Ultimately has few original aspects, but it is an intelligently wrought drama that makes it a respectable entry in the genre.

An inspirational film for cinephiles everywhere.

Thought-provoking story of how terror and paranoia affect two Americans who love their country.

Moviegoers who know their American political history will respond to the film's immediacy and forgive the film's tight focus and narrow view. Anyone hoping for an entertaining drama about newsmen and politics along the lines of "All the President's Men" will be disappointed.

Though the concept serves as a soul-stirring showcase for contemporary inspirational performers, the writing and direction (both attributed to Rob Hardy) commit a multitude of sins.

Director Curtis Hanson has made a chick flick with substance as well as style.

A muddled melodrama about the shady and questionable though not quite illegal world of "sports advisers."

Doesn't serve up enough laughs to build a theatrical following but could find life on video as a takeout item.

This well-made World War II film from Germany is both a coming-of-age story and a critique of National Socialist ideology.

Displays moments of cleverness but not enough to sustain its feature-length running time.

The movie rolls merrily along with slapstick action and whimsical characters.

Capote represents something unique in cinema.…Most eye-catching for critics and audiences in the weeks to come will be Philip Seymour Hoffman's brilliant metamorphosis into the persona of the late author.

Actor-turned-helmer Bill Paxton has fashioned solid family entertainment in this well-cast feature.

When under water, the action-adventure Into the Blue has genuine thrills. Above water or on dry land, this is one dead fish.

An appealingly low-rent, if not earth-shattering, 26th century "Star Wars" with faint glimmers of "Blade Runner," "Buckaroo Banzai" and "The Manchurian Candidate" for good measure.

Zeroes in on retail mania with a flimsy wire hanger of a premise.

While the juvenile performances are bright and engaging, and there's no shortage of genuinely humorous observations about love and life in the Big Apple, there's an inescapable small-screen dynamic to the scope and rhythm of the production.

If "The Wizard of Oz" were reborn in the 21st century, it might look a lot like MirrorMask. A product of the Jim Henson laboratory, the film is endlessly inventive with creativity to burn.

A spirited comic drama, toplined by Moore's lovely performance.

Does a fairly good job of laying out the basic political motives behind Islamic terrorism. Unfortunately, as a drama, it has its narrative peak in the middle and quickly runs out of story afterward.

Will primarily strike a chord with Latina-skewing audiences with minimal crossover potential.

Meredith has woven together a half-dozen portraits of contemporary lives-on-the-edge in this quietly searing drama.

A drab, minor-key melodrama.

Clever and fast-paced thriller.

There is something really nasty about this cold, calculating exercise in mob psychology and human venality.

Doesn't depart from the inspirational coming-of-age formula. But it has got enough heart and disco-fever exuberance to connect with audiences.

Aims for whimsy and poignancy and mostly comes up empty.

Part parable, part wild west shoot-out, yet totally original, Dear Wendy is a powerful indictment of American gun culture.