Movie Reviews4.9/10
Twenty Years On, Open Season Still Opens With a Bang Before It Closes Weakly
A fat bear and a swift deer roam the woods in search of home, while a hunter chases behind — a tale of folly and fortune.
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Movie Reviews3.8/10
Two Is a Family Review: Omar Sy Carries a Remake That Can’t Decide Between Tears and Slapstick
A man without ties raises a child in London, torn between comedy, drama, and a courtroom battle over custody.
Movie Reviews7.2/10
Thirteen Years On, The Butler Still Can’t Decide Between History and Hollywood
A butler witnesses a nation's tumult through three decades of presidents, in a drama of quiet service and unspoken grief.
Movie Reviews6.2/10
Bridget Jones Falls for Daniel Again in The Edge of Reason, and the Sequel Never Quite Resolves It
Bridget Jones's sequel works best when it lets Bridget be Bridget—but the Thailand trip and Rebecca rivalry leave her hurt and unresolved.
Movie Reviews6.7/10
Sasha Luss Carries a Besson Thriller That Promises More Than It Delivers
A woman trapped in a nightmare becomes a killing machine to escape it, in Luc Besson's tense, morally loose thriller Anna.
Movie Reviews4.4/10
Along Came Polly: Ben Stiller’s Risk-Avoider Meets Jennifer Aniston’s Free Spirit — a Pleasant Film That Never Delivers
A risk-averse man and a free-spirit woman: Along Came Polly promises a great change, but never quite delivers on it.
Movie Reviews4.6/10
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Swaps Monsters for Humans, and the Joke Loses Its Bite
A monster hotel's spectre: when Drac and his friends become human, and Johnny a dragon, a quest for a crystal salvation begins.
Movie Reviews2.2/10
The Bounty Hunter Review: Milo Catches Nicole, and Neither of Them Catches a Break
A bounty hunter and his ex-wife chase a cop, a mobster, and a lovesick coworker across America in a film that fails to be funny, thrilling, or anything at all.
Movie Reviews8.4/10
Joaquin Phoenix Puts Every Muscle Into a Man Whose World Keeps Collapsing Around Him
A hired man of violence, a senator's daughter, and a lake burial — Lynne Ramsay's brutal tale of a broken man.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
Bridget Jones’s Baby Review: Bridget Can’t Choose Between Mark and Jack, and Neither Can the Film
Bridget Jones's Baby review: Zellweger returns as a pregnant woman torn between two men in a lazy, repetitive comedy.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Channing Tatum Takes a Kid Under His Wing in Magic Mike, a World of Strippers and Big Dallas Plans
A tale of male strippers, a master and his pupil, and the empire of Dallas, wherein comedy and drama meet.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Date Night Review: Carell and Fey’s Comedy of Mistaken Identity Works Better Than Its Plot
A comedy about a couple mistaken for criminals turns into a genuine thriller, but the marriage plot never quite holds.