Question: 1. Deliriously smart escapist fare.
2. As a die-hard Red Sox fan, the highest praise I can give Pixar's latest is that it held my full attention after a madcap and largely sleepless Victory Parade weekend.
3. That The Incredibles is so polished and assured comes as no surprise. The question is, will Pixar's formula ever get old?
4. Brad Bird's richly imagined, retro-moderne homage to the superhero-fueled daydreams of his youth creates a vibrantly original mythology.
5. Here's another example of Pixar's mastery of popular animation.
6. A departure for Pixar: longer and a bit grittier ... and created by someone outside the Pixar family. ... But the movie's central elements are pure Pixar.
7. A standard issue superhero adventure? Probably not the most original thought that's ever crossed (Pixar's) collective minds.
8. One of the year's most visually dazzling and emotionally satisfying adventures.
9. The Incredibles is the finest of Pixar combined with the best parts of Spider-Man, Superman and Batman...plus it's pretty damn funny too.
10. certainly the animated movie of the year and, for my money, one of the best times you'll have at the movies all year.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Bringing loads of wit and tons of fun to the animated superhero genre, The Incredibles easily lives up to its name.

1. The filmmakers thankfully remember that we've journeyed so far with these characters and so they trust that we, the audience, will understand the poignancy and meaning of the events that are unfolding.
2. It's the perfect conclusion to a wonderful, decade-long love affair with Harry Potter.
3. Unlike nearly every adaptation Hollywood produces, the Harry Potter films, taken individually or as a whole, are worthy-epically worthy-of their literary source material.
4. Lopsided and rushed.
5. A wholly-satisfying finale to what is unquestionably the greatest coming-of-age saga ever committed to film.
6. 'The wand chooses the wizard,' says John Hurt, whose own wand hasn't made any choices since its scaffolding collapsed after Bea Arthur died.
7. For a grand finale to a truly epic, good-natured franchise, this is a perfect goodbye that's very hard to beat.
8. The magic isn't over. Far from it.
9. One of the saga's richest in character development installments, nicely rounds up the story without straying from its first half's tone and look, other than the uneventful and at times problematic use of 3D
10. While 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' brings closure to the sprawling saga, the primary reason to see the film is because it's entertaining.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Thrilling, powerfully acted, and visually dazzling, Deathly Hallows Part II brings the Harry Potter franchise to a satisfying -- and suitably magical -- conclusion.

1. Going Upriver is lucky enough to have at its disposal a genuinely charismatic figure whose sense of his own citizenship is rigorous, questioning, and articulate.
2. ...even Kerry fans might be made wistful... Where has that young man gone? Whatever happened to him?
3. It's too bad that Kerry's likely to lose the upcoming election, because this type of hagiography would be far better in the unlikely event that Mr. "Wartime" President is going to be defeated.
4. compelling story without fancy gimmicks and trickery
5. It's not angry or loud; it hopes that the truth spoken at a moderate level is stronger than lies trumpeted on national television.
6. There's an innocence, a purity in intention ... that one rarely sees in a documentary.
7. Butler's film may do little to change the outcome of the election, but anyone who questions Kerry's convictions should see Going Upriver before casting their vote.
8. It's only OK as a movie, but it's a fantastic political ad.
9. [I]t will leave you with questions you'll be asking long after the November election.
10. A serious, often very moving portrait of the effect the Vietnam War had on the nation and particularly those who served in it.
What is the critic consensus?
A: Interesting and revealing footage of both Kerry and the Vietnam era in general.

1. Social commentary mingles with stupid comedy in this humorless update of a 1977 George Segal-Jane Fonda romp.
2. Fun With Dick and Jane is exactly that - a bit of holiday fun.
3. It's fun, and that's fine.
4. This Dick & Jane is precisely the kind of social-problem comedy you'd expect from well-intentioned millionaires unaccustomed to putting their money where their mouths are.
5. Fun with Dick and Jane seems proud of its satirical association with the recent corporate scandals. But the movie wants the credit without doing the work.
6. This is something that should have waited for the February doldrums when theatergoers are starved for entertainment.
7. Most of it plays out as sub-medium-grade farce, but Carrey has some funny calisthenic bits where he appears to have the pliability of a rubber toy.
8. Fun With Dick and Jane is a silly comedy, but it draws some blood...
9. The comic payoff is slow to come and culminates in a kind of triumph-of-the-little-guy ending that only Frank Capra can pull off.
10. This kind of zany stuff is Carrey's forte, and so it is for Leoni, too. They make a grand pair, and their willingness to look stupid -- not to mention risking injury with various leaps and pratfalls -- gives the movie humour and energy.
What is the critic consensus?
A:
Answer: This muddled comedy has a few laughs, but never sustains a consistent tone.