Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Walt Disney Pictures, PG-13)
Off-kilter can be charming, but the main problem with this film is that its central draw is not the likable pirate that he once was.
Keira Knightley
The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company, PG-13)
There’s a high degree of forced and borderline silly conflict here, which doesn’t sit well given the dramatic reality of the story.
Laggies (A24, R)
Megan falls into hanging out with the 16-year-old Annika and her friends, if only because Megan seems to fit in better with them than she does with adults.
Anna Karenina (Focus Features, R)
The result is less of a complete film and more of simply an impressive directorial achievement.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Focus Features, R)
The end-of-the-world scenario is far from fully realized, everything is either predictable or entirely unbelievable (or both), and, on the whole, the film tries too hard to be cutesy and likeable and twee.
A Dangerous Method (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
I tend to prefer David Cronenberg when he’s heavier on action and lighter on psychological fare.
The Edge of Love (Capitol Films, NR)
Can we just agree now that there should be a moratorium on intercutting scenes of childbirth with those of wartime amputations?
Atonement (Focus Features, R)
Every word that is spoken is meaningful and carries with it importance and weight.