1. A zealous coach and an extraordinary African-American high school basketball star making beautiful music together by giving themselves up to the Game.
2. The too-brisk pacing precludes any intimacy with the characters, or any depth of narrative. Heart of the Game asks very little of its audience. And it delivers in kind.
3. You don't have to be a basketball player or fan to enjoy this movie. Documentary film-making at its zenith, this takes you on a magic carpet ride.
4. The upbeat film touches on serious issues without becoming lugubrious.
5. ... falls in the tradition of the best sports films and is well worth seeing.
6. The film is a furious full-court press, its subjects aflame with the kind of passion only youth can furnish. Even their bruises are luminous.
7. The Heart of the Game is a sweet, engaging journey with the Roosevelt Roughriders, whose kindly coach encourages the girls to snarl like wolves and devour like lions.
8. Given so many narrative strands%u2014Resler's peculiar coaching philosophies, the drawn-out eligibility battle, Russell's problems coping with school and personal demons, and the team's annual push for the state championship%u2014director Ward Serrill cho
9. [An] inspirational tale, which values team spirit even as it celebrates the will of two talented individuals.
10. Heart of the Game scores some telling points while tweaking gender stereotypes, playfully provoking thought while seriously suggesting that dunking and dribbling can be important steps toward self-empowerment.
Consensus: This group of high school girls and their eccentric basketball coach easily win your heart with their unusual humanity and dynamism.
1. X-Men plays like a so-so middle chapter of an epic series rather than a fitting kickoff.
2. Relative newcomer Hugh Jackman is a real find as the brooding Wolverine.
3. As summer movies go, X-Men is remarkably crisp and economical.
4. A superb cast and spotless direction from Bryan Singer make this one a summer must-see, and a film that goes right alongside the first Batman and Superman as genre bests.
5. What makes this film such a success is its seriousness on the subject of proper and improper responses to oppression, its unique and memorable characters, its cleverness and visual imagination, and its refusal to degenerate into a bloodbath.
6. Simply a fluffy, big screen version of a simple comic book -- nothing more, nothing less.
7. It's a rich, impressive comic-book fantasy.
8. Apart from the brushed metal production design and pin-sharp camerawork, this offers only moderate excitement.
9. Finally, a movie based on a comic book that actually succeeds.
10. Superior to any Batman except the 1989 movie.
Consensus: Faithful to the comics and filled with action, X-Men brings a crowded slate of classic Marvel characters to the screen with a talented ensemble cast and surprisingly sharp narrative focus.
1. Big Hero 6 is an exciting, action-packed adventure with plenty of heart that both kids and adults alike will find entertaining.
2. "Big Hero 6″ is the perfect babysitter for your kids. But, animation should offer something to the adults as well. Let's find more original stories and even get experimental, folks. "Big Hero 6″ is nothing we haven't seen before.
3. A cute, entertaining tale of a hapless robot who must mend the broken heart of a young boy whose life takes a depressing turn.
4. It's as if Disney has taken some very traditional ingredients and blended them to come up with a new flavour entirely.
5. It's at its most poignant and engaging when it comes to family matters, but loses points on the superheroics front.
6. A new concept in fictional robots and a cartoon that goes beyond clever is a masterpiece of originality, big hug sweetness and one of the year's best surprises.
7. A superhero tale that feels fresh and new...
8. Big Hero 6, in its final stretch, becomes an almost interminable experience.
9. The "boy and his dog" relationship between Baymax and Hiro becomes an emotional nexus that's part E.T. and part Johnny Sokko & his Giant Robot.
10. Touching and amusing.

Consensus: Agreeably entertaining and brilliantly animated, Big Hero 6 is briskly-paced, action-packed, and often touching.