Musical

• Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, The directed by Gary Halvorson (1999)

  [4/10]

  "My two year old loved it, my eight year old liked it, the rest of my family tolerated it. Patinkin's performance provided, for me, the only real entertainment in the show. The songs seemed more contrived than usual for a Muppet movie. Noticeably missing: Kermit, Piggy, and Fozzy."

• Barnyard directed by Steve Oedekerk (2006)

  [3/10]

  "Imagine that Gary Larson had made a feature length version of his sentient cows from the 'Far Side' comics, then you might have an idea of what director Steve Oedekerk attempted with Barnyard."

• Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon (2006)

  [7/10]

  "Dreamgirls provides a fun, musical and visual experience without a whole lot of character depth. Tap your toe, enjoy the fun, but don't look too deeply into the storyline."

• High School Musical directed by Kenny Ortega (2006)

  [5/10]

  "It can happen -- a made for TV movie from Disney that doesn't suck. In fact High School Musical does a pretty good job at providing snappy songs, occasionally interesting choreography, and a less than lame plot."

• Prairie Home Companion, A directed by Robert Altman (2006)

  [6/10]

  "The performances please and provide adequate reason to see the film, but the plot seems just an excuse on which to hang the performances."

  Average score: 5.00