Weekend Movie Trailers & Reviews: Is 'Immortals' Dead On Arrival?

Immortals-cavill.jpeg" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; width: 300px; height: 200px; " />In the time between the summer blockbusters and the Christmas and awards season bonanza, we have weekends like this one. Three movies, three very different styles: one a pure action film, another a biopic that might be meant as Oscar bait, and the third an extremely broad, family-friendly comedy.

But are any of them any good? Read on to find reviews and watch trailers for this weekend's big movie releases.

Immortals

Rated R, 110 mins.

Director Tarsem Singh, who is set to direct the upcoming Lily Collins Snow White pic "Mirror Mirror," directed this action flick telling the myth of the Greek hero Theseus, who becomes a champion of the gods to defeat the evil king Hyperion.

Henry Cavill plays Theseus in a prelude to his big role as Superman, and the rest of the cast includes Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto, and others.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Immortals" at a middling 46% among critics. While reviews are applauding the striking visuals (in the style of "300"), the plot is a bit thin.

See it if: You enjoyed "300," either for the action or for the abs.

J. Edgar

Rated R, 137 mins.

This biopic follows the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, revealing secrets about the man that may or may not make for a riveting movie, but certainly give Leonardo DiCaprio a chance to emote his way through playing the title role. The movie also explores Hoover's homosexual relationship, and was written by "Milk" scribe Dustin Lance Black. Clint Eastwood directs.

Rotten Tomatoes has "J. Edgar" at a surprisingly low 40% among critics. The consensus is that, as usual, DiCaprio gives a great performance. However, the rest of the film, from the storytelling to the makeup, are less than stellar. A rare miss for Eastwood.

See it if: You want to see what DiCaprio would look like as a fat old guy.

Jack and Jill

Rated PG, 93 mins.

Adam Sandler returns with another movie, but this time he's moving back away from the seriodrama of "Funny People" to the broad comedy of his glory days in the 1990's, when he struck gold with movies like "Happy Gilmore" and "Billy Madison."

In this family flick (a rare PG-rated movie from Sandler), Sandler plays ad exec Jack, who must deal with his visiting sister Jill, who is also played by Sandler. Katie Holmes co-stars, and celebs like Al Pacino make a few cameos.

Rotten Tomatoes has "Jack and Jill" at a flat 0%, but only have 21 ratings. Chances are good that someone out there will like this movie, but it might not clear 10%. Critics are claiming that it's so juvenile even kids might think it's dumb.

See it if: You're a big fan of Drew on "The X Factor," because she claims it was the funniest movie she's ever seen.