It plays lots of cool mind games with the audience -- if in an occasionally incoherent way -- and ends up providing a surprising amount of fun.

Lets Jackie Chan have some fun, ride a horse and frolic in the American West. And when Jackie's having fun, at least some of it trickles down to us.

Part of the appeal of John Irving's writing is its sense of bounty, the way the world is offered up as a horn of plenty. The Cider House Rules movie, by contrast, feels narrowed down to small slices of experience.

It's a high-wire act without a net, and Benigni pulls it off with astounding grace and sensitivity.

What director Aviva Kempner has done is shine a light into the past and recover a classic American hero, one with all the integrity, decency and largeness of spirit that we have been taught makes up the American character.

A careful, intelligent, and seamless design that makes room for a couple of unexpected twists.

An imaginative and disturbing work; well worth a look.

The film is very theatrical and admittedly "staged," but always purposefully.

Works so beautifully because Davis doesn't try to turn Eads and his friends into walking soapboxes for transgendered people.

Definitely worth a chance: although everyone in this fog-shrouded setting makes grand sacrifices, all you'll lose are a few tears.

It's witty, entertaining, often funny as hell and even, at times, surprisingly wise about the human condition.

There are some cheap shots, and there's an argument to be made about whether the film is sending up stereotypes or simply perpetuating them. But for every dubious moment, there are plenty that connect.

Drama, swift action, and low-key, character-driven comedy.

This is a franchise entirely comfortable with what it is, what it’s not, and what it has to offer. It has a whole mess of “Fast” for us all, and woe be the souls who enter this film hoping to go slow.

Its final scenes and sublimely framed last, lingering shot are extraordinary.

A wonderfully witty homage to the very king of disco movies -- "Saturday Night Fever."

A satisfying love story about two very different people with a common cause, people who endure trials of trust and faith in each other.

A highly recommended treat.

The script also happens to be quite literate and laceratingly funny, and Damon -- no big surprise here -- turns out to be the perfect actor to deliver Will's zingers.

The first live-action endeavor from director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is filled with the verve and clarity of his animated action sequences while lending just enough gravity and remote plausibility to the stunts and gadgetry to keep it from becoming a glorified cartoon in and of itself.

An unusually clear, compassionate, and grownup satire about a rare subject: the true psychological underpinnings of young manhood.

The Taste of Others takes regular (but not ordinary) people and knocks them out of their usual zones of activity. The resulting collisions leave behind a very pleasing flavor.

Battling back with droll seriousness, Murray imbues his sad-sack loner with a touching, funny dignity, and comes up with his best work in a very long time.

Don't let Croupier go by without a look.

A hilariously entertaining movie.

Accomplished, ambitious, and great-looking.

A gorgeous and enduring piece of work.

Despite a cheap, Hollywood ending and despite Kaye's kooky campaign, X is a killer.