Review: Lohan! De Niro! Beheadings! Machete! Review in a Hurry: Badass character actor Danny Trejo finally gets to topline an action movie courtesy of his pal Robert Rodriguez. And, to be kind, let's just say we find out why he's...
Review: The Last Exorcism's Comedy-Horror Schizm Review in a Hurry: A nasty spirit may (or may not) be causing all sorts of schizophrenic mayhem on numerous Linda Blair wannabes. But producer Eli Roth's The Last Exorcism doesn't...
Review: Takers Almost a Good Little Heist Movie Review in a Hurry: A well-rounded cast of character actors (plus Paul Walker) tries to pull off a big robbery while obnoxious alcoholic cop Matt Dillon attempts to stop them. Very nearly a good...
Review: Piranha 3D Is Campy, Bloody, Horny Fun Review in a Hurry: A cast of familiar faces dives headfirst into waters infested with prehistoric predators and screaming coeds. And it's Elisabeth Shue and Ving Rhames to the rescue in this...
Review: Lottery Ticket Can't Overcome Stale Clichés Review in a Hurry: On the surface it's a goofy caper about a kid who hits the jackpot, but just underneath is a gritty movie about the mean streets. The flip-flop in tone can be awkward, but...
Review: Nanny McPhee Returns With Great Cast, Kids Review in a Hurry: The surprise hit from across the pond is back with more plot but less Nanny. Writer/star Emma Thompson hopes you won't notice, by enlisting Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes...
Review: The Switch Better Than Most Bad Jennifer Aniston Movies Review in a Hurry: For a movie that's supposed to be filled with sympathetic, lonely people, it's tough to care whether Wally (Jason Bateman) and Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) hook up in the...
Review: Vampires Suck Even Worse Than Twilight Review in a Hurry: From the comic "geniuses" who gave us Date Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans...'Nuff said? Now writer-directors Jason Friedberg & Aaron...
Review: Eat Pray Love? More Like Sit Stare Yawn Review in a Hurry: There are fanatics of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-seller who are going to love this Julia Roberts movie no matter what—when, in fact, most of what made the book connect...
Review: Step Up 3D a High-Energy, Pop-Locking Good Time Review in a Hurry: The Step Up franchise jumps off the big screen in 3-D. The acting and the story can just step off since the dance battles impress and the 3-D is the best since...
Review: Charlie St. Cloud a Smart, Cliché-Free Tearjerker Review in a Hurry: Sort of a Sixth Sense without that freaky, scary feel, Charlie St. Cloud is a well-crafted tearjerker with a grown-up performance from Zac Efron. If you don't mind risking...
Review: Dinner for Schmucks an Awkward Dinner Party You Can Skip Review in a Hurry: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell reteam for their third outing (40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman), a remake of the French farce The Dinner Game, about a smart guy who gets in over his...
Review: Ramona and Beezus a Wise and Whimsical Good Time Review in a Hurry: Ramona and Beezus is really more about Ramona, but since star Selena Gomez plays Beezus, her marquee mention must have been a requirement from the suits in the corner...
Review: Salt a Flavorless, Muddled Mess Review in a Hurry: You'd hope an action thriller called Salt might at least have some kick to it and raise your blood pressure a bit. But this muddle, starring Angelina Jolie as a maybe,...
(Mostly) Spoiler-Free Review: Inception a Total Dream Review in a Hurry: It's tough to review a movie when everyone you mention the title to sticks their fingers in their ears and goes "LALALALA! No spoilers!" So all we'll say to...