Reviews
September 2 2010
Cherry Tree Lane
From the writer/director of London to Brighton and The Cottage, anything goes
22 Bullets
It may be slick but 22 Bullets lacks the spark of invention needed to raise it above the mundane
The Last Exorcism
More reminiscent of Blair Witch than Paranormal Activity, but ultimately comes across as a bizarre coupling of This is Spinal Tap and Rosemary’s Baby
Certified Copy
For all its poetry and cinematic beauty, Certified Copy offers little gratification
Why Did I Get Married Too?
This is filmmaking at its most sterile – an effortless milking of easy emotions by a join-the-dots manipulator
No Impact Man
The story of another puritanical environmentalist? It doesn’t sound like fun, and it isn’t fun to watch
August 29 2010
The Switch
Knocked Up meets The Hangover? Considering The Switch’s premise, you’d be forgiven for thinking so
August 27 2010
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Although Scott Pilgrim is a hyperactive feast, its greatest strength is its studied literalism
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Like a lot of late '90s kids TV, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is not very funny, wholly predicable, and the clichés are frosted on
Grown Ups
A clueless, witless excuse for a ream of playground bully one-liners and audaciously vapid sentiment
August 26 2010
Dog Pound
Although it echoes the narrative arc of A Prophet, Dog Pound has none of that film’s arthouse ambition or interior life
