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Baby Mama


Baby Mama is a cute film with a few good laughs and some essentially entertaining comedy. It's by no means going to be "movie of the year;" but it isn't a flop, either. Baby Mama gets its strength from some excellent acting and the plot moves along at a good pace. My basic regret is that it could have been so much funnier than it was. It is an ambitious film, too, in that it tackles a serious issue through comedy. Sadly, it doesn't completely accomplish either goal. Sigh.

When the action begins, career woman Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) realizes that her biological clock is ticking fast and she doesn't have the one thing to make her feel truly happy and complete--a baby. Everywhere Kate goes, she sees babies and she adores them. Eventually, Kate finds out that she can't have a baby even through artificial means; and then she goes to a fancy agency run by Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver) to find a surrogate mother.

Naturally, Chaffee Bicknell reassures Kate that the $100,000 fee for getting a top "quality" woman to carry her baby for nine months is well worth it--and then Chaffee steers Kate right toward a somewhat sleazy woman named Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler) who is posing as a model woman to carry another woman's baby. Angie's common-law husband/boyfriend Carl (Dax Shepard) isn't any more sophisticated or much better than Angie.

Time goes by and Kate and Angie live together when Angie has a break up with Carl. This provides mild comic relief with the predictable conflicts two people face when one (Kate) is a highly educated, straight laced and uptight career woman while the other (Angie) lives for singing along with her "American Idol" video game while munching constantly on potato chips, eating all types of junk food and even drinking! And yes, there's a bit more comic relief one night when Angie and Kate go out dancing--but it's just not as funny as it could have been. Sigh.

Of course, the plot can go anywhere from here. Will Kate's baby arrangement work out? Will Angie and Carl ever divulge their huge secret to Kate? What about Angie's pregnancy--how does Kate help out with that? No plot spoilers here, folks--watch the movie and find out!

Look for a great performance by Tina Fey as Kate; and Greg Kinnear gives a terrific performance as Rob, a guy Kate becomes romantically involved with. Steve Martin also fits in well as Barry, Kate's boss at the health-food company.

Overall, Baby Mama gets a pat on the back from me for some good aspects--I liked the acting and the plot moves along well. However, as a comedy it falls short of my expectations although the subplots involving Carl and Angie's "secret" and Kate's romance with Rob are fairly well done. Take in this movie on a rainy afternoon if you've already seen some better films first. Baby Mama is one flick you should see--but only if you get a completely free opening in your schedule. Walk, but don't run to see this film.

Three Monkeys


This Turkish film, which played in competition at Cannes, centers on a family that decides to play blind, deaf, and dumb to the various troubles in their lives. Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (CLIMATES), this drama was its countryÂ’s submission to the Oscars in 2008.

Running Time: 109 hr.

Release Date: February 20th, 2009 (limited)

Distributors: New Yorker Films

The Wild Child


In 1798, farmers in the south of France, on the hunt for a predator, instead find a naked young boy, presumably grown up in the wild without human contact. As the latest sensation, he’s paraded before fee-paying gawkers at the institute for the deaf and dumb, while Dr. Itard debates with a colleague: is the boy a purely natural human, a tabula rasa, or simply an idiot? Itard takes the boy into his own home in an attempt to educate and civilize him.

Also Known As: L' Enfant sauvage

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

MPAA Rating: G

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company, The Film Desk, Heathen Films

Production Co.: Films du Carrosse, Artistes Associes

U.S. Box Office: $55,242

Produced in: France

Absurdistan


Somewhere between Asia and Europe lies the god-forsaken desert village of Absurdistan, which a grand total of 14 families somehow manage to call home. For the village, the biggest problem is water--but for the village women, the biggest problem is their lazy men, who won’t lift a finger to remedy the situation.Here, the young Aya and Temelko, friends since birth, have reached the age where their friendship has turned to love. Unfortunately, the date that Aya’s grandmother has determined to be ideal for their “first time” lies 4 years in the future, and to make matters worse, they must first bathe together. When Aya stubbornly tells Temelko that he must solve the water problem before he can come anywhere near her, the village women also take up the cry “No water, no sex,” leaving the good-for-nothing menscratching their empty heads. Soon a crazy war of the sexes breaks out and they divide the town in half with barbed wire.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 27 min.

Distributors: First Run Features

Production Co.: Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Veit Helmer-Filmproduktion, ARTE, Suedwestrundfunk (SWR)

Financiers: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, MFG Baden-Wurttemberg, Bakcell, BMW, Revlon, Avid Technology, Inc.

U.S. Box Office: $36,979

Produced in: Germany

Nursery University


In post-9/11 New York City, a baby boom has turned the preschool admissions process into a blood sport. With more than 20 applicants for every available spot, $4,000 consultants are hired and teams are recruited just to acquire application forms. What starts as a race to get their children into the right Ivy League "feeder" schools turns into a reality check when unexpected hiccups arrive with the response envelopes.


Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Production Co.: Argyle Productions, Inc.

Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA

Produced in: United States

Play the Game


A young ladies man teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed, grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Comedy and Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language. .

Distributors: Slowhand Releasing

Production Co.: Story Films

U.S. Box Office: $365,805

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California USA

Produced in: United States

In a Dream


Over the past four decades, artist Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with mosaic murals. The documentary chronicles his work and his tumultuous relationship with his wife, Julia. It follows the Zagars as their marriage implodes and a harrowing new chapter in their life unfolds. An exploration of the fallout that ensues when the line between art and life is blurred beyond distinction.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 1 hr. 18 min.

Distributors: International Film Circuit, IndiePix Films

Production Co.: Herzliya Films

Financiers: Red Light Films

U.S. Box Office: $49,814

Produced in: United States

Ballerina


Five rising stars in Russian ballet are put in the spotlight in this documentary. From their posts at the famed Mariinski Theatre (formerly the Kirov), the young women reflect on their art and the long, difficult path they have trod in pursuing it. Meanwhile, footage of performances--Alina Somova, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina, and Evgenia Obraztsova--shows their astonishing talents in action.

Fados


Focuses on fado, a type of music that can be traced back to eighteen-twenties Portugal. Through a series of musical vignettes, we journey through the history of fado, studying its various styles and permutations as it absorbs Brazilian and African influences.

I've seen other Saura films so I did sort of know what to expect but I found this one disappointing compared to other works of his, such as Flamenco. The music was beautiful. I love fado and the tribute to Amalia Rodrigues was particularly touching. Yet the visuals for the film were pretty mediocre and, at times, downright boring. I felt he did this film on the cheap and it showed. There was not a strong narrative connecting the songs together and the predominantly modern dance sometimes induced a sense of fraught angst and frustration, not of the deep sweet sadness of the songs. I think I'll still probably buy the soundtrack but it's not worth watching.



Genres: Art/Foreign, Documentary, Drama and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.

Production Co.: Zebra Producciones (Spain), Fado Filmes, Duvideo

Produced in: Portugal

Il Divo


For more than 50 years, he has been Italy’s most powerful, feared and enigmatic politician. And as Giulio Andreotti begins his seventh term as Prime Minister, he and his hardliner faction take control of a country reeling from the brazen murders of several high-level bankers, judges and journalists, as well as the kidnapping and assassination of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro. But as the Christian Democrat party crumbles in a nationwide bribery scandal, suspicion begins to fall on Andreotti himself as the center of a shocking conspiracy involving the Vatican, the Mafia and the secret neo-Fascist Masonic Lodge P2. In what is called “The Trial of the Century,” Italy’s legendary Senator for Life will stand accused of corruption, collusion and murder.

Also Known As: Il Divo: La straordinaria vita di Giulio Andreotti

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Biopic and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 57 min.

Release Date: April 24th, 2009 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: MPI Media Group, Music Box Films

Production Co.: Indigo Film, Babe Film, Parco International, Lucky Red, Arte France Cinema, Studio Canal, Barter Films

Financiers: Eurimages, Sky

U.S. Box Office: $106,875

Produced in: Italy

Two Lovers


Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man, moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents, Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle, a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business. Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision - between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love - or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.

This turned out to be a nice little movie. The acting was good. Started out kind of slow but then the story got a little more complex as it went along. Joaquin needs to stay in acting; he is good at this. He successfully zig zagged his character between being a thirty something guy and then reacting like a 17 year old who still lives with his parents. He made his character very sympathetic so that at the end you feel glad or maybe just relieved that he made the choice that he did.

Logline: A Brooklyn man is torn between a family friend his parents wish he would marry and the beautiful but volatile new neighbor with whom he falls in love.

Genres: Drama and Romance

Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.

Release Date: February 13th, 2009 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexuality and brief drug use.

