Ninja Assassin (Warner Bros.)

Daily Variety (Rob Nelson): “But unless the viewer is easily delighted by ultraviolence for its own sake, this thinly plotted movie about a young ninja’s revenge against his cruel trainers will disappoint.”

Hollywood Reporter (Ethan Alter): “Long on awesomely bloody action sequences, short on a memorable plot or characters.”

Old Dogs (Buena Vista)

Daily Variety (Dennis Harvey): “Too bad this shrilly tuned comedy doesn’t demand more than clock-punching effort from everyone involved.”

Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt): “Insipid, predictable, broad comedy mixed with Disney Family Values makes for one exasperating sit.”

The Princess and the Frog (Buena Vista)

Daily Variety (Justin Chang): “But whatever it accomplishes for Disney’s reputation or bottom line, this long-anticipated throwback to a venerable house style never comes within kissing distance of the studio’s former glory.”

Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt): “Disney brilliantly rediscovers hand-drawn animation and the value of story.”

The Road (Weinstein Co.)

Daily Variety (Todd McCarthy): “Except for the physical aspects of this bleak odyssey by a father and son through a post-apocalyptic landscape, this long-delayed production falls dispiritingly short on every front.”

Hollywood Reporter (Deborah Young): “A bleak vision of human life, but intense throughout.”