Christian Hamaker

Wants to deliver a moral about choosing real life over living a lie, but the point comes across as tepid rather than deeply resonant.

If the story packs in too many characters and feels a bit unbalanced, it pays off handsomely with a classic shootout that thrills in its...

Just because a movie is "alive" on screen doesn't mean it will edify or stimulate you intellectually.

Pushes its magicality almost to disbelief's breaking point, but a gifted cast helps the message go down like a spoonful of sugar.

Even bringing back Matt Damon wouldn’t have helped; it’s writer/director Tony Gilroy’s script that leaves a poor legacy.

If this is the best that Rogen, Stiller, Vaughn and Hill can come up with, the future of movie comedy should be left to others.

Though not without promise, the story and its moral feel more appropriate to a TV-length program rather than a feature film.

Gets less interesting as it goes, but it’s rarely boring. There's fresher popcorn to be found, but the craving is still satisfied.

Its deft handling of complicated family situations makes People Like Us one of the best American films released so far this year.

Never finds the right balance between historical send-up and serious historical drama.

Although it has several good performances, the story of Prometheus is a slap in the face to believers in a divine Creator.

A drama about the cost of fighting for religious freedom is a message worth proclaiming. But does that make for good cinema?

In today's culture, Men in Black III may be enough for audiences who judge it against Men in Black II and other dreadful sequels.

Full of sound and fury, Battleship will appeal to audiences who can tolerate the voluble, violent battle at the center of the film.

Yet another nonfiction best seller adapted for a multi-character, star-packed movie.

Surprisingly mature in its subject matter, this cautionary tale is the story of a young girl determined to come of age too soon.

Summer movies—even overstuffed ones—can still provide a heavy dose of good old-fashioned fun.

If you see The Raven, you're likely to mutter the word from Poe’s well-known poem that shares this film’s title: "Nevermore."