TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE - B

Mae Whitman, Michael Sheen, Kristin Chenoweth
Disney’s Tinker Bell series hits a new high with this delightful third entry in the direct-to-DVD franchise, with a more story-driven screenplay and more of an opportunity to give Tink’s friends a moment in the spotlight. Though the songs are underwhelming, it is still a charmer.

MOVIE MATH: Tinker Bell + (Nanny McPhee x E.T.)

ONDINE - B-

Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Alison Barry
The Irish coast is a majestic setting for this fairy tale about a woman fished out of the water who may or may not be a mystical creature. But though Neil Jordan’s film is a small charmer, its more adult themes oftentimes jam up against the more uneven and juvenile fantasy elements.

MOVIE MATH: The Secret of Roan Inish + Ponyo

REMEMBER ME - D+

Robert Pattison, Emilie De Ravin, Chris Cooper

Twilight vamp Robert Pattison once again opts for moody and distant with this pretentious and pointless picture. The leaden screenplay is muddled to the point of distraction, without any core element of the story appearing to drive the drama and the final act is both contrived and shameless.

MOVIE MATH: (Twilight - True Blood) x (Ordinary People + Dear John)

LETTERS TO JULIET - B-

Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave
Juliet has a few things going for it, including burst of sunshine Amanda Seyfried as lead and gorgeous visuals of the Italian countryside. But neither of these can fully compensate for its familiar hate-turned-love central romance that unconvincingly moves from one extreme to the next.

MOVIE MATH: (Under the Tuscan Sky – Eat Pray Love) + (Dear John – The Notebook)

COP OUT - D+

Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott
Kevin Smith has always been a better writer than a director, which makes you wonder what he’s doing directing someone else’s horrid script with Cop Out. Given this film’s tepid dialogue and incompetent plotting, it all feels like it was scraped from the bottom of a barrel of bad 80’s buddy comedies.

MOVIE MATH: The Last Boy Scout + Rush Hour

SOLITARY MAN - B+

Michael Douglas, Jenna Fisher, Danny DeVito
Michael Douglas seems to specialize in playing lotharios who get their comeuppance but given the strength of the screenplay backing him up in Solitary Man, there’s no need to begrudge the familiarity. This is a fascinating character study about a man whose vices are his worst enemy.

MOVIE MATH: (Elegy + Wall Street/Disclosure) x Wonder Boys

ROBIN HOOD - C+

Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong
Gladiator partners Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott try to strip away the more fanciful elements of the Robin Hood saga with this muddy origin story. But in doing so, they also drain the story of its excitement, with a long and dreary mid-section and not enough zinging arrows.

MOVIE MATH: (Batman Begins - The Dark Knight + Lord of the Rings) x Braveheart x Gladiator

MACGRUBER - C-

Will Forte, Kristen Wigg, Val Kilmer
MacGruber may not be nearly as bad as you may have heard, but it still falls low on the list of quality SNL adaptations. There isn’t nearly enough consistency to MacGruber as a character (think dimbulb version of MacGyver), with long stretches of tedium between very brief moments of fun.

MOVIE MATH: (The Losers - The A-Team) x (Wayne's World)^2

HARRY BROWN - C+

Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles
Michael Caine is such a nuanced actor that it isn’t difficult to believe that, even at his advanced age, he could be inspired to go on a vigilante streak. What is hard to swallow is Harry Brown’s simplistic take on drug-dealing hooligans and the story’s misguided approach to handling these issues.

MOVIE MATH: Death Wish x Gran Torino