CASINO ROYALE — *** — Thankfully, the first film with Daniel Craig as 007 has the more serious tone of the earliest Sean Connery movies. Running time: 144 minutes, PG-13 (violence, gore, torture, brief sex, brief drugs, profanity, vulgarity, brief partial nudity)

DECK THE HALLS — * — A leaden slice of fruitcake, this Christmas comedy starring Matthew Broderick is not worth working up a good hate over. Reviewed Wednesday, running time: 95 minutes, PG (vulgarity, profanity) —Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel

DEJA VU — ** 1/2 — Some audiences may be confused by this contrived but tense science-fiction thriller. Denzel Washington stars. Reviewed Wednesday, running time: 128 minutes, PG-13 (violence, gore, profanity, brief partial nudity, brief drugs, vulgarity)

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH — * 1/2 — Jessica Simpson's woeful attempts at acting are probably the funniest part of this painful, poorly assembled mess. Running time: 103 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, violence, brief drugs)

EVERYONE'S HERO — ** — Its heart is in the right place, but this animated baseball comedy is pretty crude for a G-rated kids movie. Running time: 88 minutes, G (violence, vulgarity)

FAST FOOD NATION — ** — This feature-film version of the best-selling expose is a bit of a queasy mess. With subtitles, running time: 114 minutes, R (profanity, vulgarity, gore, sex, drugs, brief nudity, racial epithets)

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS — ** 1/2 — Clint Eastwood's World War II epic is definitely no "Saving Private Ryan," but the war scenes are well-staged. Running time: 136 minutes, R (violence, gore, profanity, brief drugs, vulgarity, racial epithets)