"Along Came Polly"

Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston star in a standard type A meets type B romantic comedy. This time Stiller is a paranoid risk analyst and Aniston is a free spirit. The familiar story is saved by a hilarious supporting cast.
Rated PG-13.
3 Stars

"Big Fish"

At his father's deathbed, a young man tries to sift through the fact and fiction of his father's larger-than-life stories. Tim Burton's beautiful film is something of a marvel, a tall tale with imagination and heart to spare helped out by good humor and solid performances by Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney and Jessica Lange.
Rated PG-13.
4 Stars

"The Butterfly Effect"

Ashton Kutcher can't be faulted in this mess of a thriller in which a man learns he can use repressed memories to change the past. It gets dumber the more you think about it.
Rated R.
2 Stars

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

The cinematic trilogy of our times wraps up with a bang as the divided Fellowship comes face to face with the evils of Mordor in a medley of breath-taking battles, intricate storytelling and dazzling visuals. Though the end plods a bit, the final film lays the groundwork for what an epic should be.
Rated PG-13.
5 Stars

"Miracle"

The story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team is brought to life, with Kurt Russell giving a great performance as the hard-nosed coach. The film contains recycled plot points from nearly every sports movie ever made, but the social and historical relevance of the event is undeniable. I dare you to leave this movie and not feel good.
Rated PG.
3 Stars

"Monster"

An interesting study of the causality behind the actions of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute turned serial killer in 1980s Florida. The film, which focuses on Aileen's mother-daughter relationship with her lesbian lover rather than the crimes themselves, is nothing particularly inventive. Charlize Theron, in a career-changing performance, is absolutely brilliant.
Rated R.
4 stars

"21 Grams"

Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Naomi Watts star as unrelated people drawn together by a linked tragedy in director Alejandro Gonz?lez Iñ?rritu's explosively dramatic exploration of humanity and loss. One of the year's best.
Rated R.
5 Stars

"You Got Served"

Great dancing made boring... la bad acting and a ridiculous plot. Not that any of that stuff is expected in a dance-for-the-cause movie, but this one seems to be taking itself too seriously.
Rated PG-13.
2 Stars