It's a simple tale of father-and-son bonding that director Huo Jianqi injects with a quiet power, and it benefits greatly from the gorgeous lushness of its backdrop.

If only its characters weren't such stereotypes.

It's a sweet and light-hearted endeavor that shows Breillat isn't a one-trick pony.

Who's going to love it? Anyone with a sense of humor: Team America: World Police is hands-down the funniest movie of the year.

The low point of the new Shall We Dance comes when Miss Paulina finally confesses why she's so sad.

A pleasantly diverting period romp that Annette Bening turns into a wickedly funny tour de force.

That Eulogy has any laughs is largely a testament to the understated Romano -- he and Deschanel are the only ones in the cast who aren't straining to be funny.

The story is so slight, a low-wattage hair dryer could blow it away.

All movies require suspension of disbelief to a certain degree, but p.s. really pushes the envelope.

A rousing indictment of a barbaric practice.

Wants to be an epic in the mold of "Saving Private Ryan," but it's hindered by its modest budget.

So over the top that it often plays like a parody.

It's not a bad premise for a movie, but writer-director Omar Naim, a 26-year-old Lebanese native making his feature debut, proves equally inept at handling plotting, actors and pacing.

The oft-told story of lust and deception isn't the reason to see Untold Scandal -- Rather, it's the look -- stunning costumes and art direction, lush landscapes, and beautifully framed and lighted sequences -- that make this worth seeking out.

Confirms Leigh's reputation as one of the world's master filmmakers - and showcases Staunton as one of its great actresses.

The last half hour devoted to the Big Game, staged by a crew from NFL films, is genuinely rousing and inspiring. That's where Friday Night Lights finally shines.

Overlong, blandly soporific.

The documentary takes no sides, but its bleak message is all too clear.

The longest 85-minute road trip you could imagine.

A real head-scratcher that somehow won the grand jury prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Goes down smoothly.

Sometimes teeters on the verge of going completely over the top, but it's mostly saved by its own self-awareness.

Has relevance in the world as we now know it.

A campy, brightly colored musical comedy.

Another repulsive, fetishistic trawl through the life and crimes of a serial killer.

Truth is, this story of the out-of-control director and his inexperienced, enabling studio heads -- who allowed Cimino to lock them out of the editing room, hoping he would deliver another Oscar winner like "The Deer Hunter" -- is more compelling than Cimino's long-winded epic.

Iraqi-Kurdish director-writer Hiner Saleem is in no hurry to tell the story, and viewers drawn in by the warm-hearted tale and charmingly eccentric characters will be in no hurry for the closing credits.

This witless action comedy begins to insult the audience's intelligence from the opening scene.