Penn and Kidman do their thing, but an implausible story ruins them.

Works thanks to good writing and the Greenberg-Uma-Meryl trio.

Impressive, old-school historical epic, but something's missing at the core.

The brilliant Jeremy Irons has never been more effective, and affected.

Cameron Crowe's rock'n'roll past... labeled with love.

Put that volleyball down and get a life. Wait, not so fast...

The crook turns into a stuntman. But now it's murder time...

Aronofsky brings the descent into drug addiction to life in a terrifying way.

Deeply creepy, but well over-the-top by the end, which is a pity.

Felicity Huffman does her level best, but this treads water after a while.