Film Grades and Reviews: 2009

Here is my ever-expanding list of the reviews and grades from the year in film. Longer reviews to come on many of these.


Can't Miss
A/A-
The Hurt Locker
Up
Precious full review
A Serious Man
An Education
The Messenger


Great with reservations
A-/B+
Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Up in the Air
Bright Star
Inglourious Basterds
A Single Man



Good, but...
B+/B
(500) Days of Summer
Whip It!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Two Lovers
Funny People
Sugar


Why not?
B/B-
Crazy Heart full review
Julie & Julia
Duplicity
District 9
It's Complicated...
The Young Victoria
Where the Wild Things Are
Adventureland
Zombieland
Drag Me To Hell
Every Little Step
Fast & Furious mini review
The September Issue



Take Me or Leave Me
B-/C+
The Princess and the Frog
Angels & Demons
Star Trek
Public Enemies
I Love You Man
Taken
Brothers

Feh
C+/C
The Hangover
Sunshine Cleaning
The Proposal
State of Play
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Michael Jackson: This Is It
Fired Up!



Not Recommended
C/C-
The Blind Side
Observe and Report
Nine
The Taking of Pelham 123
Watchmen
Away We Go
17 Again
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Year One

Cinematic Ebola Virus
D+ thru F
The Lovely Bones
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Couples Retreat
Bruno
Obsessed
The Ugly Truth
Bride Wars