The Wackness (2008)

"The material is as facile and phony as any Meg Ryan romcom."

Waiting... (2005)

"The difference is Clerks was funny and Waiting is not."

Waking Life (2001)

"Challenging and powerful, Waking Life reminded me why I love the movies."

Walk on Water (2005)

"Walk on Water tracks the shifting dynamics of Eyal's relationships with the grandchildren, and they're three people whose behavior will make sense to you only if you've never met any actual humans."

A Walk to Remember (2002)

"Not only is it hokey, manipulative and as bland as Wonder Bread dipped in milk, but it also does the absolute last thing we need Hollywood doing to us: It preaches."

The Walker (2007)

"Wittily entertaining stuff, with the cast clearly relishing their snarky dialogue. Plus, the backdrop of political double dealing, with references to Whitewater and other D.C. shenanigans, adds an extra element of interest."

WALL-E (2008)

"Watching its use of a couple of the better bits from Hello, Dolly! could make you think you should put that '60s musical on your Netflix queue. You shouldn't. That movie is as lousy as Wall-E is terrific."

Wanted (2008)

"None of this adds up to much, but Bekmambetov executes it with verve, capping it all with his most inventive kill."

War Dance (2007)

"The film is a bit of a mishmash, but you will fall for the children it depicts."

The War Tapes (2006)

"In its portrait of the conflicted men who served their country, it honors the complexity and challenges of the battle that continues overseas."

War, Inc. (2008)

"What is supposed to be a sharp parody is so slow, we're always several steps ahead."

The Watcher (2000)

"Deciding to see The Watcher is like going to a brand-new restaurant and ordering the hamburger: Sure, it'll be OK, but you know exactly what it's going to taste like, and surely there's something more interesting on the menu."

Water (2006)

"[Mehta's] graceful direction keeps Water from feeling like medicine."

Water Lilies (2007)

"If poetry is about finding the perfect words to say something, then movie poetry is about finding perfect images. And Water Lilies has several of them."

The Way of the Gun (2000)

"I liked the lines and the movie, but I'd like it more if they turned up the thermostat a bit."

We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)

"Ruffalo, Watts and especially Dern are splendid, but Krause lets Clark down with a performance that feels analyzed rather than lived."

We Own The Night (2007)

"It's not a flashy film, but Gray is a gifted visual storyteller."

The Weather Man (2005)

"I'll save you a couple of hours and tell you its message: Life can be a bummer. Deal with it."

Wedding Crashers (2005)

"It's not the most consistent movie, but Vaughn holds it all together."

A Wedding for Bella (2001)

"Awkward but sincere and, ultimately, it wins you over."

The Weight of Water (2002)

"Weaves a spell over you, with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger. But its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell."

Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

"It's often faintly amusing, but the problems of the characters never become important to us, and the story never takes hold."

Wendigo (2002)

"It follows the Blair Witch formula for an hour, in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works, and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes."

Were the World Mine (2008)

"The songs are bright and beautifully sung, the cast's naturalism works against the surreality of the concept, and ultimately, the pieces fit together like a dream."

What a Girl Wants (2003)

"The laughs in What a Girl Wants are like the fruit in generic raisin bran: sparse and blah."