Archive for March, 2010

Review: How to Train Your Dragon Swift, Smart and Only Slightly Dangerous

Review in a Hurry: I know, I know. Another story about dragons. But not so fast. Swift action, a smart script, stunning animation and capable set of v...

 

How To Train Your DragonReview in a Hurry: I know, I know. Another story about dragons. But not so fast. Swift action, a smart script, stunning animation and capable set of voice actors come together for a movie that…


Review: Hot Tub Time Machine Exactly as Good as You Think It Is

 

Rob Corddry, John Cusack, Clark Duke, Hot Tub Time MachineReview in a Hurry: The generation known as X is entering middle age, and it only makes sense that their nostalgia manifests in a mash-up of raunchy ’80s humor, time-travel and one hit wonders….


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 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: 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: 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 + Mid-Life 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 mid-life crisis movie for the indie set. Project all your insecurities, fears, and…


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:…