THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI. Fact-based story about a British reporter covering the invasion of China in 1937 takes a hokey turn and doesn't recover. (R) C (Wire services)

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN. Big-budget sequel takes the Pevensie children back to Narnia for a lot of fighting and a few more laughs. Ben Barnes. (PG-13) B

THE COUNTERFEITERS. Oscar-winning, based-on-fact drama about a counterfeiting ring run out of World War II German prison camp. (Not rated) B+ (Wire services)

THE FALL. An injured silent-movie stuntman tries to entertain an injured girl with an adventure story. Visually exciting, narratively weak. (R) B (Wire services)

GET SMART. Comedic misfire with inconsistent tone tries to flesh out sitcom icon Maxwell Smart to the detriment of humor. And the love story? Ick. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway. (PG-13) C

THE HAPPENING. When toxins hit Philly, Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel head for the hills. Not much horror, drama, in M. Night Shyamalan's latest. (R) C

THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Action-packed wham-bam chase film with the not-so-jolly green giant battling the Abominator. (PG-13) B+ (Howard Gensler)

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Both a return to old adventure serials and a retrospective of director Steven Spielberg's career, aside from a few scenes, it doesn't really succeed as either. Harrison Ford. (PG-13) B-

IRON MAN. Playboy inventor (Robert Downey Jr.) builds militarized body-armor suit, becomes superhero. Fun, uptempo version of the Marvel comic. Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow. (PG-13) B+

JELLYFISH. A variety of human stories float around each other in this Israeli-made drama but never seem to a coalesce into a meaningful whole. (Not rated) C+ (Wire services)

KUNG FU PANDA. OK animated movie about panda (voice of Jack Black) chosen to defend his Chinese village. Starts slow, gets better. (PG) B-

LOVE SONGS. A French love story about a threesome. With songs. (Not rated) B+ (Wire services)

THE LOVE GURU. Mike Myers gets all faux spiritual in this silly, innuendo-filled self-help farce. (PG-13) B- (Wire services)

MONGOL. Fascinating foreign film epic shot in Kazakhstan showing a softer side of Genghis Khan. (PG-13) B+

THE PROMOTION. Two guys (Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly) battle to become supermarket store manager. A few laughs in an indie comedy. (R) C

REPRISE. Norwegian coming-of-age movie about would-be novelists is a lot better than its spare plot might indicate. (R) B+ (Wire services)

SAVAGE GRACE. Melodrama bout a wealthy family with an Oedipal complex. Julianne Moore. (Not rated) B+ (Wire services)

SEX AND THE CITY. A wrap-it-all-up valentine to fans of the erstwhile show, but a chore to the uninitiated. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon. (R) B

THE STRANGERS. Some OK atmospherics in this chiller about a woman (Liv Tyler) terrorized in rural home, but ultimately the iconography and sadism are familiar. (R) C

THE VISITOR. Quirky, often funny story of widower (Richard Jenkins) who befriends immigrant squatters. From writer-director Tom McCarthy. (PG) B

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS. Nothing remotely funny. Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz get drunk and hitched, fight over jackpot. (PG-13) D

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ZOHAN. Nutty Adam Sandler movie about a retired Israeli spy turned hair stylist harassed by Hamas in New York. (PG-13) B-