A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

"The most puzzling, trippiest piece of pop fantasy of Spielberg's career."

About a Boy (2002)

"The summer movie season has barely begun, and already we have its first big surprise."

Accepted (2006)

"The hijinks in Accepted are as wild as a sixth-grade prom."

Adam (2009)

"Dancy's eye-opening performance reveals he's a bona-fide acting talent, capable of carrying a movie without ever playing to your affections."

Adaptation (2002)

"With Adaptation, Kaufman has found an entirely new way of telling a story, belying the old credo that there's nothing left that's new for the movies to show us."

Adventureland (2009)

"The real challenge for Adventureland -- a sweet, surprisingly tender romantic comedy set at a Pittsburgh amusement park -- is to confound expectations."

The Adventures of Felix (2001)

"Although the movie never so much as flirts with melodrama, there is still a bittersweet undercurrent throughout Adventures of Felix."

Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)

"It's pretty clear that all those terrific ideas could use a little discipline and maturity before they ever amount to a truly great movie."

After Midnight (2004)

"A girl, a boy and a few days among reels of film: For a cinema lover it is heaven in celluloid."

After The Wedding (2007)

"After the Wedding ends up feeling far weightier than it first appears, with its plot contrivances and unlikely coincidences generating such a messy range of emotions, they end up feeling a lot like real life."

Against the Ropes (2003)

"A cliché-ridden, condescending and ham-handed film that clumsily fails to bring to life what should be an interesting story."

Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

"It does ... make a powerful argument against capital punishment, no matter which side of the debate you happen to take."

Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)

"Whether one agrees with his point of view or not, it's a message worth hearing."

Alex and Emma (2003)

"Watching Wilson and Hudson toil thanklessly through this mess is more laborious than writing the Great American Novel. And a lot less lucrative."

Alfie (2004)

"Alfie is such smooth, crisp entertainment, you barely even notice it has nothing new to say."

All About Steve (2009)

"One is tempted to feel bad for the usually likable Bullock -- who looks fantastic here, we must note -- but she's one of the film's producers, so she can't be too ashamed of herself. I am embarrassed for her, however."

All or Nothing (2002)

"The film feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority."

All the Pretty Horses (2000)

"Feels at once too slow and yet oddly truncated."

Almost Famous (2000)

"A rich, marvelous movie -- the kind that enchants on so many different levels, it leaves you feeling giddy."

Along Came a Spider (2001)

"A mediocre widget stamped straight out of the mold of the popular police procedural, the kind featuring a master detective."

Alpha Dog (2007)

"As successful as the unlikely casting of Timberlake turns out to be, some of Cassavetes' other choices are disastrous."

Amelie (2001)

"A blast of pure movie bliss, a hilarious, imaginative and exhilarating love letter to the romantic in all of us."

America's Heart and Soul (2004)

"This film might work OK as a holiday TV special, but anyone who spends eight bucks on it is bound to end up cranky and disappointed."

American Beauty (1999)

"The real star of the film is Alan Ball's exceptional script, which continually reveals new, surprising layers in characters that initially seem like cartoonish types."

American Dreamz (2006)

"Most of American Dreamz has a curiously dated, been-there feel: It's a redundant comedy, like hearing the same tired joke for the 100th time."