Nobody

A fine film to watch when you’re having a bad day. It’s vaguely obscene to call this one a real hoot, given it's profound violence and lack of much in the way of redeeming value, but there it is. Despite the well-trodden territory—Taken and the Wick movies long ago beat this one to the punch—the scenario still has the power to entertain and, if you’re the certain warped type, amuse. Odenkirk's leading turn here emphasizes the strength of the premise that you can’t judge a book by its cover, and that anyone--even the seemingly least likely--can be a real threat, at least when the circumstances are right. That strong premise, good visuals, and exactly the right attitude make this one a piece of good, professional work.

Terminator: Salvation

The machine in question, with this movie franchise, may as well be a copier--an old copier with a lot of worn parts and an overused imager. What do you get out of that sort of machine? A copy, yes, but a faded facsimile, one that resembles your original piece, but is tough to read, loses parts of its original whole, and often isn't good enough to get the job done. So it is with the Terminator films: there's some good stuff here, and you never get a bad performance from Christian Bale. But we've seen this premise, these themes, those iconic symbols (and even specific lines of dialogue) too many times before. Their impact has faded.