A Scanner Darkly (2006)

"This is a deeply personal work on the ravages of drug abuse, and the moral casualties suffered when governments fight it."

About a Boy (2002)

"When I checked my notebook after the movie, I realized I've never taken a more useless set of notes -- a sure sign that I forgot I was working and simply succumbed to this movie's charms."

Adaptation (2002)

"It is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film."

Ali (2001)

"Smith has Ali's beautiful body language down pat, from head to toe."

All The King's Men (2006)

"All the King's Men has to settle for being something good that makes you want more (like a six-hour HBO movie). That's not to say it isn't filled with fine performances, clever writing and insights into politics that feel absolutely relevant today."

Almost Famous (2000)

"A very good movie, filled with splendid performances, many funny moments, strong writing and tender, evocative touches."

America's Sweethearts (2001)

"An enjoyable night out."

Amores Perros (2001)

"Once seen, it's impossible to shake from the mind."

Angel Eyes (2001)

"Pretentious but likable."

Ararat (2002)

"Deliberately ponderous, meticulously constructed."

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

"Assassination offers enough in the way of performance (Sam Rockwell and Paul Schneider are particularly good in supporting roles) and mood to earn itself a place in the ranks of Jesse James stories."

Atonement (2007)

" Against those odds, screenwriter Christopher Hampton and director Joe Wright have turned McEwan's best novel into a fluid, sumptuous and thoroughly engaging drama."

Auto Focus (2002)

"[Kinnear] lacks Crane's cartoonish features, but he manages to capture enough of his mannerisms to create a nearly eerie resemblance to the actor, particularly as Hogan."

Avenue Montaigne (2007)

"You never doubt that everything will turn out more or less well for the dozen or so characters. The pleasure lies in watching it unfold in all its amusing, nonthreatening, gently stimulating fashion. This is escapism a la francais."

Alex and Emma (2003)

"An inoffensive movie with appealing leads and a handful of decent laughs, but like Hudson's hair, it's obviously contrived and drab."

All the Real Girls (2003)

"Art-school stew, made, in this case, from Green's own leftovers."

Along Came Polly (2004)

"Hamburg's script never makes a convincing argument as to why these two should be together."

American Dreamz (2006)

"Dreamz is amusing enough; but be prepared for comedy that's more crass than class. If you want refinement, see the more clever Thank You for Smoking."

The Amityville Horror (2005)

"If The Amityville Horror has any lesson to teach, beyond how limited creativity is in the American horror genre these days, it is that one should listen closely to the terminology employed by real estate agents."

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

"Like being trapped in the frilly bedroom of an absurdly romantic, borderline psychotic 13-year-old girl for nearly two and a half hours. The story is garbled, unclear and at the same time, painfully thin."

Anna and the King (1999)

"More well-intended than it is entertaining."

Are We There Yet? (2005)

"The movie has all the hallmarks of a disaster."

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

"A movie whose greatest intent seems to be indulging in as much brutality as the MPAA will allow."