Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Review
The titular metallic flier adds some much-needed awe to the otherwise cheesy superhero series.
The titular metallic flier adds some much-needed awe to the otherwise cheesy superhero series.
After the rollickingly puerile "40 Year Old Virgin", writer-director Judd Apatow set us up for another go ’round with this schlub-gets-hot-girl-pregnant comedy. Instead, he gives us a surprisingly sincere look at male-female Mars-Venusness in these 00s. It’s funny alright, but not in the way you might think.
Sadly bland update of everyone’s favorite girl detective series never rises above its "Scooby Doo"-level plot.
Kevin Costner goes against character and strolls out on a limb as a deranged serial killer, and the whole tree crashes to the ground.
Earnest but misguided attempt to generate political allegory from the horrific Mountain Meadows Massacre of 9/11/1857 would have benefited from a more straightforward retelling.
Third time’s a charm for the Soderbergh-Clooney heist series, with this extended caper flick that never stops long enough for anything but a knowing wink.
This amusing animated "documentary" about the penguin surfing community (yep, you read that right) is more than just a "Happy Feet with surfing" rip-off.
Scattershot zombie comedy in which the domestication of the undead – in a Douglas Sirk-style 1950s – leads to some very expected complications.
For fans of 2004’s "Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor)" – and I’m not one of them – you can expect more of the same from this overlong, stubbornly impenetrable sequel which puts anti-hero Anton in the midst of an apocalyptic fight between the forces of Light and Dark.
The third in the "Pirates" series achieves the unimaginable: a perfect balance of incomprehensible plot and spectacular action, all buoyed by Johnny Depp’s inimitable Captain Jack Sparrow. For this series, the third time’s the charm.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |