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- Legion 15 (Contains strong language, once very strong, and strong bloody violence)
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Rating: 2/5
The God of Legion, secular Hollywood's latest Biblically-inspired action flick, is old-school, an angry, spiteful Almighty with a penchant for Old Testament theatrics. Fed up with humanity's decadent, warmongering ways, He's decided to pull the plug on the whole crazy experiment and start over from scratch.
- From Paris With Love 15 (Contains strong bloody violence, language and hard drug use)
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Rating: 2/5
From Paris With Love is a volatile hybrid, half Hong Kong action flick, half American spy thriller, fused together in the Dr. Moreau-like laboratory of French filmmakers Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) and Pierre Morel (Taken). As a result of the violent process, some parts emerge oddly distorted: Bruce Willis becomes John Travolta, Matt Damon becomes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, believability becomes an afterthought, and plotting becomes irrelevant.
- Leap Year PG (Contains infrequent mild language)
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Rating: 0.5/5
The majesty of the Emerald Isle is on full display in Leap Year, an opposites attract romantic comedy starring Amy Adams (Julie & Julia, Enchanted) and Matthew Goode (A Single Man, Watchmen). Director Anand Tucker (Shopgirl, Hilary and Jackie), shooting entirely on location in Ireland, takes us on a whirlwind tour of the country's breathtaking landscape, reveling in its fabled fairy-tale charm.
- The Lovely Bones 12A (Contains child murder theme, disturbing scenes and moderate violence.)
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Rating: 2/5
To those only vaguely familiar with The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold's bestselling novel about a murdered teen who observes her family — and tracks her killer — from beyond, Peter Jackson might seem like an odd choice to direct the film adaptation. Why would the visual effects maestro who orchestrated such grand spectacle in films like King Kong and the Lord of the Rings trilogy be attracted to Bones' somber, reflective subject matter, wherein nary an orc or a goblin can be found?
- Everybody's Fine 12A (Contains one use of strong language)
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Rating: 3.5/5
Who's fine? No one, really, but we all knew that, right? Where does politeness stop and uncomfortable truth begin, and what are the considerations we make before burdening someone with the unvarnished truth? Everybody's Fine ponders these things in a somber and intelligent way that belies its generic holiday movie poster.
- Battle for Terra PG (Contains mild violence and threat)
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Rating: 3.5/5
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- Youth in Revolt 15 (Contains strong language, sex references and drug use)
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Rating: 3/5
Hormones can wreak havoc on the teenage brain, causing it to contemplate all sorts of mischief in its drive to sate its carnal appetite. In the R-rated teen comedy Youth in Revolt, directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad) and newcomer Portia Doubleday, the volatile combo becomes downright hazardous.
- Astro Boy PG (Contains mild fantasy violence)
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Rating: 3.5/5
Imagine, if you will, the story of Pinocchio in reverse: Instead of a puppet turning into a human boy, the opposite occurs. Now, in place of the puppet substitute a humanoid robot with flight capabilities and advanced weaponry, and you get Summit Entertainment's animated sci-fi flick, Astro Boy.
- Dear John (for some sensuality and violence)
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Rating: 0.5/5
The phrase "from the author of The Notebook" often provokes instant, visceral reactions from those familiar with the famously sappy 2004 romantic drama, with positive and negative responses strongly divided along gender and marital status lines. It's one of four films based on the work of Nicholas Sparks, the John Grisham of romance novelists; the other three are 1999's Message in a Bottle, 2002's A Walk to Remember, and 2008's Nights in Rodanthe. The fifth Sparks-inspired romantic epic, opening in theaters just in time for Valentine's Day, is called Dear John, but it's so gloomy, so punishing, so unrewarding, it might as well be retitled Dear Job.
- Invictus 12A (Contains infrequent strong language)
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Rating: 3.5/5
Clint Eastwood's annual Oscar pitch has become something of a holiday tradition which, depending on one's tastes, is anticipated with either delight or dread. But Clint's latest directorial effort, Invictus, is clearly fashioned more as a crowd-pleaser than a critical darling. It's true shape and intent is, in fact, akin to that of a traditional underdog sports flick, albeit one in which the charismatic coach who stirs a rag-tag team to victory just happens to be a Nobel Peace Prize winner.