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2003 Reviews

-A-

Agent Cody Banks (** ½)
Angels in America (TV) (****)

-B-

Bad Santa (*** ½)
The Barbarian Invasions (*** ½)
Big Fish (*** ½)
Bruce Almighty (***)

-C-

City of God (*** ½)
Cold Mountain (** ½)
The Core (**)

-D-

Daredevil (** ½)
Dirty Pretty Things (*** ½)
Dorm Daze (**)

-F-

Finding Nemo (*** ½)
Freddy vs. Jason (** ½)

-G-

Grand Theft Parsons (** ½)

-H-

Hulk (* ½)

-I-

Identity (*** ½)

-K-

Kill Bill, Volume 1 (****)

-L-

The Last Samurai (** ½)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (* ½)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (****)
Lost in Translation (****)
Lost Junction (* ½)
Love Actually (*** ½)
Love Comes Softly (* ½)

-M-

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (*** ½)
The Matrix: Reloaded (** ½)
The Matrix: Revolutions (* ½)
Monster (**)
Mystic River (***)

-P-

Pieces of April (*** ½)
Pirates of the Caribbean (*** ½)

-R-

The Recruit (***)

-S-

Scary Movie 3 (***)
The Station Agent (*** ½)
S.W.A.T. (**)
Swimming Pool (*** ½)
Swirl (*)
Sylvia (**)

-T-

Timeline (*)
21 Grams (***)

-U-

Underworld (½ *)

-V-

Veronica Guerin (**)

-X-

X2: X-Men United (*** ½)

(Best Film of the Year: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Actor: Bill Murray - Lost in Translation)
(Best Actress: Charlize Theron - Monster)
(Best Supporting Actor: Sean Astin - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Suporting Actress: Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April)
(Best Director: Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Original Screenplay: Lost in Translation)
(Best Adapted Screenplay: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Score: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Song: "Into the West" - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Editing: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Cinematography: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Production Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Costume Design: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
(Best Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)

Top Ten of 2003
  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  2. Kill Bill, Volume 1
  3. Lost in Translation
  4. Big Fish
  5. The Barbarian Invasions
  6. Finding Nemo
  7. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  8. The Station Agent
  9. Love Actually
  10. Identity
Honorable Mentions: X2: X-Men United , Pieces of April , Pirates of the Caribbean , Swimming Pool , City of God , Dirty Pretty Things.

Note: Angels in America was a four-star film that did not place in the top ten. I have intentionally kept it separate because it was a miniseries made for television. It would not be appropriate to fit it into the above, though it would probably place just above Lost in Translation if I were to do so.

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