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Reviews of New Movie Releases
The Bucket List
January 11th, 2008 [PG-13] (Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman)
5 out of 10:
The movie has virtues, but they're intermittent, while the problems are pervasive.
Mick LaSalle
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
December 21st, 2007 [PG] (Will Smith, Alice Braga)
6 out of 10:
What's missing is excitement.
James Berardinelli
I Am Legend
December 14th, 2007 [PG-13] (Will Smith, Alice Braga)
7 out of 10:
The movie works well while it's running, although it raises questions that later only mutate in our minds.
Roger Ebert
Beowulf
November 16th, 2007 [PG-13] (Brendan Gleeson, Anthony Hopkins)
7 out of 10:
It's a lot more fun than the mythic adventure most of us read in school.
Claudia Puig
Fred Claus
November 9th, 2007 [PG] (Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti)
4 out of 10:
"Fred Claus" sells you something you didn't know you wanted: a Vince Vaughn Christmas movie.
Wesley Morris
Bee Movie
November 2nd, 2007 [PG] (Jerry Seinfeld, Annette Bening)
5 out of 10:
...tries hard, but never really takes off.
Roger Ebert
Dan in Real Life
October 26th, 2007 [PG-13] (Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche)
7 out of 10:
It's like the cream-and-sugar decaf version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin...
Matt Pais
The Seeker
October 5th, 2007 [PG] (Emma Lockhart, Alexander Ludwig)
5 out of 10:
...starts out with promise but staggers under the weight of trying to take on too much.
Claudia Puig
Dragon Wars
September 14th, 2007 [PG-13] (Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks)
4 out of 10:
...the movie turns shockingly watchable.
Wesley Morris
Rush Hour 3
August 10th, 2007 [PG-13] (Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker)
5 out of 10:
After a six-year hiatus, the "Rush Hour" brand has lost its drive.
Sean Axmaker
The Bourne Ultimatum
August 3rd, 2007 [PG-13] (Matt Damon, Joan Allen)
8 out of 10:
It also is easily the best action thriller of the year.
Claudia Puig
The Simpsons
July 27th, 2007 [PG-13] (Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner)
7 out of 10:
Not quite, Comic Book Guy, but the long-gestating and highly anticipated The Simpsons Movie does deliver...
Sean O'Connell
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
July 11th, 2007 [PG-13] (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson)
7 out of 10:
With its fifth cinematic outing, the Harry Potter film series has ascended to another level.
James Berardinelli
Transformers
July 3rd, 2007 [PG-13] (Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel)
6 out of 10:
It's goofy fun with a lot of stuff that blows up real good...
Roger Ebert
Ratatouille
June 29th, 2007 [G] (Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm)
9 out of 10:
Like the best French cuisine, Ratatouille is ambitious and delightful.
Claudia Puig
Evan Almighty
June 22th, 2007 [PG] (Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman)
5 out of 10:
Evan Almighty couldn't be more critically bulletproof.
Chris Cabin
Fanstatic Four: Rise of the Silver Sufer
June 15th, 2007 [PG-13] (Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba)
6 out of 10:
You have to give the people cranking out these "Fantastic Four" movies credit.
Wesley Morris
Ocean's Thirteen
June 8th, 2007 [PG-13] (George Clooney, Brad Pitt)
7 out of 10:
he third one is just right. Like the first "Ocean's," "Ocean's Thirteen" is a satisfying story of a grand-scale swindle.
Mick LaSalle
Gracie
June 1st, 2007 [PG-13] (Dermot Mulroney, Andrew Shue)
6 out of 10:
Gracie is a by-the-numbers sports drama about a young girl who defies the odds to succeed in an all-male arena.
James Berardinelli
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
May 25th, 2007 [PG-13] (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom)
5 out of 10:
"Pirates of the Caribbean" has had quite a ride, and I wouldn't bet that it's over...
Michael Wilmington
Shrek the Third
May 18th, 2007 [PG] (Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas)
6 out of 10:
"Shrek the Third" is a damped-down return to the Kingdom of Far Far Away.
Roger Ebert
Spider-Man 3
May 4th, 2007 [PG-13] (Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst)
7 out of 10:
"Spider-Man 3" has a lot of these same elements and the experience is fun enough that it's sure to be the summer's first blockbuster
William Arnold
Next
April 27th, 2007 [PG-13] (Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore)
6 out of 10:
The first act of Next is brilliant, but the rest of the movie can't keep pace and the whole thing ends up collapsing under its own weight.
James Berardinelli
Disturbia
April 13th, 2007 [PG-13] (Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss)
6 out of 10:
Disturbia is Rear Window for the generation raised on MySpace and cellphones.
Claudia Puig
Firehouse Dog
April 4th, 2007 [PG] (Josh Hutcherson, Bree Turner)
5 out of 10:
Once it figures out it's more drama than comedy, "Firehouse Dog" does the job.
Michael Phillips
Blades of Glory
March 30th, 2007 [PG-13] (Will Ferrell, Jon Heder)
7 out of 10:
It's a funny concept that doesn't go much beyond the initial idea: A pair of figure skaters team up to form the first male skating pair.
Claudia Puig
Meet the Robinsons
March 30th, 2007 [G] (Angela Bassett, Jordan Fry)
7 out of 10:
With "Meet the Robinsons" I'm happy to report director Stephen J. Anderson and his team have delivered on the goods...
Bill Zwecker