Sacha Baron Cohen tries to recapture the glory of his prior foreigner-in-America culture comedy, but a lack of heart and diminishing returns on the successful gimmick turns this into a movie of decent jokes a decade too late.
When sushi becomes art as much as it is food, the art of presenting it on film becomes transformative not only to the cuisine, but the people who make it.
The Avengers promises the world and does its best to deliver. Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes save themselves from the problems and excesses of the Marvel Studios initiative? They’ll certainly go down trying.