Wednesday, July 2 2008
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Kit Kittredge is, as her movie and doll-line assert, An American Girl, and so she'll need to face up to her national history, embrace her responsibility, and learn a useful life lesson to boot.
Monday, June 30 2008
Jumper
Brashness and arrogance, and absolutely none of the consequences of either.
Thursday, February 14 2008
Jumper
The Chechnyan backdrop reminds you yet again of the utter inconsequence of Jumper.
Nancy Drew
Though she drives a car and looks after her dad, Nancy is an oddly immature teenager, not so much out of time as she is terminally straight.
Wednesday, May 2 2007
Monkey Business (Part 2: June)
Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.
Tuesday, June 28 2005
The Pacifier (2004)
To convince Brad Garrett to wear a wrestling singlet, director Adam Shankman reminded him that 'Dignity is trumped by funny.'"
Friday, March 4 2005
The Pacifier (2005)
The image of the kids holding their noses suggests something about the state of Diesel's career, looking quite stalled.
