The Page Turner (2007)

"The serving temperature of revenge has seldom been colder, nor the time of preparation longer, than for this gourmet French plat froid from writer-director Denis Dercourt."

Patch Adams (1998)

"A perfectly fine, play-it-safe vehicle for Robin Williams that showcases both his great gift for improvisational comedy and his ability to make a heartfelt connection."

The Patriot (2000)

"The rules of summer movie-making wreck The Patriot."

Pay It Forward (2000)

"If a movie can coax tears out of me, touch me in a way that the tears flow naturally, more power to it. But stealing my tears by beating me over the head with manipulated schmaltz is a cheat."

Pearl Harbor (2001)

"The central romance of Pearl Harbor is serviceable enough, and Affleck and Beckinsale really bring it home."

A Perfect Getaway (2009)

"A shrewd thriller that's both smarter and funnier than you'd expect."

The Perfect Storm (2000)

"Like so many things about this movie, that speech is intended to deepen our understanding of the character and ennoble his quest, but winds up sounding as real as the proverbial fishing story."

Permanent Midnight (1998)

"Rollicking! A high-energy adaptation!"

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

"Every time Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart connect in a scene, we hear the happy ding! of quality champagne crystal."

Pirate Radio (2009)

"A tad oversimplified and not very deep -- but then, you could say the same thing about a lot of really good rock tunes. The important thing is that it's also a lot of fun."

Pitch Black (2000)

"Proving that low-budget genre-based entertainment can be just as easily ferociously inventive and character-driven as its big-budget competition can be lazy and boring."

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007)

"As documentary subjects go, the Salton Sea was ripe for the plucking: This man-made phenomenon is one of the weirdest stories of the West."

Pleasantville (1998)

"Pleasant, but not much more!"

Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999)

"There isn't a moment of wonder or poetry in its very long 69 minutes."

Pokémon the Movie 3 (2001)

"The animation is only marginally better than the TV show, which means it stinks, and the story is pretty trite."

Polish Wedding (1998)

"Polish Wedding is a confident, light drama."

Pollock (2000)

"It's almost like Pollock has come back from the dead and that we're watching a recently made documentary instead of a fiction film."

Practical Magic (1998)

"The only thing unpredictable about Practical Magic is the unpleasant surprise one feels when the movie reveals itself as a irritatingly creepy supernatural thriller, rather than the offbeat romantic comedy the ads make it out to be."

Presumed Innocent (1990)

"An engrossing adult drama that relies on complex characterizations and twisty plotting, and doesn't ask us to accept its central character as a superman."

Price of Glory (2000)

"[Smits and Seda] give the movie more heart than was probably on the page, and their powerful presence nearly ennobles the cornball material."

Pride and Glory (2008)

"What it lacks in subtlety and intelligence it makes up in violence, brutishness, and hackneyed story lines. These are qualities best enjoyed at home."

Primary Colors (1998)

"Like its politicians, the movie is savvy about using whatever it takes to achieve a goal."

Primary Colors (1998)

"There are piecemeal wonders in Primary Colors, but not the grand and resonant vision the film should have been."

Princess Mononoke (1997)

"It's big and breathtaking, and it knows how to use music and silence in enthralling ways that make the characters in our animated films seem like empty-headed chatterboxes."

Proof of Life (2000)

"[A] flat and thoroughly predictable piece of filmmaking."