Cinematic magic.

This is a mixed bag - passable entertainment made palatable largely by Law, but the question of "Why?" (more than "What's it all about?") still lingers where this remake is concerned.

Isn't just fine family entertainment, it's superior family entertainment.

Sluggish, conventional, and almost completely lacking in energy.

Saw is for hard-gore horror aficionados only.

Stay away from Birth not because of what goes on (or doesn't) in a bathtub, but because this is not a very good movie.

It's likely that 2004 won't offer a better movie about a mid-life crisis.

Pretty much a one-trick pony, and, after a while, that trick loses its ability to impress.

Can't decide whether it wants to be a black comedy, dumb farce, or sentimental sit-com.

A harrowing experience for those to whom this sort of story appeals.

Although there is violence and danger, this is less about the chase than it is about the relationship between the siblings.

The film's central flaw is that the characters are haphazardly developed, and don't come across as more interesting than the props.

This movie is more of a curiosity than a fully formed motion picture.

I walked out of the original Shall We Dance? with a silly grin on my face. I left this one shaking my head, wondering where it had all gone wrong.

Because I so enjoyed the last 45 minutes, I'm tempted to recommend it. The problem is that you have to sit through an hour to get to the worthwhile parts.

An intriguing and satisfying romance that may hold some appeal even for those who normally do not like films about affairs of the heart.

Fatoumata Coulibaly's peformance is striking. She plays her character with a mixture of determination and compassion.

For those who have the patience to become absorbed in this kind of drama, Vera Drake offers a stunningly real character portrait whose image will linger long after the movie has faded.

Berg's picture is certainly an above average effort that provides a solid emotional punch.

For every thing that Stage Beauty does right, it fumbles at least one other element, resulting in a movie-going experience that is of the glass half-full/half-empty variety.

One could argue that such an approach isn't all bad - after all, it allows us to know and like the characters - but there are times when Ladder 49 gets a little too cute.

Represents solid family entertainment, and will find a special place in the hearts of those who adore the "Godfather" movies and the TV series "The Sopranos."

A lot of people are going to describe it as a waste of time, yet there's a likeability to the quirky characters that held my interest while tickling my funny bone.

This is an unusual source of entertainment.

This could easily go down as the year's best example of solid acting in a wretched motion picture.

Tracey Ullman is a bright spot in an otherwise sordid, murky production.

Understands baseball and the men who play it, and, for a film about the sport, that's half the battle.

A crowd-pleaser.