On the screen

THE SOLOIST — ★★★ — Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx's performances make up for this drama's occasional missteps. Running time: 119 minutes, PG-13 (drugs, profanity) — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic

STAR TREK — ★★★½ — An exciting, constantly entertaining reboot of the supposedly exhausted Trek concept. Running time: 126 minutes, PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, profanity, brief sex, slurs, brief drugs, brief gore)

STATE OF PLAY — ★★½ — An overplotted but tensely directed political thriller starring Russell Crowe. Running time: 127 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, drugs, brief gore, slurs, vulgarity)

SUNSHINE CLEANING — ★★½ — A confused muddle, with an inconsistent tone. Amy Adams stars. Running time: 93 minutes, R (profanity, gore, brief sex, slurs, brief partial nudity, vulgarity, violence)

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 — ★★ — This version of the subway hijacking tale is pretty messy. Denzel Washington stars. Running time: 106 minutes, R (violence, profanity, gore, vulgarity, slurs, brief drugs)

TERMINATOR SALVATION — ★★½ — McG's "Terminator" prequel/sequel is basically two hours of computer-generated robots blowing up things. Running time: 115 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, gore, brief drugs, vulgarity)

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN — ★★ — Michael Bay's action sequel to the 2007 hit is too convoluted and too juvenile. Reviewed Wednesday, running time: 147 minutes, PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, profanity, drugs, torture, brief sex, slurs, nude art)

TYSON — ★★★— James Toback's engrossing documentary may not appeal to anyone who's not interested in boxing. Running time: 90 minutes, R (violence, profanity, vulgarity, drugs, slurs, brief gore)

UP — ★★★★ — Disney-Pixar's latest cartoon feature strikes a good balance between humor and necessary character drama. running time: 96 minutes, PG (violence, mild vulgarity, slurs)

VALENTINO: THE LAST EMPEROR — ★★½ — A slightly unfocused documentary about fashion designer Valentino Garavani. With subtitles, running time: 96 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, nudity, slurs, mild profanity)

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE — ★★½ — The long-awaited Wolverine solo feature is as conflicted and confused as its title character. Running time: 107 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, drugs, brief gore, brief nudity, slurs, vulgarity)

YEAR ONE — ★ — Michael Cera and Jack Black play cavemen in this simple-minded, unfunny comedy. Running time: 96 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, slurs, brief sex, brief drugs, torture, brief gore, nude artwork)