The Page Turner (2007)

"At less than 80 minutes, not counting credits, the French The Page Turner is a brisk, thrillingly nasty little piece of work."

The Painted Veil (2006)

"Watts' quietly intense performance is the best thing about Veil."

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

"Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro is a master at making the otherworldly seem this-worldly and vice versa."

Panic (2000)

"Henry Bromell does a fine job of directing Panic. It’s a pity he didn’t write a better script."

Paper Clips (2004)

"Paper Clips is two movies: the movie its makers think it is, and the movie it actually is. One of them is pretty good."

Paprika (2007)

"Paprika tries to do too much and doesn't do any of it especially well."

Paranoid Park (2008)

"[The narrative is] as speedy and graceful as the skateboarders it lingers over in Paranoid Park, where their daredevil moves are often shot in dreamily beautiful slow motion."

Paris 36 (2008)

"It takes a light touch to do pastry well, and Paris 36 was made with a heavy hand."

Party Monster (2003)

"An unpleasant, redundant drama that features perceptive acting from Green."

Passionada (2003)

"The romance in Passionada is appealing enough, but the movie's real strengths are Rossum, whose wide eyes and easy laugh may remind you of Julia Roberts, its surprising characters and the stunning coastal setting."

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop is like the many variations on tuna surprise that show up at potlucks: generic but with a little something added to differentiate it."

Pay It Forward (2000)

"The movie has a realistic sense of people's failings ... and it recognizes how hard it is to turn a life around."

Peaceful Warrior (2006)

"A screwy mash-up of The Karate Kid, The Celestine Prophecy and an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog."

Penelope (2008)

"If all of Penelope were as good as the first five minutes, we'd have a classic on our hands."

A Perfect Getaway (2009)

"Unfortunately, in Getaway, the bad things that happen include a lazy script."

The Perfect Man (2005)

"Arrives at some thoughtful conclusions that are likely to strike chords with mothers and daughters."

Perfect Stranger (2007)

"Stranger isn't as bold as Basic Instinct, which was all about goofing on what voyeurs moviegoers are. The performers are too solemn (only Giovanni Ribisi, as a creepy reporter, seems to be having fun) for starters."

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

"No movie has ever engaged me quite the way Perfume did, casting a spell during that first half-hour that lasted until I left the theater."

Personal Velocity (2002)

"It's a short film, but it takes us deep inside each woman's head; by the end of each segment, we can look at each character's face and know what she's thinking."

Peter Pan (2003)

"Maxfield Parrish- influenced look, unhurried storytelling, heartfelt performances and graceful direction make for a film as comforting and warm as sitting around the fireplace."

Phone Booth (2003)

"Delivers 81 snappy minutes of thrills."

The Piano Teacher (2002)

"It's a fascinating movie, one that is often difficult to watch and yet impossible to turn away from."

Piglet's Big Movie (2003)

"An improvement on the loud, un-A.A. Milne-like The Tigger Movie, mainly because it better captures the gentle, sampler-quilt world of the Hundred Acre Wood."

Piñero (2001)

"It attempts to champion the phony theme that poor, vulnerable artists should be forgiven their failings because they are so much more important than the rest of us."

The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

"It won't blow you away, but it's worth a few laughs."