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Reagen Sulewski: I think sticking mostly with the cab ride was smart. It showed off the humor of the film, which is what distinguishes it from a dozen other films aimed at pre-teens. Anybody can stick aliens in their film, but you need something that's going to draw in people beyond "ooh, spacey".

Les Winan: Unless of course it's a movie marketing campaign built around Kevin Spacey.

Calvin Trager: Based on his body of work this decade it would be more like "Eww, Spacey"

David Mumpower: I just assumed he was talking about K-PAX.

There's always a home for him in the WWE, even when he's 77.

Kim Hollis: What do you think about The Rock's Hollywood career to date? Do you think his career is on an upward trend or a downward spiral?

David Mumpower: I'm never living down the whole "The Rock is the next Tom Cruise" thing, am I? I think that his career has had an interesting fluctuation thus far. After The Scorpion King earned $90.6 million, he made a wonderful film in the Rundown that was largely ignored by audiences with only $47.6 million. Then, he made a terrible film, Walking Tall, that earned almost as much with $46.2 million. When Be Cool came out and earned $55.8 million, it looked likely that we knew his box office range and then Doom failed completely at $28.2 million and he appeared done as a box office factor.

Then, he returned to his football roots with Gridiron Gang, which earned a better than expected $38.4 million and The Gameplan, a surprise $90.7 million blockbuster. He followed that up with his biggest hit to date, Get Smart with $130.3 million, and has now picked another savvy project with Race to Witch Mountain, which appears likely to earn $75 million or so. That means his last three films will have all earned at least $75 million and averaged almost $100 million. Summarizing, his career has recovered nicely since Doom and these Disney family-friendly films appear to be his forte. I'm no longer convinced he's going to be the next great action hero, but I also think that one right role could change all that for him. It has to be frustrating for him that his best film, The Rundown, garnered almost no attention, though.

Kim Hollis: I think that he's well-liked and a generally reliable opener at this point, particularly in the family film arena, which is not something I would have expected a few years ago. He's funny and warm and kids seem to respond to him. I'm sure there may come a time where he gets a nifty role in a film that rakes in some bucks, but I also think he has a comfort zone at the moment. Tooth Fairy, due out later this year, is yet another kid-targeted flick. I'd love to see him take some chances and do some different things, but given that none of those types of projects have really worked out for him, I kind of can't blame him for not doing so.

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