Midnight in Paris (2011)
This movie employs some cliches and lacks thematic depth, but that doesn't stop it from being an engaging, irresistibly charming, and highly entertaining trifle.
Gone (2011)
Gone opens with a sequence that has a vague sense of dread about it, and soon thereafter the movie kicks into gear as the filmmakers' efforts to build suspense start to pay off really well.
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Perhaps the film's biggest problem is that there are no characters for the viewer to really care about.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
While the script gives the human characters things to do—those things, by the way, don't feel like an afterthought—the humans play second fiddle to the intriguing stuff that involves the apes and their eventual uprising.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
A fairly entertaining but only sporadically engaging superhero movie that relies too heavily on formulaic concepts and never leaves the comfort zone of its genre.
Source Code (2011)
A solid, suspenseful thriller with elements of science fiction plus a thought-provoking philosophical meditation on the nature of reality.
Bridesmaids (2011)
Bridesmaids has something that many other movies of its ilk lack: a heart and soul. Ultimately, that's why this picture is so easy to embrace.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
A thoroughly satisfying and emotionally rewarding final chapter.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
A solid cinematic chapter in the Harry Potter saga.