Movie Reviews0.7/10
Vin Diesel Rides Horses Through War Zones in Babylon A.D., and Nothing Else
A mercenary carries a young woman across war and sea in Babylon A.D., a tale of empty fury that fails utterly to satisfy.
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Tag: 2008 films
Movie Reviews5.4/10
M. Night Shyamalan Wrote a Killer Premise, Then Spent the Whole Movie Explaining It
A review of M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening (2008), the plant-toxin thriller that made $163 million and still failed to explain itself.
Movie Reviews6.4/10
Cloverfield: A Lean, Clever Machine That Mistakes Confusion for Dread
Matt Reeves's 2008 found-footage monster movie Cloverfield, reviewed: the Statue of Liberty scene, the secret casting, and whether the 85-minute ride holds up.
Movie Reviews4.9/10
Will Smith’s Hancock is a superhero movie that doesn’t like superheroes
Hancock (2008) review: Will Smith's drunk superhero soars, but the mid-movie twist sinks Peter Berg's $629M hit. A 4.9/10 cautionary tale.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
The Twilight backlash has it backwards — the film was never trying to be good
Twilight hit theaters November 21, 2008, grossed $412 million, and launched a franchise. A review of Catherine Hardwicke's film: 4.8/10.