Brave

How to Train your Mother Bear feels like Pixar emulating Disney instead of sticking to their own creative originality.  Beautiful animation can’t save red-head Tangled from poor plotting, predictable action, and an underwhelming conclusion.  Amusing but unimportant dialogue, clichéd witch spells and lack of heart ensure this dream doesn’t work.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

A half-satisfying half-movie featuring veritable cameos from the costars of its predecessors. Accurate collection of scene re-enactments strung together by semblance of plot and endless apparations. Hermione’s hotness completely skews the book’s character and Ron Weasley goes Sam Gamgee. Nearly naked aging teens with lack of Hogwarts distinguish this half-film.

The Brothers Bloom

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels gets fake Wes Anderson treatment. Irritatingly dark and twisty plot weighs down what feels like a light film. Runs into problem of ‘If it’s a con, we called it. If not, lame.’ Aside from brooding Brody, quirky characters are the highlight, especially Rinko Kikuchi and Robbie Coltrane.