A man reviews his relationship with his dying father and selflishly turns it into a pity party for himself.
3D animation may be making a comeback with this playful romp following three tiny stowaways who journey to the moon on Apollo 11, and the battle down below to bring them home safely.
Even Will Smith’s jerky superhero (and another winning supporting turn from Jason Bateman) can’t save the latter half of this film’s messy script.
Political intrigue and murder takes a back seat to personal drama in Fatih Akin’s masterfully directed piece.
“WALL-E” is truly a masterpiece of animation. If only live-action films were as thoughtfully and beautifully executed.
Without characters to care about, this kinetic, violent shoot-em-up is merely a showcase for Russian director Timur Bekmambetov. But the violence on screen is nothing compared to the kind of bludgeoning given to your suspension of disbelief.
AFI recently came out with their top 10 lists of American-made motion pictures in 10 different genres. They did a pretty good job but I’ll tell you where they blundered.
It may not be “Smart”, but it’s still silly, pleasant fun.
This half-baked attempt to create a feature film around a riff on Deepak Chopra finds Mike Myers lost in Powers.
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