|
| 1. |
|
04/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "What starts out crisp and promising gives way to a conventional shoot-'em-up... a fast-paced but extremely familiar vehicle for Jason Statham, who can only carry the material so far on his brawny shoulders." |
| 2. |
|
04/10/12 |
Moderate |
 "...breezy if predictable... Ultimately, the film dilutes its strengths -- perhaps because nobody bothered to think like an editor." |
| 3. |
|
02/22/12 |
Moderate |
 "Despite some amusing moments, everyone simply works too hard at providing rambunctious zaniness..." |
| 4. |
|
12/08/11 |
Very Good |
 "...parts of this second 'Sherlock Holmes' are considerably more rewarding... the film sizzles in its quieter moments between Holmes and Moriarty..." |
| 5. |
|
10/12/11 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...genial if slow-moving, almost sleepy... what amounts to the Babe Ruth home run record of bird watching." |
| 6. |
|
07/07/11 |
Poor |
 "...punishingly flat, with even the slapstick so sparsely delivered as to replicate a long slog through the zoo, surrounded by fidgety kids, on a suffocating summer's day." |
| 7. |
|
04/26/11 |
Moderate |
 "...several decades worth of high-school movie cliches in one tidy package... musters a few nice moments, perhaps, but nothing remotely approaching perfection -- and hardly any memorable ones." |
| 8. |
|
03/09/11 |
Weak |
 "For those who get lumps in their throats each time a Marine shouts 'HOO-rah'... a murkily shot, poorly explained alien invasion." |
| 9. |
|
03/01/11 |
Moderate |
 "...a pleasant-enough all-in-one-night comedy, featuring a protagonist facing the classic 'Graduate'-like existential dilemma of post-college paralysis." |
| 10. |
|
02/07/11 |
Moderate |
 "An earnest throwback to an earlier brand of filmmaking... never fully takes flight as an adventure yarn, but given its worthwhile moments and limited ambitions, those involved survive the mission with their honor intact." |
| 11. |
|
01/25/11 |
Fair |
 "...so light on plot that the narrative lurches, with sporadic effectiveness, from one fatal encounter to the next.... middling, and occasionally muddled, on almost every level." |
| 12. |
|
11/18/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Intermittently amusing and surely interesting... falls victim to the classic faux pas of overstaying its welcome... Scorsese could have gotten his point across in a third less time..." |
| 13. |
|
10/03/10 |
Fair |
 "...hardly breaks any new ground... [director Greg] Berlanti overstays his welcome, padding out the movie's length in a manner that demands some patience..." |
| 14. |
|
08/16/10 |
Moderate |
 "Graced with ample style if not much substance... a respectable but watered-down heist movie... maintains a crisp pace... The dialogue and character beats, however, consistently fall flat..." |
| 15. |
|
06/10/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...loud, chaotic and fairly relentless action, best enjoyed... by simply admiring the explosions and silliness without dwelling too much on the skeletal plot." |
| 16. |
|
05/31/10 |
Good |
 "...barring a few lapses, the gags fly by in rapid-fire fashion, and enough of them connect -- thanks in part to the amusing mix of Hill's hang-dog demeanor with Brand's lanky, relentless hedonism." |
| 17. |
|
05/24/10 |
Fair |
 "...the interval between movies should perhaps be longer -- say, until they determine how to put four fashion-conscious women on Venus, or at least Mars." |
| 18. |
|
04/27/10 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...isn't as much fun as its predecessor, but by the time the smoke clears, it'll do.... the beats here are more familiar, the pacing more uneven." |
| 19. |
|
04/08/10 |
Poor |
 "...tepid romantic comedy falls somewhere between a weak sitcom pilot and a second-tier Hallmark movie. Only the presence of Jennifer Lopez distinguishes the project's bigscreen credentials from its smallscreen elements..." |
| 20. |
|
04/07/10 |
Moderate |
 "An elegant exercise in horror... spins a strong visual web around its thesps -- Liam Neeson, magisterially creepy as a self-appointed angel of death, and a pallid Christina Ricci... But the potent imagery never meshes with narrative logic in Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's first feature, promising more than it can deliver." |
