Due Date (2010)

There are two ways to make a comedy: entertain the audience with a bunch of fools or make fools of the audience. Due Date may be closer to the later.

The Tourist (2010)

Most people heading to see this movie will be fans of Johnny Depp or Angelina Jolie, its leading actors and two of Hollywood’s sexiest. Even though there is no spark between the two, the lineup appears to have been a success.

Love and Other Drugs (2010)

A naked Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal may be the most attractive part of Love and Other Drugs, despite their regular appearances in on-screen romances.

The King’s Speech (2010)

Since its debut, The King’s Speech has been wowing both critics and viewers alike. Much as in The Queen, which took world film festivals by storm in 2006, director Tom Hooper adapts a story of the Royal family from moments of history.

Never Let Me Go (2010)

Never Let Me Go looks like a sci-fi movie at first glance, but proves to be one of those more complicated movies that transcends genre. In this case, it’s a love triangle between three young clones.

The Ghost Writer (2010)

Acrostic is not only a game Chinese scholars like to play. Roman Polanski revealed the key to a puzzle involving the UK Prime Minister using an acrostic. In the end, the first word of each chapter spells out the secret of the entire movie. Then, all the foreshadowing in previous plots come together in the conclusion.

Buried

What Buried lacks in action, it makes up for many times over with its tension. The entire two-hour film shows only a single character who is buried alive in a coffin. Outstanding directing by Rodrigo Cortes and an award-worthy performance by Ryan Reynolds make the film incredibly watchable even if there is never a scene change.

Black Swan (2010)

A prestigious New York ballet company is preparing a new edition of Swan Lake. The production requires one ballerina to play both the innocent white swan and the sensual black swan.

Devil (2010)

M. Night Shyamalan’s reputation exploded after his brilliant production of The Sixth Sense in 1999. But since then, it seems like his movies have lost their spark. They’re hardly terrible, but a far cry from excellence.

The Town

Hollywood pretty boy Ben Affleck has long gone underestimated, locking him into a litany of handsome “average guy” roles. The Town might be a turning point for Affleck, who this time takes over the director’s chair to make an excellent movie.