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Hercules

Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Joseph Fiennes, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, John Hurt, Rebecka Ferguson

Starring: Brett Ratner

Plot: After completing his legendary 12 labors, Hercules and a band of warriors take on a quest to free a kingdom from a ruthless warlord and an army of undead warriors.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 62%

Critic Consensus: “Hercules has Brett Ratner behind the cameras and Dwayne Johnson rocking the loincloth — and delivers exactly what any reasonable person reading that description might expect”

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Lucy

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-Sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbaek

Directed by: Luc Besson

Plot: A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic when a cocktail of drugs leaks into her system.

RT Freshness: 59%

Critic Consensus: “Enthusiastically silly, Lucy tries to power through its logical gaps with cheesy thrills and Scarlett Johansson’s charm — and partly succeeds”

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And So It Goes

Starring: Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Sterling Jerins, Frances Sternhagen, John Scott Shepherd, Frankie Valli

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Plot: A self-centered realtor is suddenly left to babysit a grandaughter he never knew he had and enlists his neighbor to help him out.

RT Freshness: 16%

Critic Consensus: “And So It Goes aims for comedy, but with two talented stars stuck in a half-hearted effort from a once-mighty filmmaker, it ends in unintentional tragedy”

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