W. (2008)

"The film may be ill-timed, arguably unnecessary and no more psychologically probing than any other Stone movie. But much of it works as deft, brisk, slyly engaging docudrama."

Wag the Dog (1997)

"A bright idea well realized by director Barry Levinson."

Waist Deep (2006)

"Even with the movie's multiple personas, its message -- that salvation sometimes doesn't arrive in the expected form, and that escaping isn't the same thing as running away -- is delivered loud and clear."

Waiting... (2005)

"Remember Office Space, with Jennifer Aniston as a flair-wearing Chotchkie's waitress? See, writer/director Mike Judge got his chain-dining establishment just right."

Waking Life (2001)

"Truly special, truly different -- a wondrous talky roundelay about and for people who love life."

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

"While "Walk Hard" makes for a fine soundtrack, it's less entertaining as a movie."

Walk the Line (2005)

"You won't go out humming the filmmaking, but Walk the Line showcases two of this year's most vivid screen performances."

Walking Tall (2004)

"I know it's a movie, and sure, the bad guys are pretty brutal, but siccing this hulk of a man on the town, no matter what his intentions, doesn't spell justice to me."

WALL-E (2008)

"It's remarkable to see any film, in any genre, blend honest sentiment with genuine wit and a visual landscape unlike any other."

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

"Most of us come from common clay. Wallace & Gromit do not."

War and Peace (1968)

"If you haven't seen it, you have an incredible treat in store."

War Photographer (2002)

"Watching War Photographer, you come to believe that Nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals."

The War Within (2005)

"All this is neatly laid out -- too neatly. The results lack the shadows and fog of real life."

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

"Like its bizarre heroine, it irrigates our souls."

Wasabi (2002)

"Like being trapped inside a huge video game, where exciting, inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again."

The Watcher (2000)

"Is neither slick, clever nor especially thrilling."

Water (2006)

"Like India's greatest filmmaker, Satyajit Ray, Mehta is a great pure-hearted storyteller and a maker of shining naturalistic images."

The Way Home (2002)

"Director Lee has a true cinematic knack, but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve."

The Way We Laughed (2001)

"... a masterpiece about filial love and the horrors of poverty."

We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)

"Usually American marital problems are left to the soap operas; it's nice to see them tackled by experts, piercing personas and peeling open hearts."

We Were Soldiers (2002)

"Probably the best thing you can say about We Were Soldiers is that it does justice to an awful conflict."

The Weather Underground (2003)

"What it needs is more context, social and psychological."

The Wedding Date (2005)

"A tossed bouquet full of dead flowers and bad jokes that belongs in the nearest trash receptacle."

The Wedding Planner (2001)

"Lopez and McConaughey aren't the kind of pairing that makes you think these two fit."

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

"Writer/director Malcolm D. Lee delivers a relatable comedy that drops viewers off in this family that just happens to be African-American."