Hairspray (2007)

"Hairspray is the perfect movie distraction for the summer -- frothy fun, kid-friendly and relevant."

Half Past Dead (2002)

"A rip-off twice removed, modeled after [Seagal's] earlier copycat Under Siege, sometimes referred to as Die Hard on a boat."

Hancock (2008)

"The strain of sadism that's crept into mainstream American movies eventually overtakes and undercuts Hancock, which should embarrass the filmmakers, who pay lip service here to gooey idealism."

Hannibal (2001)

"Hannibal, free to indulge his infamous appetite, has eaten himself."

The Happening (2008)

"There seem to be a lot of people gunning for Philadelphia's own M. Night Shyamalan, and The Happening will give them more ammo."

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

"An oddball British movie that makes a courageous attempt to profile a woman who lives up to the title, always, in every situation."

A Hard Day's Night (1964)

"It's the exuberance of 'Can't Buy Me Love' and the chiming harmonies of 'If I Fell' that will leave a moony smile on your face when the show is over."

Hardball (2001)

"'Coach' Reeves notwithstanding, this is baseball the way we always imagined, as an American pastime that has the sublime power to put a little joy in our heart."

Harrison's Flowers (2002)

"While we want MacDowell's character to retrieve her husband, we have to ask whether her personal odyssey trumps the carnage that claims so many lives around her."

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

"You feel the durable franchise (now on its third director, Mike Newell) has a promising future, since its young principals have developed skills."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

"The psychological struggle between Harry and his nemesis -- riveting on the page -- is less so on screen."

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

"Its success and its failure come in how literally it interprets the material -- Hogwarts and Quidditch and Hagrid and nearly Headless Nick look pretty much as you'd expect them to look, and the story goes as you'd expect it to go."

Hart's War (2002)

"Hart's War is good, even daring, and has everything going for it but the crackerjack ending the story begs for."

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

"Nothing awful, nothing special."

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

"There are laughs here and there, but of the pleasant, forgettable and often predictable kind, and you keep hoping for something with a little more heft, given the marquee names."

Head of State (2003)

"Rock seems to find the secret of transferring his appeal to the screen as elusive as everyone else."

Heartbreakers (2001)

"Love Hewitt looks terrific in a low-cut miniskirt, but as an actress, she's yet to prove she can do something other than be chased by a guy with a hook for an arm."

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

"This summer's best screen heroine, feisty, funny and wigged out -- literally."

Heist (2001)

"Betrayal only works if we care who ends up with whom, and Mamet fails to interest the audience in anything outside the macho banter."

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

"Hellboy has been compared to a '40s noir detective, and that's just about right. With his self-devised code of honor, bruised chivalry and slug-first-ask-questions-later style, he's Philip Marlowe with horns."

Hidalgo (2004)

"It's an extremely handsome movie, and it has an abiding love of horses."

High Crimes (2002)

"The movie's ultimate failure has more to do with its poor mastery of the basics, like keeping a tight rein on a complicated narrative."

A History of Violence (2005)

"The movie is always engaging but not quite convincing."

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy succeeds mostly in evoking a memory of the book, though in this case that might be enough, given how funny the book is."

The Hoax (2007)

"A grown-up, conceptually ambitious movie."