Despite Rollercoaster Energy, ‘Mamma Mia!’ Bellows Beloved ABBA Vocals With...
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– While it’d be embellishment to say you’d have the time of your life at the new musical film “Mamma Mia!,” any dancing queen or an admirer of seeing Pierce Brosnan croon a tune...
View Article‘Jennifer’s Body’ a Bloody, Out-of-Body Dud For Oscar-Winning ‘Juno’ Scribe...
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– For Oscar-winning “Juno” writer Diablo Cody, writing “Jennifer’s Body” with “Transformers” star Megan Fox and “Mamma Mia!” star Amanda Seyfried as the two lead women was as much...
View ArticleChanning Tatum, Amanda Seyfried Can’t Quite Deliver ‘Dear John’
Rating: 3.0/5.0CHICAGO– Love stories are as common at the movies as popcorn and sticky floors. Despite this, rising stars Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried add their own spin to the timeworn plot...
View ArticleVanessa Redgrave Shines in ‘Letters to Juliet,’ But Romantic Leads Bore
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– I want to live in the alternate universe where Vanessa Redgrave’s Claire is the lead of “Letters to Juliet” and the two vapid dorks who trail her on a journey of lost love can...
View ArticleUnintentionally a Laughable Thriller, ‘Red Riding Hood’ Proves ‘Twilight’...
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– Catherine Hardwicke, who only directed the first “Twilight” and none of the following franchise films because she felt rushed and financially constrained, has cleverly figured...
View Article‘In Time’ With Justin Timberlake Fails to Build on Clever Idea
Rating: 1.5/5.0CHICAGO– Andrew Niccol has delivered complex, daring science fiction before, most notably in his scripts for “The Truman Show” and “Gattaca.” Sadly, “In Time” will never be mentioned in...
View ArticleAvenging Pursuit Motivates Amanda Seyfried in ‘Gone’
Rating: 3.5/5.0CHICAGO– The premise of “Gone” is a beguiling notion. What if the victim of a traumatic crime can’t get authorities to believe her? The evidence doesn’t add up, there are no physical...
View Article‘Les Misérables’ Paints Emotion in Widescreen Colors
Rating: 5.0/5.0CHICAGO– Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables,” the best movie musical in over a decade, is what a musical like this should be – unabashed, unashamed emotion painted in vibrant, broad colors...
View ArticleTurn Down the Invitation to ‘The Big Wedding’
Rating: 2.5/5.0CHICAGO– “The Big Wedding” begins with Robert De Niro performing a particular love making maneuver on Susan Sarandon, and is caught in the act by Diane Keaton. What could have happened...
View ArticleGorgeous Visuals Lift Mediocre Script of ‘Epic’
Rating: 3.0/5.0“Epic” is the best-looking 3D animated film since “How to Train Your Dragon”. From the very first scenes, it has a mesmerizing visual palette as the natural world comes to life in a way...
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