The film becomes so much urgent nonsense, its killing spree neither cheaply thrilling nor even more cheaply cathartic. It's only gory.

Singleton's lack of influence makes Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" look far funkier in comparison.

Though Williams gives one of his better performances in recent years -- finding the right combination of humor and restraint for this role -- none of the human characters are fleshed out in any way.

Haunting character study filled with fascinating personalities, robust images, and eccentric behaviors that will please art-house fans.

Chilling and technically proficient and, also, fairly hollow.

An utterly competent, systematically entertaining summer movie.

What is refreshing about this film is that most of the characters seem like real people.

While slight and fairly unassuming considering its subject, the cast is uniformly fine.

In the end, the performances and the basic strength of the premise make Shadow of the Vampire a relatively diverting ninety minutes. But there is the inescapable feeling that it is a shadow of the great film it might have been.

The B-movie is back, folks, but who knows how long the fun will last.

Generally engaging.

Banderas has taken a brilliant novel and made a small movie with lots of bright moments, and honestly, that's quite an accomplishment for his debut.

Worth watching.

Pretty hysterical.

A disposable flick.

Tumbleweeds has a certain hopefulness about it. "Anywhere But Here," on the other hand, gives you nowhere to go.

Kay doesn't seem to know the meaning of moderation.

By the end, we simply have no idea what he (Lee) feels or what the film is really about. And we are too worn out to care.

I wasn't the only one crying in the theatre. Not by a long shot.

It's not nearly as much fun as the action-packed trailer makes it seem.

The Big Kahuna -- for its superb performances -- wants to be too much, but is about too little, working better as a series of fine monologues than as a cohesive story, the film's makers trapped somewhere between potential and reality, deal unclosed.

With Gary Shandling appearing in just about every scene, only fans of his trademark whiny, disinterested delivery and sexist un-political correctness have a hope of enjoying his new film.

An impossible, yet funny scenario.

Focuses on everything and nothing like a grown-up Disney phenom, making it a great family movie enjoyable for everyone.

(Ferguson is) so cheeky and effeminate, he becomes more of a caricature than an actual person.

Jones' pursuit of Judd follows the tried-but-true plotline of winding cat-and-mouse chases that lead to big climaxes.

Better to wait for movies like Bedazzled on video and watch Fraser in the theatre when he goes back to playing with Gods and Monsters instead of the Devil.

Oversimplifies the concept of unrequited love, and over-romanticizes the notion of everlasting love.