When a dark screenplay meets a happy-go-lucky summer movie star, the results aren’t great. Hancock is rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.
Pixar shines with a robot adventure that could be the year’s Best Picture. WALL-E is rated G.
Steve Carrell doesn’t bring his ‘A’ game to this spy-show adaptation. Get Smart is rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language.
Myers is back onscreen… for possibly the worst movie of the year. The Love Guru is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, some comic violence and drug references.
Marvel Studios goes 2 for 2 this summer as we finally get a great Hulk movie. The Incredible Hulk is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content.
Sometimes there are movies we skip – and this is why.
The karate chops and animal action can’t make this film above average. Kung Fu Panda is rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.
The Dr. Seuss story has a lot of laughs with a great message. Horton Hears a Who is rated G.
After 19 years, can Indy still crack the whip? You bet. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images.
The story, much like its actors, takes an awkward road as it grows up. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is rated PG for epic battle action and violence.
Ben Stein’s neo-documentary builds a case for Intelligent Design, but not for its exiled academics. Expelled is rated PG for thematic material, some disturbing images and brief smoking.
The first big movie of the summer is a hit. No one makes a movie like Marvel, and this is their best movie since Spidey 2. It’s fun action mixed with Marvel-style comedy, and the acting and SFX are great. Above all, it crosses the gap between comic book nerds and regular fans. Iron Man is rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
Fey and Poehler prove that girls can be funny. Baby Mama is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and a drug reference.
Surprises with its love story, but more of the same over-sexed comedy. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is rated R for sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.
MIT students may be brilliant, but this film sure isn’t. 21 is rated PG-13 or some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.
Clooney and Zellweger duel it out in this nostalgic football story. Leatherheads is rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
The ‘Superbad’ crew’s PG-13 offering turns out to be, well, not that bad. Drillbit Taylor is rated PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity.
Ferrell tries to recreate his past glories, but leaves out charm. Semi-Pro is rated R for language and some sexual content.
An absurd pre-history “epic” that’s anything but. 10,000 B.C. is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence.
Another book-based fantasy adventure – this time with twins! The Spiderwick Chronicles is rated PG for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.
