Amazing Grace (2007)

"Director Michael Apted and screenwriter Steven Knight can't help letting a little sanctification take hold -- while also, sadly, making a charged historical subject seem tedious."

America's Heart and Soul (2004)

"A harmless, superficial collection of vignettes about a number of undeniably interesting and inspiring people."

American Adobo (2002)

"It sticks rigidly to the paradigm, rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations."

American Beauty (1999)

"Surprising and enjoyable."

American Experience - Daughter from Danang (2002)

"The war may have ended more than a quarter-century ago, but it's clear from watching this family that it's going to take more than a single generation for the scars to heal."

American Hardcore (2006)

"Almost anyone who's had enough of the purposeless, processed pop that passes for entertainment today will nod their heads in emphatic agreement with what the film says -- when you're not covering your ears, anyway."

American Pastime

"American Pastime's inclusive, forgiving message could hardly be more admirable. It could have been more exciting, though."

American Pie 2 (2001)

"Pie 2 avoids the usual, sequel leftovers feeling."

American Teen (2008)

"Personal as it gets, the film never seems exploitative or sensationalized or the least bit dumbed-down ... or scripted, which distinguishes it from most shows about young people, whether they claim to be real or not."

The Amityville Horror (2005)

"It doesn't exactly just lie there -- it's too smash-edited and over-cameraworked for that -- but it does represent just how flavorless commercial horror product has gotten."

Amu (2005)

"A work of evident passion and outrage, Amu is also remarkable for its humanism and persuasive, natural presentation."

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

"You're just left wishing that Tina Fey had lent a helping hand -- or that they'd wheeled in some old hands from the real '70s newsroom gender comedy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

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

"Though admirably anti-MTV, Schumacher's film is often so baroque, it comes off like some joke."

Angel Eyes (2001)

"The film's central mystery is rather shallow, and after teasing us for more than an hour, the 'surprise' revelations are rather underwhelming."

Angels in the Dust (2007)

"Angels in the Dust is a troubling documentary for obvious reasons...but it's also a bit disturbing for reasons director Louise Hogarth may not have noticed."

The Animal (2001)

"Fails to develop its ideas or jokes in a way that would satisfy anyone over the age of 10."

The Anniversary Party (2001)

"What's missing from this party is the recognition that most of us have much bigger [problems], and tend to cope with less angst."

The Ant Bully (2006)

" The Ant Bully is the summer's best family movie -- funny, action-packed, sometimes disgusting, sometimes affecting."

Antitrust (2001)

"This suspenseless, microchip-deep thriller bores whenever it's not a laugh riot display of astonishing idiocy."

Any Given Sunday (1999)

"The film ultimately has disappointingly little to say."

Anywhere But Here (1999)

"Portman single-handedly saves Anywhere but Here from pointlessness. But even she can't give this calculatedly homogenized product a real point of view."

Apocalypto (2006)

"What Gibson really wants is to make your heart pound and your blood run cold. He succeeds on both counts, though not before roughly 45 minutes of self-parody."

Apres Vous (2005)

"At its heart, Apres Vous is a showcase piece, putting Auteuil and Garcia in a succession of bizarre circumstances and letting them entertain us through the pleasure of their sheer discomfort."

Aquamarine (2006)

"Aquamarine demands little of its audience, but it doesn't demean it, either, which in this day and age is something worth noting."