Laremy Legel,
Oct 16, 2009
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Entertains (Grade: B)
A SERIOUS MAN Unapproachable, Genius (Grade: B+)
THE INVENTION OF LYING Should Have Been Funnier (Grade: C-)
FAME Is a Crying Shame (Grade: D)
JENNIFER'S BODY -- Cute Dialogue, Less Filling (Grade: C)
WHITEOUT Plods (Grade: D)
EXTRACT Can't Find Any Traction (Grade: C+)
MY ONE AND ONLY is Average (Grade: C)
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is Damned Delightful (Grade: A)
DISTRICT 9 Doesn't Conform -- And That's a Good Thing (Grade: B-)
G.I. JOE is Very Poorly Done (Grade: D)
ADAM is a Miss (Grade: C-)
FUNNY PEOPLE Defies Genre, Remains Funny (Grade: B)
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE is Delightful (Grade: A-)
BRUNO -- Sorta Funny, but More Uncomfortable (Grade: C-)
PUBLIC ENEMIES is Built to Last (Grade: B)
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN: Heavy on Explosives, Light on Smarts (Grade: C)
THE PROPOSAL Can't Be Saved (Grade: D+)
THE HANGOVER Leaves You Feeling Refreshed (Grade: B+)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN Works for the Kids (Grade: C+)
TERMINATOR SALVATION Can't Be Salvaged (Grade: D+)
ANGELS & DEMONS Better, but Still Not Good (Grade: C)
LITTLE ASHES Lacks Spark (Grade: D)
STAR TREK is Big, Big Fun at the Movies (Grade: A)
GHOSTS of GIRLFRIENDS PAST Pretty Typical (Grade: C+)
WOLVERINE Works Well Enough (Grade: B-)
FIGHTING Flails Around the Ring (Grade: D+)
17 AGAIN Falls Flat (Grade: D)
OBSERVE AND REPORT Never Quite Gets There (Grade: C+)
FAST AND FURIOUS is Solidly Entertaining (Grade: B)
DUPLICITY Ends Up Solid (Grade: B)
WATCHMEN Comes Up Short (Grade: C)
PUSH -- A Ton Of Effort For Very Little Gain (Grade: C)
500 DAYS OF SUMMER is Delightful (Grade: A)
PAPER HEART is Slightly Adorable (Grade: B-)
SPRING BREAKDOWN Should Go Straight to DVD (Grade: D+)
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE is Interesting, But Not Amazing (Grade: C+)
BIG FAN, At Its Core, Is About a Loser (Grade: D+)
NOTORIOUS is Worthy of Biggie (Grade: B)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Lacks Heart (Grade: B-)
SEVEN POUNDS: Great Concept, Shoddy Execution (Grade: C+)
TRANSPORTER 3 Doesn't Make Any Sense (Grade: D)
TWILIGHT Made For the Fans Alone (Grade: C-)
ROCKNROLLA Means Guy Ritchie Never Left (Grade: B)
ROLE MODELS Proves Rudd and Scott Worth Looking Up To (Grade: B+)
MAX PAYNE Flatlines (Grade: D)
W. -- The Comedy is That It's Serious (Grade: C+)
BODY OF LIES Proves Talent Matters (Grade: A-)
NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST Was Better as a Trailer (Grade: B-)
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA a Disappointment (Grade: D+)
BURN AFTER READING Not Up To Coens' High Standards (Grade: B-)
RIGHTOUS KILL Could Have Been Oodles Worse (Grade: C+)
THE WOMEN Meant Mostly For Women (Grade: C)
BANGKOK DANGEROUS Just Sort of There (Grade: C-)
TROPIC THUNDER is Excellent (Grade: A)
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR isn't Very Good (Grade: C+)
MAMMA MIA! Haunts My Dreams (Grade: D)
THE DARK KNIGHT Is Exceptional (Grade: A+)
HELLBOY II is Miserable (Grade: D+)
HANCOCK isn't Very Good But You'll Probably Dig It Anyway (Grade: C)
WANTED is Excessive in a Very Good Way (Grade: A-)
GET SMART Worth a Sunday Matinee (Grade: B-)
THE BLUETOOTH VIRGIN is Worth Watching (Grade: A)
THE INCREDIBLE HULK is a Solid Film (Grade: B+)
THE FOOT FIST WAY Leaves Much to be Desired (Grade: C-)
KUNG FU PANDA is Big Fun (Grade: A)
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL isn't Worthy of the Legacy (Grade:
C)
SPEED RACER is a Simplistic Story Wrapped in Outstanding Visuals (Grade: B)
IRON MAN is Must-See, But Not Life Changing (Grade: B)
DECEPTION Has Decent Sex Scenes But Not Much Else (Grade: D+)
88 MINUTES is A Logic Vortex (Grade: D+)
DRILLBIT TAYLOR Isn't Very Funny (Grade: D)
WE ARE WIZARDS is a Great Movie (Grade: A)
10,000 B.C. is Horrible Yet Entertaining (Grade: C)
SEMI-PRO is R Rated Fun (Grade: B+)
VANTAGE POINT is a Disaster From Any Angle (Grade: D+)
BE KIND REWIND is a Dismal Failure (Grade: D)
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS Has High Energy (Grade: C+)
DEFINITELY, MAYBE is Worth Seeing (Grade: B)
FOOL'S GOLD Reminds Me of Something Slightly Dumb (Grade: C-)
RAMBO is Big Goofy Fun (Grade: B)
UNTRACEABLE is World Class Terrible (Grade: F)
BOTTLE SHOCK isn't Very Good (Grade: D+)
THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF is Quietly Solid (Grade:B)
27 DRESSES is 27 Types of Mediocre (Grade: D+)
FIRST SUNDAY is Actually Pretty Good (Grade: B)
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS is a Little Too Silly (Grade: D+)
I AM LEGEND is Decent but Way Too Short (Grade: B)
ATONEMENT Sizzles In A Most Pleasing Manner (Grade: A+)
HITMAN is a Disgrace (Grade: D)
ENCHANTED Isn't Bewitching, Though It Is Charming (Grade: B)
LIONS FOR LAMBS Doesn't Roar Even a Little Bit (Grade: C-)
WE OWN THE NIGHT is Lost in the Dark (Grade: F)
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE Doesn't Shine (Grade: D+)
THE BANK JOB is a Throwback Film (Grade: B)
JUMPER is Terrible (Grade: D)
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR Stars Well, Ends Poorly (Grade: C+)
AUGUST RUSH is a Calvacade of Awful (Grade: D)
BEOWULF Looks Cool but Lacks Story (Grade: B-)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is damned good (Grade: A)
FRED CLAUS is Abysmal (Grade: D)
AMERICAN GANGSTER is Solid (Grade: A)
THE MARTIAN CHILD Was Doomed from the Start (Grade: C-)
BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is a Painful Lesson (Grade: D+)
THE SEEKER: DARK IS RISING isn't as Bad as You'd Think (Grade: C+)
LUST, CAUTION Works if You're Patient (Grade: B)
THE KINGDOM is a Great Film (Grade: A+)
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH Misfires (Grade: C-)
THE BRAVE ONE Hates Us (Grade: D+)
