BROOKE HOLGERSON

Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:33:00 GMT

The filmic equivalent of Velveeta
The prolific Tyler Perry is at it again, offering subpar entertainment to audiences so starved for sustenance they’ll eat his cheese.

The Rocker

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:08:25 GMT

The set-up is adequate, but the jokes fall flat
Rainn Wilson of The Office gets promoted to the big screen with this anemic comedy directed by The Full Monty helmer Peter Cattaneo.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:45:26 GMT

As much depth as a glassy-eyed doll
Although her film has as much visual flair as an after-school special, director Patricia Rozema gives an appealing attention to period detail, and Breslin is sweet in her first starring role.

Reprise

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:42:50 GMT

Accomplished, with grace and accuracy
Trier captures the moment when the recklessness of youth gives way to adult responsibilities, and the way childhood friendships can fall apart when different paths are taken.

Pathology

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:56:06 GMT

Total cheese for the CW set
Pathology is totally ludicrous, and too self-serious to be any fun.

Sleepwalking

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:08:41 GMT

Dutifully soporific
Charlize Theron likes to ugly herself up for roles, hiding her beauty behind dishwater hair and puffy eyes.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:31:05 GMT

Poignant enough
The film version of The Spiderwick Chronicles centers on the three Grace siblings and their interactions — some friendly, some potentially deadly — with fairies and goblins.

Definitely, Maybe

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:51:28 GMT

Agonizingly boring
You’d have to be a pretty dumb kid not to recognize your own mother, but this is a pretty dumb movie.

The Bucket List

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:08:08 GMT

Doesn't kick it soon enough
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman do a lot of mugging in Rob Reiner’s new comedy.

Alvin and the Chipmunks

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:38:20 GMT

All funked up
Depending on when you were born and how much affection you have for a trio of singing rodents, Alvin and the Chipmunks may be a tough sell.

Enchanted

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:38:08 GMT

Better than generic holiday fare
Wicked (cartoon) witch sends adorable fairy-tale princess down a rabbit hole and she’s deposited, suddenly human, in present-day Times Square.

Feel the Noise

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:45:11 GMT

Introducing reggaetón
Argentine director Alejandro Chomski wastes little time setting up this generic exercise.

Good Luck Chuck

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Crass and crude and mostly annoying humor
The only plausible scenario in this movie is the idea that a woman would be so annoyed by Dane Cook, she’d be willing to put a curse on him.

Molière

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:32:00 GMT

The legendary playwright is better
There is a burgeoning trend whereby the work of a legendary writer is attributed to some spurious personal experience.

Daddy Day Camp

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:33:23 GMT

Predictability ensues
Because even Eddie Murphy had better things to do, Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in this mess of a sequel.

Bratz

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:42:31 GMT

Oh my god, this movie totally sucks
Bratz is based on those slutty dolls people inexplicably buy for their kids.

Introducing the Dwights

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:43:17 GMT

A miserable family to watch
Into this mess wanders Jill (Emma Booth), cute and self-assured, so you know she’s in for it.

Gracie

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:49:31 GMT

A familiar girl-power tale
Gracie treads territory familiar to anyone who’s seen a sports movie in the past 10 years.

Lucky You

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:20:41 GMT

Hanson puts his money on Hollywood clichés
Curtis Hanson’s latest directorial effort sat on a shelf for two years, emitting a whiff of failure.

The Last Mimzy

BROOKE HOLGERSON — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:25:50 GMT

Too complicated and precocious to appeal to kids or adults
An eclectic mix of family drama, aliens from the future, and Tibetan mysticism, The Last Mimzy never coheres.