Jackass: Number Two (2006)

"One of the more positive things I can say about JNT is that it serves the function of a crash diet: After seeing it, you will not want to eat again for a very, very long time."

The Jacket (2005)

"Maybury tricks everything up with a hyperkinetic directing style that relies heavily on constant flashes, trippy quick cuts, icily bleached-out colors and frequent, odd close-ups of everyone's dental work."

Jakob the Liar (1999)

"Jakob the Liar plays like a Robin Williams concentration-camp comedy that was intended to cash in on the success of Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful."

Japanese Story (2004)

"Refreshingly simple and quiet."

Jarhead (2005)

"Jarhead is often a film about boredom, but it's never boring; full of unexpected touches and detailed character turns."

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

"Skeptics who take a chance on this flick, beware. You may noticeably feel 98 minutes of your precious life force being sucked from your marrow and, oh, how you'll miss those lost moments!"

JCVD (2008)

"There's something seductively clever about the way French director and co-writer Mabrouk El Mechri has fractured chronology (à la Pulp Fiction) to examine JCVD's plight from various perspectives."

Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

"The first film at least offered some spooky atmosphere and suspense before all the violence began, but this time out we're just given dismemberment, decapitation and a javelin through the head."

Jennifer's Body (2009)

"Seyfried approaches her role with such honesty and vulnerability that she transforms the movie; you see, in her bottomless blue eyes, that she long ago accepted being the girl that nobody noticed."

Jesse James (1939)

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Jet Lag (2003)

"There's little chemistry between the stars, Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno, and even less conviction in the roles they're assigned."

Jimmy Carter Man From Plains (2007)

"Whether you're of the opinion that Carter is a misguided meddler or a worthy Nobel Peace Prize-winner (he won the award in 2002), Jonathan Demme's new documentary about the 39th president will provide you with plenty of ammunition."

Jindabyne (2007)

"An affecting character study, anchored by scraped-bare and often heartbreaking performances by Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne."

Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007)

"Temple's film offers a rich, detailed portrait of a commanding but idealistic Strummer against the backdrop of the do-it-yourself punk ethos of the late '70s."

John Q (2002)

"[Cassavetes and Kearns] stacked the deck so much that the movie becomes absurd."

Johnny English (2003)

"Johnny English may well be too specifically British, and too slight, to connect strongly with audiences, but it's a pleasant enough diversion."

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

"Children, Christian or otherwise, deserve to hear the full story of Jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, Catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it."

Joshua (2007)

"Spooky, relatively realistic, grounded in psychology rather than displays of gore, it could be just the thing to rejuvenate the fading horror genre."

Journey From The Fall (2007)

"A first-rate cast, script, committed director and physical production that burns with authenticity make Journey From the Fall affecting history for all who wish to avoid the doom of forgetting its lesson."

Joy Ride (2001)

"Dahl permeates the film with enough quirky detail ... and horror-movie staples ... to keep things interesting."

Ju-on: The Curse (2000)

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Julie & Julia (2009)

"Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia is one-half delightful and one-half disappointing; luckily, the delightful part stays with you while the rest fades away."

Jumper (2008)

"A whole lot of teleporting [with] a story that seems unfinished."

Junebug (2005)

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Jurassic Park III (2001)

"A third time? Think Thanksgiving leftovers -- in December."