Second Rundown of 2010

Oh, 2010. You disappoint me so much.

So, I’ve liked quite a few movies since I last updated this, but still nothing has touched the “A” range.  The year’s grade is still a failing one, considering that I’ve only liked six films and have seen seventeen.  Even films by renowned directors had problems.  Martin Scorsese could make a classic, as his solid but highly uneven psychological thriller “Shutter Island” had almost too many problems in its first half to count.  Paul Greengrass, on the other hand, had flaws strewn all throughout his newest flick, “Green Zone,” which is uneven and choppy until the infuriatingly simple-minded finale.  And the ever-weird Tim Burton cranked out his worst film since “Batman Returns” with the stodgy and emotionally mechanical flop “Alice in Wonderland.”  I’m seeing a load of films this Spring Break week and weekend, as well as the last week-and-a-half of the month, including “The Bounty Hunter,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The Ghost Writer” (finally), “Greenberg,” “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Last Song,” “Our Family Wedding,” “Remember Me,” “Repo Men,” and “She’s Out of My League.”  Here’s hoping at least one or two of these will find success.

Here’s how the year looks so far:

Martin Campbell’s “Edge of Darkness” (B+)
Tom Vaughan’s “Extraordinary Measures” (B)
Chris Columbus’ “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” (B-)
Anand Tucker’s “Leap Year” (B-)
Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” (B-)
Joe Johnston’s “The Wolfman” (B-)
Lasse Hallstrom’s “Dear John” (C+)
Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” (C)
Breck Eisner’s “The Crazies” (C)
Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s “Daybreakers” (C)

Paul Greengrass’s “Green Zone” (C)
Brian Levant’s “The Spy Next Door” (C-)
Scott Stewart’s “Legion” (C-)
Pierre Morel’s “From Paris with Love” (C-)
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes’ “The Book of Eli” (D)
Kevin Smith’s “Cop Out” (D)
Garry Marshall’s “Valentine’s Day” (F)

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~ by theteencritic on February 15, 2010.