Critic consensus:Poignant and piercingly honest, While We're Young finds writer-director Noah Baumbach delivering some of his funniest lines through some of his most relatable characters.

Numbered reviews:1. The first two-thirds of the movie are absolutely delightful, but once the gears of the arguably too clever plot begin to grind, 'While We're Young' loses some of its appeal.
2. "While We're Young" is clever and sharp, but it's also uncommonly generous for a Baumbach film towards all its characters. That kindness must be a byproduct of getting older.
3. Baumbach, whose films include the searingly funny, autobiographical The Squid and the Whale and the brilliantly uncomfortable Margot at the Wedding, writes wry, sharp, poignant stuff.
4. Baumbach has more fun struggling with the deeper questions than he's ever had before, and the result is an open-hearted, quick-witted take on old problems in new times.
5. Baumbach plays with universal themes about the uncertainty of aging, the elusive nature of "cool" and the acceptance that comes with settling down ...
6. Yes, both characters have some major, character-defining flaws, but Baumbach observes the two men with unexpected sympathy.
7. When "Young" is good, it is delicious, playing on 40-somethings' resistance to being considered "middle-aged."
8. For a while much of this contemporary comedy is great fun - until the party ends and you're ready for these people to go home.
9. Sharp editing, a masterful attention to pace and wonderful performances.
10. While We're Young starts off as an empathetic, funny look at middle age and winds up as profound and schematic as a Neil Simon play - or, for the younger set, an episode of The New Girl.


Critic consensus:A pleasant and innocuous diversion for kids, but adults may have trouble sitting through the movie's predictable plotlines and schmaltz.

Numbered reviews:1. So accomplished is Like Mike as an article of league public relations that one is easily distracted from its schematic story line.
2. Any movie lucky enough to feature a single shot with Mr. Levy, Mr. Forster and Mr. Glover -- three actors with odd and unique timing -- deserves an audience.
3. A clean movie suitable for young children.
4. Like Mike is a harmlessly naďve slice of b-ball fantasy, fit for filling in during the real NBA's off-season.
5. Like Mike doesn't win any points for originality. It does succeed by following a feel-good formula with a winning style, and by offering its target audience of urban kids some welcome role models and optimism.
6. Unlike most movies for children, Like Mike was made with care.
7. What we really want to see is Like Mike 2, in which the shoes make Calvin get caught up in a gambling scandal, then ill-advisedly quit the NBA to become a mediocre pro baseball player.
8. Bow (Mr. Wow?) has enough boyish charm and charisma to create what could be a promising acting career...
9. While the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course... director John Schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades.
10. The pain of watching notable actors Robert Forster and Eugene Levy suffer the ridiculousness of starring opposite a teen rap sensation in an innocuous summer kiddie movie is at times unbearable and downright ugly.


Critic consensus:Sleek, stylish, and painlessly diverting, The Thomas Crown Affair is a remake of uncommon charm.

Numbered reviews:
1. Enjoyable!
2. In its sneaky and offhanded way, The Thomas Crown Affair is a tribute to the art of stealing beauty.
3. Full of inventiveness and audience pleasing twists, the story ends on an especially satisfying high note.
4. Much better than this year's Entrapment, and a great time killer for the above 20 demographic.
5. Those expecting a caper flick will be bored to tears by the film's sluggish pace, and will be chilled by the icy chemistry between the stars.
6. No one will mistake this middle brow venture for an art film.
7. A full-throttle fantasy!
8. A slick thriller with sizzling chemistry between Russo and Brosnan.
9. Visually slick and wonderful to watch.
10. McTiernan's camerawork in particular, though, gives the film the style to pull off what could have been just another remake!