12:08 East of Bucharest (2007)

"The movie provokes low-key laughs (yes, it's a comedy), but with a sad overtone."

The 13th Warrior (1999)

"Character development? Nil. Plot twists? Zip. Emotional involvement with anyone in the movie? Nada."

16 Blocks (2006)

"Many of the plot devices are hokey, and all are familiar. Yet the filmmakers never lose their grip, and the time-conscious storytelling reminded me of the equally taut, sweaty Phone Booth."

21 Grams (2003)

"Despite juggled storytelling, the movie's compelling."

28 Days Later (2003)

"I think Garland and Boyle just want to make our flesh creep by showing someone else's flesh decaying. If that's their aim, they achieved it."

30 Years to Life (2002)

"The acting can be subtle (Payne) or broad (Alexander), laid-back (Morgan) or laid on thick (De Sousa). Yet these performance variations matter less than the honesty of the situations."

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

"Starts out fast, dangerous, sexy, confident, funny with an edge. It ends up confused, bloated, unable to leave the stage when it should."

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2008)

"Just as Romanians got used to eating bones with little meat on them, they must also have gotten used to movies with very little dramatic meat."

50 First Dates (2004)

"For all the irrelevant silliness, though, the movie never loses sight of its romantic center."

The 6th Day (2000)

"There is a plot, and it raises an interesting question. But if you scrutinize it, it holds together as well as a house of cards in a wind tunnel."

8MM (1998)

"A dull slog through pornography, brutality and voyeurism, punctuated by beatings, shootings and knifings."