Hairspray (2007)

"Grease was great. It was, after all, the word. And so the movie musical version of Hairspray, with its mass appeal and infectious good cheer, is the new word."

Hannibal (2001)

"Not as good as the original, but pretty fine regardless."

Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

"It's enthusiastically vulgar, yet it adroitly takes on the topic of racial stereotyping, a surprisingly effective combination for a comedy."

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

"Columbus has done honorable work here, but if the last 20 minutes of Chamber are any indication, a fresh perspective might be just what the franchise needs."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

"On the screen, the stories, now in their fourth set of hands, feel uncomfortably fractured. Thank heavens for books."

Haven (2006)

"If ever a movie cried out for a DVD release instead of theatrical, this would be it."

Head-On (2005)

"The power of the individual gives an urgency to the broader implications."

The Heart of the Game (2006)

"It's a lively, inspirational achievement that will put a lump in your throat."

Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

"Director Scott Hicks has done a fine job with his actors."

Heights (2005)

"The truth about what we're seeing unravels gradually over the course of the day and by the time we get to it, we're more interested in what these people will do next than in the readily apparent revelation itself."

Here on Earth (2000)

"After weathering the movie's mood swings and enduring its overwrought ending, you'll be begging for satire on bended knees."

High Crimes (2002)

"Movies like High Crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation. How about surprising us by trying something new?"

High Tension (2005)

"The film has been partially dubbed into English with the assistance of the world's worst voice actors. The end product is nearly unbearable to watch."

A History of Violence (2005)

"The American Dream remains but a hair trigger away from the American Nightmare in director David Cronenberg's brilliant and jarring A History of Violence."

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

"A good-natured space romp for the whole family."

The Holiday (2006)

"The problem with Nancy Meyer's romantic comedy The Holiday is that it is contrived, too long, and insufferably cute."

Hollywoodland (2006)

"Hollywoodland may not live up to its ambitions, but thanks in no small part to a subdued and poignant performance by Affleck, it does achieve something significant by memorializing the actor and his lost dreams."

Honeydripper (2007)

"Honeydripper is a pleasant enough story, but when Sayles is involved, it is a shock to feel so little."

Hoodwinked (2006)

"Joyously goofy and always witty."

Hostage (2005)

"It's a mishmash of familiar themes."

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

"Sometimes a story is so essentially powerful and interesting that flaws in the actual telling don't much matter."

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

"This is somber, challenging material, unrelentingly bleak."

How to Cook Your Life (2007)

"The documentary plays like a long, dull parody of pure living."

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

"The movie grows formulaic and clumsy in its last third, but what you feel, sitting in a packed theater, is the spark between Hudson and the audience."

The Human Stain (2003)

"A scathing indictment of politically correct America and at the same time, a clear-eyed examination of the insidious evils of racism."