Reviews of what’s currently in theatres.

21 (B)

Director Robert Luketic still delivers a film full of flash and style that makes it one of the more entertaining Vegas films in recent memory.

Luketic gets the most out of his cast, but also gets the most out of a simplistic card game, amping up the card scenes with CGI effects and slow mo techniques that only add to the tension.

88 Minutes (D)

Not even the great Al Pacino can save this dopey thriller about a college professor who receives a death threat that may or may not involve the serial killer the professor just helped put behind bars.

The story is about as convoluted as any 2008 release and if you can’t figure out the killer within 30 minutes, you’re not trying hard enough.

Drillbit Taylor (C-)

Owen Wilson stars as a homeless vet hired by three high school kids who need protection from the class bully in this sporadically funny, but ultimately disappointing comedy.

Fool’s Gold (D+)

Matthew McConaughey goes shirtless and Kate Hudson looks like she’d rather be anywhere else in this dopey romantic comedy with a touch of “National Treasure” thrown in.

Forbidden Kingdom (B-)

Jackie Chan and Jet Li team up in this amiable action film about a kung fu obsessed teen (Michael Angarano) who is whisked away to a magical world where he joins up with a band of warriors trying to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (B)

The Judd Apatow machine continues to roll with his latest romantic comedy, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”

Apatow, the man behind “Knocked Up,” “Superbad” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” serves only as a producer for “Marshall,” but he has put his stamp on a film that has a lot of striking similarities to those other films – including the ability to make an audience laugh at will.

Horton Hears a Who (C+)

The latest adaptation of a Dr. Seuss children’s book, certainly isn’t the worst attempt at family fare.

With its crisp animation and talented cast lending voices to the characters, there is a lot to like about the film. Unfortunately, “Horton” never can quite transcend its genre, playing mostly to its younger audience and leaving everyone else feeling rather empty.

Leatherheads (C)

George Clooney’s latest venture behind the camera, the period sports comedy “Leatherheads,” has its moments – but it is a rather lightweight and forgettable project. I’m sure I was entertained at the time I watched the film, but honestly I can’t remember too much about the experience a mere two days later.

Prom Night (F)

This remake – in name only – of the 1980 cult classic starring Jamie Lee Curtis may be one of the nicest and least bloody slasher films ever made. It’s as if Disney summoned the cast of “High School Musical” for an edgier project, with the result being a laughable, boring and stupid film that dumbs down a genre even more than the recent fiasco “When a Stranger Calls” (something I would have never imagined possible).

The Ruins (D+)

A group of friends Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they stumble upon an ancient ruins, in this slightly intriguing, but ultimately disappointing horror film. I’ll admit some of the effects are creepy, but it takes forever for the film to get going and the four main characters are pretty unlikable – making it nearly impossible to root for them.

Smart People (C)

Despite a solid cast that features Ellen Page and Thomas Haden Church, this romantic comedy, about a professor (Dennis Quaid) still in a funk after the death of his wife, is not as sharp and funny as it thinks it is.

The main problem is Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker, as a former student who becomes romantically involved with the professor, have zero chemistry.

Street Kings (B-)

This gritty urban drama starring Keanu Reeves as an LAPD vice detective investigating the murder of his former partner is better than it should be thanks to writers James Elroy and David Ayer – whose script does a good job of showing the seedy underbelly of greed and corruption.

Superhero Movie (D)

The creator of the last two “Scary Movies” tackles the superhero genre in this rather flat parody that is only mildly more entertaining than “Meet the Spartans.”