Director Kormákur seems to have a knack for draining all of the energy out of life’s most epic stories.

This unquestionably fun film would have been so much better with a shift in focus to generate Lando Calrissian: A Star Wars Story.

Delivers the goods as an irreverently hilarious and literally side-splitting comedy.

Feels like a never-ending supply of sweet moments with a better plot probably saved for its sequel.

The Rock pulls off the truly impossible by salvaging this wreck from the surrounding rubble.

Hits upon familiar themes and dresses them up in splashy visuals for an ambitious but ordinary adventure.

This is an action extravaganza.

Delivers a unique experience in some otherworldly place borne of imagination.

The ingredients for a first-rate experience are all here until the story unfolds.

An origin story with no intention of avoiding the inevitable battle sequences.

Forges its own path as a fun, original film that both stands on its own and fits into the larger Marvel Universe.

No film in 2017 surprised me more than this one.