http://critiqal.com Your one stop for everything movies - 500+ reviews, previews of upcoming films, photos and trailers. plus PEZ! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/dinner-for-schmucks-2010/ http://critiqal.com/dinner-for-schmucks-2010/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:54:04 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Remake]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5777 Plot: Tim (Rudd) is on the verge of having it all. The only thing between him and total career success is finding the perfect guest to bring to his boss' annual Dinner for Extraordinary People, an event where the winner of the evening brings the most eccentric character as his guest. Enter Barry (Carell), a guy with a passion for dressing mice up in tiny outfits to recreate great works of art.]]> http://critiqal.com/dinner-for-schmucks-2010/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/date-night-2010/ http://critiqal.com/date-night-2010/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:10:56 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Romance]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5640 Plot: A couple find their routine date night becomes much more than just dinner and a movie.]]> http://critiqal.com/date-night-2010/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/despicable-me-2010/ http://critiqal.com/despicable-me-2010/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:59:15 +0000 Reid Currier Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5522 Plot: In a secret underground hideout surrounded by his minions, Gru (Carell) is planning the biggest heist in history - he's going to steal the moon. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. But his biggest challenge comes when he encounters three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.]]> http://critiqal.com/despicable-me-2010/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/dr-seuss-horton-hears-a-who-2008/ http://critiqal.com/dr-seuss-horton-hears-a-who-2008/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:45:31 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/dr-seuss-horton-hears-a-who-2008/1347/ Plot: An imaginative elephant named Horton (Carrey) hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community that is convinced he's lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. Animated. Based on the children's book by Dr. Seuss.]]> http://critiqal.com/dr-seuss-horton-hears-a-who-2008/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/get-smart-2008/ http://critiqal.com/get-smart-2008/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:01:55 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Comedy]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/get-smart-2008/927/ Plot: When the headquarters of secret US spy agency CONTROL is attacked by an evil group known as KAOS and the identities of it's agents compromised, the Chief (Arkin) has no choice but to promote analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell), who teams up with Agent 99 (Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less time, it's up to Smart and 99 to stop KAOS.]]> http://critiqal.com/get-smart-2008/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/evan-almighty-2007/ http://critiqal.com/evan-almighty-2007/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:51:16 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Politics/Religion]> Sequel]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/evan-almighty-2007/538/ Plot: Newly elected to Congress, Evan (Carrell) leaves Buffalo behind and moves to Virginia. But, when God (Freeman) appears before him and commands him to build an ark, will his family believe him, or think he's finally lost it?]]> http://critiqal.com/evan-almighty-2007/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/over-the-hedge-2006/ http://critiqal.com/over-the-hedge-2006/#comments Tue, 30 May 2006 00:53:16 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Comedy]> Kids/Family]> http://www.pezxpress.com/2006/movies/all-reviews/over-the-hedge-2006-review/ Plot: Verne the Turtle (Shandling) and his woodland friends awaken from their long winter's nap to discover a hedge right through the middle of their home. After a bit of convincing, newcomer RJ the Raccoon (Willis) and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with - and even exploit - this strange new world called Suburbia. ]]> http://critiqal.com/over-the-hedge-2006/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-40-year-old-virgin-2005/ http://critiqal.com/the-40-year-old-virgin-2005/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:58:46 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Romance]> http://pezxpress.com/2006/01/22/the-40-year-old-virgin-2005-review/ Plot: Andy Stitzer (Carell) is 40, works at an electronics store, collects toys...and has never had sex. When his buddies find out he's still a virgin, they have a new mission: get Andy laid. With the pressure mounting, he meets a single mom (Keener). Will she be the one, or is he destined to be a virgin forever?]]> http://critiqal.com/the-40-year-old-virgin-2005/feed/ 0