Jeunet provides numerous pleasures, particularly visual, along the way.

Things are too predictable. Perhaps the viewpoint is to blame.

Wastes its promising premise with a wavering tone that veers uneasily between camp humor and, pardon the expression, straightness.

A Christmas comedy where laughs and even Christmas joy are in short supply.

Since the movie lacks a vision of what Alexander was really about as a man and a figure in history, it falls back all too frequently on movie spectacle.

If you're going to tell a wildly implausible tale of fortune hunting and unlikely heroes, you could do worse than National Treasure.

The result is an animated adventure that's funnier than "Shark Tale" and more charming than "The Polar Express."

Wavers between would-be satire and romantic drama, inhabiting neither mode convincingly.

Effectively creates a menacing atmosphere within the gleaming white halls of the hospital in which it is set, but its story line and characterizations lack the sufficient originality to lift the film above its many better predecessors.

David Hubbard's script is so steeped in sludgy sentimentality that the film's early hints of quirkiness quickly give way to heavy-handed faith healing.

Does possess some eccentric moments of high camp humor. But other than that, this low-concept slasher/horror film suffers from creaky direction, a tatty story line, and -- even worse, considering the genre -- a lack of suspense and shocks.

The heist itself is almost dull, and the characters aren't half as colorful or interesting as they need to be.

Begins by repeating many gags from the previous film. Only now they feel lame and routine.

One of the year's most satisfying films.

A rewarding piece of filmmaking that has all the makings of a classic weepie.

Mildly engaging but never entirely convincing.

A quintessential Hollywood story that might have just as easily been called "Karma."

A story that soars with breakneck pace but slows in all the tender moments. Visually, this train ride is both majestic and edge-of-your-seat.

What captures the audience's attention is Ardent's mesmerizing performance.

The film doesn't manage to achieve for hip-hop what the great rock concert films of the past have done for their musical genre.

Fascinating and absorbing tale.

Alas, this is a remake without a reason. Alfie can no longer shock us.

Pixar again hitches top-notch storytelling to the very best in CG animation.

Tambini and Sandoval lived in the community for a year and present the story with great immediacy. The film could have benefited from some deeper analysis of why these people feel their way of life is so threatened.

In a season of proliferating issue-oriented documentaries, Voices of Iraq stands out by the sheer nature of its provenance: Iraqis themselves filmed the footage during a six-month period this year.

Daniel Craig, in his meatiest film role to date, delivers his usual incisive performance, even if this intimate drama of contemporary Londoners pushes the boundaries of credibility.

A paranormal mystery without a spine. It has no suspense because it has no belief in itself.

Boasts an undeniably original premise and clever plot machinations that lift it several notches above the usual slasher film level.