An appealing female cast gives the hollowly formulaic "Mona Lisa Smile" more dignity than it perhaps deserves, yet it's Julia Roberts in an ill-suited starring role that represents one of the film ...

A really cruel critic would call "Mona Lisa Smile" an estrogen version of 1992's "School Ties," with today's up-and-coming actresses - Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal - subbing for ...

In Mona Lisa Smile, Roberts fills a serious and draining role that she may be a little miscast for, but her million-dollar smile and charm get her through the film. Roberts plays Katherine Watson, a ...

Mona Lisa can be recommended for its generally marvelous attention to period detail (I do question those coiled cords on telephones in 1953, however), for a solid movie-star turn from Roberts, and ...

In the end, Mona Lisa Smile has little to say beyond reiterating that '50s repression might not have been such a good thing. At least viewers will leave well-armed to address the problems of 1955.

Like "The Last Samurai," the holiday season's other mega-star vehicle, "Mona Lisa Smile," is one of those very well-made movies that is too derivative of previous films to be remotely ...

Boasting an excellent young cast, Mona Lisa Smile is certainly a glossy watch. Shame it falls apart when you start thinking about it. Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter ...

For her work in the shallow but well-cast “Mona Lisa Smile,” Julia Roberts could join their class next month.

An appealing female cast gives the hollowly formulaic “Mona Lisa Smile” more dignity than it perhaps deserves, yet it’s Julia Roberts in an ill-suited starring role that represents one of ...