Critic consensus:With first-rate special effects and compelling storytelling, this adaptation stays faithful to its source material and will please moviegoers of all ages.

Numbered reviews:1. Overlong, poorly paced and woodenly acted.
2. Well told, handsome, stirring and loads of fun.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia is a faithful rendering of a magical tale that should hold adults' attention and delight young moviegoers.
4. Grown-up children who remember our own travels in Narnia will find that many of the details resonate beautifully.
5. A grandly successful fantasy. Practically flawless casting, bewitching storytelling and impressive visual effects bring the beautiful, troubled land of Narnia to life.
6. [Features] strong casting of mostly unfamiliar faces, a convincing family feeling among the four kids, solid storytelling and fluid interplay between the humans and four-legged creatures.
7. Spiritual redemption is a big theme of Narnia, but on a purely entertainment level, the movie also goes a long way in redeeming the current sad state of children's fantasy filmmaking.
8. It achieves an overall epic sweep most movies don't even dare to attempt.
9. That's not to say this Wardrobe isn't worth climbing into. Only that along with the dollops of delight, a bit of disappointment awaits on the other side.
10. It has visual splendor, unsullied earnestness and a strong sense of holiday showmanship.


Critic consensus:While it hews closely to the 1984 original, Craig Brewer infuses his Footloose remake with toe-tapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation.

Numbered reviews:1. Hugely entertaining, remake that's obviously been made with a healthy love of the original film and succeeds thanks to a faithful script, terrific dance sequences and strong performances from its cast.
2. Wormald and Hough are both handsome and good on the dance floor, but they come across more like teen stars in training than representations of real youth angst.
3. This updated version of the 27-year-old Footloose is competently made and lively enough.
4. Updating the quarter-of-a-century old original with a more racially representative cast and hipper street moves, Brewer also trumps his predecessor with a zinging script and some likeable performances...
5. Entertaining, sporadically delightful, but like most reheats, it lacks the essential sense of surprise found in the original picture.
6. Brewer adds a gritty texture and shows ingenuity in the ways he inserts tunes from the original. But the basic material is at best a guilty pleasure.
7. In most regards (We still miss Kevin Bacon), this is a "new and improved" "Footloose," funnier, sunnier and funkier. Simply put, it works.
8. It may not be great art, but it sure as hell knows how to dance.
9. It's startling how badly the dance numbers and action sequences are staged, shot and cut.
10. Star-crossed lovers Wormald and Julianne Hough can't match Bacon and Lori Singer, but over-30s will tap feet and the Glee crowd will mime along.


Critic consensus:Energetic, self-deprecating performances and enough guffaw-inducing humor make up for the flaws in This Is the End loosely written script.

Numbered reviews:
1. ...a very savvy send up of the way we perceive celebrities as vapid and self-involved ciphers who are so often flattered and coddled that they come to accept applause as their due.
2. Enjoyable, time-killing piece of throwaway Friday-night pap... It's broad, stupid fun that, against all odds, ends up coagulating into an actual story with a point.
3. At its best it's a film about people getting lost in the fiction of their own creations.
4. If your tolerance for druggy banter and puerile sex gags is low then the idea of facing Armageddon with Rogen and his chums will probably strike you as hell.
5. If Fast and Furious 6 was stupid in the bad way, This is the End is stupid in the best and funniest way.
6. If you're familiar with their previous films, you'll be laughing often and laughing loudly.
7. It's a giant Hollywood in-joke, but one that invites you to share in the laughter.
8. An elaborate in-joke and everyone's in on the gag
9. Near-the-knuckle comedy that proves self-indulgent laughs, when done right, can be hilarious.
10. One of the funniest films of the year so far.