Granted extraordinary intelligence by a black-market drug in Limitless, Bradley Cooper’s character decides the best use of his new powers is corporate raiding. Is there an originality pill he could’ve taken instead
Review
Win Win: Paul Giamatti Can’t Lose
In this tale of a suburban schlub in need of redemption, Paul Giamatti and writer/director Thomas McCarthy craft a film that’s warm, edgy and — you guessed it — winning
Jane Eyre: Mamma Mia, a Star Is Born!
This remake of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre hits the jackpot with Mia Wasikowska
Battle Los Angeles: A Shaky, Breaky Mess
What with the jittering camera aesthetic, clunky script, and creaky clichés, Battle Los Angeles won’t live long in the memory
Red Riding Hood: My, What a Ridiculous Plot You Have!
A sexed-up, dumbed-down cross between the children’s fairy tale and ‘The Wolfman,’ ‘Red Riding Hood’ is mostly a snack for tweens between meals of ‘Twilight’
The Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon’s Battle of the Angels
George Nolfi’s up-and-down movie, The Adjustment Bureau, sees two lovers who fight the system to forge their own destiny together after they determine the random occurrences in life aren’t so random
Take Me Home Tonight: ’80s Nostalgia, with Cocaine
Despite the drug scenes, Topher Grace’s new film, Take Me Home Tonight, is faithful to the John Hughes classics of another era, complete with a nostalgic kindness for its teen protagonists
Unknown: Liam Neeson Gets Re-Taken
Unknown, Liam Neeson’s standard-issue conspiracy thriller, hopes to be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film — or, better yet, a sequel to Neeson’s 2009 hit Taken
Why I’m So Glad I Am Not Number Four
Despite Alex Pettyfer’s sexy smolder, this sloppy, cynical attempt to build a young-adult film franchise never catches fire
Gnomeo & Juliet: Garden-Variety Shakespeare
The derivative, gag-filled take on Romeo and Juliet set among warring gnomes in neighboring backyards fails to bloom
Just Go with It? Jennifer Aniston Runs Away with It
What could have been another crude Adam Sandler comedy is redeemed by the former Friend’s best work in years
The Roommate: Single White Female, the College Years
Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly deserve better than this by-the-numbers girl-meets-girl psycho thriller
“James Cameron’s” Sanctum: All Wet
While the film tantalizes viewers with the Avatar auteur’s name, James Cameron wisely had little to do with this underground misadventure