Vastly more explicit (be warned) and intelligent (than "Angel Eyes"). It also leads to much darker - and more interesting - places.

A fascinating snapshot of contemporary teenagers.

Better than any automobile flick put out by Hollywood in a while and, thanks to some genuinely exciting moments, it is easily the most entertaining so far of this summer's big, brainless action movies.

Wholesome entertainment that will please the under-10 crowd without boring their parents.

A summer delight that also provides a quick cultural education.

Self-righteous, economically illiterate and sometimes flatly dishonest.

Resolves the romantic dilemma in the most artificial and unsatisfying way. A blaring swing score and some obvious dubbing do little to ease the pain.

Begins exceptionally well. Indeed, for at least its first half it's an unusually thoughtful, admirably underplayed piece of work of disorienting, rather harsh realism that builds its mysteries in pleasurably oblique and unpredictable ways.

Sweet, funny, well-acted and nicely shot on locations in the south of France -- but on the dull side overall.

If bluegrass were as static and dull as this concert film indicates, Nashville would have hustled all the hillbillies back to the Smokies long ago.

Essential viewing for anyone who cares about American popular music and its roots.

The effects are cheesy, the photography is murky, the sets look like leftovers from a Las Vegas stage spectacular -- and the flick appears to have been edited with a roulette wheel.

It's a totally inept and unfunny parody of the TV show "Cops."

Marker's documentary, shot on video, uses interviews, film clips and shots of Tarkovsky on the set to examine the Russian's work.

A smart, funny, stylish and very violent British gangster movie.

iIt is clear that it would have benefited from black-and-white cinematography. And the melodramatic musical soundtrack is annoying and unnecessary.

Hrebejik directs with a sure hand, deftly balancing comedy and drama in a most involving and satisfying manner.

It's a film that reeks of stupidity and cynicism, one that makes you feel soiled just to have sat through it.

I've seen three or four other movies by Miike, and I can tell you that he's one of the most exciting, versatile directors working today.

James' character is a charmless, boring lump and it's very hard to care if he gets the girl or not.

Somewhat refreshingly aspiring to be nothing more than a disposable summer popcorn movie, this is a flick that delivers more smiles than laughs and has some wonderful special effects.

Energetic, often very funny comedy filled with sharp, vivid performances by a terrific ensemble cast.

Disney's disappointing Atlantis, sadly, is a lot like much of the studio's recent animated output: eye-popping visuals and great vocal characterizations sunk by a dead-in-the-water script.

Was Alma a masochist? Repressed? Neurotic? A pre-feminist? Don't look for insight here.

Isn't quite up to the comic standard of Rob Schneider's 1999 hit "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo."

Dumbed down to the point where it's barely recognizable as coming from one of Donald Westlake's John Dortmunder novels.

Plot and dialogue take a back seat to a series of inventive sight gags that unspool with effortless charm. An ensemble cast of talented amateurs is in top form.

A test of endurance, and not just because you need a rather stronger word than "explicit" to describe this long-unreleased, self-consciously provocative film.