The tension between a bittersweet character comedy of discovered infidelity and the more commercial-minded, studio-dictated instincts of raucous, empowerment-stamped sisterhood is ever-present in The Other Woman. Connecting slightly more often than not, this film works best as a showcase for the talents of Leslie Mann, who can wring rueful laughter of identification out of humiliation and angst unlike few actresses working today. For the full, original review, from Screen Daily, click here. (20th Century Fox, PG-13, 109 minutes)

Ahh, what might have been for Dougray Scott. In the late 1990s, he was originally cast as adamantium-clawed X-Men mauler Wolverine, but then forced to drop out of the film when overruns and delays dragged out the production schedule of Mission: Impossible II. Stripped of that franchise touchstone, he’s never quite reached the same buzzy occupational heights. Now, while Hugh Jackman has gone on to all sorts of riches and rewards, the Scottish-born Scott is left to anchor British-produced rip-offs of Speed, as with Last Passenger, a runaway-train action thriller that coasts along serviceably for a bit before entering Boredom Station. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. Last Passenger opens in the Los Angeles area at the Regal Long Beach Stadium Theatre. (Cohen Media Group/Pinewood Films, R, 97 minutes)