'The Call' Reviews, Bon Jovi's 'What About Now,' Hurts' 'Exile ...

Bon Jovi made a lackluster return this week with their 12th studio album "What About Now." Though the album sticks close to a familiar sound for the group, it lacked the focus and energy of their previous projects. Eric Clapton's "Old Sock" was praised for its soothing tracks, but the jump in genres was a bit jarring for some reviewers. Rachel Zeffira's "The Deserters" was marked as a little boring at times and Hurts' "Exile" debuted to fairly mixed reviews with it's greatest praise coming from the slick production of the album's tracks.

In movies, "The Call" fell victim to a ridiculous, unbelievable plot that derailed the film early on and most critics agreed "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" was a silly and painfully unfunny waste of time. "Spring Breakers" received some of the strongest movie reviews this week but some critics felt the film was just a mashup of the same material. Finally, the narrative of "Upside Down" failed to match its beautifully shot scenes resulting in a gorgeous film that lacked substance.

As always we have gathered the worst reviews in the slideshow below. Did you think "Spring Breakers" was really that terrible? Did you actually enjoy Bon Jovi's new album? Let us know in the comments section below.

• "Exile" - Hurts

  The album didn't win The Independent over. <blockquote><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-hurts-exile-rca-8525374.html" target="_blank">"Innovation, clearly, is not the highest of their priorities. In truth, everything comes a distant second to style."</a></blockquote>

• "What About Now" - Bon Jovi

  There isn't too much substance to the album, says the Boston Globe. <blockquote><a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/03/10/album-review-bon-jovi-what-about-now/5DF5Uaz21IvRAhIiNAwejO/story.html" target="_blank">"The best way to enjoy What About Now is to not listen too closely, ignore the clumsy lyrics ("I feel just like Picasso, and you're my masterpiece"), and ignore that it's watered down U2 flirting with pop-country."</a></blockquote>

• "Old Sock" - Eric Clapton

  The album was easy to listen to but did't offer anything new according to Exclaim. <blockquote><a href="http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/FolkAndCountry/eric_clapton-old_sock" target="_blank">"Old Sock [is] a pleasant, but ultimately uninspired collection that ranges from country and folk standards such as 'Born to Lose' and "Goodnight Irene" to the classic jazz of "All Of Me" and 'Our Love is Here to Stay.'"</a></blockquote>

• "The Deserters" - Rachel Zeffira

  The album toes the line of boring and quietly commanding, says The Guardian. <blockquote><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/jan/03/rachel-zeffira-the-deserters-review" target="_blank">"Now and then she mistakes bland tastefulness for classy restraint; otherwise, subtlety is The Deserters' chief charm." </blockquote></a>

• "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"

  The movie is a waste of time, says Tony Medley. <blockquote><a href="http://www.tonymedley.com/2013/Incredible_Burt_Wonderstone.htm" target="_blank">"The only magic in this ridiculous, irresponsible movie is that it actually got made and distributed." </blockquote></a>

• "The Call"

  Anyone with an ounce of intelligence should stay clear of the movie, says ReelViews. <blockquote><a href="http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2596" target="_blank">"This is as brain-dead as a movie can be and it assumes the audience will have the I.Q. of a rutabaga." </blockquote></a>

• "Spring Breakers"

  The movie's scenes seemed to be on repeat according to the New York Post. <blockquote><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/girls_gone_reviled_lTSxzHlGgsWVHdvdwaPbNI" target="_blank">"Basically a "Girls Gone Wild'' short artily padded out to feature-length by endlessly repeating the same scenes and lines of dialogue, often three or more times." </blockquote></a>

• "Upside Down"

  The movie was pretty but that is about it, says Kyle Smith. <blockquote><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/dunst_lands_in_dud_LErcq7ClIjUpnX2Qxl7noN" target="_blank">"Upside Down" is such a gorgeous wreck that I could almost sense Terry Gilliam somewhere muttering, "Wait a minute, I should have been the one to screw up this idea." </blockquote></a>

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