Worthwhile (or not) 9/30/11

MetaCritic indicates THE GUARD (78) is the best of the new films this week, followed by 50/50 (73), COURAGEOUS (38), WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? (37), and in last place, DREAM HOUSE (00, No national reviews). The national critics and I agree on THE GUARD and DREAM HOUSE. Check out the MetaCritic website for additional comments on each film.

Check out Monday's Opening section to see the previews and synopses.

My reviews of  WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER (**) and THE GUARD (***½) will be available today (Friday) at 4:30 p.m. If you can't wait that long for reviews, see the reviews below.

James Berardinelli review of 50/50.
Orlando Sentinel review of Courageous.

MovieWeb review of Dream House.
Empire review of The Guard.
Arizona Republic review of What's Your Number?.