Distributors: Magnolia Pictures

Production Co.: 2929 Productions, Wild Bunch, Tempesta Films

U.S. Box Office: $3,091,268

Filming Locations: New York, USA
New York, USA
New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA

Produced in: United States

The Merry Gentleman


After fleeing an abusive marriage, a young woman sets off to start a new life. When she finds herself an unwitting witness to a murder, she stumbles into a curious friendship with a depressed hit man.

Finely tuned and nuanced performances from Michael Keaton and Kelly MacDonald (she played Peter Pan in Finding Neverland) highlight an off-kilter film set in New York. A scene between Keaton and MacDonald in a hospital could play in an advanced acting workshop anywhere. Truly great. And supporting contributions from Diane Hunt, Keith Kupferer abd Dave Murcheson are qually excellent. Add to this a beautifully shot vista of New York and you get a great film.

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: May 1st, 2009 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some violence.

Distributors: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Production Co.: South Water Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $213,676

Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Produced in: United States

Lymelife


15-year old Scott Bartlett's family life is turned upside-down after an outbreak of Lyme disease hits the community spreading illness and paranoia. Scott's parents -- a workaholic father, Mickey, and an overprotective mother, Brenda -- are on the verge of a divorce as his older brother Jim is about to ship off for war. Complicating matters, Scott has fallen in love with his next door neighbor, Adrianna Bragg. Adrianna seems to be the only person in the world who understands Scott demonstrated by her equally troubled, less affluent family including an uptight mother, Melissa, carrying on a not-so-clandestine love affair, and a father, Charlie, slowly slipping away from the effects of Lyme disease.

The characters in this movie are realistic in thier struggle to find meaning via personal connections. The acting is spot-on. The story builds beautifully, and by the end, everything flows into a coherent whole. Artful without being pretentious, Lymelife is something special.

Logline: Two families fall apart when precarious relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in suburban Long Island in the late 70s.

Genres: Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

Release Date: April 17th, 2009 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content, violence and drug use.

Distributors: Screen Media Films

Production Co.: Cappa Productions, Martini Bros. Production, El Dorado Pictures

Filming Locations: New Jersey
New Jersey, USA

Produced in: United States

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D


Exploring the Moon was humankindâ¿¿s most incredible journey. Between theyears of 1969 and 1972, seven spacecraft traveled nearly a quarter-million milesthrough space, providing a select group of highly trained men the chance to stepout into the unknown and explore the surface of the Earthâ¿¿s closest neighbor inthe solar system. Their expeditions were odds-defying.Only 12 have walked on the Moon. Youâ¿¿re next. 3D film showcases the past, present and future of space exploration asmoviegoers experience what the extraordinary Apollo astronauts did when theyfirst stepped onto the Moon.

had the priviledge of attending an advanced screening of this film and I\'m grateful I did. This IMAX documentary is insightful, thoughtful, and even emotional. The visuals are stunning and the 3D is extremely well done - clear, crisp, and convincing.

I left the threater with a sense of gratitude to the 12 men who have walked on the moon, and a sense of patriotism to my country. Even the small children left the movie excited, which I think is the point, for they are the next to walk on the moon.

Genres: Documentary

Running Time: 40 min.

Release Date: September 23, 2005 Limited

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: IMAX Corporation

Production Co.: Playtone

Studios: IMAX Corporation

U.S. Box Office: $28,607,681

Produced in: United States

Paris 36


Set in a suburb of north-east Paris between December 1935 and July 1936 during the "revolutionary" period of the Popular Front (who introduced the first paid holidays and a shorter working week). Three unemployed performers decide to take over by force the music hall where they worked a few months earlier and stage a show there.

The story line about the labor unions and the struggle between socialist/communist and reactionary forces in France in the 30's was an unexpected part of the experience. We had expected the usual song and dance routines in typical Parisian music halls and were surprised to be involved in a realistic and meaningful description of life among the organizers and performers. Acting is uniformly excellent with very good direction. The complex story details are fairly easy to follow. The subtitles are clear and adequate for the dialog.



Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 2 hrs. 1 min.

Release Date: April 3rd, 2009 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexuality and nudity, violence and brief language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

U.S. Box Office: $744,626

Observe and Report


At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with an iron fist, combating skateboarders, shoplifters and the occasional unruly customer while dreaming of the day when he can swap his flashlight for a badge and a gun. His delusions of grandeur are put to the test when the mall is struck by a flasher. Driven to protect and serve the mall and its patrons, Ronnie seizes the opportunity to showcase his underappreciated law enforcement talents on a grand scale, hoping his solution of this crime will earn a coveted spot at the police academy and the heart of his elusive dream girl Brandi, the hot make-up counter clerk who won't give him the time of day. But his single-minded pursuit of glory launches a turf war with the equally competitive Detective Harrison of the Conway Police, and Ronnie is confronted with the challenge of not only catching the flasher, but getting him before the real cops do.


