Clocking in at almost 2 1/2 hours, Miami Vice (Universal) is little more than a standard fare cop film whose characters happen to live in Miami and have the names Crockett and Tubbs. The official site states the original series has been "enhanced by time" for its move to the big screen, something that may have taken away rather than improve. The series was a cultural phenomenon of the 80s unleashing the inner fashionista in men and great music to boot. Only the latter was carried over in the enhancement. Well, that's not exactly true...Colin Farrell (Sunny Crockett) sort of looked like the original Crockett, but the style just doesn't suit him - pun intended.

4 weeks, 32 teams and 64 games later, the World Cup ended in a cloud of white paper strips and slick dark hair with Italy taking home the trophy and retiring French legend Zinedine "Zizou" Zidane leaving viewers agasp at his red-card foul against Marco Materazzi. I REALLY wanna know - What did he say?!? With that, we were left with a gaping whole in our weekend plans just when we figured out where the best place to watch is and what time to get there for a good seat. Enter Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (Greenstreet Films/Miramax), a look back at the moment in time where soccer had the potential to become the national pasttime here in the United States.

For two plus hours, POTC: DMC, part two of the trilogy, is the perfect combo of special effects, physical comedy and adventure. Seeing Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow-channeling-Keith Richards alone is worth the $10.75. There are moments in the film where he doesn't even speak, but facial expressions alone sent most into riotous laughter. While Pirates may be light on story, there is one and it leaves you counting the minutes for the final installment. Why reviewers found this middle ground annoying for being a bridge to the final is hard for me to understand.

It's that time of year when films make last-minute, just-in-the-nick-of-time debuts, which get them in the running for Oscar gold. This, of course, throws a big wrench in any and all well thought out predictions of what and who will take the big prize. Look out people, here comes the mother of all monkey wrenches, The Producers.

With summer blockbuster releases this year mostly being sequels, remakes or about comic books, The Island (Warner Brothers/Dreamworks) is a welcome addition to a season that's been a bit uninspired. Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon) spared no expense in creating this well-paced, futuristic, sci-fi thriller and dare I say, it’s one of the best movie he’s ever made.

I happen to be the only person I know who is not obsessed with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (let the hate mail begin). I also happen to be the only woman I know who doesn’t really eat sweets. I’ve always explained the former using the latter. Because I don’t like sweets, a film about a chocolate factory is somewhat lost on me.

Last week I caught a screening of Touchstone Pictures Dark Water based on a Japanese film by the team behind The Ring and The Ring Two. With Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly and nominee John C. Reilly, I had high hopes for this movie, but instead ended up feeling dirty and disappointed.