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QUINCEANERA — *** — Sometimes, keeping it real is all we ask, and this rich slice of ethnic life gets the job done. Spanish with subtitles, running time: 90 minutes, R (profanity, sex, drugs) —Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

SCOOP — ** — Woody Allen reverts to disappointing lightweight form with this screwball comedy-mystery starring Scarlett Johansson. Running time: 96 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, brief drugs, nude artwork, vulgarity)

SNAKES ON A PLANE — ** 1/2 — When Samuel L. Jackson starts calling the snakes foul names and shooting them with a homemade flamethrower, this thriller becomes silly fun. Running time: 106 minutes, R (violence, profanity, sex, nudity, drugs) —Jack Garner, Gannett News Service

STEP UP — ** — The by-the-numbers plot causes crucial stumbles and slips that this dance drama just can't afford. Running time: 98 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, vulgarity, nude artwork)

SUPERMAN RETURNS — *** — Bryan Singer's continuation of the Superman saga was one of the few summer movies to deliver the goods with more than a few "gee-whiz" moments. Running time: 154 minutes, PG-13 (violence, mild profanity, vulgarity, brief drugs)

TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY — *** — It's dumb, but this auto-racing comedy starring Will Farrell does have its share of laugh-out-loud moments, questionable as some may be. Running time: 108 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, drugs, brief sex)

TRUST THE MAN — ** — What filmmaker Bart Freundlich means as literate, insightful domestic reflection turns to trivial, empty farce. David Duchovny and Julianne Moore star. Running time: 100 minutes, R (profanity, vulgarity, sex) —David Germain, Associated Press

THE WICKER MAN — * 1/2 —Director Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 occult thriller/mystery might be the greatest bad movie of the year. Nicolas Cage stars. Running time: 103 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity) —Christy Lemire, Associated Press

WORLD TRADE CENTER — *** — Oliver Stone sweeps away memories of his recent flops with this gripping 9/11 thriller, starring Nicolas Cage as a Port Authority officer trapped in the rubble. Running time: 129 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, brief gore, drugs, vulgarity)

YOU, ME AND DUPREE — ** — This crass, crude buddy/romantic comedy does what no movie has been unable to do so far — it makes Owen Wilson unlikable. Running time: 108 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, violence, sex, brief nudity, brief drugs)