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Although the movie will be embraced by the singer’s fans, it has something to offer those with no more than a casual appreciation of the man’s music.

When the end credits roll, it’s hard to decide whether the most appropriate feeling should be disgust, despair, or despondency.

Run Time: 2:08
U.S. Release Date: 2019-05-24
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy/Musical
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad

For a movie about magic, that’s one element sorely lacking in this retread.

If you’re in high school (or have ever gone through the experience), you’ll laugh quite a bit, wince more than once, and relate from start to finish.

Run Time: 1:53
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman

Surviving the passage of time are the complexity of the relationship between the two main characters and the tragic arc inscribed by their interaction.

Run Time: 1:29
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Vigo
Cast: Dita Parlo, Jean Daste, Michel Simon, Louis Lefebvre

Offers a glimpse of director Jean Vigo's promise and provides an important piece in the jigsaw puzzle of the early history of motion pictures.

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2019-05-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Cast: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, John Leguizamo

Although devoid of sophistication, the frothy love story may win over viewers who are predisposed to enjoy this sort of entertainment.

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Release Date: 2019-05-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Roberts
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch, Ron Livingston, Odessa Young

Presumably, director Wayne Roberts wants to say something profound but the message is muddled and the means by which it is presented are confused.

There’s a point at which the “more of the same” mantra changes to “been there, done that.”