Rita Kempley

"An old-fashioned fantasy shot through with sentiment, 'Ghost' moves through genres as readily as a phantom through castle walls."  

"After 90 minutes of old-fashioned character-building, there's nothing to do with these Marines (...) Most of the time you wonder why they weren't issued beach towels with their bayonets."  

"You seldom leave a theater walking on air, much less float all through a movie. But the joyous Bend It Like Beckham never lets you down"  

"If there is a Hell, Not Another Teen Movie will be playing for all eternity on every screen there."

"Although the director has lovingly re-created the wondrous world of the novel, in the process its whimsy, immediacy and warmth have gone poof."  

"It's carried over the rough spots by the odd coupling of Murphy and Zahn"  

"Yes, many of the visual effects are stunning, but others are downright cheesy (...) The action sequences are just as uneven and repetitious"  

"A corkscrew of a thriller, has more twists than a tarantula with a permanent"  

"An intriguing, visually startling murder mystery that showcases the virtuosity of Samuel L. Jackson"  

"[Gore Verbinski] successfully balances the action with the romance and the Gothic humor."  

"Foodies should not resist it, nor should those susceptible to the gentle (...) rhythms of Lasse Hallstrom, who does for cocoa here what he did for sour apples in 'Cider House Rules'."  

"The characters are as thin as the air at 26,000 feet, and the story as silly as anyone willing to assault K2 in a punishing blizzard."  

"The first 10 minutes are its funniest, most inventive and best crafted. The Wayanses seemed to have stopped worrying about the quality of their work from that point on."  

"McCourt rose from his mother's ashes a phoenix, but Parker pulled out all the finest feathers."  

"Passionately anticipated and much ballyhooed, the film, alas, is little more than a foppish, fang de siecle costume drama. Its pulse barely registers"  

"Thanks to a game cast, clever screenwriters (David Howard and Robert Gordon) and director Dean Parisot's light touch, 'Galaxy Quest' is funny without being flip."  

"Doesn't pack the punch of Schrader and Scorsese's career-best collaborations"  

"[It] is solemn, earnest and as laboriously paced as a fat Sicilian's funeral procession."  

"Wells, a veteran screenwriter (...) makes an assured debut behind the camera, with a great deal of help from cinematographer Charles Minsky"  

"Martin's main contribution is his screenplay, which offers clever dialogue and plenty of comic calamities. Alas, the movie lacks emotional depth and intellectual sincerity."