On the Edge (2001)

IMDB: On the Edge (2001)

• OVERALL: 87
• VISUAL: 82
  
• STORY: 94
  
• ACTING: 84
  
• BETTER THAN: Neverwas
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Secretary
  
• WAS MISSING: A cameo by Morrissey.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Proof that Dreamsicles make everything better. Seriously though, this is not for the squeamish or easily depressed. Cillian Murphy's baby blues tell a well-written story that is surrounded, unfortunately, by the mediocrity of the rest of the film.

Eye See You (D-Tox)

IMDB: Eye See You (D-Tox)

• OVERALL: 67
• VISUAL: 71
  
• STORY: 59
  
• ACTING: 72
  
• BETTER THAN: Wind Chill
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Shoot to Kill
  
• WAS MISSING: "I Know What You Did Last Winter" tagline. (What's funny is I wrote that before realizing that it was actually from the director of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" lol)
  
• SEE IT FOR: A pre-T2 Robert Patrick performance that manages to thaw out the rest of the cold and stiff cast. The score would be much higher if you cut out the first half of the movie.

Halloween (Rob Zombie's Halloween)

IMDB: Halloween (Rob Zombie's Halloween)

• OVERALL: 86
• VISUAL: 87
  
• STORY: 92
  
• ACTING: 80
  
• BETTER THAN: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Halloween (John Carpenter's Halloween)
  
• WAS MISSING: A better actor for the young Michael Myers.
  
• SEE IT FOR: The origin of Myers. This provides a great backstory and fresh spin on the franchise. Sheri Moon Zombie outperforms everybody and Danielle Harris (Myers' niece from Halloween 4 and 5) sneaks back into the series as Annie Brackett.

Punch-Drunk Love

IMDB: Punch-Drunk Love

• OVERALL: 93
• VISUAL: 96
  
• STORY: 94
  
• ACTING: 90
  
• BETTER THAN: Lars and the Real Girl
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: About a Boy
  
• WAS MISSING: A final scene after the credits of them on an airplane eating pudding.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Judgmental and insulting sisters. Hilarious customer service calls. The happy side of off-centered folk. Pretty artwork.
  

Donnie Darko

IMDB: Donnie Darko

• OVERALL: 94
• VISUAL: 93
  
• STORY: 97
  
• ACTING: 91
  
• BETTER THAN: What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Dead Again
  
• WAS MISSING: "What's up Doc?" in a violent, grumbly voice. This is one rabbit Lenny wouldn't wanna pet.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Alternate realities, parallel worlds, the dangers of medication, creepily dark realms of the mind and dinner conversation a younger sister should never have to hear!
  

The Flying Scotsman

IMDB: The Flying Scotsman

• OVERALL: 93
• VISUAL: 92
  
• STORY: 96
  
• ACTING: 91
  
• BETTER THAN: American Flyers
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)
  
• WAS MISSING: Journey's "What It Takes To Win" playing during every defeat and victory.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Cycling at its greatest and most obsessive, as well as the (attempted?) overcoming of internal struggle far greater than any world record. Courageously brilliant.
  

The Good Night

IMDB: The Good Night

• OVERALL: 92
• VISUAL: 85
  
• STORY: 97
• ACTING: 95
• BETTER THAN: What Dreams May Come
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Waking Life
  
• WAS MISSING: Pain. I'm sure there was unseen pain.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Insomnia. Lucid dreaming. Depression. There are a few scenes where you may literally laugh out loud. Pegg should be Pigg. Paltrow is so put out. It tackles these issues in a non-threatening way and, "You can't just reciprocate the complaint!"
  

Fade

IMDB: Fade

• OVERALL: 66
• VISUAL: 57
  
• STORY: 78
  
• ACTING: 64
  
• BETTER THAN: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
  
• NOT AS GOOD AS: Insomnia
  
• WAS MISSING: Its identity. It didn't go far enough in the drama, horror or psychological department to really define itself.
  
• SEE IT FOR: Despite some some bad acting, the scenes with the doctors discussing the insomnia condition are pretty interesting. Plus, it will make you feel like you've never *really* cried on the couch.