Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
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John Krasinski of television’s “The Office” made the unfortunate decision to hitch his rising star to Robin Williams for his starring debut. Williams is operating on all annoying cylinders as Reverend Frank, who leads a marriage preparation course for Krasinski’s Ben and his fiancé (a completely wasted Mandy Moore). Williams’ wackiness amounts to tired jokes
Thriller Rated PG-13
“…feels like it was concocted in some sort of hormonal haze, say maybe in the seventh month of a pregnancy.
Family Rated PG
Little Secrets, an earnest and wholesome family film about a 14-year-old girl (Evan Rachel Wood) who listens to the confessions of her young neighbors, was quietly released during a summer when most 14-year-old girls were counting down the days until the arrival of Vin Diesel in XXX. To call it out-of-touch would be an understatement.
Drama Rated R
“…takes a tragic real-life story and forces it into the shape of a thesis statement.”
The acting is as good as you’ve heard – Oscar winner Halle Berry pulls off way more than a makeup-free publicity stunt – but this somber drama detailing the cautious romance between a white prison guard (Billy Bob Thornton) and a black waitress throws too many tragedies at its characters’ feet. For every real emotion
Comedy Rated PG
Vulgar but inventive, Osmosis Jones alternates between live-action scenes detailing the poor health habits of a zoo employee (Bill Murray) and animated segments depicting the resulting trauma inside his body. Drawn with vivid imagination and fueled by a rapid-fire wit, Osmosis Jones becomes the funkiest, funniest instructional health video you have ever seen. Featuring the
Drama Rated PG-13
This earnest but silly saga about a Mormon missionary sent to the remote island kingdom of Tonga in the 1950s consists of a series of crises (a child missing during a hurricane, alcoholism) that the evangelist manages to neatly solve within 10 minutes each. We learn little about either the island culture or the Mormon
Thriller Rated R
“The fixated cop is a thriller cliche, but Fincher helps us understand how you could become addicted to the prospect of finding just one more clue around the next corner.
Blue Sky Studios made a delightful foray into feature animation with 2002’s Ice Age, but this follow-up – set in a completely mechanical world – is overprogrammed. Competing themes and a convoluted narrative combine with increasingly frantic set pieces. Robots ultimately looks like an assembly line – and feels like something made on one. With
