TALK TO ME — *** — Don Cheadle is terrific as Washington, D.C., DJ, political activist and entertainer Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene. Running time: 118 minutes, R (profanity, slurs, violence, vulgarity, brief sex, brief partial nudity, brief drugs)

TRANSFORMERS — ** 1/2 — This sometimes rewarding, science-fiction action thriller's problems are story-related, including some dumb, low-brow humor. Running time: 144 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, vulgarity, drug use)

UNDERDOG — * 1/2 —A live-action version of the old cartoon series that's every bit as juvenile and ill-conceived as you'd expect. Reviewed Saturday, running time: 84 minutes, PG (violence, vulgarity, drugs, mild profanity)

WAITRESS — *** — The late Adrienne Shelly's final writing/directing effort features some refreshingly offbeat humor, as well as terrific performances. Running time: 104 minutes, PG-13 (sex, vulgarity, profanity, violence, brief partial nudity, brief drugs)