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As I tend to approve of Noah Baumbach projects – The Squid and the Whale happens to be one of my favorites of 2005 – I have faith that this one's going to turn out OK too. Besides an aged Stiller – even his hair has gotten a little gray! – kudos are in order for casting Greta Gerwig as his love interest. Not that Greenberg screams blockbuster or anything, but it's pleasing to see her in something with a decent budget after getting her start in super indies like Hannah Takes the Stairs and Baghead.

Grade: B

Why Did I Get Married Too? – Opens April 2, 2010

If your typical Grey's Anatomy episode doesn't quite do it for you anymore, get a load of the drama in Why Did I Get Married Too?, the sequel to Tyler Perry's 2007 hit movie about four couples who take a yearly weeklong vacay together – and always manage to learn about their infidelities at the exact same time. While I thought the original Why Did I? movie looked decent (and also Perry's more recent I Can Do Bad All by Myself), this 2010 sequel doesn't look all that enticing. (Unless, of course, you enjoy high-octane drama that apparently doesn't let up). Beyond verbal (and physical) fighting, I'm not sure what else this project offers.

Grade: D

Kick-Ass – Opens April 16, 2010

Based on the same name comic book that launched only last year, Kick-Ass is the name lonely teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) dubs himself while wearing a green mask, matching bodysuit and obnoxiously bright yellow gloves. (Or, better put, when he's emulating what he thinks is a superhero). What has to be every nerdboy's fantasy, Dave literally takes to the streets. And sure enough, along the way he encounters a situation – a mysterious vigilante trying to take down a drug lord – that requires his "powers."

If I was into graphic novels, I'd probably be more enthusiastic about Kick-Ass. Even so, having recently read books like Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude, I find myself relating a bit with Kick-Ass' lead character, a boy who takes it upon himself to live out his dream – even at the expense of what others must be thinking. I also give props to Kick-Ass' creator, Mark Millar, whose comic puts a unique spin on the typical superhero.

Other notes: Kick-Ass' tone is more slapstick than this write-up may have you believe and the movie stars no one you've ever heard of (save for Superbad's Christopher Mintz-Plasse and, well, Nicolas Cage).

Grade: C+

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