Feels slight and repetitive, even when there is no actual rewinding going on.

Turns out to be a tepid thriller that promises more than it delivers.

It's generally enjoyable, amusing and more sophisticated than most films in this genre.

It doesn't help that the performances are bland (particularly those of Christensen and Bilson) and that what comes out of their mouths is uninspired. Short on imagination and anchored by a wan hero, Jumper is a flight of fancy that never fully takes off.

We're supposed to be agog at the fantastical creatures and dazzling special effects. But the more wrenching story of disillusioned children nags in the background, distracting from any enchantment.

Step Up 2 is one long, clichéd exercise in predictability with a couple of vibrant dance sequences and some unintentionally hilarious bad acting.

The jewels in the buried treasure, once sighted, look fake. But the bigger problem is how artificial the whole story feels.

Sharply written, superbly acted, funny and even occasionally touching.

Vaughn could have used an editor, but Wild West still is a romp with a likable bunch.

Give this to Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins: The dogs can act.

Caramel is a sweeter and more believable version of "Steel Magnolias," Middle Eastern style.

Bouncy tunes such as "Nobody's Perfect" and "Girls' Night Out" are delivered with a glib flirtatiousness that offsets their generically sensitive and empowering messages.

Though the tale may fall short on imagination, the principal actors make Over Her Dead Body livelier than one would expect.

There is a blessed dearth of dialogue, but much of it is unintentionally hilarious.

How She Move has two key assets: powerful dance sequences and an emphasis on education.

A wan version of the same old tired serial killer story, despite its updated milieu -- cyberspace.

Each story has its moments, but "Air" lacks an overarching vision.

Depressing and gut-wrenching, but always powerful and gripping.

In many ways delivers an experience that's even better than the real thing. It brings U2's dazzling rock spectacle to the multiplex with VIP comforts, all-access viewpoints and telescopic close-ups.

Farrell is quite good, though it's hard to buy the Scottish McGregor and the Irish Farrell as brothers. But mostly, the film feels rudderless, almost as if it's been directed on autopilot.

The genre may be old news, but the skillfully made Cloverfield offers a heart-racing experience with plenty of chills, thrills and exhilaration.

Moviegoers will come up empty with Mad Money. This lifeless comedy and uninventive caper feels as if it were cobbled together at a studio's obligatory consciousness-raising diversity seminar.

27 Dresses is like one of the many bridesmaid dresses featured in the film: frothy, predictable and over the top.

A misguided attempt at comedy that needs to go last on anyone's list of movie options.

Veggie Tales is a faith-based franchise that uses a blend of a religious/moral message and humor to teach about honesty and forgiveness. But Pirates lacks the humor of the videos and "A Veggie Tales Movie."

In a season filled with dark-themed films, it stands out as an elegantly mounted, surprisingly humane but terrifying horror thriller well worth seeing.

A searingly intense and artful tale that grabs hold of the viewer from its jarring and wordless opening scenes and doesn't let go.

The entire undertaking feels like a waste of time and talent.