The rare sort of movie that gives predictability a good name.

Lee delivers a beautiful evocation of the American Dream in its simplest, purest form.

For now, The Two Towers feels like the second installment in what next year, when Frodo finally reaches Mount Doom and the story draws to a close, we'll surely be hailing as a masterpiece.

A devastating lack of romantic connection between its two stars. Lopez had more chemistry with "Enough" co-star Billy Campbell, and for most of that film they were beating the hell out of each other.

There was a fine family drama to be made here, but what we get instead is too sweet to swallow.

Ever the satirist, Payne mines humor from his characters, be it Randall's cockeyed pyramid-scheme ideas or the banality of a ridiculous wedding toast.

Everything in Drumline engages, from its likable cast to its breathtaking finale. Only the most jaded viewers won't be cheering by the end.

Depending on your personal tastes, Intacto will either be an ambitious concoction of cerebral science-fiction or a towering pile of nonsense. The truth lies somewhere in between.

If anyone tries to tell you how this one ends, blast 'em with a phaser. Set on stun, of course.

Witless, unoriginal mishmash of gangsta-drama clichés.

It's safe to say that without De Niro Analyze This and That couldn't even exist; or rather, if they did, they would be unwatchable. De Niro is that important to the mix.

In a larger sense, Adaptation is a movie about the simple act of enjoying life -- of really embracing it -- without constantly worrying about what others think.

Even in its most tedious scenes, Russian Ark is mesmerizing.

Do not, under any circumstances, consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor.

If Soderbergh set out to make a galvanizing conversation piece, he has certainly succeeded. But this cold, occasionally dull movie practically defies you to embrace it.

More than just another feel-good teacher movie.

Amped to the max, with firepower and fisticuffs flying, this is Bond as we have come to know him in the post-Roger Moore years: bigger, badder, better.

The third -- and thinnest and weakest and least funny -- installment in Ice Cube's popular Friday series.

This rich, emotionally complex movie finds Almodóvar venturing into trickier, more fascinating territory, even if his themes.

Vibrant and intriguing, a fine adaptation despite the slight departures from its source, with warm cinematography that captures the feel of '50s Saigon and two performances worthy of Oscar attention.

Doesn't feel quite so lengthy as its predecessor. And while it still falls short of becoming the classic fans so badly want it to be, the film is livelier and better overall than "The Sorcerer's Stone."

Far removed from being a Hollywood production. There are no big-name actors and no fancy camera work. But that's what makes it interesting.

The film has good actors and enough quirky moments to keep it interesting.

Poignant, funny and ultimately exhilarating.

Had the film been more balanced, it would have added a new star to the recent wave of remarkable Mexican cinema.

You come out with a sense you've seen it all before.

There is some exhilarating wordplay in 8 Mile, and you don't have to be a fan of rap to appreciate its quicksilver energy and mischievous wit. For all its grit, 8 Mile ends up radiating a joyful, hopeful vibe. It's an old-school charmer.

It feels wholly artificial, and your eyes never tire of drinking it all in.