Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

"With so many characters to cram in and not much for many of them to do, Escape 2 Africa ends up a choppy, episodic affair."

Made of Honor (2008)

"Nothing is ever funny or cute or clever -- or romantic, the supposed point. It all feels recycled and trite."

Maléna (2000)

"There's something quirkily intriguing about an infatuation conducted mostly without words."

Man of the Year (2006)

"What keeps Man of the Year alive is the homey interplay of its principals."

Man On Wire (2008)

"The word 'documentary' doesn't begin to do justice to [director] Marsh's achievement."

Marie Antoinette (2006)

"[Coppola] transports you to a place you've never been, makes you feel a sensation that's familiar, yet leaves you different than you were two hours earlier."

Martian Child (2007)

"Cusack and Coleman are on screen together most of the movie, and the fact that they don’t completely overstay their welcome amid the maudlin action says a lot for the restraint they bring to the characters."

Max Payne (2008)

"A straight-up action picture, and a rather bombastic, familiar one at that."

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

"Here, the effects spring organically from the story. You feel like you’re immersed in a complete universe, the way the ground slopes toward you or objects seem to come from behind you and enter the screen."

The Messenger (2009)

"A story that strays about without finding its center."

Miami Vice (2006)

"It's so self-serious at times, it'll prompt you to laugh out loud at moments that aren't supposed to be funny. Which is a total letdown because, theoretically, this is Michael Mann's pure, true vision."

A Mighty Heart (2007)

"For a big chunk in the middle it feels like a standard crime drama -- though it's a strikingly crafted and stirring one."

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

"Miracle at St. Anna is wildly unfocused in terms of tone and, at two hours and 40 minutes, it is unjustifiably overlong."

Miss Congeniality (2000)

"Truly, we have mined the beauty pageant satire to death, have we not?"

Miss Potter (2006)

"Feels more lightweight than it should and simultaneously not magical enough."

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

"Cruise is the same guy with the same look on his face all the time: part panic, part adrenaline rush, his eyes lightly squinting and his mouth slightly agape."

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

"Classic creatures from the 1950s get a high-tech makeover, with a healthy amount of attitude, in the 3-D animated Monsters vs. Aliens."

More Than a Game (2009)

"An inspiring story that works very hard to remind you it's an inspiring story at every opportunity."

Mr. Brooks (2007)

"When your best character is a serial killer‘s imaginary friend, you know your movie‘s in trouble."

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

"Hollywood could learn from the Mummy series: better to leave it buried."

Music and Lyrics (2007)

"A weird little hybrid of a romantic comedy that's simultaneously too fluffy and not whimsical enough."

My Best Friend (2007)

"Patrice Leconte has taken a story about male friendship, in all its posturing and potential vulnerability, and turned it into a light, smart, crowd-pleasing comedy."

My Boss's Daughter (2002)

"The spectacularly unfunny supporting cast -- including Dave Foley, Jeffrey Tambor and David Koechner -- doesn't help either. But luckily Kutcher is there to try to clean up the mess."

My Life in Ruins (2009)

"It feels like an uncomfortable parade of Borscht belt gags and lame stereotypes."

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

"This comedy is so unfunny, it's like director Ivan Reitman and company had their senses of humor tranquilized from guzzling kryptonite lattes."