“Avengers: Infinity War”

PG-13, 2:40, action

Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) is after the precious infinity stones, which will grant him control over the universe. Our favorite superheroes must join together to put an end to Thanos’ evil plan. Numerous Marvel characters appear, including Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson). The nervy fatalism of its climax might actually count for something if you didn’t know in your bones that the “Avengers” movie coming out a year from now will very likely undo what we’re left with. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

“Overboard”

PG-13, 1:52, comedy

This remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn/Kurt Russell rom-com gender-swaps the two main characters, making Hawn’s sun-kissed elitist into wealthy party boy Eugenio Derbez and Russell’s rugged father into overstretched single mom Anna Faris. Derbez loses his memory, and Faris takes her revenge. The whole endeavor is an exercise in trying to do too many things — rehash a nostalgic property, propel Mexican film star Derbez to mainstream stardom, revive Faris’ film career — but it never actually manages to be a good movie. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times

“A Quiet Place” 1/2

PG-13, 1:35, thriller

Mother Evelyn (Emily Blunt) has ventured into a decimated town with her husband, Lee (John Krasinski), and their children. As we learn, the monsters lurking around the family have insectlike legs and crablike pincers. They’re blind but blessed with an acute sense of hearing. A year and a half into the storyline, Lee and Evelyn live in virtual silence, as does their hearing son Marcus (Noah Jupe) and their deaf daughter, Regan (Millicent Simmonds). I don’t know if I’d call “A Quiet Place” enjoyable; it’s more grueling than cathartic. But the upbeat, can-do shotgun-blasting climax gets the crowd going. — M.P.

“I Feel Pretty”

PG-13, 1:47, comedy

Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) works in a ratty Manhattan office of a cosmetics firm. She has friends and smarts, but zero confidence and a barren dating life. After conking her head in spin class, Renee wakes up seeing an entirely new woman in the mirror. Before the inevitable, wince-worthy moment of reckoning, “I Feel Pretty” follows Renee 2.0 as she revels in her newfound swagger, acing a job promotion and finding an affable man. It’s just not funny or fresh enough, and that has everything to do with the material and how it’s handled visually, and nothing to do with the people on the screen. — M.P.

“Rampage” 1/2

PG-13, 1:47, action

After a space lab carrying experimental pathogens crash-lands at various points in the U.S., animals become infected and mutate. Naomie Harris plays a geneticist whose former employer was the insidious biotech firm Energyne. The Energyne headquarters is at the top of Willis Tower in Chicago, where it controls the creatures by way of bio-sonar. The digital effects are solid, but there’s no pleasure in the climactic clash involving Dwayne Johnson, Harris and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Johnson and Harris will survive it. But if it’s a hit, it’ll only encourage studios and audiences to settle for more of the same joyless noise. —M.P.