Rating: 3/4 -- If you're looking for another Adam Sandler/Jack Black comic masterpiece, this isn't it. It is, though, Billy Bob Thornton at his best, dropping analogies that would make a Hooters waitress blush. Full Review

The best reason to see Richard Linklater's wholly unnecessary but highly enjoyable remake of The Bad News Bears is Billy Bob Thornton, who's doing a PG-13 version of his Bad Santa. Full Review

Billy Bob Thornton has proven he can do pretty much anything, but he simply does not look haggard, washed-up or miserable enough to be a believable Morris Buttermaker, the role Walter Matthau immortalized. Full Review

Rating: 3/5 -- Bad News Bears finds Linklater marking time professionally enough -- and while hardly essential viewing, it's unpretentious, amoral fun. Full Review

Rating: 2/4 -- Even if you never saw the original Bad News Bears, you've probably seen this movie. You know, the one where the reluctant coach pulls together the ragtag bunch of misfits and teaches them important lessons about teamwork. Full Review

Rating: 3/5 -- Linklater's spirit is true: Practice still unfolds to the waltz of Carmen. Sentiment is avoided at all costs. Full Review

Rating: B- -- An amiable enough remake of the 1976 classic that is helped greatly by some very funny work by Billy Bob Thornton. Full Review