In case you’re thinking about seeing Predators this week, here’s what you might be in for…

Here’s to director Nimrod Antal, who since coming to Hollywood has managed to not only overcome an unfortunate name but also at least two unpromising movie assignments. First there was Vacancy, about a squabbling couple at a creepy motel, which he turned into a queasy grind-house movie that was heavy on atmospheric suspense. Now he

“Creative exhaustion led to the development of an A-Team movie; the film itself is simply exhausting.

Say what you will about Tom Cruise’s loony, off-screen behavior – the guy remains a star in front of the camera. Like many Cruise characters, the spy he plays here has a nice balance of confidence and charm. In real life, these qualities can curdle into smarm, but in action fluff such as Knight and

“Is there a less promising director-actor team at work today than Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe?

“Agreeable cheese.

“…may mark the beginning of Mickey Rourke’s re-descent (cooing to a cockatoo in Russian will do that).

Sherlock Holmes isn’t very good, but it does give you hope that the franchise – and this achingly wants to be a long-running franchise – might some day amount to something. In other words, it’s not a debacle, which is what I expected from a period action flick by director Guy Ritchie with Robert Downey