One of the characters in this movie has the line "I thought this was going to be funny, but it's just sad." That pretty much sums up this movie. The entire plot is based on making fun of a guy with bi-polar disorder who you are supposed to like, but he's such an obnoxious ass it's hard to sympathize with him. The rest of the movie is fat jokes and be cruel to the cripple girl jokes. This is basically a meaner rip off of Paul Blart.



Logline: The self-important head of security at a shopping mall squares off in a turf war against local cops.

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.

Release Date: April 10th, 2009 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content and violence.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Production Co.: De Line Pictures

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures

Financiers: Legendary Pictures, Inc.

U.S. Box Office: $23,434,987

Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Produced in: United States

Confessions of a Shopaholic


Rebecca Bloomwood is a sweet and charming New York City girl who has a tiny, little problem that is rapidly turning into a big problem: she's hopelessly addicted to shopping and drowning in a sea of debt. While Rebecca has dreams of working for a top fashion magazine, she can't quite get her foot in the door -- that is, until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a new financial magazine published by the same company. Overnight, her column becomes hugely popular, turning her into an overnight celebrity, but when her compulsive shopping and growing debt issues threaten to destroy her love life and derail her career, she struggles to keep it all from spiraling out of control--and is ultimately forced to reevaluate what's really important in life.

Also Known As: The Secret Dream World of a Shopoholic (United Kingdom)

I had reservations about going to see this movie because of what I had seen in the previews. I am such a devoted fan of Sophie Kinsella's; I've read all of her books (multiple times) and have passed them on to all of my female friends and family members. However, I did feel obligated to the movie for this reason.

Though the movie was funny (especially Isla's outrageous dance moves) and in parts accurate, the movie as a whole was absolutely nothing like the novels. I was very disappointed by this. I am fully aware of Hollywood's needs to condense books to fit a two hour time-frame, but I also believe they should, as much as possible, stay true to the novel.

Becky as well as her friends are all from Great Britain, which is where the first novel takes place! Where were the accents? The casting did not stay true to the novel, either. While I think they made an excellent choice in casting Isla Fisher as Becky, couldn't they have insisted on a British accent? Krysten Ritter is a great actress and played her role well, but she was nothing like the Suze character S. Kinsella described. (Not blonde for one!) Luke Brandon was well cast, but it was disappointing seeing him portrayed as such a weak character. Why could they not keep him the founder of Brandon Communications?

Why did this movie center around magazines? Outrageous scenes were invented that were in no way present in the novel. Derek Smeath and Becky actually end up as semi-friends in the novel, not vengeful mortal enemies. Her parents were not thrifty nuts, though I do approve of the casting choice. The list of what I found wrong with this movie goes on and on. I fail to understand how S. Kinsella could allow this movie to be so inaccurately produced.

With that I will say that though we did enjoy the movie, we left feeling very frustrated.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr 45 min.

Release Date: February 13th, 2009 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Production Co.: Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Studios: Touchstone Pictures

U.S. Box Office: $44,239,688

Filming Locations: New York, New York USA

Produced in: United States

The Lemon Tree


Salma Zidane lives in a tiny Palestinian village on the West Bank. She is 45 years old and a widow. Her children have left home, and she is alone. When the Israeli minister of defense builds a house on the other side of the green line, Selma's lemon trees come to the attention of his bodyguards. Her trees are a security risk. They can hide terrorists and impede the bodyguards in their work. In any case, these Palestinian lemon trees simply get in the way of the powerful Minister's superior security needs. The lemon trees were planted by Salma's family many generations ago--they are synonymous with Salma's family history. Salma gets herself a lawyer.

But Ziad Daud is up against a battery of clever military lawyers, all of whom are covered by the top brass. It's an unfair battle, that isn't made any easier when the 45-year-old widow falls in love with her lawyer, a divorcee ten years her junior--a scandal as far as her Palestinian neighbors are concerned.

On the other side of the grove, Salma's struggle to keep her trees has not gone unnoticed. The defence minister's wife, who has become more and more lonely and unhappy as her husband's political career has blossomed, feels increasingly drawn to Salma as the unfair battle between her husband and their Palestinian neighbors drags on. An invisible bond connects these two very different women who find themselves on the brink of a new phase in their lives.

