Problem: 1. Never Say Never pinpoints, celebrates, and then channels that indescribable feeling that fans gets from loving their idol unconditionally
2. Its insistence on furthering the Bieber brand makes the movie feel more like a well-honed presidential campaign than an insightful look into the teen sensation.
3. "Never Say Never" is about as revealing as a Canadian snowmobile suit.
4. Never Say Never is a legit documentary made for the fans and the haters. I dare anyone to watch this movie and tell me they weren't inspired. The 3D was fantastic!
5. This concert film is designed as a marketing tool to make Bieber a bigger global star, but given that, you can observe his charm, ambition and talent, and recognize that he is the first teen idol totally created by the new technologies and social media
6. The surprising thing about the new behind-the-scenes documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is that it should have appeal well beyond the star's young, adoring female fan base.
7. It's all about a quick cash in and providing instant gratification for the singer's army of hardcore fans
8. An undeniably engaging musical portrait that delivers major bangs for the buck.
9. Though anyone who needs convincing won't touch this one with a 10-foot pole, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never makes a persuasive case for its titular star as a far more talented-than-usual teen idol.
10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never may be the concert film as glorified promotional product, but it captures a genuine youthquake.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: As a tour documentary, it's rather uninspired -- but as a 3D glimpse of a building pop culture phenomenon, Never Say Never is undeniably entertaining.


Problem: 1. Impressively directed and superbly edited, this is an emotionally engaging documentary with likeable subjects, stunning dance sequences and a suspenseful climax.
2. Undeniably effective as drama, as we ponder the varying degrees of ambition and talent driving these young people to push their bodies beyond the limit in the hope of grasping a future in the spotlight.
3. Like the engaging hit documentary Spellbound, this dance competition film gets under the skin and holds us in its grip like a well-crafted thriller.
4. Anyone with an interest in dance should enjoy this documentary ...
5. The joy of watching lies in the purity of the dancer's passion.
6. A superior example of the genre, it concentrates on six young dancers from around the world ...
7. A blandly feelgood documentary about aspiring young ballet dancers.
8. A griping documentary following several ballet hopefuls as they prepare for an international competition.
9. Settles for heartwarming "follow your dreams" platitudes rather than following the cold realities of being a dancer.
10. It's humane, involving and inspirational.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: An upbeat and visually dramatic documentary of children's ballet, First Position displays the potential of the human spirit when fostered at a young age.


Problem: 1. You'll be rooting for these people to get slaughtered out of sheer boredom.
2. ... doesn't look down upon its target audience... House both treats and terrorizes while legitimizing itself next to other slasher classics.
3. The 2005 remake doesn't hold a candle to the original.
4. '...the 2nd best Paris Hilton film I've seen this year. '
5. When the cast starts wondering where the roadkill is, someone says, 'Follow the smell.' Good tip: That's how you'll know where Wax is playing.
6. This movie gives it to you, as no movie has in some years.
7. Such a vile and despicable heap of trash that I pity any lucid person who will actually pay decent money to sit through it.
8. The unmistakable promise of a sequel in the last scene inspires more resignation than anticipation.
9. A very stupid, very nasty and very messy horror film.
10. It delivers some bracingly nasty gore scenes, but there's no spark left in the run-scream-repeat formula, and a movie whose biggest draw is profoundly untalented hotel-fortune heiress Paris Hilton is in desperate need of some juice.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer:
Bearing little resemblance to the 1953 original, House of Wax is a formulaic but better-than-average teen slasher flick.