Wednesday, May 29, 2002
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Wednesday, May 29, 2002 |
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Movies By MICHAEL
BOYLAN Opening Friday The Sum of All Fears Ben Affleck plays Jack Ryan in this film based on a Tom Clancy novel. The plot revolves around terrorists planning on blowing up a nuclear device at the Super Bowl. Rated PG-13. Undercover Brother Eddie Griffin plays secret agent Undercover brother, who msut go undercover to stop evildoers plotting Operation Whitewash. This is based on a successful internet cartoon. Rated PG-13. Now Playing About a Boy Hugh Grant stars as a rich cad in this film based on Nick Hornby's best selling novel. Grant's character pretends he is a single parent so that he can pick up single moms. Things get complicated when he befriends a boy of a woman he has no interest in. Rated PG-13. Changing Lanes Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson square off in this thriller about two men pushed to the limit on a very bad day. This is now the number one thriller in America, while the number one movie is Spiderman. Rated R. Enough Jennifer Lopez, J-Lo to her friends and fans, stars as a woman who is abused by her husband. She runs away and changes her name and appearance but he finds her. J-Lo decides enough is enough (hence the title) and becomes a fighting machine. Rated PG-13. High Crimes Ashley Judd plays a defense attorney who teams up with a former attorney played by Morgan Freeman to defend her husband in a military court case. Rated PG-13. Insomnia Al Pacino plays a detective who goes to Alaska to investigate a murder. Robin Williams plays an author who is the primary suspect and Hilary Swank plays a local cop trying to help Pacino. This is a remake of a Norwegian film and is directed by Christopher Nolan, who directed last year's sleeper hit, "Memento." Rated R. Spiderman This is a very good film. It stays true to the spirit of the comic book and the character. The performances are excellent, the direction by Sam Raimi is incredible and work on the sequel is underway. This is one you could see more than once. Rated PG-13. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron This animated film from Dreamworks is about a wild horse captured by the cavalry in an attempt to make him a war horse. Unlike many animated films, the animals in this film do not talk. The animation looks very good though and this may be a nice movie for the whole family. Rated G. Star Wars Epsiode 2 - Attack of the Clones Pay no attention to the critics, this movie was great. The special effects were terrific and the action was great. Though some of the romance scenes were hokey, the film did not suffer because of it. It continues the story very well and leaves you waiting for the third installment which should be the greatest of them all. Rated PG. The New Guy DJ Qualls, the weird looking kid from "Road Trip", plays a guy that gets expelled from school, goes to jail and, upon release, goes to a new school where he is cool and the life of the party. The previews look humorous and there are several movie spoofs but this could be another stupid teen comedy that may even be too stupid for stupid teens. Rated PG-13. The Rookie Dennis Quaid stars as Jim Morris in this Disney film based on a true story. Morris made his way to the majors after a long layoff where he raised a family and coached high school baseball. This is a feel good movie and will get you misty. Rated G. Unfaithful Director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder) brings us this remake of a 1969 French film starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. Lane's character has an affair and Gere goes insane with jealousy. This looks like an erotically charged thriller and, fortunately, that is what Lyne does best. Rated R. Also Playing A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe stars as a John Forbes Nash, a brilliant mathmetician battling schizophrenia. This film won the Oscar for Best Picture and is quite good. Rated PG-13. All About the Benjamins Ice Cube plays a bounty hunter trying to track down stolen diamonds. Mike Epps plays the con man Cube enlists to help him. Rated R. Big Fat Liar Frankie Muniz, TV's Malcolm, stars in this comedy for the kids. He plays a liar who must get a movie producer to tell the truth. Rated PG. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial One of Steven Speilberg's best films returns to the big screen. This is a touching tale of a boy and his alien friend. Rated PG. John Q Denzel Washington takes a hospital hostage when they refuse to treat his boy who desperately needs heart surgery. I'm sure Denzel is good but I'll be the rest of the movie is a little flat. Rated PG-13. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring An excellent film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's first installment of the Lord of the Rings series. There is lots of fantastic effects, outstanding performances and great action sequences. This was nominated for 13 Academy Awards. Rated PG-13. Monsters Inc. A sweet family film from Disney about the world of monsters being turned upside down by an adorable, two year old girl. Billy Crystal and John Goodman provide the voices of the main characters. Rated G. National Lampoon's Van Wilder A raucous comedy set in college that says, "Stay in school, as long as you can, and party hard." This did not last long and was paned by critics. Rated R. Resident Evil Based loosely on the video game, this thriller deals with zombies. My friend said this is the perfect dollar theatre movie. I tend to agree with him so I am going to check this out. Rated R. Showtime Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro star in this comedy about cops on a reality television series. You would think that these two actors in a comedy would translate to box office gold and yet that didn't happen and it is at the dollar theater pretty soon after its initial release. Rated PG-13. The Time Machine Guy Pearce stars as a time traveler who goes into the future to save the human race. This got lots of bad reviews but looked very cool. It can't be that bad for a buck. Rated PG-13. We Were Soldiers Mel Gibson stars in this flm based on the non-fiction book of the same name. the film deals with soldiers fighting in some of the early battles in Vietnam. Rated R.
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