Mini-Review: No amount of special effects can overcome the idiocy of the film's central story.
Mini-Review: Not quite as offensive as other recent kiddie lit adaptations, but nearly as muddled. Why does Hollywood keep making these CG/live-action "family films"?
Mini-Review: Absolutely perfect. Brilliant concept artfully executed -- a film that will leave your brain cranking, not insulted.
Mini-Review: In the beginning, Douglas Adams dreamed of bringing his oddball book and radio series to a Big Hollywood production. This has made a lot of people angry and been widely considered a Bad Move. Martin Freeman is great as Arthur, but the wildly erratic script and lackluster cast make "Hitchhiker" unrecommendable.
Mini-Review: Very little in the third Matrix film makes sense.
Mini-Review: Bernie Mac is a believable arrogant superstar, and the baseball scenes capture the game perfectly. The realism of the setup takes a bit hit when ESPN's reporter assigned to the story "coincidentally" has a romantic history with her subject.
Mini-Review: Super-stylistic update on classic serial action/adventure. "Sky Captain" is a visual treat, loaded with eye candy, while managing to avoid looking like a video game. The cast, especially Law and Ribisi, have loads of fun with the campy approach, but in the end, the story's shortcomings limit the film's impact.
Mini-Review: Tobey Maguire swings into action, surrounded by a stellar supporting cast. Everything clicks here -- story, effects, characters.
Mini-Review: By far, the worst in the "Star Wars" universe. Mind-numbingly indecipherable epic battles (remind me who we're rooting for again?), interrupted by gut-wrenchingly bad faux romance.
Mini-Review: As ground-breaking as the first "Toy Story", this sequel ups the ante with an even tighter story and impecable attention to detail.