The critical lambasting Charlie’s Angels took is a classic case of reviewers not being able to appreciate mindless, harmless fun. Those who called it the worst movie adaptation of a television series must have been on vacation when The Mod Squad came out. This is a wild and witty celebration of all things sleek and

Have you ever tried to recreate a party that was perfect the first time? You can invite the same people, play the same music, even mix the same drinks, but sometimes the mood just isn’t there. Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle is the party sequel that shouldn’t have been planned. The same aura of feisty, Maxim-style

This is Bond by the numbers, but after a summer of tired spoofs (Austin Powers in Goldmember) and lame imitations (XXX), its familiarity ironically felt refreshing. Pierce Brosnan was still donning Bond’s tuxedo, and it still made for a nice fit. Adding to the fun is everything we’ve come to expect from the series: babes

What would it take to turn your world upside down? For me, it took seeing a good Michael Bay movie. With a newfound feel for a competent action sequence and a strong story to support him – namely a science-fiction yarn about two clones (Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson) fighting for their independence – Bay

It would be easier to admire the can-do philosophy of Robert Rodriguez – he writes, directs, shoots and edits most of his movies with digital-video technology – if the results were as ingenious as the process. This third installment in his series about a mariachi-turned-assassin (Antonio Banderas, joined this time by Johnny Depp), looks slightly

Romeo and Juliet had nothing on the brooding antiheroes of Underworld. She’s a vampire (Kate Beckinsale) and he’s a budding werewolf (Scott Speedman), and their respective species have been at war for centuries. It makes for a dark, Gothic romance, set among lots of Matrix-style action ably executed by first-time director Len Wiseman.