| TITLE |
SCORE(1-10) |
RATING |
| Alvin
& The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
5 |
PG-Rude humor |
| Repetitious plot won’t hold the interest of adults but kids will love it |
| Armored |
6 |
PG-13-Violence & Profanity |
| A heist movie that delivers more action and suspense than you would expect |
| Avatar |
10 |
PG-13-Violence & Profanity |
| Movie of the year & possibly of the decade; this is groundbreaking moviemaking |
| The
Blind Side |
8 |
PG-13-Mild Violence & Profanity |
| Bullock shows her acting skills in this uplifting film that entertains all |
| The
Box |
7 |
PG-13-Profanity & Violence |
| Just eerie enough to remind you of “The Twilight Zone” and that’s a good thing |
| Brothers |
9 |
R-Violence & Profanity |
| A war movie, brilliantly directed & beautifully acted, that hits home |
| The
Damned United |
7 |
R-Profanity |
| Sheen is amazing as a soccer/football manager/coach in England with a huge ego |
| Did
You Hear About The Morgans? |
5 |
PG-13-Profanity & Mild Violence |
| Grant/Parker have chemistry but this is basically a TV movie on the big screen
|
| Disney's
A Christmas Carol |
5 |
PG-Violence |
|
Too dark for little kids and too dull for adults; the 3-D helps but not enough |
| Everybody's
Fine |
5 |
PG-13-Profanity & Adult Situations |
| De Niro’s acting is fine, but everything else is second rate |
| The
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
3 |
PG-Mild Profanity & Violence |
|
Another clunker from Clooney and this time it is only his voice on screen |
| Invictus |
8 |
PG-13-Mild Profanity & Rugby Violence |
|
Freeman and Damon soar in this tightly directed Clint Eastwood film |
| It's
Complicated |
5 |
R-Profanity, Sexual Situations & Brief Nudity |
|
With Streep/Baldwin/Martin heading the cast it ought to be funnier than it is |
| New
Moon (The Twilight Saga) |
5 |
PG-13-Profanity & Violence |
| Perfect for pre-teen and early teen girls but not much appeal for others |
| Old
Dogs |
5 |
PG-Mild Profanity and Adult Situations |
| Travolta & Williams are the “old dogs” & there are no new tricks in this movie |
| Precious:
Based On The Novel PUSH By Sapphire |
6 |
R-Profanity & Violence |
| Brilliant acting by all involved but the movie is bleak & depressing |
| The
Princess & The Frog |
6 |
G |
| Beautifully made but lacks the emotional & singable songs of other Disney hits |
| Sherlock
Holms |
6 |
PG-13-Profanity & Violence |
| A different look at the crime solver, not bad but not traditional either |
| 2012 |
5 |
PG-13-Violence & Profanity |
| Pretty awesome special effects but a plot that is dead on arrival |
| Up
In The Air |
5 |
R-Profanity & Sexual Situations |
| Clooney plays Clooney in a depressing film about people losing their jobs |