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Entertainment Review: Final 'Potter' film is sad and satisfying (Photo Gallery)

By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic Published: Jul 12, 2011 at 9:22 AM PDT Last Updated: Jul 15, 2011 at 7:09 AM PDT

If last year's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" marked the beginning of the end with a gripping feeling of doom and gloom, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" wraps things up once and for all on a note of melancholy.

Entertainment Review: Opposable thumbs down for 'Zookeeper'

By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer Published: Jul 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM PDT

"Zookeeper" is as dumb as they come, the movie that finally allows Adam Sandler to lend annoying voice to a Capuchin monkey as it talks incessantly about flinging poop around.

Entertainment Star power can't liven up corny 'Larry Crowne'

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: Jul 2, 2011 at 2:39 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 2, 2011 at 2:39 PM PDT

Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts start in the movie about a middle-aged, divorced man who decides it's finally time to give college a try.

Entertainment Review: 'Transformers' is another loud bruiser (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer Published: Jun 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM PDT

To his credit, Michael Bay does try to put more human touch into "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," aiming to make up for the clattering mess of overgrown kitchen appliances that duked it out in the franchise's last installment.

Entertainment 'Bad Teacher' passes, just barely

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: Jun 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM PDT

Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake star in the movie about a selfish and scheming teacher at a suburban middle school.

Entertainment 'Green Lantern' is pretty dull and dim

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: Jun 19, 2011 at 1:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 19, 2011 at 1:06 PM PDT

Remember when big, summer blockbusters were fun — when they were a light, clever and entertaining escape? That notion apparently eluded the makers of "Green Lantern," a joyless amalgamation of expository dialogue and special effects that aren't especially special.

Entertainment 'Cars 2' is a clunker

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: Jun 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM PDT

Pixar usually hits movies out of the park, but the studio breaks the trend with "Cars 2."

Entertainment Abrams, Spielberg form alien alliance on 'Super 8'

By David Germain, AP Movie Writer Published: Jun 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM PDT

If the cute, cuddly alien of Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" had been imprisoned for decades by those cruel government guys chasing him, the result might have been something like J.J. Abrams' "Super 8."

Entertainment 'X-Men' prequel is first-class affair

By David Germain, AP Movie Writer Published: Jun 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM PDT

"X-Men: First Class" goes back to the 1960s to take a look at how the X-Men first came together.

Entertainment Review: Second 'Hangover' feels awfully familiar (Photo Gallery)

By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic Published: May 24, 2011 at 9:23 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2011 at 9:23 AM PDT

It's hard to imagine a more half-assed attempt at cashing in a second time than "The Hangover Part II."

Entertainment New 'Pirates' sails old familiar, seas (Photo Gallery)

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: May 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM PDT

The fourth film in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise feels overlong and overstuffed: needlessly convoluted yet, at the same time, phoned-in.

Entertainment Ferrell is subtly moving in 'Everything Must Go'

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: May 11, 2011 at 12:44 PM PDT Last Updated: May 11, 2011 at 12:44 PM PDT

Will Ferrell departs from his normal slapstick comedy for a much darker, deepr role in "Everything Must Go."

Entertainment Review: Say 'I don't' to 'Something Borrowed'

By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Published: May 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM PDT

Romantic comedy "Something Borrowed" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as a woman who is in love with her best friend's fiance.

Entertainment Review: 'Thor' rumbles, never quite roars

By David Germain, AP Movie Writer Published: May 3, 2011 at 2:53 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2011 at 2:53 PM PDT

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman start in the latest Marvel Comics big-screen adaptation.

Entertainment Review: Gibson performance brings 'Beaver' to life

By David Germain, AP Movie Writer Published: May 3, 2011 at 9:39 AM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2011 at 9:39 AM PDT

Mel Gibson plays a suicidal man struggling with inner demons, which viewers may have a hard time separating from Gibson's off-screen problems that include an anti-Semitic rant and a drunken-driving arrest.