The trouble with Get Him to the Greek is that it's missing an important element to be a successful R-rated comedy. It lacks that unforgettable gag, quote, or scene I was talking about that every good R-rated comedy has that makes you want to come back and see it again.
Read MorePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time adds to that Bruckheimer and Disney hurdle. Instead of being a brawny combat epic from the video game it's based on in someone else's hands (say a guy like Ridley Scott), Bruckheimer and previous Harry Potter series director Mike Newell have crafted a safe, yet convoluted tale for the mass audience.
Read MoreMacGruber fails where every single Saturday Night Live skit-turned-movie, save for Wayne's World, has failed. They take something that is funny for five minutes and think it can be funny for 90 minutes with a bigger budget and the chance to charge a ticket price for it.
Read MoreTo me, Robin Hood overcomes its thrown-together production changes and delivers solid summer entertainment. I arguably enjoyed myself more walking out of this than I did Iron Man 2, and that's hard to do.
Read MoreWhat I noticed the most while watching Letters to Juliet, beyond the yawns I shared with my girlfriend over the predictability, is the dichotomy of the roles women get in Hollywood because of their age. The young and the old sides of that coin are both represented here, in the young and perky Amanda Seyfried and the luminous classic that is Vanessa Redgrave.
Read MoreIron Man 2 is exactly what's it's supposed to be. It's a glossy big-budget sequel that delivers a continuing post-origin story. While it's not chapter-and-verse based on any comic story and takes a lot of liberties, Iron Man 2 is an undeniably fun piece of comic and summer entertainment.
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