V For Vendetta (2005)

"While many visions of the future cooked up in the 1980s are now easy to laugh off -- remember 'Red Dawn,' or the once-controversial ABC miniseries 'Amerika'? -- 'V' seems chillingly relevant..."

Valmont (1990)

"Nice try, but Glenn, John and Michelle did it much better"

Van Helsing (2004)

"a monster mishmash... Pretty in a video game-ish sort of way and mind-numbing in a sledgehammer sort of way, it's this year's equivalent of 'Hulk'..."

Vanity Fair (2004)

"not a picture that will satisfy Thackeray fanatics... but it does serve as an admirable showcase for Witherspoon. ...The sparkle fades in the second hour, however..."

Vegas Vacation (1997)

"Stay home!"

The Verdict (1982)

"O.K. courtroom drama, electrified by great Newman performance"

View from the Top (2003)

"bears all the tell-tale signs of a movie that's been put through the wringer: voice-over narration to cover choppy continuity; scenes that end abruptly; an end credit sequence containing scenes that didn't survive the final cut."

Village of the Damned (1995)

"abysmal and an embarrassment for everyone concerned"

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

"No detail is too minor to escape Coppola's attention: The thump of a needle hitting a record, the tickling of a clock and the drip from a leaking roof are just as important in setting the scene here as the Styx anthems, peasant skirts and shaggy haircuts."

Volver (2006)

"Until now, you may not have considered Penelope Cruz the modern-day successor to Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford. But director Pedro Almodovar's delightful 'Volver' could change your mind."