Critic consensus:Derivative and schmaltzy, Nicholas Sparks' Nights in Rodanthe is strongly mottled by contrivances that even the charisma of stars Diane Lane and Richard Gere can't repair.

Numbered reviews:1. There are not enough actual scenes to keep us sufficiently engaged to care about the third-act event that changes their destiny.
2. Me, I found a few things to like and much to loathe.
3. Imagine picking up a book, reading a couple of pages and then skipping ahead a couple of chapters. The connection between these two characters came out of nowhere.
4. Sensitive and sentimental - bring tissue, it's a weeper.
5. ...a cinematic engine design to elicit cheap emotional responses instead of earning them through deep characterization and well thought out plotting.
6. It's no wonder the faithful continue to forsake the movies, given junky embarrassments like Nights in Rodanthe.
7. About those Nights in Rodanthe: They're about as steamy as a cup of tea.
8. It's very neat, and I don't mean that as a compliment.
9. This Windstorms of North Carolina Counties is so overwrought and Harlequin-ed that only the most susceptible of spinsters or inexperienced poetry majors will fall for its faux passions.
10. A romantic drama that is plagued by artificiality.


Critic consensus:Competent, but not magical.

Numbered reviews:1. Excellent animation, non-stop action, interesting characters, more adult-friendly themes, and ERIS KICKS ***!
2. A swashbuckling adventure with gorgeous computer animation that mimics a hand-drawn style. Pity the script is so bad.
3. Small parts of 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas' show promise, but as a whole, the film never seems able to completely fill its sails.
4. Ancient mariner's tale gets a modernized animated kids' flick, travels the seven seas -- and lingers in your mind for maybe seven seconds.
5. Basically, the film does 'the job,' but not much more than that.
6. Sinbad is a movie that suffers from a glaring lack of inspiration.
7. It's less the story of Sinbad than a compilation of greatest hits from Mythland.
8. More nuanced in its depiction of `good guys' and `bad guys' than most adult action films...
9. ...offers a literal illustration of the idea that broad gestures and mugging facial expressions can be annoying even when the romantic leads are only drawings...
10. Aside from the staggeringly slick animation designs, Sinbad offers meager returns on your box office investment.


Critic consensus:A surprisingly conventional romantic comedy from Kevin Smith, Jersey Girl is warm but often overly sentimental

Numbered reviews:
1. While sweet and stupid, it still provides for good entertainment due to its heart and wit.
2. I admire Kevin Smith for...trying to stretch (but) if this is the best he can do, please, oh please, bring back those trash-mouthed stoners Jay and Silent Bob.
3. The man who once envisioned a monster made entirely out of poop now only allows the substance to be used in a cutesy joke involving a baby's diaper.
4. It's great to see a filmmaker you admire ... try something so completely different.
5. Le passage de Kevin Smith au cinéma plus commercial et plus grand public s'avčre donc un accouchement difficile.
6. A treacly mess that recalls Robin Williams in his 'I need a hug' phase.
7. It's way too tame for Smith's hardcore fans -- they'll probably hate every minute of it -- and not solid enough to draw new admirers.
8. Big, gooey (but often likable) misfire.
9. ...a warm, wonderful and touching little film.
10. Smith tones down his trademark vulgarity to bring his message to the PG-13 crowd, and slices the cherished edge off his voice in the process.