Tomato 3.5/4
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2002)
"A wonderfully vibrant, contemporary coming-of-age road movie."
Moira MacDonald
Splat
The Yards (2000)
"The ingredients are here for a classy crime drama. They just don't blend that easily."
John Hartl
Tomato 3/4
The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2008)
"This Brazilian coming-of-age drama, co-produced by City of God creator Fernando Meirelles, charms because it rarely spells things out."
Year of the Dog (2007)
"[Writer-director Mike White] always had a knack for writing character-revealing moments; this time he demonstrates a talent for handling actors as well."
Splat 2/4
Year of the Fish (2008)
"Apart from the debut of appealing An Nguyen and a pet fish instead of a magic slipper, there's nothing particularly innovative here, and the film's seedy milieu ensures that it's anything but a kid-friendly fairy tale."
Jeff Shannon
Year One (2009)
"Mostly Year One moves along ploddingly, stepping frequently into bathroom humor and never quite funny enough to justify its high concept; when it's over, it quickly slips away."
Splat 1.5/4
Yella (2007)
"An import non-thriller so enigmatic and subtle that it's inert."
Mark Rahner
Yes (2005)
"The verse quickly lifts the movie into a celebration of language, both spoken and unspoken."
Tomato 2.5/4
Yes Man (2008)
"Yes Man is a typical Carrey vehicle (schematically, it's a lot like Liar Liar), but it's better than most of them due to a top-notch supporting cast."
The Yes Men (2004)
"It is hard not to be sporadically impressed by the audacity with which they stir people, some influential, out of complacency about the plight of the world's poor."
Tom Keogh
Tomato
Yi Yi (2000)
"Full of nice small moments that add up to a deeper whole."
Erik Lundegaard
You Can Count on Me (2000)
"Offers as rich and satisfying an emotional experience as any film this year."
Splat 1/4
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008)
"This is one of those movie ideas that leaves you wondering what other ideas, exactly, were rejected in favor of this one, on the grounds of being too lame."
You Got Served (2004)
"As far as plot, drama and performances go ... well, did I mention that the dancing is good?"
You Kill Me (2007)
"An unpredictable, enjoyable mob comedy."
You're Gonna Miss Me - A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)
"Like any good documentary, this one releases information slowly and sometimes with startling abruptness."
Ted Fry
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
"Yet another comedy about a man-child who won't grow up, You, Me and Dupree has the faintly stale smell of food left overnight on the counter."
You, the Living (2009)
"Essentially indescribable, You, the Living offers little help to anyone trying to get a handle on it in terms of a traditional narrative. But it can be quite funny if you're susceptible to Andersson's curious way of capturing the human comedy."
Young Adam (2004)
"A compelling study of conscience."
The Young Victoria (2009)
"An intimate, small-scale story of a young woman's struggle to be independent of her scheming relations and to find equality in a very unequal marriage."
Splat 2.5/4
Young Yakuza (2007)
"Ultimately the viewer is left in the same bind as the filmmakers: wishing we'd been able to follow Naoki's apprenticeship to its traditional conclusion and beyond."
Young@Heart (2008)
"It's an emotional tapestry, sure to both delight audiences and move them to tears."
Yours, Mine, & Ours (2005)
"Bland and witless."
Youth Without Youth (2007)
"Meandering and often incomprehensible."
Yu-Gi-Oh: The Movie (2004)
"Kids will eat Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie up. The rest of us will have to wait for the translation."
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