Also Known As: Etz Halimon
Etz Limon
Les Citronniers
Shajarat Limon

Production Status: Released

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.

Production Co.: Eran Riklis Productions (ERP), MACT Productions, Riva Filmproduktion GmbH, Heimatfilm GmbH + Co.

Financiers: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE, United King Films, Metro Communications, Studio Canal

U.S. Box Office: $193,745

Produced in: Israel

Terra


Humanity is the invading force in this animated sci-fi film. After the destruction of Earth, mankind has taken to space in a desperate search for a hospitable planet. When they find one, the only thing that stands in their way is the peaceful citizens of the planet, and the humans declare war.

Well, What can I say... it is visually well done ... but the whole story line reminds me of the conquest of south america and Africa by western powers that had technological advantages; and basically saw themselves as superior beings -- and the African and South American as savages. It is quite similar - except the fact that the it is in space -- the western powers are replaced by the humans - and the south Americans and africans are replaced by the Aliens.

I don't think this a human bashing movie; because it doesn't show anything that humans being haven't done against each other in the name of racial or class superiority.

It may be hard to take but it is certainly worth it.

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: May 1st, 2009 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and some thematic elements.

Distributors: Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions

Production Co.: Snoot Entertainment, MeniThings Productions LLC

U.S. Box Office: $1,601,182

Produced in: United States

Dragonball Evolution


Goku and a handful of friends battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and his friends' best chance for survival rests with the Namekian DragonBalls, which provide them the power to summon a mighty dragon.

I'm a huge fan of the original Anime and Manga versions of the Dragonball franchise, and if the fans reading this are like me, nothing said about this movie will keep them away. That being said, this movie is a miserable failure. But I'll be fair, and give proper dues, as I break it down by category.

Story: (con)
I can't completely dismiss the film's story as crap because it is based around a story that I love, but the film's version shares nothing with the original other than character names, terminology, and a VERY broad semblance of the original plot. The 14 plus year plotline of the anime has been condense and jumble into one film (with possible sequels). It was an attempt to make the story more open for non-fans of the anime/ manga and reinvent the story for this generation- they failed.

Characters: (con)
You will definitely notice the absence of several main characters- Krillin, Tien, Chaotzu, Kami, Popo, and all of the anthropomorphic animal characters just to name a few. The characters that are in the story are misrepresented terribly, different in personality and attitude Goku is now an unpopular highschooler that is picked on and struggles to refrain himself from hurting the bullies. The naive and gentle nature he had in the anime is gone. Bulma is fairly close to capturing the arrogant, prissy attitude- but she is now a gun slinging rough and tumbler. Yamcha is still a desert bandit- but not a fighter and has an attitude like a surfer bum. Roshi is close, not quite enough of a lech, but a decent portrayal (despite the fact that Gohan- his student is inexplicably much older than Roshi himself). Piccolo was also portrayed in a decent manner- but he has far too little screen time for a main antagonist. Chi-Chi shows glimpses of her dominant attitude, but the relationship with Goku is completely different than in the original story.
Also the Namekians (not even known about in the original Dragonball franchise until Z) are portrayed as evil, human haters. And the Ozaru, the saiyan's ape transformation, is now a demon minion of Piccolo trapped in Goku's body- and he is nowhere near large enough when he makes his appearance.

Special Effects: (neutral)
The effects in the film aren't bad, but they don't really fit the tone of the film. They are the kind of effects that would fit well in a full 3-d film (think Final Fantasy: Spirits Within) but for a live action they appear cartoon. Intermittent slow motion similar to the Matrix is used through-out the film much to the film's detriment. Also the Ki engery waves look to wispy and are constantly referred to as "Air Bending" -(Avatar ripoff).

Acting: (meh)
With the exception of the dope playing Yamcha, the acting is decent. At least I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt- given the poorly written dialogue of the film, I'm not sure acting legend could have done any better.

Other botches include the Eternal Dragon (who is named Shenlong instead of Shenron), and the real world setting rather than the alternate Earth of the original Dragonball.

Actually the only thing the film accomplishes well is humor. Even with the distraction of everything bad, the film provides a good giggle or two. And to put some minds at ease- the slight change in hair styles isn't that bad.

I know that all sounds harsh, but its true.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.

Release Date: April 8th, 2009 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox

U.S. Box Office: $9,142,557