1. It isn't bulletproof by a long shot, but director Nimrod Antal's grungy gang-of-thieves pic is tough and, for this genre, surprisingly ethical.
2. Over-familiar and industrial, a factory film made because a recycled script, minimal budget, a location, a grab-bag cast and some armored trucks were available.
3. The heist goes awry, but not as badly as the movie.
4. It's a film without twists, where everything is what it seems, and when the mess has been resolved, it's even at a loss for a proper denouement. Armored just ends-and with it, so does the access to plush chairs and free air conditioning.
5. Has a pleasingly gritty feel thanks to its use of chilly, metallic urban locations -- and at only 88 minutes, it's a very streamlined, no-nonsense genre film.
6. Skeletal in its characters and its plot... [C]an't decide what it wants to be...
7. Antal is never much beyond serviceable here, but he does make a chase-duel between two entirely identical armored cars almost decipherable, which is no mean feat.
8. Armored has a decent second half but the use of obvious metaphors, cliches and amateur film making knocks the film down to a satisfactory rental.
9. Armored won't win any prizes, but it does offer comforting evidence that there's still room for a well-crafted B movie among CG-laden spectacles.
10. This unambitious caper flick takes a while to get moving but gradually develops a modest meat-and-potatoes appeal, compromised in the third act by a whopping and perfectly avoidable plot hole.
What is the critic consensus?
A: This B-grade thriller has a good cast and director but is undone by plot holes and messy conclusion.

1. Utterly preposterous but so full of enthusiasm and flashy style that it's entertaining anyway.
2. This is visceral cinema with a devilish wit and a glossy sheen.
3. Fun movie, animatronic beast and all.
4. The kind of movie that could inspire a comic book.
5. thoroughly engrossing, a high-rent guilty pleasure whose subtitles do little to obscure its basic investment in the thrills of sex and violence
6. In short, it's a big mess. I mean that in the best possible way.
7. It's such a thrilling piece of nonsense, it's little wonder it's already one of the most successful French films ever.
8. Plenty of swash-buckling, ass-kicking, beast-taming and bone-crunching for everyone!
9. One of the most wildly and audaciously unpredictable movies in ages.
10. Exhilirating viewing, at least while the feet are flying and the fangs are baring.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Brotherhood of the Wolf mixes its genres with little logic, but the end result is wildly entertaining.

1. In A World... has a scruffy charm that's ultimately disarming and persuasive, and the sheer novelty of the voiceover culture Bell explores, with its hilarious pomposities and tribalism, takes the film a long way.
2. At times, Bell seems to forget her premise entirely. But there are enough solid gags-even if many of them are barely germane to the voiceover biz-to confirm her abundant talent.
3. A spunky and snappy romantic comedy set in Los Angeles's voiceover industry.
4. A sparky combination of workplace satire, family tapestry and hipster star-is-born goofs, "In a World ..." is able to pitch its theme in several places.
5. Ms. Bell, who plays Carol with a perfect blend of diffidence, goofiness and charm, has written and directed an insightful comedy that is much more complex and ambitious than it sometimes seems.
6. "In a World..." is completely endearing. I can't wait to see what Bell will do next.
7. It's rare to complain that a movie has too many ideas, but it feels as though Bell took every last notecard off of her bulletin board and crammed them into a single screenplay.
8. Mostly it's about family - about sisterly bonding, about domineering fathers, about long-lost, still-missed mothers. About any adult child's fight to establish herself as an independent entity.
9. In a World... is mild entertainment that provides a credible look inside the trailer voice world and its actor populace that makes do on the fringe of Hollywood and the big time.
10. Bell has made a lively, modern screwball comedy with a terrible title; the dialogue moves fast and sometimes takes nutty, unexpected loops, like puppies scrambling over one another in a basket.
What is the critic consensus?
A: A funny, well-written screwball satire for film buffs, In a World... proves an auspicious beginning for writer, director, and star Lake Bell.

1. A movie with imaginative elements but little imagination.
2. Imagine the Smurfs meeting Troll dolls in the world of The Dark Crystal...
3. They look like a cross between anime and Jim Henson puppets. Fortunately, they look nothing like Pixar, PDI, Sony Animation or any of the other talking animal companies.
4. Apparently Besson became so enamored of CG animation's possibilities that he forgot basic rules ... such as the one about animation thriving on clear-cut, distinctive characters whose personalities are established in the first few seconds they're on screen.
5. Whatever its flaws, Arthur and the Invisibles has a handmade, personal feel that finally affords it a cockeyed endearing quality.
6. Five pounds of poo in a one pound bag.
7. Besson ... even dresses up the main female character in the sort of action-babe getup assigned to Milla Jovovich in his own The Fifth Element.
8. The film touts its 'dazzling' hybrid of live action and 'groundbreaking' CGI, but the visuals can't compare to Happy Feet or any Pixar release.
9. The story is just incoherent, and the faster it moves, the more frantic it seems.
10. Luc Besson's half-baked live-action/animated fantasy looks like it was invented on the hoof: it's erratically plotted, poorly animated, overly derivative and too insufferably cute to interest anyone above undemanding toddler age.
What is the critic consensus?
A:
Arthur wastes its big-name voice talent on a predictable script and substandard CG animation.