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What stands out first about Flash of Genius is the confidence with which Marc Abraham establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Flash of Genius asks Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Flash of Genius is established with useful clarity: Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. That direct approach lets Flas

What stands out first about Deception is the confidence with which Marcel Langenegger establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Deception asks Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Deception is established with useful clarity: An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. That direct approach lets Deception use its 1h 47m running time for chara

What stands out first about College is the confidence with which Deb Hagan establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, College asks Drake Bell and Kevin Covais to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of College is established with useful clarity: A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen. That direct approach lets College use its 1h 34m running time for chara

What stands out first about Hamlet 2 is the confidence with which Andrew Fleming establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Hamlet 2 asks Steve Coogan and Elisabeth Shue to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Hamlet 2 is established with useful clarity: A failed actor turned worse high school drama teacher rallies his Tucson, Arizona students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's

What stands out first about Shine a Light is the confidence with which Martin Scorsese establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Shine a Light asks Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Shine a Light is established with useful clarity: A career spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour. That direct approach lets Shine a Light use its

What stands out first about RocknRolla is the confidence with which Guy Ritchie establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, RocknRolla asks Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of RocknRolla is established with useful clarity: When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when

What stands out first about The Rocker is the confidence with which Peter Cattaneo establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Rocker asks Rainn Wilson and Josh Gad to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Rocker is established with useful clarity: In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. That direct approach lets The Rocker use its 1h 42m running time for character, atmo

What stands out first about Brideshead Revisited is the confidence with which Julian Jarrold establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Brideshead Revisited asks Matthew Goode and Patrick Malahide to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Brideshead Revisited is established with useful clarity: A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II. That direct approach lets Brideshea

What stands out first about Strange Wilderness is the confidence with which Fred Wolf establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Strange Wilderness asks Steve Zahn and Allen Covert to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Strange Wilderness is established with useful clarity: With the ratings dropping for a wilderness themed television show, two animal fans go to the Andes Mountains in search of Bigfoot. That direct approach l

What stands out first about An American Carol is the confidence with which David Zucker establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, An American Carol asks Kevin P. Farley and Kelsey Grammer to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of An American Carol is established with useful clarity: An anti American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country

What stands out first about Nothing Like the Holidays is the confidence with which Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Nothing Like the Holidays asks John Leguizamo and Freddy Rodríguez to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Nothing Like the Holidays is established with useful clarity: A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Chris

What stands out first about Over Her Dead Body is the confidence with which Jeff Lowell establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Over Her Dead Body asks Eva Longoria and Paul Rudd to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Over Her Dead Body is established with useful clarity: A ghost tries to sabotage her former boyfriend's current relationship with a psychic. That direct approach lets Over Her Dead Body use its 1h 35m runnin