This prequel goes purely for shock value, relying on nearly pornographic violence and disgusting special effects
With surprisingly few monster-in-the-closet moments, the filmmakers rely instead on a sense of inevitable doom
The understandable appeal of the sequel to the 2001 hit doesn't give it a pass on some serious faults
The film speaks with the power of general revelation but doesn't go far enough to be truly profound
Collateral is a film about men with guns that not unexpectedly wants to trade in philosophy as well
A hit at last year's Sundance Film Festival, this is one of the oddest, goofiest movies to hit theaters in quite some time
In The Manchurian Candidate remake, American corporations are the villains
The Village will disappoint many in the audience
Halle Berry's lines are so lame that she cannot even deliver the repartee ("Cat got your tongue?") without self-conscious awkwardness
Director Paul Greengrass brings a grittiness that serves as a nice contrast to overproduced action extravaganzas of recent years
