Movie Reviews: Nick Cage as Animated Caveman in 'The Croods' and More

Editor's Note: All reviews and information aggregated from Moviefone and RottenTomatoes.

Want to catch a movie this weekend? Here is Patch's roundup of movies playing at the Muller Family Theatres - Willow Creek 12 and Mann Theatres Plymouth.

New this weekend:

The Croods

Muller Family Theatres - Willow Creek 12: 11:25 a.m., 12:30, 1:35, 2:40, 3:45, 4:50, 6, 7, 8:15 and 9:10 p.m.

Mann Theatres Plymouth: (Digital 3-D) 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:45 and 9 p.m.; (Standard): 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m.

One sentence plot: The Croods tells the story of the world's first family road trip: When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must embark on a comedy adventure into strange and spectacular territory in search of a new home.

Rotten Tomatoes viewer score: 95

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79

Reviews:

"Despite a few too many mother-in-law jokes, "The Croods" nicely makes it clear that even before they had fire, families understood how important it was to cherish and protect each other." Chicago Sun-Times Full Review

"'The Croods' is both brisk and beautiful, and should be sufficiently entertaining for family audiences for whom few such options exist these days." The Associated Press Full Review

"The familiarity of the characters and their dynamics do make the movie feel comfy. You'll probably go into the prehistoric animated comedy thinking you know what it's going to be, and you'll be right." The Pioneer Press Full Review

Admission

Muller Family Theatres - Willow Creek 12: 12:05 

Mann Theatres Plymouth: 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:30 and 9:50 p.m.

One sentence plot: Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Paul Rudd (This is 40) are paired for the first time on-screen in Admission, the new comedy/drama directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Weitz (About a Boy, In Good Company), about the surprising detours we encounter on the road to happiness.

Rotten Tomatoes viewer score: 96

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 36

Reviews:

"'Admission' has some sublime moments, most of them involving Fey and Rudd dancing around their inevitable romance. The problem is in the foundation." Chicago Sun-Times Full Review

"What should be a hilarious, long-overdue pairing of two hugely likable, superstar comedians ends up being a major disappointment with 'Admission.'" Associated Press Full Review

Other movies in theaters:

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

One sentence plot: Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other.

Rotten Tomatoes viewer score: 98

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 41

Reviews:

"You watch it thinking that it should be smarter and funnier, but you have a pretty good time anyway." Seattle Times Full Review

"Is this really what the audience wants? A deliriously unhinged setup and larger-than-life characters, abruptly devolving into a mind-numbingly familiar story with a totalitarian happy ending?" Salon.com Full Review

"Welcome back, Hilarious Jim Carrey. We've missed you." Chicago Sun-Times Full Review

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Oz the Great and Powerful

Muller Family Theatres - Willow Creek 12: 11:45 a.m., 1:10, 2:35, 4, 5:25, 6:45, 8:10 and 9:30 p.m.

Mann Theatres Plymouth: (standard): 12:50, 3:30, 6:30 and 9:10 p.m.; (Digital 3-D): 12:30, 3:50, 7, 9:40 p.m.

One sentence plot: When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking-that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. 

Rotten Tomatoes viewer score: 99

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 58

Reviews:

"Oz the Great and Powerful" isn't a masterpiece for the ages, but an agreeable family film that pleasantly reminds us of something greater - of a land that we heard of, once in a lullaby." Seattle Times Full Review

"The 3-D effects are plentiful - hats, lions, and baboons jump off the screen and into your lap - but the characters rarely lodge in the moviegoer's heart." Time Magazine Full Review 

"Though Oz has some of the same narrative issues and effects-heavy bloat as that highly personal fantasy film, every frame is infused with a deep-rooted, impassioned understanding of the cinema's magical power to captivate and inspire." Time Out New York Full Review

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