The Namesake (2007)

"The Namesake, about a Bengali couple who raise their family in New York, is rich in particulars. Yet the emphasis in Mira Nair's film version of Jhumpa Lahiri's best-selling novel keeps falling on the generic."

Nanny McPhee (2006)

"Working as both a fantasy of wish fulfillment for parents and a raucous, broad live-action cartoon for kids, Nanny McPhee is an above-average family film."

Naqoyqatsi (2002)

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NASCAR: The Imax Experience (2004)

"As IMAX fare goes, NASCAR 3D is an action-packed ride."

National Treasure (2004)

"None of this should work, but in the best Bruckheimer tradition, it does."

The Nativity Story (2006)

"Nativity Story is a thoughtful addition to the Christmas movie canon. It tries to locate the spiritual in the everyday, and it has an open, welcoming heart. You don't have to buy anyone's creed to know that that's good."

Ned Kelly (2004)

"Jordan stages the action scenes with energy and aplomb; when his heroes dive headlong into mythology, they do it with gusto and plenty of ammunition."

Neil Young - Heart of Gold (2006)

"A stirring and profoundly moving record of Young's first public performance of this batch of new songs. But it's more than that. It's a testament to Young's poetic lifetime of survival and a heartfelt public acknowledgment of [his] family and friends."

Never Been Thawed (2006)

"It's just hilarious enough to overcome its limitations -- and even, occasionally, make them part of its unforgiving worldview."

Neverland (2003)

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New in Town (2009)

"So elementary it makes most after-school specials look sophisticated."

The New World (2005)

"All in all, it's probably Malick's least satisfying film of the four he has made."

New York Minute (2004)

"It's an idiotic and utterly bogus confection, as it must be, but at least it has a pleasing level of pacing (it scoots along without screeching) and some minor-key subversive flashes."

The Next Best Thing (2000)

"The screenplay by Thomas Ropelewski is such a ridiculous hodgepodge of cliches with stale political correctness that Meryl Streep would have a difficult time making it work."

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

"Nothing great, but enough laughs and moments of genuine emotion to give it a pass."

Night at the Museum (2006)

"All the exhibits come to life after dark. That's about it. Aimed at kids."

Night Watch (2005)

"All kinds of shape-shifters and vengeful-lover ghouls are on the loose. Add that to typically chaotic Moscow traffic, and you've got a nonstop fright fest."

Nim's Island (2008)

"I'm not sure what's more depressing: seeing potential tween megastar Abigail Breslin underused or watching Jodie Foster clutching a Progresso soup can for dear life and smacking head-first into a tree."

Nine Queens (2002)

"A well-acted thriller with perhaps a few too many twists, but satisfyingly clever in the long run."

No Country for Old Men (2007)

"It's grim, unforgiving and probably unforgettable -- in some ways you'll want to remember, and in others you may wish you couldn't."

No Reservations (2007)

"Nice as all this good food looks, we can't smell it, taste it or feel its textures in a movie, which usually leaves me hungry for something more substantial to sink my teeth into."

Nobody Knows (2005)

"Nobody Knows has a haunting quality that is all the more effective for its deceptively everyday appearance."

Noi (2004)

"Strictly ironic yet surprisingly touching portrait of a lost, latter-day Viking who wouldn't know what to do with a rudder even if he could find one."

North Country (2005)

"Director Niki Caro Whale Rider and screenwriter Michael Seitzman have crafted an old-fashioned story about sexual harassment that delivers the obvious message....without a shred of nuance or subtlety."

The Notebook (2004)

"Men hardly need to be warned that this is basically just Titanic without anything cool like a ship sinking or Kate Winslet posing for art."