Daily News movie critic discusses what’s currently playing 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.

Baby Mama (C-)

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are two very funny women.

But not even their talents, nor those of some other high-profile actors, can save the rather pedestrian “Baby Mama.” While this comedy does have a few mild laughs, it mostly misfires, thanks to a script that is nowhere near the talent level of its cast.

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.

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (D)

The follow up to the surprise stoner cult classic “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” makes that film look like one of the greatest comedies of all time. This second act is just tired and unfunny, with the exception of a brief return from former “Doogie Howser” star Neil Patrick Harris.

Iron Man (B+)

The 2008 summer season is off to a rousing start with “Iron Man.” The latest Marvel Comic super hero to hit the big screen is a top-notch action film that sets the bar high for the rest of the summer blockbuster hopefuls.

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.

Made of Honor (D+)

Patrick Dempsey stars as a millionaire playboy who realizes his best friend (Michelle Monaghan) may actually be the girl of his dreams just as she announces she is getting married, in a rather lightweight and predictable romantic comedy.

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).

Speed Racer (F)

The latest film from Andy and Larry Wachowski (creators of “The Matrix”) is a misstep of epic proportions – an overbearing mix of candy-coated visuals and an incoherent plot. It’s the kind of self-absorbed mess that makes you question the sanity of the people involved in the project. Surely, they didn’t think they were actually making a good movie?

What Happens in Vegas (C-)

Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher star in this romantic comedy about two strangers who accidentally get married and later score a $3,000,000 jackpot at a slot machine further complicating the situation. While the plot is contrived, the film does have its moments. Although it would be interesting to see how it could have played out if it had went 100 percent dark like the Michael Douglas-Kathleen Turner film “War of the Roses.”