Monday, January 19 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
In this cute, mostly predictable, underdog story, Paul Blart takes his job as a security guard at the West Orange Pavilion Mall very seriously.
Wednesday, April 4 2007
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
A showdown with a raccoon who steals his Corn Nuts grants Ice Cube, Mr. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, the opportunity to mutter, "You should know not to mess with a man's nuts." I can't tell you how painful it is.
Friday, July 1 2005
Rebound (2005)
Martin Lawrence's entrance into the lucrative kiddie flick arena never figures how to handle his vibrant spacticity.
Thursday, May 8 2003
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Too many scenes (and far too many montages) seem in slow motion, even though they involve kids moving at something approximating warp-speed.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Next Friday (1999)
Arriving in theaters five years later, Next Friday is the kind of sequel that will elicit much grumping from critics and other people who purport know what's good for you. The problems with the film are obvious -- like all sequels, it's designed to make money.
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
The last 'Dolittle' film was a successful commercial film. The trouble is, the sequel is a far less noble beast. Many of the beats (and beasts) from the first film are here too, but despite being written by Larry Levinson, one of the co-authors of the first script, it just doesn't work as well.
