Undiluted Jackie Chan, not the watered-down stuff he's been doing stateside.

Like the political turmoil which inspired it, Shadow Dancer is fueled by the fire to do the right thing and the sacrifice that must follow, and for 100 minutes, it’s a crackerjack ordeal to behold.

Despite the frivolous feel, it's clear the director intends for Bossa Nova to be a love letter to his two passions: Brazil and his leading lady (who's also his real-life wife). Neither lets him down.

Like other aspects of this film, the image may be a little too perfect, a little too careful.

A wry, rambling, smart comedy.

Quite a spicy brew.

You'll feel moved and uplifted after watching this well-written, funny movie.

Even though it delivers on frights and special effects, and is well-acted and gorgeous to look at, never really surprises us.

Simple but charming.

Has moments that are haunting, and it stays with you long after the lights have come back up.

Unbreakable shows Shyamalan as a rapidly maturing filmmaker, taking risks and making them pay off.

The textures are detailed, the movements are realistic and the three-dimensional feel even improves on the humor -- you may think you've seen every good "Matrix" parody, but you haven't until you see this.

It's Lathan -- with her passionate performance, physical grace and drop-dead-gorgeous looks -- who makes Love and Basketball so entertaining.

Richard Farnsworth shines as Alvin Straight, a role, one gets the feeling, that he has been preparing for all his life.

A tiny slice of bleak, black near-perfection.

In a sterling ensemble cast, (Elfman) just about walks off with the movie.

A quiet film, certainly, but it's filled with small touches that manage to get deeply under your skin by the time the final credits roll.

Script, setting, attitude, and especially casting add up to a smart exercise in dark comedy that's never over-the-top funny, but always engaging for its clever details.

A huge surprise: a startlingly resonant yet unabashedly entertaining slice of American history, a popcorn movie with complex observations about, of all things, racism.

The design of the film is wonderful, the animation everything one comes to expect from a Disney picture, and the jokes fly by so fast.

A heartfelt documentary.

If Her is ultimately better at considering the future than it is at taking us there, it resonates as an insightful reminder that love isn’t obsolete quite yet.

A sleeper that's well worth hunting down. Its rewards sneak up on you, but then linger long afterwards.

It's not a profound film, but it is heartfelt, and Burns has done his best to keep it clear and emotionally direct.

It's epic in every sense of the word, and like most of Chen's historical dramas, not easy to follow.

It gives the audience something serious to ponder. That's rare these days.

The animation is beautiful, the music is catchy and the lyrics are clever.

A surprisingly vital film.