P.S. I Love You (2007)

"FYI, there's zero chemistry between P.S. I Love You's two commodified headliners."

The Pacifier (2005)

"A yawn-by-numbers romper-room dud that is nevertheless shrewd enough to tweak its star, Vin Diesel, for becoming a joke in less time than it took him to become an action hero."

The Painted Veil (2006)

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Palindromes (2005)

"That rare event: a memorable provocation."

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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Pandaemonium (2001)

"Goes a long way toward capturing the compelling delirium of opium among a crowd of freethinking British iconoclasts."

Pandorum (2009)

"As always, Foster sells the hell out of his role but non-sci-fi fans may well themselves be driven mad long before the end."

Paparazzi (2004)

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Paper Heart (2009)

"This diverting riff is as much a spoof of film-school self-seriousness as it is a sincere art project, enhanced by Yi's great, homemade puppets."

Paprika (2007)

"[Satoshi] Kon mixes visual beauty with disorienting perspectives for a cautionary tale about machine-influenced soullessness and the persistent Japanese popular love of the cute."

Paradise Now (2005)

"Riveting and timely."

Paranormal Activity (2009)

"With its this-is-really-happening vibe, Paranormal Activity scrapes away 30 years of encrusted nightmare clichés. The fear is real, all right, because the fear is really in you."

Paris 36 (2008)

"The 'spicy' numbers have no dazzle, the actors mug like contestants in a Maurice Chevalier impersonation contest, and the plot is a drily indigestible wad of show-must-go-on preciousness and socialist sentimentality."

Paris, Je T'aime (2007)

"Anthology films usually work better in theory than execution, but this feature parade of shorts is a blithe, worldly, and enchanting exception."

Party Girl (1995)

"Mary is a spiritual descendant of Holly Golightly, and there's an echo, as well, of Edie Sedgwick, the late Andy Warhol superstar who moved the American-princess-on-a-bender mythology into the drug-rock era."

Passengers (2008)

"The actors make a noble effort, but Passengers turns out to be just another dud in the genre of revisionist mysteries that have been messing with our heads since Haley Joel Osment saw dead people."

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

"Gibson has made a movie for nobody, really, but Gibson."

Patch Adams (1998)

"Offensive and deeply false 'inspirational!'"

The Patriot (2000)

"As long as it stays on the battlefield, The Patriot is a brutishly compelling broad-canvas entertainment."

Pay It Forward (2000)

"Unceasingly manipulative."

Paycheck (2003)

"The amazing thing about John Woo's steely, impersonal adaptation of Philip K. Dick sci-fi story ... is how it vanishes in front of our eyes even as we watch it."

Pearl Harbor (2001)

"An indulgently paced three hours, the picture is nearly painstaking in its traditionalism."

People I Know (2003)

"The story collapses like a bad tip to Liz Smith."

The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

"An exultant comedy of American repression and revolt."

The Perfect Holiday (2007)

"[Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard] may be a draw, but it's too bad no one thought the endearing performances in this charming (if cliché) family romance would be enough."