Grades for new movies to be released this Tuesday on DVD

The Bank Job (2008) Jason Statham, possibly the greatest B-movie leading man of this era, stars in a complicated and clever imagining of what might have happened in the mysterious 1971 London bank heist dubbed the "Walkie-Talkie Robbery" - in other words, it was unbelievably high-tech. Grade: B+

College Road Trip (2008) The whole project is a cloying, artificial mess. The slapstick comedy doesn't bite, and the formulaic sentimentality doesn't grip. Grade: D-

Penelope (2008) First-time director Mark Palansky is trying for a deft, hip, modern fairy-tale feel, but the odd material, sprawling story, and complicated tonal balancing act get away from him, and the film winds up as a poorly paced tug-of-war between sweet quirk and sloppy camp. Grade: C+

Shutter (2008) Ostensibly a remake of a Thai film — by a Japanese director with a Hollywood cast — this plays more like a video copy of "The Ring" that’s been so degraded that all the good bits are no longer visible. Grade: D

Step Up 2 the Streets (2008) The reason for all this dull-to-offensive story stuff is, of course, the dancing, which has its moments but overall seems so calculated to impress that it loses all other reason for being. Grade: C-

Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding (2007) Your enjoyment of this film will depend on your tolerance for tasteless behavior, extravagant overacting and a decibel level to rival the unveiling of Oprah’s Favorite Things. Grade: D+

The Year My Parents Went On Vacation (2008) This sweet, yet unsentimental film is about growing up, losing innocence, and longing for a place, and people, to call home. Grade: B+