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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Starring: Shia Laboeuf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, John Turturro

Directed by: Michael Bay

Plot: The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, discover that the US government has been hiding the truth about the moon landings; it was launched to investigate a crashed Autobot ship that was carrying technology that could devastate Earth if the Decepticons were to acquire it.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 38%

Critic Consensus: “Its special effects — and 3D shots — are undeniably impressive, but they aren’t enough to fill up its loud, bloated running time, or mask its thin, indifferent script”

Larry Crowne

Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson

Directed by: Tom Hanks

Plot: After getting fired from his long time job at a big department store, Larry Crowne heads to the local college to take some courses and start over.

RT Freshness: 36%

Critic Consensus: “Despite the relaxed, easy chemistry of stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne is surprisingly bland and conventional”

Monte Carlo

Starring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy

Directed by: Tom Bezucha

Plot: Three friends are on vacation in Paris when they stumble into a princess who looks exactly like one of them.  Switching identities, the trio heads to Monte Carlo in the lap of luxury while the princess gets to live a normal life for a few days.

RT Freshness: 39%

Critic Consensus: “Although it has its charming moments, Monte Carlo is mostly silly, predictable stuff that never pushes beyond the boundaries of formula”

 

 

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