Nicholson is near-perfect as he slowly allows callous cruelty to give way to vulnerability in one of the most original, idiosynchratic roles of the year.

Frighteningly intelligent and visually stunning film.

Succeeds at getting the viewer to buy into its premise, thanks to solid, often moving characterizations and the gripping way the plot is spun.

Weaver herself inhabits her character with confidence and passion, although she's inconsistent in spots.

Wes Craven continues to explore (and blur) the lines between reelity and reality with his latest, and perhaps best, cinematic slice of horror.

Moore and Fiennes both give impassioned, sexy performances.

The actors share much of the screen time but the viewer never quite gets the chance to relate to each one individually.

An impossible, yet funny scenario.

In between all this head-scratching nonsense, Sleepy Hollow can be fun, usually whenever the Headless Horseman shows up for swordplay that's better than anything in "The Phantom Menace."

Belongs somewhere in the low middle of Altman's output -- not up to "Cookie's Fortune," but way better than, say, "Beyond Therapy," which remains his worst film by some margin.

Without any trustworthy characters for young Joe and no actual story development, the movie drags.

Willis puts his action-hero stereotype on the back burner to deliver one of his most intriguing roles since "12 Monkeys."

A provocative success; wiping away the gore, Harron and Bale have found a mirror that forces us to look at ourselves and ask tough, disturbing questions -- which is ultimately what the best satire always does.

Entertaining and educational.

One of this year's most dazzling entertainments, not to mention one of the best comic-book movies ever made.

Only so much (pop)cornball tubthumping, a sweeping, occasionally stirring, always gorgeous bit of action-figure history.

The definitive representation of young American men at the start of the 21st century.

A hyped-down, no frills VH1 "Behind the Music" story...that is no doubt closer to reality than the fodder in the pages of "Rolling Stone."

Zahn, however, is definitely the star of the film, with his quirky portrayal of Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. getting all of the laughs, and none of the credit.

Frequently hilarious, often profound, and occasionally stupid.

Little more than an amusing, predictable story we've seen done better a dozen times.

Better in the end to skip it, and make Mother go it alone.

In terms of cleverly hidden exposition, this ain't "The Sixth Sense."

What makes this film so powerful is that its unanswered questions force the audience to examine hate and its consequences making American History X one lesson you can't miss.

I can’t imagine why anyone would plunge ahead with this project -- an adaptation of a classic no one reads, about characters no one could care about, directed by a filmmaker of little talent and less success.

A thoroughly good war picture that is well worth seeing on the big screen in a cinema equipped with a first-rate sound system for the full sonic effect.

If a good laugh is needed on the next trip to the theater, please avoid this quack.

Has world-class talent behind it, and it shows.