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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Loses Cartoony Charm, Keeps the Cheese
Diary of a Wimpy KidReview in a Hurry: In this book-to-film adaptation, Greg Heffley has one goal: To be the most popular boy in his new middle school. But much of the book's cartoony charm gets lost in the...


Review: The Runaways Pretty Much Rocks, Despite a Few Sour Notes
The Runaways, Dakota Fanning, Kristen StewartReview in a Hurry: For everyone who has ever complained about the Twilight movies being too pro-abstinence, here are Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as '70s teenage rock stars Joan Jett and...


Review: The Bounty Hunter's the Exact Opposite of Sexy and Hilarious!
Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, The Bounty HunterReview in a Hurry: Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston have a lot going for them. So why do they both keep doing such mediocre movies or, even worse, flicks as confused and joyless as The Bounty...


Review: Repo Men's Parts Feel Transplanted From Other Films
Jude Law, Repo MenReview in a Hurry: In a chaotic near-future, Jude Law is tasked with forcibly removing artificial organs that have not been fully paid for, until, inevitably, the tables get turned and he finds...


Review: Hipsters + Midlife Crisis + Ben Stiller = Greenberg!
Ben Stiller, GreenbergReview in a Hurry: Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding) has directed the quintessential midlife crisis movie for the indie set. Project all your insecurities, fears and...


Review: She's Out of My League Just Another Dirty, Funny, Awkward, Underdog Rom-Com
She's Out of my League, Jay Baruchel, Alice EveReview in a Hurry: A dorky TSA agent (Jay Baruchel) is fortunate enough to catch the eye of a superhot party planner (Alice Eve), but is so self-doubting that he risks sabotaging the best thing to...


Review: Remember Me Should Be Quickly Forgotten
Remember Me, Robert Pattinson, Emilie de RavinReview in a Hurry: A rich student attending the James Dean School of Brooding (Robert Pattinson) falls for a shaggy girl from the other side of the tracks (Emilie de Ravin). The result:...


Review: Green Zone Heavy on Politics, Action, Damon
Green ZoneReview in a Hurry: Matt Damon reunites with Bourne sequel director Paul Greengrass and his shaky, handheld camera for an action-packed thriller set in Iraq shortly after the toppling of Saddam....


Review: Our Family Wedding Feels Borrowed and Blue
My Family Wedding, America Ferrera, Lance GrossReview in a Hurry: The in-laws freak out when a young interracial couple—she's Latino, he's black—announce their plans to marry. This culture-clash comedy stumbles down the...


Review: Alice in Wonderland a Dull, Joyless Tea Party
Alice in Wonderland, Mia WasikowskaReview in a Hurry: Director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp reteam for their seventh(!) film together, a reimagining of the Lewis Carroll books. This updated Alice should've been madly inventive,...


Review: Brooklyn's Finest Is Just So-So
Brooklyn's Finest, Richard Gere, Jesse WilliamsReview in a Hurry: The lives of three troubled law enforcement officers intersect in another tale of crime and corruption in NYC. But the A-list cast can't elevate Brooklyn's Finest...


Review: Cop Out a Dirty Funny Spoofy Buddy Movie
Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Cop OutReview in a Hurry: Too-fat-to-fly director Kevin Smith steps outside his normal comfort zone with a tribute to the cop-buddy comedies of the '80s, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. While...


Review: The Crazies a Zombie Flick With Some Brains
The Crazies, Timothy OlyphantReview in a Hurry: This remake of George A. Romero's 1973 not-quite-a-zombie flick is more effective as a thrill ride than as a truly scary experience. Plus, seeing Timothy Olyphant and Radha...


Review: Shutter Island Insanely Bad
Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo Dicaprio, Shutter IslandReview in a Hurry: Martin Scorsese strands Leonardo DiCaprio with a bad Boston accent on a creepy island in the '50s, looking for an escaped mental patient and finding more than he bargained...


Review: The Ghost Writer a Clever Thriller With Real-World Twists
Ghost Writer, Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregorReview in a Hurry: Yep, Roman Polanski's still got it. With dry humor and expertly timed suspense, the director throws Ewan McGregor into a conspiracy theory plot involving a Tony Blair-like...


Review: Valentine's Day Stuffs Too Many Stars Into a Movie-Shaped Box
Valentines Day, Jessica Alba, Ashton KutcherReview in a Hurry: So many stars go whizzing by, the flick is more like Space Mountain: No cohesive story, but kinda fun nonetheless. The Bigger Picture: Meet Liz (Anne Hathaway), a...


Reviews: The Lightning Thief a Herculean Bore
The Lightning Thief, Logan Lerman, Uma ThurmanReview in a Hurry: Greek gods may be cool right now, but even hardcore mythology geeks—and fans of the popular Percy Jackson kids' books—will have a tough time putting up with this...


Review: The Wolfman a Gleeful, Gothy Gorefest
The Wolfman, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del ToroReview in a Hurry: Benicio Del Toro gets hairier and crazier than usual as Lawrence Talbot, an Anglo-American actor and unlikely spawn of Anthony Hopkins, who becomes particularly dangerous,...


Review: Dear John, Like Most Relationships, Ends Badly
Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Dear JohnReview in a Hurry: From sensitive, boring director Lasse Hallstrom (The Shipping News, An Unfinished Life) comes a love story featuring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried as the two most perfect...


Review: Look Out, From Paris with Love Has a Gun!
John Travolta, From Paris with LoveReview in a Hurry: If you were to take From Paris with Love seriously, it'd be easy to be offended by its portrayal of women, minorities, Muslims, Asians, and anyone who isn't a big, loud...