1. Goes to extremes, but it takes slow, purposeful steps to get there.
2. Both lead performances are earnest in the extreme and that the psychological explanations for what's shown on screen are facile, at best.
3. It is truly original in its tone, its choices made and paths taken.
4. A good piece of writing.
5. Depending upon your reaction to this movie, you may never again be able to look at a red felt Sharpie pen without disgust, a thrill, or the giggles.
6. The director, Steven Shainberg, has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters, making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun.
7. A different kind of love story - one that is dark, disturbing, painful to watch, yet compelling.
8. Secretary manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie.
9. An edgy, cleverly written indie that simply derails shortly before the final stretch.
10. One of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that doesn't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect.
Consensus: Maggie Gyllenhaal impresses in this romantic comedy with a kinky twist.
1. Some moments that will confuse, many more that will elate.
2. One of the most involving and visually stunning films I've ever seen.
3. Ultimately, this is one express derailed by redundancies and the lack of any (even implicit) narrative progression to draw the viewer in.
4. Although it's a bit frustrating during its first viewing because it refuses to cooperate and fill an preconceived notion, Chunking Express ultimately rewards with subsequent viewings.
5. [Wang] is utterly enchanting, in her own offbeat way, and her natural performance is so graceful that her presence alone is almost worth the price of admission.
6. A movie that has Tarantino's brand of kinetic, eccentric energy but that's much more soulful.
7. It's full of surprises in the manner of the French New Wave.
8. Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express is as fresh as falling rain, a pair of love stories full of pain and humor.
9. It's interesting enough to watch for most of its length because of Wong's incisive camera work and his intense immersion of the Hong Kong night culture.
10. A frenetic one-way ride through The Land of Vaporous Plot, with stops along the way at Irritatingly Cute Extended Metaphor City.
Consensus: Even if all it had to offer were writer-director Wong Kar-wai's thrillingly distinctive visuals, Chungking Express would be well worth watching; happily, its thoughtfully drawn characters and naturalistic performances also pack a potent dramatic wallop.
1. [I'm Not Scared] is a nicely crafted coming of age film by Salvatores and he deftly shapes the story into an appealing package.
2. Connects everything in a lovely and terrifying way.
3. Salvatores' classically illustrative treatment should open arthouse doors for the visually sumptuous production.
4. It offers a fresh, stylish, and considerably more intelligent treatment of familiar genre material.
5. I'm Not Scared isn't a perfect film, but Petriccione's cinematography and Cristiani's performance make it well worth seeing.
6. Odd coming-of-age movie is gorgeously shot and emotionally involving, and features some truly exceptional performances from its young cast.
7. A well-crafted cross-breed that utilizes cruel power-plays of both youngsters and adults to support the ominous mood of a first-rate thriller.
8. A beautiful, exciting and challenging film about survival and a child's cold realization that adults don't always have the right answers.
9. Haunting and suspenseful.
10. Rana's anxiety, stacked on top of that of the politically tense region, creates a pitched emotional drama made more gripping by its real-world setting.

Consensus: A well-acted and thrilling coming-of-age tale that captures a child awakening to the frightening world of adults.