Castle Rock Entertainment

• Absolute Power directed by Clint Eastwood (1997)

  [6/10]

  "Eastwood does manage the suspense of Absolute Power very well. So well that I didn't really notice many of the flaws until I watched the film a second time. So, I recommend seeing Absolute Power once for the pleasant thrill, but then don't pollute the pleasant memory with closer scrutiny of repeated viewings."

• Hearts in Atlantis directed by Scott Hicks (2001)

  [6/10]

  "Without Hopkins, Hearts would join the long list of ho-hum we-preferred-life-in-the-1950s movies."

• Miss Congeniality directed by Denald Petrie (2000)

  [5/10]

  "Put a hard nosed, glamour neutral, female FBI agent undercover as a contestant in a major beauty pageant (under threat of terrorist attack) and you could get a lot of laughs. But the writers of Miss Congeniality didn't write an all-out gut-busting comedy."

  Average score: 5.67