Born from a “joke” trailer that seemed to be little more than a fleeting gag, the feature length film, which features a formidable Danny Trejo in the lead role, mostly delivers on its promise of being an unmitigated torrent of blood, carnage, and all around gratuitousness. Still, the overall effect is slightly marred by a misplaced sense of narrative duty that, to the best of my assessment, rests solely with Rodriguez.

The Other Guys doesn’t really send-up the “buddy cop” sub-genre; it more or less wears it down with an onslaught of mildly amusing jokes that are glued to a feebly constructed narrative.

It’s a solid spy actioner that does its job well, and it might just leave you breathless from time to time. What’s not to like?

Inception is not only the best film I’ve seen thus far in 2010, it’s one of the best I’ve ever seen, and has rightfully earned a spot on my Top 10 list. This is a moment in cinematic history that shouldn’t be missed.

The verdict I now must deliver pains me, but I have to say it anyway: Predators is a disappointment. It’s a movie brimming with fresh ideas, almost none of which are able to gel into something truly memorable.

It’s so bad that I didn’t really mind the pair of chattering mommies that sat in the row directly behind me. Their otherwise inane complaints about babysitters and grocery stores afforded me a few moments of relief from the painfully simplistic dialogue that plagues M. Night’s most recent film.

These types of offerings run the gamut from awful to awesome. Knight and Day falls smack dab in the middle of the spectrum, registering merely as average.

Captain—make that Lieutenant—Sosa, played by Jessica Biel, states flatly that “these guys specialize in the ridiculous.” Never has a truer statement been uttered.

When Dren, the genetically engineered creature who’s the star of Splice, spells out “TEDIOUS” with a set of Scrabble letters, she’s not far off the mark.

It’s likely best compared to other adventure fare of a similarly lighthearted nature (particularly The Mummy or Aladdin), and it accomplishes much more than I thought it capable of. But then there’s the tendency to shoot the movie as if it is a video game.