Story - 2.0
Beautiful, brutal, heartfelt. It pushed you to personally understand post-traumatic stress disorder and gain appreciation for our soldiers in the Middle-East.
Cinematography - 1.6
Only superb cinematography is found in the honest realism of battle and the memories of the soldiers. The realism of battle isn't strictly found in 'shaky-cam' style so much as just the quality and speed of action as well as the following of specific characters. Long, slow, 40% opacity shots while soldiers recount their experiences are insightful and impacting.
Acting - 1.8
All actors seemed to really grasp the gravity of what was going on. The main talent, including Samuel Jackson, Jessica Biel, and 50 Cent, all had me worried in the beginning. They all pulled through and gave what I perceived as some of the most meaningful performances of their life
Overall Effect - 3.5
Probably one of the most deeply moving movies I've seen in a long time. Truly leaves you wanting to reach out to all of our soldiers more than ever.

Total Score:
8.9 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Military, War on Terror, Post-traumatic stress.

Story - 1.9
Complex, multi-leveled. Just like a good fantasy book.
Cinematography - 1.9
Simply Beautiful. Stunning CGI works, especially for a smaller-budget film. Great shots, great coloring. Final army battle is akin to Helm's Deep from LoTR:TT.
Acting - 1.8
HUGE list of actors, mostly 'B' actors, a few 'A' list. Throughout the talent, the weak point is played by Matthew Lillard, who still maintains a mediocre quality of acting.
Overall Effect - 3.9
Great movie. Fun, exciting. If you love fantasy or LoTR, its on that scale without being a knock-off. Story follows Jason Stathom, but he is far from the only lead character.

Total Score:
9.5 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Fantasy, Action, Epic Battles, LoTR-style movies.

Story - 1.8
Enjoyable coming of age story. Hard to tell where it was going at times, which furthered the enjoyment.
Cinematography - 1.8
Nothing out of the ordinary. Static wide shots that are traditionally overused in indy films found a good home here and added well to the overall effect.
Acting - 1.7
A lack of depth in the baby's father was the only acting flaw in the entire piece that bothered me.
Overall Effect - 3.8
Very enjoyable. Highly non-traditional feel-good movie.

Total Score:
9.1 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Coming of age, pregnancy, independant film

I will rarely say this, but do not see this movie. The poor quality of writing, cinematography, acting, and overall effect make it unbearable to sit through in its entirety. Sci-Fi's weekend movies are heads and tails above this. (unless maybe this started as a sci-fi movie?!?!)

Recommendations: Do not see.

Story - 1.8
Normal post-apocalyptic telling of mood calming drugs and the rebels who don't take them. Some interesting twists towards the end which are very exciting and entertaining.
Cinematography - 1.8
Very interesting and stylized throughout. Very exciting.
Acting - 1.8
Some of Christian Bale's best work. Sean Bean and Taye Diggs offer great support in their roles.
Overall Effect - 3.7
Very enjoyable movie. Story twists offer some degree of replay ability.

Total Score:
9.1 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Action, Post-apocalyptic, sylized sci-fi.

Story - 2.0
Story was brilliant. Lots of twists throughout. Never ever lost any interest.
Cinematography - 2.0
Whole movie is beautiful. Every shot composition and coloring felt inspiring to the heart of the story.
Acting - 1.8
Lots of unknowns (other than from the first movie). Did very well. My least favorite talent was actually Caspian's uncle, the main bad guy in the movie. He did fine, his role just didn't thrill me.
Overall Effect - 3.7
Loved it. Something I could see again and again. Better than the first, although I've heard people having issues with it being overly violent, but I felt it a great part of the whole of the film.

Total Score:
9.5 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Fantasy, Epic Stories

Story - 1.6
Normal post-apocalyptic telling of mood calming drugs and the rebels who don't take them. No real twists throughout.
Cinematography - 1.8
Reminded me of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Real slow pacing. Shots were interesting but tended to linger too long.
Acting - 1.6
Characters didn't really feel very strong in definition. Robert Duvall does well, but it feels like many others could have done the part as well.
Overall Effect - 3.2
Felt overly long. Special effects are simply amazing, especially considering when it was made. Overall entertaining and definitely worth seeing at least once.

Final Score:
8.2 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Trippy, Post-apocalyptic society

Story - 0.8
Wholly unoriginal. Tradition story elements throughout without any additional thought or imagination.
Cinematography - 1.0
Also unoriginal. Shot after shot, the movie from which its been stolen can be called out. LoTR, Crouching Tiger, even The Patriot. Lack of creativity is saddening.
Acting- 1.6
This is what they built the movie around, and it shows. The sad thing is the main boy and girl were severely lacking, and it felt as if they simply didn't get the actors they wanted.
Overall Effect - 3.2
Still not a half-bad movie to sit through, especially entertaining if you're a fan of martial arts or Jet Li or Jackie Chan

Total Score:
6.6 out of 10

Recommended if looking for: Campy Martial Arts.

Story - 1.9
Great adaptation of a comic book. Story walked a fine line of superhero fantasy, and actually succeeded in never turning overly cheesy. Key moments played out perfectly, even when done in a non-traditional manner.
Cinematography - 1.9
Worked seamlessly back and forth between traditional camera work during 'story time' and newer action shaky-cam style during the 'action time'. A few shots where extremely freshly styled, types which I haven't seen before. CG is extremely realistic and well-done.
Acting - 1.9
Small cast, worked well together apparently. Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts) seriously worried me sometimes of coming off overly cheesy as in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, but she successfully pulled off the part in the end.
Overall Effect - 4.0
From first view, feels like something I'll want to see again and again. Great action, great comedic elements, great CG. Overall very high quality package.

Total Score:
9.7 out of 10

Recommended if you're looking for: Action, Comic Fantasy, Comedy