Here we go...
PUNISHER: WAR ZONE
Frank is dead inside
Jigsaw a caricature
Tom Jane was better
(**)
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Did the urchin cheat?
Time and Fate may hold the key
or "it is written"
(*****)
DOUBT
Is the priest a perv?
Meryl Streep seems to think so
Catholic School can suck
(****)
HULK VS...
Thor battles the Hulk
The Hulk clobbers Wolverine
Both fights deliver
(****)
CORALINE
Strange little girl lost
Parallel life seems better
Animated goth
(***1/2)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Oscar loved this flick
Brad Pitt ages in reverse
It wasn't all that
(***)
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
Origin of the war
Between vampires and wolves
Very cool prequel
(***)
GRAN TORINO
Eastwood is a grump
Thrown together with a teen
Bigotry loses
(***1/2)
TAKEN
Spook father gets mad
Bad guys snatch his girl in France
Justice swift and cold
(**1/2)
FRIDAY THE 13th (2009)
Familiar horror
Camp Crystal Lake vomits blood
Jason's blade must drink
(***)
STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI
Kristin Kreuk is hot
The rest of the film is not
Video game pics rot
(*1/2)
WATCHMEN
A geeks dream come true
Snyder's adaptation rocks
Resplendent violence
(*****)
RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
The Rock drives a hack
Alien kids are his fair
Adventure ensues
(**1/2)
Copyright 2009 John Michael Decker. No reprints without written permission.
