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The Last Kiss; Michael is a frustrated architect on the brink of turning 30, who's spirits are dampened when he begins feeling as if his life is formulatic and planned. At a good friend's wedding, he meets Kim, a beautiful and charming college student. Michael's uncertanties with his fiancée Jenna lead to an unexpected affair with his new collegiate. However Michael is forced to deal with the consequences of his actions when his secret spills.

The Last Kiss is a very good movie, although you're likely to be depressed leaving the theater if you are under the age of 30. Smart, engaging and honest, along with incredible acting and dead-on dialogue add up to a penetrating, insightful melodrama that isn't afraid to pull the punches.

The movie is undeniably sad, but it's a certain type of sad in which you will probably find it hard to look away. The characters are interesting, flawed people just like you and me, and everyone stumbles onto something interesting from scene to scene.

4 from 5

Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer; This sequel picks up a little while after the original ended, where the group was revealed to the world as a newly formed group of popular heroes. This time, it's a considerable time after, and the foursome have their own portion of a building, shaped like a giant 4, in New York City. After a funny, refreshing re-introduction with our heroes, we learn that Susan and Reed have had some issues in the planning of their wedding, which the public goes insane over. However, what seems like it could be finally tying the not is interuppted by the shocking appearance of the Silver Surfer, which Reed suspects is linked to bizarre occurrences previously around the globe. The foursome joins forces with their previous villain, who seems to have an agenda all his own, in order to bring down this mysterious new villain.

Fantastic Four was a box office success, but a critical and general audience failure. Still, it's no surprise that this sequel was churned out by Marvel almost two years later. Thankfully, you can step off the edge of the cliff. 'Surfer' is a considerable improvement over the original in just about every way. It's slicker, louder, funnier, more creative and with better special effects and a better story.

Everyone seems to be having a funner time making this when compared to the original. 'Surfer' has frequent doses of light humor and touches. Performances are better and less stiff here, particularly for Alba. Evans, as in the first film, is the one who pops the humor flashbulbs. The re-introduction of the foursome is probably the best part in the film, and 'Surfer' gets a good, although stretched, gag about a switching powers incident. This film does have a problem, however. It aims for a younger age range, and this plays as a fault for the film. Some of the sequences seem down-played, as they feel as if you could have been bigger, and a little bit better. However, most people at any age will have fun with these heroes. 3 from 4.

Daredevil; An accident as a child leaves the inspired, young Matt Murdock completely blind in both eyes. Fast foreward about 30 years and you get Ben Affleck as a smart, brooding lawyer living in New York by day. However, the night brings out a different part of Murdock, as he fights crime in a red suit, and calls himself Daredevil.

Murdock's life gets a little more complicated as Elektra enters his life. An encounter at the coffee shop blossoms into love. However, when Kingpin hires the menacing Bullseye to kill Elektra's father, Elektra pins the crime on Daredevil, and seeks vengeance.

Daredevil is based on the popular Marvel comics.

Anybody who read these comics probably won't care about the films flaws, because even my mind occasionally slipped off them and onto the slick, energetic action sequences. The main problem with 'Daredevil' lies in the camera, which darts around far too much, making far too many of the shots spastic and incoherent. This flaw makes the action sequences less memorable and exciting then they should be. However, 'Daredevil' delivers on a popcorn blockbuster scale, which is exactly what it aims for.

Affleck portrays Daredevil decently, however lacks some of the needed sexual charisma without the mask. Garner seems to be having a lot of fun as Elektra, flipping off walls and slashing her sei's. Colin Farrel also seems to be having fun with the role of Bullseye.

'Daredevil' has some problems with pacing and direction. However, it has a dark atmosphere, fast and fun action sequences and a wonderful sense of humor about itself. Highly entertaining. 3 from 4.