Comedy Rated R
"…an irate rant masquerading as a cute family project."
Dignity is the last thing you would expect to find here, yet that is the defining quality of this vehicle for Steve Carell, in which he plays a nerd whose buddies make it their mission to have him deflowered. In between the raunchy male talk and disastrous dates, he stumbles into a tentative romance with
Action/Adventure Rated PG-13
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer lightens up on the sadistic violence and excessive sex of The Rock and Con Air for this entertaining, character-driven car-heist flick starring Nicolas Cage. To top it off, the action scenes even make sense – a blessing considering that this is pretty much one long car chase from beginning to end. With
If you have a high tolerance for wisecracks about condoms or crucifixes (there’s actually more of the latter), then this slight sex comedy might grow on you. Josh Hartnett plays a ladies man who makes a vow of chastity for Lent. If he and Shannyn Sossamon, as his potential soul mate, have an ingratiating chemistry,
Drama Rated NR
“Truffaut imbues the movie with the irrepressible energy and optimism of youth.”
Thriller Rated R
“Larsson has whipped up something unique – Agatha Christie with techno Goths – yet this is unremarkable. If anything, the mixing of elements feels clumsy.
Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13
This Diane Lane vehicle, in which she plays a divorced woman whose nosy family pushes her into the world of online dating, offers enough doses of real life to elevate it above your average romantic-comedy fantasy. With strong support from John Cusack, Dermot Mulroney and Elizabeth Perkins, this is a pleasant enough romantic-comedy bubble, able
Musical Rated NR
“…works best if you don’t think about the nearly 30-year age gap between the romantic leads.”
Drama Rated R
Two snipers – a Russian (Jude Law) and a Nazi (Ed Harris) – square off during the World War II battle of Stalingrad, leading to expertly staged action sequences, as well as a mournful acknowledgment of what it means to lie in wait and take a life.
Occasionally interesting, but mostly a paint-by-numbers biography of American artist Jackson Pollock. Star Ed Harris, who also directed and produced, has moments of emotional power, but he never sews them together into a complete and revealing portrait of the man.