Elfman, Danny

• Mission: Impossible (1996)

  [6/10]

  "I can understand killing off one or two of the team members to provide a revenge motivation for the rest of the team, but killing off the entire team, including Phelps, departs so radically from the traditions of the TV series, that only the first twenty minutes really deserve the name Mission: Impossible."

• Nacho Libre (2006)

  [5/10]

  "It has some memorable lines, but the plot meanders without much drive or purpose and may go down as one of Black's low points in his career."

• Nightmare before Christmas, The (1993)

  [7/10]

  "The typical and unsurprising plot doesn't provide much satisfaction, but visually Nightmare provides a fun, creative atmosphere that has so much detail that you can see something new every time you watch."

• Wanted (2008)

  [8/10]

  "Over half of the film centers on Wesley training to take his place in the guild of assassins. Wesley doesn't have much fun training, but the film moves the story along with a nice combination of explosions, rapid-fire gunfights, chase scenes, and the discovery of cool and interesting things about the weavers' heritage and skills. You don't get a lot of deep thought out of Wanted, but you do get a fun, adolescent romp filled with plenty of action."

  Average score: 6.50