Critic consensus:This too-faithful remake aims low for laughs, turning off the easily offendable; despite another lovably irascible contribution by Thornton, it lacks the ensemble strength and originality of the 1976 version.

Numbered reviews:1. Director Richard Linklater has wisely stayed with the structure of the 1976 classic (with Walter Matthau in the Butterworth role) but populated it with dialogue from Bad Santa's Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
2. Thornton [knocks] every one-liner out of the park with the free rein Linklater allows him, though a picked-up pace would've been welcome.
3. Having cast a knowing eye on teen debauchery in Dazed and Confused and coaxed a stellar performance out of Jack Black in School of Rock, the director is just the man to launch a surprise spitwad attack in the current culture wars.
4. If you're looking for another Adam Sandler/Jack Black comic masterpiece, this isn't it. It is, though, Billy Bob Thornton at his best, dropping analogies that would make a Hooters waitress blush.
5. Even if you never saw the original Bad News Bears, you've probably seen this movie. You know, the one where the reluctant coach pulls together the ragtag bunch of misfits and teaches them important lessons about teamwork.
6. Linklater's spirit is true: Practice still unfolds to the waltz of Carmen. Sentiment is avoided at all costs.
7. The best reason to see Richard Linklater's wholly unnecessary but highly enjoyable remake of The Bad News Bears is Billy Bob Thornton, who's doing a PG-13 version of his Bad Santa.
8. Fortunately almost everyone acquits himself coolly and admirably.
9. Billy Bob Thornton has proven he can do pretty much anything, but he simply does not look haggard, washed-up or miserable enough to be a believable Morris Buttermaker, the role Walter Matthau immortalized.
10. It's no Bad Santa, but it's fun.


Critic consensus:Startup.com is more than just a look at the rise and fall of the new economy. At its center is a friendship being tested to the limit, and that's what makes it worth viewing.

Numbered reviews:1. . As an inside view of the bursting of the Internet bubble, Startup.com is definitive.
2. The film managed to tell a good story, present some real people in real situations and give you a little bit of insight into the crazy world that was the 'Internet boom.'
3. A sobering, highly entertaining insight into the innards of that up-and-down business world.
4. I found Startup.com to be a fascinating portrayal of one company's try for the ring, and the quick road to oblivion.
5. ... a cautionary tale of the price of chasing one's dream.
6. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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8. As you watch their lives get sucked into the drain of capital's demands, site glitches and friendship-destroying fights over power, the overwhelming feeling is one of suspense, loss and sadness.
9. Like the best stories of any kind, it captures something universal through an understanding of specific individuals.
10. Highly engrossing and entertaining.


Critic consensus:Despite Hitch's predictability, Will Smith and Kevin James win praise for their solid, warmhearted performances.

Numbered reviews:
1. .....laugh yourself silly as Will Smith and Kevin James make up the screen's most unlikely comic duo since Schwarzenegger and DeVito in "Twins".
2. ...good date film...
3. Those who have seen enough of these films - and who know all their tricks - will likely recognize that Hitch is nothing special.
4. The film is largely well-designed fantasy that is fun and entertaining.
5. Dating is difficult. Relationships can be tough. "Hitch" wants to be the Band-Aid that heals the wound.
6. I didn't expect much from Hitch and, not surprisingly, I didn't get much -- but I was entranced by the film nonetheless, from a historical perspective.
7. Hitch claims to spit on the importance of coded language in relationships. But these are only nice asides; the film is too comfortable with the rom-com statusquo.
8. Romantic comedy is to cinema what hot dogs are to cuisine - the question is only whether it's been prepared decently. And this one has.
9. Sometimes cotton candy tastes really yummy, pop songs are fun for the ears, and movies like Hitch can make for a breezy good time.
10. Harmless fun for the dating crowd.