Paints a vivid and darkly humorous picture of a world where directors are all-powerful and vampires are real; whether you want to buy into either fantasy is up to you. I did, and had a grand old time.

It's every bit as thrilling and engrossing as the best spy thriller or cop flick.

A terrifically engrossing war film in which not a single shot is fired, a movie about shaping events rather than being shaped by them.

Even a full week after seeing it, I'm still influenced enough by the film's many enchantments not to be overly concerned with its flaws.

A thoughtful, bittersweet film biography of the Cuban writer that captures both his irrepressible spirit and his sometimes overwhelming melancholy.

Anderson brings real gravitas to the unfortunate Lily Bart, in an Oscar-caliber performance that makes one wonder what Academy voters are looking for.

It's a startling physical transformation, as Noland goes from flabby desk jockey to lean, mean fishing machine. But even more remarkable is the mental transformation Hanks effects.

While it displays its share of quirky charm, off-kilter characters and outlandish situations, this is really the first film where you can feel the Coens straining to keep up with themselves.

A snarling satire of Hollywood single-mindedness and its lack of any moral underpinning.

Connery and Brown absolutely shine in their roles.

Outside of a strong (and largely misused) cast and an abundance of moody atmosphere, there's precious little to recommend this exploitative mess.

A frequently hilarious exercise in one sex desperately trying to figure out the other.

Truth is, one can probably tell as much about Jackson Pollock the man by looking at his paintings than by watching this movie.

Nobody does this stuff better than Disney, and there's plenty here to like.

Has an unerring capacity for going soft whenever a hard edge is called for.

OK, so some of the scenes are a sham, but the mountain of suspense and adventure is enough to keep you captivated.

Fortunately, this film doesn't have to depend on off-screen dalliances to prove its worth.

The plot is as thin and confusing as it sounds.

Rarely has combat been portrayed as beautifully as in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Taiwanese director Ang Lee's thoughtful meditation on menace, mortality and the martial arts.

It should come as no surprise that the dogs are as cute as caninely possible. But is it conceivable that, once you've seen 101 adorable dogs, 102 seems redundant?

One gets the feeling Kaufman was so intent on putting fury and fanaticism on-screen, he forgot about having it serve any greater purpose. Which makes Quills the film equivalent of one of de Sade's novels: artifice, without art.

Ultimately, the film can't help but disappoint. Movies where you're continually waiting for the other shoe to drop are never as much fun as those where you never expected the first one to fall.

Misfires on nearly every possible level.

Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow are so immensely appealing, and their chemistry together is so unforced, that their presence alone makes a movie worth seeing. Thankfully, Bounce has even more going for it.

Closely follows the Schwarzenegger formula, right down to the fiery, explosive-rife finale. If you like the formula, you'll probably enjoy the movie.

Wildly entertaining.

Goes to such great lengths to show the greatness of its Navy diver hero that it neglects to add much depth to his character - or the story.

The Legend of Bagger Vance is nothing but "The Natural" with Will Smith playing the bat.