Alien Trespass (2009)

"It achieves its hokiness by design, which renders it artificial and flat."

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

"Being aimed at children isn't a valid excuse for a movie to be simple-minded and illogical. You know that, right?"

An Education (2009)

" The centerpiece of An Education is the breakout performance of young Carey Mulligan. She is enchanting, and almost convincing as the teenage Jenny, though she can't completely obscure the (justified) suspicion that she's in her twenties and old enough f"

Astro Boy (2009)

"The fun and merriment take a backseat to the sci-fi elements, which are probably not what the intended audience is looking for."

Across the Universe (2007)

"...the long and winding road that is Julie Taymor's opulent, eye-filling, and disappointingly uninvolving musical extravaganza..."

Alice Neel (2007)

"If the artist is an elusive target, the art is as sharp as a razor blade. The portraits are extraordinary."

Angel-A (2007)

"Familiar situations and trite dialogue give this movie the feel of something freeze-dried and reconstituted."

Along Came a Spider (2001)

"Potter doesn't resemble a Secret Service agent in any significant way, but so little in this movie rings true that it hardly matters."

Angel Eyes (2001)

"It's just that kind of movie, perfect for a certain mood, for guilt-free wallowing in a star-crossed tale of romance."

The Anniversary Party (2001)

"Feels more like a backyard relaxation than a movie."

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

"They left behind some crucial elements on their way -- like character, drama and heart."

Aimee & Jaguar (2000)

"Its series of quiet but moving realizations of the utter ubiquity of the Nazi horror in every single aspect of life, even something as hidden as a sexual sub-culture, is powerful indeed."

Almost Famous (2000)

"A triumph of personal filmmaking ... because it exhibits the care and specificity of an artist working through his own mind, not through a committee's idea of what a movie should be."

American Psycho (2000)

"Harron's adaptation of Ellis's novel is brilliant, probably better than the book itself."

The Art of War (2000)

"I'm happy to report that while it's deeply flawed, it's not by any means a bad film."

A Tribute to Stanley Kubrick (1999)

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All About My Mother (1999)

"Nothing short of a triumph."

American Beauty (1999)

"If it is never really as profound as it seems to think it is, American Beauty is consistently entertaining."

American Pie (1999)

"Any kind of conversation, such as the boys' gatherings at a diner, is beyond the powers of filmmaking brothers Paul and Chris Weitz."

Angela's Ashes (1999)

"I'm sure the producers of Angela's Ashes meant well, but they got the wrong guy to direct it."

Anna and the King (1999)

"Disappointing."

Any Given Sunday (1999)

"Big, bold, brash and occasionally brilliant."

Anywhere But Here (1999)

"Portman's terrific performance in Anywhere But Here is replete with razor's-edge emotions, a watchful stillness, and an exact physical sense of how a teenager struggles to fit into her own body."

Arlington Road (1999)

"Arlington Road succeeds at discomforting a viewer and making one apt to look over one's shoulder for a day or two."

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

"One of the least endurable films of 1999!"