Silly and harmless, PINK PANTHER 2 is featherweight fun. Try not to think too hard about it and being a Steve Martin fan helps. An hour and a half chucklefest. -- Stormy CurrySent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

What is it with the French? Why must they lard their torture-splatter flicks with 'meaning'. FRONTIER(S) is not just a head-exploding, disembowling, blood-vomiting, human flesh-eating, tendon-severing, buzzsaw-killing Grand Guignol -- it's also a political allegory! Good gore, but good grief. -- Jeff Schultz Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Woody Allen has been looking unsuccessfully for WHATEVER WORKS so long, it seemed like he might never find it again. Good news: he has. By casting an actress of such captivating radiance as Evan Rachel Wood, Allen had to find an outsize comic foil strong enough to keep up with her -- and Larry David … Continue reading WHATEVER WORKS

What's THE cure for this HANGOVER? Don't see it! A forced, exhausting knockoff of Very Bad Things -- call it Very Bad Movie -- it's repetitiously vulgar, indifferently acted, ineptly scored, and deeply, deeply unfunny. It's difficult to decide which is more obnoxious: Zach Galifianakis' character or his performance. And a p.s. to the filmmakers: … Continue reading THE HANGOVER

Sam Rockwell's triumph in Moon compels a revisiting of the movie that put him on the map. And that begs the question: why didn't CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND make him a star? Apart from Rockwell's uncanny impersonation of Chuck Barris, he well plays both funny and tortured -- at times simultaneously -- in George … Continue reading CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND

Note-perfect in every way, THE PROPOSAL is a flawless comedy that sparkles and delights due mostly to the rapturously funny chemistry between Reynolds and Bullock, who, despite their age difference, can claim a place at the Great Movie Couples table alongside Tracy and Hepburn. A sharp, economical screenplay and a fine supporting cast help make … Continue reading THE PROPOSAL

Never in my wildest nightmares did I think Jason would not be scary. Impossible you say? Then check out the new Friday the 13th. Apparently a franchise "reboot" means throwing out everything that worked in the series (suspense, scary music, creative kills) and coast on nothing more than a CW cast and a hockey mask. … Continue reading FRIDAY THE 13TH

Halfway through the movie, I began wondering if YEAR ONE was the running time. A better concept as a pitch, no doubt, it ends up with too many wan, predictable jokes made by a largely joyless cast. Nobody seems to be having any fun. Plus, Black and Cera are not equals: it's mostly Jack's movie, … Continue reading YEAR ONE

What's the Swedish word for Twilight? Puppy love meets the vampire flick in LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, but with the bleak, ultra-serious look and manner of a Scandinavian art film. Highlighted by two remarkable performances from 12-year-old actors, it touches on all the familiar elements of the Undead story and has a healthy amount … Continue reading LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

Nothing works in VALKYRIE. From the American accent Tom Cruise uses to the wasted cast, this snoozer of a thriller is not thrilling, dramatic, or exciting. f it had been twice as long and recast, it may have been good. If this bomb was used on Hitler, he WOULD have been killed. Watch the History … Continue reading VALKYRIE