W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (1933)

"His physical prowess, impeccable timing and way with dialogue (what other actor managed to work the words "adscititious excrescence" into a sentence?) marked him as a giant."

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

"That savory mix of satire and sentiment that worked well in Apatow's two summer hits is largely missing here."

Walking Tall (2004)

"To actually spend money to see something like this in a theater defies all logic: It's the equivalent of using a $20 bill to create an origami elephant."

Wanted (2008)

"The script's twists and turns aren't nearly as clever as the writers pretend, and after a while, the movie's gleeful approach to nihilism proves wearying."

War of the Worlds (2005)

"Whether it represents filmmaking at its most opportunistic or most empathic will be up to each viewer to decide, but there's no denying its potency as a harrowing thrill ride."

We Are Marshall (2006)

"We Are Marshall is never as emotionally draining as this material requires, but it gives it the old college try and comes close to succeeding."

We Own The Night (2007)

"Another example of (crime) business as usual."

Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

"The comedy quotient, waning from the start, becomes nonexistent whenever it's placed in Romano's clumsy mitts."

What Just Happened (2008)

"Perpetually keeps losing sight of the important targets."

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

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Whip It (2009)

"Easily skates by on the charms of both its novel setting and its gung-ho cast."

White Fang (1991)

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White Noise (2005)

"[Keaton's] being stalked by three shadowy figures that ... look exactly like the Penn-Robbins-Bacon silhouettes that graced the poster for Mystic River."

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

"A spectacular blend of live-action and animation."

The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

"The Whole Ten Yards is so unspeakably awful that I swear I felt precious brain cells melting away as my eyes took in the horror."

The Wicker Man (2006)

"Neil LaBute's remake is a disastrous miscalculation, shucking religion completely and instead fashioning the tale as a battle between upstanding male dominance and wicked feminist doctrine."

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004)

"May I please go ahead and openly declare my unwavering adoration for Shirley Henderson?"

The Wild Bunch (1969)

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Willard (2003)

"For all its ickiness, Willard is that most exotic of movie creatures: a remake that bests the original."

The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007)

"Honest enough to acknowledge that war has the ability to turn everyone -- despite their convictions -- into thugs and murderers."

Wolf Creek (2005)

"Wolf Creek bills itself as "Based On Real Events," a dubious claim since the film is rife with the sort of boneheaded plotting that can only be found in sub-par thrillers of this nature."

Wonderland (2003)

"A few actors make momentary impressions, yet most are kept in the shadows, as hard to make out as this movie's ultimate intentions."

Word Wars (2004)

"An entertaining peek at a cerebral subculture."

World Trade Center (2006)

"Replace the real-life characters with two fictional guys trapped in a collapsed building, and what you're left with is a 1970s-style TV movie-of-the-week, the sort that invariably starred the likes of Christopher George and Lee Majors."

The Wrestler (2008)

"It lines up nicely with my only other four-star pictures of 2008 [Milk and The Dark Knight], collectively presenting a portrait of the uncertain, often unhappy America in which we presently reside."