Q: 1. It's an oft-told story of tolerance and assimilation, of no particular interest in itself, but Nair has such a cinematic eye that her films are always a visual feast. She does not disappoint here.
2. This is a wonderful movie.
3. As rich, fulfilling and complex as a traditional Indian meal.
4. Kal Penn can actually ACT. Who knew?
5. The Ganguli's become real people; we experience with the Ganguli's the joy of life and the pain of death and all that comes in between -- nothing earth-shattering, but altogether true.
6. This Indian immigrant family saga is a pleasant watch, but given the emotive source novel, it's surprisingly superficial.
7. It's good to know nominal lead Kal Penn now has something more substantial on his resumé than Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies
8. If it remains engaging for most of its two-hour running time, it's largely thanks to the casting.
9. A moving generational drama focusing on a Bengali family but searingly universal in its subtle, tender grasp of love, regret and the search for identity.
10. The Namesake doesn't reduce itself to simple ethnic politics and easy critiques.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: An ambitious exploration of the immigrant experience with a talented cast that serves the material well.
1. The film - a likely Oscar nominee - inspires with its story of loyalty and determination within the group.
2. The Dixie Chicks are who we thought they were.
3. ...as divisive as George Bush himself.
4. The film includes this remarkable, oxymoronic revelation by Cumulus Media's Lewis Dickey, that the decision to boycott the Chicks' songs "was a collaborative decision-making process. Everybody fell in line."
5. Remember the people that the Borat film made fun of? They're in this film too, picketing outside of Dixie Chick shows...idiots.
6. Shut up & Sing is a primer on how controversy and pop music are manufactured.
7. something more than just The Real World with platinum CDs and a twang
8. [It]offer[s] little more than a portrait of a band struggling to save face and keep their financial position intact.
9. They make no apologies for who they are or what they've said. I may not agree with everything they say, but I admire them for their conviction and I enjoyed their movie.
10. The film captures plenty of behind-the-scenes banter and plenty of music, but it doesn't really dig very deeply into the frightening mob mentality that followed the comment.
Consensus: Though ostensibly an intimate look at the Dixie Chicks after their 2003 anti-Bush remark, the film achieves broader relevance by exploring how media, politics, and celebrities intertwine.
Q: 1. The energy level and smooth attitude distinguishes it from standard crime thrillers.
2. This new Shaft has the stuff to grab its audience in a big way, maybe even opening up a new franchise.
3. While the new Shaft may be far more forgettable than its namesake, the flick has soul, brother. And when we're talkin' 'bout Shaft, that's what counts.
4. The surprise is that the movie doesn't just rely on Jackson. Shaft has everything.
5. Sleek, urgent, knowing, gleefully profane and above all ultra-cool, Shaft blows into the summer movie season like a breath of fresh air.
6. The real appeal of Shaft is its acting teamwork; no '70s blaxploitation movie ever had such an entertaining cast.
7. Shaft pushes our buttons which means it's something that has been next to unheard-of this year: reasonably rousing screen entertainment.
8. Enjoyable on the level of cartoon silliness.
9. We finally have a summer action film built on sharp dialogue, vivid characters and genuine adrenaline rushes.
10. Samuel L. Jackson's performance as John Shaft is hard as a diamond, wicked as a pointed goatee, cool as a martini in a chilled glass and polished as his own shaven skull.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: With a charismatic lead, this new Shaft knows how to push the right buttons.
1. [N]owhere near as provocative as you think it's gonna be, as you've been led to believe it's gonna be... which is something of a disappointment.
2. Cockeyed and raffishly amusing tale of redemption, spilling over with blues music and southern-fried sexism.
3. Brewer's reworking of Southern mythologies can sometimes seem condescending, even though his affection for the region's culture is palpable. But there's no denying he knows how to spin a yarn and create vivid, indelible images.
4. It's all outrageous and patently stereotypical but Brewer and the actors invest these representations with everything they have. It's great to see Jackson working hard here to create a character instead of simply Superflying a bunch of snakes on a plane.
5. Writer-director Craig Brewer does several things very right in his follow-up to the overrated Hustle & Flow (which also boasted a dubious grasp of gender relations). But subtlety is not one of them, and neither is a lack of raging misogyny.
6. Black Snake Moan plays its grim subject matter for laughs, imitating the laugh-to-keep-from-crying quality of the blues tunes on its soundtrack.
7. Maybe Jackson should avoid any more movies with 'snake' in the title.
8. A cartoonish Baby Doll, with a suggestive blues song title, about sex, guilt and redemption. Black Snake is also a rather flimsy parable unable to support the weight of Brewers ambition.
9. Black Snake Moan is an odd little number. It tries to be a lot of things at different times, but isn't particularly successful in any genre.
10. If writer/director Craig Brewer were a member of the X-Men, he would be called 'FirstActo,' and his mutant power would be creating dynamic openings to movies. His enemy would be consistency.
Consensus: Uninhibited performances, skillful direction, and a killer blues soundtrack elevate Black Snake Moan beyond its outlandish premise.
Q: 1. We know what comic book movies are capable of being. They can have greatness in them. Fantastic Four has nothing more than okay-ness.
2. Before the inevitable and surprisingly anticlimactic battle with Doom, we are treated to two extreme-sports demonstrations, several training montages, [and] an ill-advised love triangle.
3. If I were to put the same amount of effort into my review that the folks behind Fantastic Four expended trying to entertain you, the rest of this page would be blank.
4. Weighted down with a turgid story and utterly middling special effects, The Fantastic Four isn't likely to be Stan Lee's favorite of the nearly dozen Marvel Comics adaptations either out already or on their way.
5. Fantastic Four is left passing off dopey comedy and performances as playfulness.
6. If exposure to cosmic rays made all women look like Jessica Alba, then every Lifetime movie should glow green.
7. Heaven forbid a summer blockbuster embrace its popcorn-munching appeal and rescue the industry from the 2005 box office slump.
8. Superheroes are only as good as the supervillain, so let's get these forces clashing early on and often.
9. Fantastic Four is a special-effects extravaganza, but its plot is mired in issues that only schoolboys care about.
10. Along the lines of such tongue-in-cheek action films as “Sahara” and “National Treasure.”
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A:
Consensus: Marred by goofy attempts at wit, subpar acting, and bland storytelling, Fantastic Four is a mediocre attempt to bring Marvel's oldest hero team to the big screen.