Macbeth (2007)

"It lacks size and nerve where it's most needed: in the performances."

Machuca (2005)

"A fine, exciting film that makes a bloody historical event live all over again by showing it through the eyes of children on the edges of the conflict."

Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)

"It's a dynamic snapshot of youth in the big city, of kids who talk tough and act up but savor the discipline and structure of their dance classes."

Mad Love (2001)

"Equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama."

Madagascar (2005)

"The film never gets going. It's too slow and plodding for kids."

Madame Sata (2003)

"Keeps us engrossed, steeped in this seething portrait of a body and soul in lust and agony -- and, finally, on stage and in glory."

Made of Honor (2008)

"Certain formula-driven romantic comedies reach a point where the audience realizes it won't be much fun watching the main character get his way. Nor will it be much fun watching him get his comeuppance. This is not where you want your audience."

Madison (2005)

"Caviezel and McCormack manage to portray the stress-filled lives of the McCormicks with a low-key intensity that underscores the couples' frustrations and anxieties."

Mafioso (1962)

"It takes a while to adjust to its rhythm, but this is essential viewing for cinephiles."

Magnolia (1999)

"The more you think about Magnolia -- the dry wit, the bravura staging, the intricate design, the wondrous performances -- the better and more unusual the film seems."

Maid in Manhattan (2002)

"Everything in Maid in Manhattan is exceedingly pleasant, designed not to offend. It goes down easy, leaving virtually no aftertaste."

Major Dundee (1965)

"No true Peckinpah-lover should pass it by."

Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

"As with most movies that start as comic sketches -- much of the Saturday Night Live franchise, for example -- the funny ideas and characters are rarely fleshed out enough to justify 90 minutes."

Mamma Mia! (2008)

"Everything's in twinkle overdrive. As with most stage-to-screen transfers, about a half-hour of material has been excised, and Mamma Mia! never had that much story to begin with."

A Man Apart (2003)

"Diesel is moodier and more morose than he was in his big, star-making movies. In a way, you can see why. There's not much joy or exhilaration in A Man Apart."

Man in the Chair (2007)

"By salvaging a troubled script with deep, committed, touching portrayals, Plummer and Walsh help prove Schroeder's points about how Hollywood isn't just the province of the rich, young and pretty."

The Man of My Life (2007)

"The Man of My Life has a hard time working up much beyond its visual prettiness."

Man of the Year (1996)

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Man of the Year (2006)

"[Barry] Levinson has written and directed in many genres. But rarely has he made a film as indecisive and diffident as Man of the Year."

Man on Fire (2004)

"Starts off as a good example of super-glitz moviemaking, gradually turns into a movie on fire -- another helter-skelter, big-studio spending spree."

Man on the Train (2003)

"The movie -- simple, pure and powerful -- makes us feel the intensity of both life in transit and life lived, if only for a moment, in another's skin."

Man Push Cart (2006)

"Ahmad's concerns -- his sadness and his striving -- become universal. Though his early-morning riser's world is gray and threaded with melancholy, it becomes, in the end, a place we recognize."

The Man Who Cried (2001)

"A poetic look at transience, betrayal, loss and doom."

The Man Without a Past (2003)

"A powerful film made with minimal means, it's a story of poor people on the fringes of society, done without sentimentality or condescension but with wicked humor."

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

"I liked it, but I was also a bit disappointed."