Disney's "John Carter" continues to be the source of The movies tongue-wagging for months: this massively-budgeted action/adventure can be helmed by Andrew Stanton, a director best regarded for his work within animation, and features a personality who's largely unknown to help contemporary audiences. It's finally hitting theaters, along with "Silent Household, " which stars Elizabeth Olsen being a young woman trapped within a secluded dwelling, and "A Thousand Words, " starring Eddie Murphy as a man left speechless. Find out what the critics should say on Rotten Tomato vegetables.
"John Carter"
After earning near-universal acclaim pertaining to "Finding Nemo" and "WALL-E, " Pixar wiz Andrew Stanton uses a big leap into live action filmmaking while using much-ballyhooed "John Carter. " The result, critics say, is something of some sort of mixed bag: while "John Carter" appears terrific and delivers the share of pulpy enjoyment, it also suffers from uneven pacing and from time to time incomprehensible plotting and portrayal. Taylor Kitsch plays your title character, a Civil War animal medical practitioner who finds himself teleported to Mars and amid a conflict between warring tribes. Can he save the actual Red Planet and make contact with Earth? "John Carter" is currently at 52 percent with Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer; check out some in the reviews here:
Fresh: "'John Carter' is so wanting to please that, despite its overblown delivery, it still manages for you to feel intimate and enjoyable. " – Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline
Fresh: "When you're dumping the 3D glasses in to the recycling bin, you have to admit you enjoyed your time and efforts on Barsoom. There may be waste, but there will be a smaller amount regret than you envision. " – Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten: "It's hard to care about anything going on in this shapeless would-be franchise, which lurches from landscape to scene without making any real excitement. " – Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten: "For all its incidental excitement, 'John Carter' could use what the most effective Pixar movies possess: a strong, original story and personas who attach themselves to moviegoers' hearts as opposed to simply passing across the field of vision. " – Richard Corliss, Time Magazine
"Silent House"
Right off the bat, "Silent House" has a pair of intriguing points in it's favor: the whole film will be one long unbroken photo, and it stars outstanding Elizabeth Olsen. But while critics point out the movie is atmospheric and infrequently quite chilling, its climax is a huge letdown. During a weekend continue to be at her family's sea house, Sarah (Olsen) turns into trapped by menacing intruders and ominous noises. For the next hour and a half, Sarah tries to uncover the nature of this malicious force – and evade with her life. It's currently at 56 percent within the Tomatometer; read what the critics must say here:
Fresh: "For 88 minutes, Olsen rivets our interest, and the camera's, so fiercely it verges with unbearable. 'Silent House' is the woman movie. " – Kathleen Murphy, MSN Movies
Fresh: "['Silent House' is] almost a master class in tips on how to tell a spooky-house story. " – Eric Deb. Snider, Film.com
Rotten: "A certain technical virtuosity is the signal virtue of 'Silent Property, ' a creaky haunted residence that, once the big perspective is revealed, makes very little sense in any way. " – Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten: "Look hard and you can definitely find a few thrills inside a potboiler called 'Silent Residence, ' but I was fighting too much to stay awake to repay much attention. " – Rex Reed, Nyc
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