Willem Dafoe

Though some scary parts may make the very young fret unduly, the film also puts forward some thoughtful messages for both children and their parents.

So full of self-aware speechifying, howlingly bad verbal pissing contests, and audacious bulls**t plotting that it almost flies as a parody of itself. Almost.

Lee is a bona fide cinematic genius, and his lively and inventive take on tired material proves that thriller corn needn't be mindless in its machinations.

Not everything works in this semi-audacious challenge to the American Dream, but Weitz consistently and amusingly hits the broad side of the barn.

Atkinson's over-the-top clowning is catnip for the wee ones, but adults will find it an acquired taste.

It's one thing to make a film that's violent and profane; it's another to make one that's a moral black hole, and to do it because black looks cool.

Though the film, by necessity, expands Dahl's original story and fuses it to the sensibility of Anderson, author and auteur share a common tone of twisted twee...

Remains an intriguing blend of the political and the personal, with Stone turning his memories and his opinions about Vietnam into potent drama.

Carion's film admirably resists overselling the material: it's an adult espionage film, with no comic-book theatrics.

An undeniable disaster...of marketing. Join me on a tour of media headaches, and why they don't necessarily reflect the quality of the movie itself.

Memorable moments come from its series of penetrating philosophical conversations... Dafoe expertly plays the keenness of Van Gogh's intellect and creativity against his searing drive, his raw emotions, and the haunting that was his depression.