Tom's Take - In Theaters Now

 

 

 

 

Title

Rating

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Angels and Demons

**1/2

Better than Da Vinci, but still a trumped up non-thriller.

Away We Go

**1/2

An almost witty travelogue to discovery.

Dance Flick

*1/2

Flimsy spoof movie, can’t busta move.

Easy Virtue

**1/2

Biel looks great as a flapper but setup is a bit of a bore.

Every Little Step

***

Dancing with the Stars without the stars.

Girlfriend Experience

**1/2

Porn star struggles to act as a vapid escort, but situation compels.

The Hangover

**1/2

Men behaving badly with some wit, but not enough zeal.

Harry Potter: ½ Blood…

**1/2

A part 1 cliffhanger.

Monsters vs Aliens

***1/2

Not quite Wall-E but good family fun with an edge.

My Life in Ruins

**1/2

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

My Sister’s Keeper

**1/2

Manipulative, but well acted weepy.

Night at the Museum 2

**

Reanimated blah part 2.

Observe and Report

**1/2

Megalomaniac looser hero with tons of raunch.

The Soloist

***

Bio-drama puts a face on homelessness and mental illness.

State of Play

**1/2

News room thriller has way too many endings.

Star Trek

***1/2

Best one since The Wrath of Khan, we have a seires!

Sunshine Cleaning

***1/2

Blunt and Adams are gold in this anti-chick flick, flick.

Sugar

***

The not so sweet science of not making it in the MLB.

Pelham 1-2-3

**1/2

Solid acting but vapid remake.

The Proposal

**1/2

Boston stands in for Alaska? Hey, it’s a comedy.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

**

Grim reality, but made with too much artifice.

Terminator Salvation

**1/2

T1 & T2 had is all and the add ons are diminishing the franchise.

Tetro

**1/2

Coppola still looking to regain his form.

Transformers 2

**

More bombs, boobs and bots from Bay.

Ugly Truth

**1/2

Heigl shines in otherwise formulaic rom-com.

Up

***

Another great animation win for Pixar.

Wolverine

**1/2

Too much CGI but Jackman brings it home.

Year One

*1/2

A total zero.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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