Q: 1. The life of Antwone Fisher may indeed be one that cries out for a movie treatment but you wouldn't know it from this tepid bio.
2. It works. I laughed, I cried, I left the theater with a bounce in my step.
3. It's no surprise that as a director Washington demands and receives excellent performances, from himself and from newcomer Derek Luke.
4. Even Howard Stern and Eminem showed more humility in creating their onscreen portrayals than Fisher does.
5. A stunning achievement for actor/director Denzel Washington.
6. ...an extremely touching story
7. This is the sort of noble, well-produced tearjerker that's bound to work for some people, but one that lacks any real force, conviction or even a single surprise.
8. Yet another year-end, by-the-numbers, button-pushing biopic, but this one is sub-par even when compared to its sickly, tired brethren. It's a dime-a-dozen film that's being touted as a hit simply because it's Denzel Washington's directorial debut.
9. ...a triumphant, three-way debut.
10. Hard, endearing, caring, warm. Bring tissues.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: Washington's directing debut is a solidly crafted, emotionally touching work.
1. Despite agreeably short running time and committed perfs, Edmond is rendered inert by its stagy atmosphere and failure to fully mine the depths of its protagonist's complex psyche.
2. Edmond posits that the fury of a sexist, racist psychopath lies just beneath the surface of even the mildest man. In other words, we're in David Mamet World.
3. works well enough, until we come to the last 20 or so minutes of the thing
4. As there's always at least one obscure independent in the annual Oscar race, the whole thing might as well begin here.
5. a fussy little movie that wants to be much more controversial and important than it is.
6. Mamet's script may not be entirely convincing as either satire or social commentary, but in Macy's hands, poor, pathetic Edmond's story finds its shocking, darkly funny resonance.
7. Go, by all means, but be prepared to take a beating.
8. It may be too bleak for most, and as befits a movie based on a one-act play (written by Mamet in 1982), it can be speechy.
9. Começando com a promessa de se revelar um novo Um Dia de Fúria ("Uma Noite...", neste caso), o filme jamais alcança a intensidade esperada e se enfraquece ainda mais em seu terceiro ato desajeitadamente satírico. Mas Macy está genial.
10. William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna and a number of other true pros manage to keep straight faces all the way through this woozy, self-important stew of lurid nonsense.
Consensus: Despite an electrifying performance by William H. Macy, David Mamet's one-act morality play translates poorly into a film that is overburdened by dialogue.
Q: 1. The best reason to see The Haunting is the sheer sumptuousness of its creepy-crawly set designs.
2. Has an unseen enchantment, so aptly sets spinning like a huge magnificent gyroscope on a string
3. In The Haunting, the moviemakers succeed in something very difficult: creating a haunted house with real personality and terror.
4. All the stops are pulled out to provide a state-of-the-art, slam-bang movie experience.
5. Looking terrified and screaming is really all that's required in David Self's inane script.
6. Director Jan de Bont, known for the razzle he put into the exciting movie Speed and the subsequent dud Twister, proves himself unable to break away from depending on dazzle to substitute for substance.
7. To my surprise, I find myself recommending The Haunting on the basis of its locations, its sets, its art direction, its sound design, and the overall splendor of its visuals.
8. It's all hokum from beginning to end.
9. A flat, draggy exercise in cheesy special effects and grandiose art direction palming itself off as a horror film.
10. More hokey than haunting.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A: Consensus: Sophisticated visual effects fail to offset awkward performances and an uneven script.
1. Led by riveting performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy, this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama is utterly enthralling, though also quite spare and intimate.
2. This is Tandy's finest two hours onscreen in a film career that goes back to 1932.
3. The film fills in the backgrounds of the white characters, but not the black ones.
4. Sweet and delicate, but c'mon ... it's no classic.
5. Standout performances by Tandy and Freeman, plus strong support from Dan Aykroyd. It's quaint and comfortable.
6. Freeman and Tandy are superb, assured, and fully involved with this material and each other; the ending of this film quite literally brings tears to my eyes with its compassion and humanity.
7. ...a sweet, touching, sometimes funny, clearly sentimental motion picture that attempts only what it can reach, but does so with simple ease.
8. A warm and honest film, well-written and directed with a lot of style and flair.
9. The story holds a potential for sap that is mostly unfulfilled thanks to Beresford's stately approach, the stars' better judgment and the protagonists' sharp wits.
10. The movie gets you mainly because Morgan Freeman, who played chauffeur Hoke Colburn in the original stage production (and won his third Obie for it), takes the wheel and drives Daisy all the way home.
Consensus: Warm and smartly paced, and boasting impeccable performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy.
Q: 1. The overall result isn't drama as much as it is a dissertation.
2. Sort of an existential version of a Seinfeld episode.
3. Just what makes us happy, anyway?
4. It wonders what life is all about.
5. Flawed, the movie certainly is, but Thirteen Conversations About One Thing is essential viewing for moviegoers who don't mind being made to think.
6. A small, quiet movie, full of surprises and powerful character moments.
7. 13 Conversations About One Thing is a very unusual but thoroughly accessible film.
8. The actors really draw you into their Conversations and make you want to know what their sentence in life will be.
9. Thought-provoking and engaging.
10. The dialogue is more vibrant and thoughtful than what you'll find in most movies, and gimmick free.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?

A:
Consensus: Thirteen Conversations About One Thing is an intelligent and poignant look at lives intersecting.