Friday, April 6, 2001
Friday, April 6, 2001 |
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Movies
By MICHAEL BOYLAN Opening Today Along Came A Spider No, this has nothing to do with muffets or tuffets. Morgan Freeman reprises his role from the thriller Kiss The Girls and is out to catch a killer. Do you like this type of movie? Guess we know where you will be this weekend. Rated R. Blow This film about the people behind the cocaine boom in the 1970s is getting the type of critical acclaim that Traffic received. Johnny Depp is the star, but the cast also includes Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta and Paul (Pee Wee Herman) Reubens. It looks interesting. Rated R. Just Visiting Jean Reno stars as a 12th century warrior who gets transported to the 21st century with his idiotic assistant. I don't know about you, but I love these silly time travel movies. Bill and Ted looked kind of weird and that movie is a classic. Rated PG-13. Pokemon 3 I haven't even seen a preview or a commercial for this, but the Web site I visit promises me this is coming out this Friday. I thought the Pokemon craze was over. I watched a few episodes and enjoyed them, saw the first film and hated it, and yawned with the rest of America when the sequel came out. Why is there a sequel to the sequel? Let me tell you how this will end so we can be spared from Pokemon 4: Send Your Parents' Money. Ash and his friends will save the day, after it looks like they are completely doomed. Along the way, they will learn lessons about sharing, being nice and not judging a book by its cover. In fact, every episode of Pokemon is about that. Rated G. Now Playing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon This is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. It has action, romance, comedy and drama. Though it is in Mandarin with English subtitles, you will be swept away by the film and forget that you are reading. Rated PG-13. Down To Earth Chris Rock stars as a comedian who dies before his time and returns to Earth in the body of a rich, old, white man. This is a remake of Heaven Can Wait and could be quite good. Rated PG-13. Enemy At The Gates Jude Law plays a Russian sniper who must battle a German sniper and a love triangle during World War II. Rated R. Exit Wounds Steven Seagal returns to the world of the movie theatre with this tale of a cop battling corrupt cops in the inner city. DMX, Tom Arnold and Jill Hennesy also star. Rated R. Heartbreakers Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt play a mother and daughter con team in Florida. Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta and Jason Lee also star. Rated PG-13. O Brother Where Art Thou This film, written and directed by The Coen Brothers (Fargo) is set in the Depression Era south. It is humorous and beautifully directed but the film goes nowhere and none of the characters change. Rated PG-13. Someone Like You Ashley Judd's character gets dumped, so she moves in with a male coworker and starts writing a column about men and women. It sounds like Sex and the City: The movie, but rated PG-13 and without Sarah Jessica Parker. Rated PG-13. Spy Kids Yes! This movie is awesome. Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino are great as international spies/parents, while Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub and Teri hatcher are amazing as the bad guys. The kids steal the show though, as their portrayals of sparrring siblings is both touching and hilarious. Robert rodriguez wrote, directed, produced, operated the camera, edited and wrote part of the score for this film. His dedication to the movie shows. I am already waiting for the sequel, which begins filming in a few short months. Rated PG. The Brothers Three affluent black men must think about their ways when a friend, a reformed playboy, is getting married. Rated R. The Mexican Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts star in this action-comedy about a stolen gun and love on the run. Sounds like fun. Rated R. Tomcats Sex comedies are back in again or so they would have you believe. This film deals with seven friends who wagered that they would be the last to be married. There are two left and the pot has been wisely invested. Now, the two men (I use the word loosely) try to win the money by getting the other one hitched. Rated R. Traffic This film, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was very well done. It has a great cast, including a stellar performance from Benicio Del Toro, and tip top direction. This movie is a sure fire conversation starter. Rated R. Also Playing Charlie's Angels A fun movie based on the hit television program. It is quite campy but the action is good and the sound track is great. Rated PG-13. Family Man Nicolas Cage stars as a rich business executive, who gets to see what his life would be like if he had married his college sweetheart. I bet it would be better if he had married her. Rated PG-13. Finding Forrester "You're the man now, dog," barks Sean Connery portraying the crusty old hermit, William Forrester. This film deals with an author befriending a young, black author and confronting his fears. I fear it looks an awful lot like "Good Will Hunting" which was directed by the same director. Rated PG-13.
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