Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

"A charming, funny story!"

Baby Boy (2001)

"The companion piece to Singleton's seminal Boyz N the Hood lacks not only the depth of story but also the emotional integrity and thoughtfulness of the 1991 hit."

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

"Cage can be loopy, weird and at the same time sympathetic -- crucial to our response to this character -- and Herzog draws one of his better performances here."

Baghead (2008)

"I felt like putting a bag over MY head."

The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

"Few of the characters make sense, title characters included."

Bandits (2001)

"Levinson shows a particularly keen understanding of Willis' most disarming feature -- the star's willingness to poke fun at his 'action hero' persona, as he does when interacting with Thornton."

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

"A sophisticated take on what has become a familiar situation in movies and television -- the hippie, lefty, baby boomer parents and the conservative generation their mores and behavior have produced."

Basic (2003)

"Conflicting 'point-of-view' flashbacks ... defuse rather than raise tension, since any ultimate 'truth' is going to be just another scenario."

Batman Begins (2005)

"A part of a laudable trend to give comic-based movies a kind of cinematic upgrade -- using actors instead of stars, and giving the material to interesting directors."

Battle in Seattle (2008)

"Sorely missing is a feeling of immediacy or urgency, undercut by bad dialogue and eye-rolling coincidence."

Beautiful Creatures (2001)

"Suffers from familiarity -- this whole genre should take a well-deserved rest."

Because I Said So (2007)

"Every year Hollywood trots out a movie like this on Super Bowl Weekend. A movie by, of, and for women. Because I Said So, though, is like the work of some narrow-casting, niche-marketing mad scientist."

Bedtime Stories (2008)

"A likable but thin Disney vehicle for Adam Sandler that will play best for preteens."

Before Sunset (2004)

"One of the neat things about Before Sunset is that Delpy, like her character in these movies, dropped off the radar after Sunrise. Seeing her again is like seeing her through Hawke's eyes."

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

"Looks like an MTV dress rehearsal for Black Hawk Down."

Bend It Like Beckham (2003)

"Some of its success may have been due to a cameo by soccer star David Beckham ... and girlfriend Posh Spice, but most of it has to do with the movie's warmth, charm and understanding of things universal, such as family."

The Best Man (1999)

"Lee is a naturally funny writer, and his ensemble approach allows him to tap into an apparently bottomless reservoir of great-looking, ingratiating black actors."

Beyond Borders (2003)

"The problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans, etc. Yet the hill of beans, incredibly, is what Beyond Borders is all about."

The Big Bounce (2004)

"The Big Bounce struggles in every scene to capture Leonard's unique tone -- something that must be harder than it looks, since so many have tried and failed."

Big Fan (2009)

"The offbeat Big Fan stays poised on the edge of comedy and tragedy, and doesn't tip its hand until, well, the final gun."

Biker Boyz (2003)

"We sense that we're gonna have a funky good time, or at least a campy one, and Biker Boyz does not disappoint. Much."

Birth (2004)

"The jaw-dropping crassness of the bathtub scenes blows the whole thing to smithereens."

The Black Dahlia (2006)

"The Dahlia stars have the cigarettes and the cocktails and the lingo, but watching them here is like watching kids rehearse a drama in their parents' clothes."

Black Hawk Down (2001)

"After a while, the movie begins to resonate in surprising ways."

Blade 2 (2002)

"Blade II has a brilliant director and charismatic star, but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation."