARRING
Ioan Gruffudd as REED RICHARDS
Jessica Alba as SUE STORM
Chris Evans as JOHNNY STORM
Michael Chiklis as BEN GRIMM
Julian McMahon as VICTOR VON DOOM

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Tim Story
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'Dark Water' Movie Review



darkwaterDARK WATER
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

July 8, 2005

STARRING
Jennifer Connelly as DAHLIA
John C. Reilly as MR. MURRAY
Tim Roth as JEFF PLATZER
Dougray Scott as KYLE
Pete Postlethwaite as VEECK
Camryn Manheim as TEACHER
Ariel Gade as CECI

Studio: Touchstone

Directed by: Walter Salles
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'War of the Worlds' Movie Review



waroftheworldsWAR OF THE WORLDS
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

June 29, 2005

STARRING
Tom Cruise as RAY FERRIER
Justin Chatwin as ROBBIE FERRIER
Dakota Fanning as RACHEL FERRIER
Tim Robbins as OGILVY
Miranda Otto as MARY ANN FERRIER

Studio: Paramount and DreamWorks

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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'Bewitched' Movie Review



bewitchedBEWITCHED
(PG-13)
** (out of 5)

June 24, 2005

STARRING
Nicole Kidman as ISABEL BEGELOW/SAMANTHA
Will Ferrell as JACK WYATT/DARREN
Shirley MacLaine as IRIS SMYTHSON/ENDORA
Michael Caine as NIGEL BEGELOW
Jason Schwartzman as RITCHIE
Kristin Chenoweth as MARIA KELLY

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Nora Ephron
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'Land of the Dead' Movie Review



landofthedeadLAND OF THE DEAD
(R)
** (out of 5)

June 24, 2005

STARRING
Simon Baker as RILEY
John Leguizamo as CHOLO
Dennis Hopper as KAUFMAN
Asia Argento as SLACK
Robert Joy as CHARLIE
Eugene Clark as BIG DADDY

Studio: Universal

Directed by: George A. Romero
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'Herbie Fully Loaded' Movie Review



HERBIEHERBIE: FULLY LOADED
(PG)
*** (out of 5)

June 22, 2005

STARRING
Lindsay Lohan as MAGGIE PEYTON
Michael Keaton as RAY PEYTON, SR.
Matt Dillon as TRIP MURPHY
Breckin Meyer as RAY PEYTON, JR.
Justin Long as KEVIN
Cheryl Hines as SALLY

Studio: Disney

Directed by: Angela Robinson
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'The Perfect Man' Movie Review



perfectmanTHE PERFECT MAN
(PG)
*1/2 (out of 5)

June 17, 2005

STARRING
Hilary Duff as HOLLY HAMILTON
Heather Locklear as JEAN HAMILTON
Chris Noth as UNCLE BEN
Mike O’Malley as LENNY
Ben Feldman as ADAM
Aria Wallace as ZOE HAMILTON

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Mark Rosman
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'Batman Begins' Movie Review



poster_onesheetBATMAN BEGINS
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

June 15, 2005

STARRING
Christian Bale as BRUCE WAYNE/BATMAN
Michael Caine as ALFRED PENNYWORTH
Liam Neeson as HENRI DUCARD
Morgan Freeman as LUCIUS FOX
Gary Oldman as LT. JAMES GORDON
Ken Watanabe as RA’S AL GHUL
Katie Holmes as RACHEL DAWES
Cillian Murphy as DR. JONATHAN CRANE/THE SCARECROW

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Movie Review



mrandmrssmithMR. & MRS. SMITH
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

June 10, 2005

STARRING
Brad Pitt as JOHN SMITH
Angelina Jolie as JANE SMITH
Vince Vaughn as EDDIE
Adam Brody as BENJAMIN
Kerry Washington as JASMINE

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Doug Liman
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'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl' Movie Review



sharkboyandlavagirlTHE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL
(PG)
** (out of 5)

June 10, 2005

STARRING
Cayden Boyd as MAX
George Lopez as MR. ELECTRICIDAD
David Arquette as DAD
Kristen Davis as MOM
Taylor Dooley as LAVAGIRL
Taylor Lautner as SHARKBOY
Jacob Davich as MINUS

Studio: Dimension

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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'High Tension' Movie Review



hightensionHIGH TENSION
(R)
**** (out of 5)

June 10, 2005

STARRING
Cecile De France as MARIE
Maiwenn Le Besco as ALEX
Philippe Nahon as LE TUEUR
Franck Khalfoun as JIMMY

Studio: Lion’s Gate

Directed by: Alexandre Aja
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'Lords of Dogtown' Movie Review



lordsofdogtownLORDS OF DOGTOWN
(PG-13)
zero stars (out of 5)

June 3, 2005

STARRING
John Robinson as STACY
Emile Hirsch as JAY
Victor Rasuk as TONY
Heath Ledger as SKIP
Nikki Reed as KATHY ALVA
Rebecca De Mornay as PHILAINE

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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'Cinderella Man' Movie Review



cinderellamanCINDERELLA MAN
(PG-13)
**** (out of 5)

June 3, 2005

STARRING
Russell Crowe as JIM BRADDOCK
Renee Zellweger as MAE BRADDOCK
Paul Giamatti as JOE GOULD
Craig Bierko as MAX BAER
Paddy Considine as MIKE WILSON
Bruce McGill as JIMMY JOHNSTON

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Ron Howard
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