Not funny enough to be a comedy. Not written well enough to be a solid drama. Tammy is a turkey. Melissa McCarthy does her best as an actress to save this dud, but Melissa McCarthy the screenwriter never gives her a real chance. Better start shooting "The Heat 2"! -- Stormy Curry   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX1-TNEpQ74

The only horrible thing about this movie is the timing of its release. Cops takes its premise and runs with it and the results are a lot of fun. If it had been PG-13 this would've been just awful but armed with an R, Jake Johnson and Damon Wayons #2 go places you don't expect … Continue reading LET’S BE COPS

During the six years (and just getting started!) of this site and my part in its thousand-odd reviews, I can’t remember ever describing a movie as perfect. Every scene, every shot, every performance, every line — perfect. Until now. Michael Winterbottom and his two stars whip up (or actually, cut down: the feature is a … Continue reading THE TRIP TO ITALY

Number 5 in the hip-hop dance series is one of the best, with the happy return of “Moose” — the very talented Adam Sevani, who sat out the last one and has returned far less geeky but just as great a dancer; watch him go in an impromptu Vegas lounge solo that jumps from floor … Continue reading STEP UP: ALL IN

"What If" a little gem of a movie got the massive promotion and release like other movies we've seen this summer? "What If" Daniel Radcliffe gave such a charming and funny performance that Harry Potter became a very distant memory? In a summer of big explosions, giant robots, and 3D everything else, "What If" is … Continue reading WHAT IF

Fun as long as things are being destroyed, no fun when the screenplay tries squeezing out tears. Fortunately, there are at least three gloriously disastrous storm segments — four, if you count the quick but effective opening scene. The images of tornadoes vacuuming up everything in their path — from farm equipment to barns to … Continue reading INTO THE STORM