2007 in Review

1. Charlie Wilson's War, A, surprisingly funny and smart
2. Michael Clayton, A, well-made movie, strong story, good acting
3. Ratatouille, A, less action and more focus on story and characters
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, A, well-realized movie version better than the book
5. Juno, A-, good writing and strong characters, cute movie
6. No Country for Old Men, A-, intensely compelling with a bad ending
7. Meet the Robinsons, A-, surprisingly good animated movie
8. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, A-, funny, well-made sendup of music biopics
9. Once, B+, overly indie movie but well worth watching
10. Live Free or Die Hard, B+, big, fun action movie
11. Enchanted, B+, predictable, but worth watching
12. Breach, B+, good cat and mouse with a very strong villain
13. 3:10 to Yuma, B+, exciting character-driven Western ends poorly
14. Bee Movie, B+, Pixar movies get the Seinfeld treatment
15. The Golden Compass, B+, pretty and entertaining, but dark and confusing
16. The King of Kong, B+, reality portrait of 80's video gamers
17. The Simpsons Movie, B, a movie version of the animated TV show
18. The Bourne Ultimatum, B, more of the same, but this is a formula that works
19. Superbad, B, vulgar, over-the-top, but ultimately funny
20. Waitress, B, sweet and quirky indie movie with flat characters
21. Hot Fuzz, B, silly spoof has funny moments before going astray
22. The Transformers, B-, big action movie about a boy and his robot
23. Sweeney Todd, B-, dark musical is too familiar, unredeemed by songs
24. There Will Be Blood, C+, a slow ride to nowhere
25. The Darjeeling Limited, C+, annoying, self-involved characters find themselves
26. Knocked Up, C, an offensively rude movie turned chick flick
27. Black Snake Moan, C+, Christina Ricci looks great in very small outfit
28. Music and Lyrics, C-, lite, cute with some good jokes about 80's music
29. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, C-, More and more excess, but at least it's over now