1. An alternate and superior British version of Rounders with elements of Reindeer Games and hilariously unnecessary voiceover narration thrown in.
2. Clive Owen conveys a sharp, cynical intelligence that rolls off the screen in waves whenever he widens his glittering blue eyes.
3. The choice of Clive Owen as the star is a good one. He's got the same sort of physical reserve as Sean Connery in the Bond pictures.
4. With its fascinating, multi-layered plot, intelligent screenplay, and subtle-yet-undeniable tension building, Croupier is an engrossing, stylish thriller that never threatens to wear out its welcome.
5. Actor Clive Owen proves to be powerfully unflappable -- a working-stiff James Bond, whose understated intensity draws you into the movie and refuses to let you leave.
6. Don't let Croupier go by without a look.
7. Seldom will you see a film so well crafted, and you will likely go a long way to find performances even half this good, especially Owen's and McKee's.
8. Owen is superb.
9. Stylish but cold.
10. Croupier also offers an intriguing look at the writing process and the allure of writing, which in part is the ability to pull strings.
What is the critic consensus?
A: The writer slumming for human truths and real experience is a common enough story, but this cool-headed and slick thriller provides a gut-churningly compelling backdrop to a look at our darker sides.

1. I went into Shark Tale expecting a low-rent Nemo wannabe; I left it understanding it to be a low-rent Nemo wannabe that works.
2. Nine years after Toy Story, the novelty of computer animation has worn off. Story and character need to capture our imagination.
3. The movie is clearly written and produced around the persona of Will Smith, which is either glorious news or cringe-inducing, depending upon who you are.
4. Fast, fun and fabulous.
5. Shark Tale is no disaster, but despite the efforts of three directors, two screenwriters and phalanxes of technicians, it seems to be treading water.
6. Katzenberg and company still haven't figured out that was makes Pixar's features so much better isn't just the quality of the art but the way they manage to generate actual emotion without coming across as superficial or cloying.
7. Although the vocal performances often amuse and delight, the overall design is charmless.
8. The kind of flashy and colorful but insultingly trite Hollywood regurgitation that far too often gets a pass under the excuse that "it's just a kids' movie."
9. 'Es divertida, colorida y musical. Una buena cinta de animación que injustamente ha sido menospreciada quizá por los valores que la hacen importante'
10. A solid film with a fair share of chuckles.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Derivative and full of pop culture in-jokes.

1. Anything For Her is a superbly directed, thoroughly gripping suspense thriller that packs a powerful emotional punch.
2. The last half-hour is fraught with near-unbearable tension, as the writer-director Fred Cavaye runs the escape plot alongside the concerted efforts of les flics to foil it.
3. It never succeeds in suspending our disbelief long enough to buy into its preposterous premise.
4. A brilliant French thriller that doesn't need to be changed in any way.
5. It proves to be a heady mix of romance and action ... something for both him and her.
6. French thriller Anything for Her has a livelier way with predictability.
7. Anything For Her proves a competent candyfloss film, but with a suspicious aftertaste of Brussels sprout.
8. A striking thriller with a strong central performance from Gallic Robert Powell-alike Lindon.
9. Methodically detailing every stage of his daring plan, director Fred Cavayé serves up a taut tale that tantalisingly leaves the question of his incarcerated heroine's innocence dangling.
10. Prepare to gnaw you knuckles to the bone with this nerve-shredding French thriller that poses the question: How far would you go for a loved one?
What is the critic consensus?
A: This taut and snappy French prison break thriller may be suspiciously implausible, but is held together by two fine central performances.

1. ...often far more entertaining than it has any right to be.
2. I love a good horror movie, and this offered something different from slasher remakes and zombie flicks.
3. In the end, the story fizzles out, with the second stanza bordering on the downright farcical.
4. It's too bad that other elements of 'Mirrors" lack the brilliance of its visual artistry.
5. One of the better films of the infamous J-horror remake onslaught. Relatively speaking.
6. Even the most forgiving fans of supernatural horror will balk at Mirrors' cookie-cutter characterizations, predictable shocks, and ridiculous, punishing plot.
7. Brutal horror movie offers little to reflect on.
8. Kudos to you if you can figure out what in god's name that ending is supposed to indicate, because I'm lost at this time...
9. Sutherland's natural stoicism does make the more risible developments and dialogue a bit easier to stomach (a moment when he goes all Jack Bauer on a nun comes to mind).
10. Alexandre Aja must have thought that just because he's basing a film around mirrors acting irrationally, he can proceed to remove logic from all aspects of the film.
What is the critic consensus?
A:
Inconsistency and listless plot make this K-horror remake a less-than-frightening time at the movies.