L'Enfant (2006)

"No one is likely to leave L'Enfant unaffected by the Dardennes incisive exploration of the consequences of a world where some of its citizens have found a way to rationalize, and even ignore, what was if not unimaginable, at least unforgivable."

La Moustache (2005)

"What the movie lacks visually, it makes up for with the performances, especially by Lindon, who leads us on a journey we want to stick with even if we can't fully understand."

Ladder 49 (2004)

"It's one of those films that can make a snob sentimental, especially if he knows a firefighter -- or a cop, or a nurse, or a prison guard -- who makes a difference."

Lady Chatterley (2006)

"Excellent performances by everyone involved help you overlook the incongruity of French-speaking actors in traditional English settings."

Lady Vengeance (2005)

"While Lady Vengeance is not quite as devastating or brilliantly plotted as Oldboy, it's still a solid punch to the soft stomach of the modern crime thriller."

Lagaan (2001)

"An old-fashioned crowd-pleaser that charms you into forgiving any of its shortcomings."

Lan Yu (2002)

"It's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits. If only it had the story to match."

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

"Unlike most modern action directors, who view action the way porno directors see sex -- as an exhausting, noisy marathon -- Simon West spaces out the set pieces so they retain some actual thrill."

Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

"The most poignant, well-acted and weirdly funny movie you'll see this year."

The Last Castle (2001)

"The Last Castle is not a movie you want to think about too hard, because if you do, you'll find yourself facing some tough questions."

Last Holiday (2006)

"Track down the old movie if you crave a real meal."

The Last Kiss (2002)

"More tiring than anything."

The Last Legion (2007)

"Ultimately, The Last Legion isn’t horrible, certainly not bad enough to keep it away from critics, which its distributors have unfortunately done."

Last Orders (2002)

"If Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker Prize-winning Last Orders can't really do justice to the novel, it does extremely well by its cast, thank you."

The Last Samurai (2003)

"Mostly it just reminds us anew how difficult it is to make convincing entertainment on a grandiose scale, especially when all involved are taking themselves so terribly seriously."

The Last Winter (2007)

"Fessenden, who directed, produced, cowrote, edited and even has a part in the film rightly values mood at least as much as he does delivering more abominable snow monsters."

Layer Cake (2005)

"As good as the story and direction may be, much of the film's success is up to Daniel Craig."

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

"Yet another ill-considered, explosions-driven summer movie that fails to deliver."

Legally Blonde (2001)

"With a performance as sharp as her chin, Witherspoon bats down nearly all objections one could raise to this colorful piece of fluff."

The Legend of Bagger Vance (1999)

"Unabashedly good-natured and unapologetically larger than life, and Will Smith may be the perfect choice to play a character too good to be true."

The Legend of Zorro (2005)

" it's sad to watch this legend fall off his horse"

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)

"A tribute concert with earnest but mostly average performances gussied up with fawning if passionate praise from admirers and occasional bits of self-deprecation from Cohen himself."

Let's Get Lost (1988)

"There are moments in Let's Get Lost when, if you squint just a little, [Chet] Baker is a ghost image of his former self, the 1950s musical equivalent of James Dean."

Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

"It skillfully avoids the usual war movie clichés while providing multiple points of entry."

Liam (2001)

"Beautifully cast and acted, with young Borrows giving a performance as natural as it is heartbreaking."