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Show Thursday, September 9, 2004 7 Movies Continued from 6 pelling, the screenwriting sharp and the application of minimal production produc-tion resources outstanding. A SHREK 2 (1 hr., 33 min.; PG for crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content) What do you get when you put newly married ogres Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) together with Fiona's royal (and very human) parents? Lots of laughs especially especial-ly with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas) in the mix. Warm, witty and wise. A SPIDER-MAN 2 (2 hrs.; PG-13 for stylized styl-ized action violence) The daily travails tra-vails of superherdhood are almost more than poor Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) can handle. Maybe it's time to hang up the Spidey suit? Don't bet on it. An end-to-end storytelling sto-rytelling triumph, "Spider-Man 2" is utterly engrossing even when it's not thrilling your socks off. Which it . will do repeatedly. A SUSPECT ZERO (1 hr., 40 min.; R for violent content language and some nudity) There's a little bit more going on in this grim thriller than you'd ordinarily find in a serial killer movie. Aaron Eckhart and Carrie-Anne Carrie-Anne Moss are FBI agents attempting attempt-ing to track a killer using a couple of skills they don't train you for at Quantico. (Or do they?) Oscar win ner Ben Kingsley provides a lift. B THE TERMINAL (2 hrs., 1 min.; PG-13 for brief language and drug references) refer-ences) A flummoxed foreigner (Tom Hanks) ends up tangled in red tape and stuck in an airport while attempting to enter New York. The consistent comedy and optimism of this gentle farce lifts the spirits. - Without seeming to try, Hanks gives a flawless performance and director Steven Spielberg doesn't waste a moment of it A- VANITY FAIR (2 hr., 17 min.; PG-13 for for some sensualitypartial nudity and a brief violent image) Mira Nair's hit-and-miss adaptation of the classic Thackeray novel is lovely to look at and features a memorable memo-rable lead performance from Reese Witherspoon. But what begins as sharp satire becomes sluggish melodrama melo-drama and Nair's depiction of the passage of time is distractingly slipshod. slip-shod. B- WICKER PARK (1 hr., 55 min.; PG-13 for sexuality and language) Paul McGuigan's adaptation of the French film "L'Appartement" is handicapped by a colorless lead performance from Josh Hartnett. A web of deception and desire draws together several characters, but the mystery is frustratingly opaque for most of the movie's running time. C- WITHOUT A PADDLE (1 hr., 35 min.; PG-13 for drug content, sexual material, language, crude humor and some violence) Jhe great outdoors, out-doors, stolen money, marijuana, bear poop, hairy-legged Earth maidens maid-ens and even Indiana Jones and C-3P0 C-3P0 like, whoa, this movie has it all. Well, except for acting, writing, competent direction, or a thought in its pea-sized brain. You know, the little things. D SALT LAKE CITY These films are playing exclusively in Salt Lake City at the theaters indicated. indi-cated. Broadway Centre, 111 f. 300 South, (801) 321-0310; Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South, Salt Lake City. (801) 321-0130; Century 16, 125 3300 South, (801) 474-FILM; Gateway Megaplex, 200 S. 400 West, (801) 304-INFO; Megaplex 17, 9355 S. State St., (801) 304-INFO; 304-INFO; Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S. 200 West, (801)355-5500. ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (1 hr., 31 min.; PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence) Will Ferrell delivers lighthearted, sometimes lethal spoofery of the zany world of local television news, circa before (most of) you were born. The movie never offers much in the way of story or characters, but what modern comedy come-dy takes the time, really? B (Brewvies) THE CORPORATION (2 hr., 25 min.; NR.) The team of documentarians (two directors and two writers) who concocted this absorbingly educational educa-tional screed have a tendency to overemphasize their arguments. That's the only flaw in an otherwise chilling and stirring examination of corporations and the disturbingly unchecked freedom with which they operate. A- (Tower) DANNY DECKCHAIR (1 hr., 37 min.; PG-13 for sex-related situations) For a while, this tale of a man, his lawnchair and the weather balloons that lift it up to the heavens is a buoyant as the hero's odd contraption. contrap-tion. Alas, after Danny (Rhys Ifans, scruffy as usual) descends to Earth once more, the movie slips into familiar formulas. B- (Tower) FAHRENHEIT 91 1 (1 hr., 56 min.; R for violent and disturbing images and for language) Provocateur Michael Moore has a bone to pick with George W. Bush and isn't shy about letting his views be known. It's, impossible to set aside the movie's politics. Yet whether or not you agree with him, you'll be hard-pressed hard-pressed to remain indifferent as Moore vigorously derides the sitting chief exec. B (Brewvies) GARDEN STATE (1 hr., 49 min.; R for language, drug use and a scene of sexuality) Actor Zach Braff ("Scrubs") makes a solid debut as a director and screenwriter with this quirky slice of East Coast life. Think of it as "Napoleon Dynamite" for people from New Jersey. Ian Holm plays Braff's nasty father, Natalie Portman is a kindly new girl and Peter Sarsgaard is a stoner pal. B (Broadway) INTIMATE STRANGERS (1 hr., 44 min.; R for sexual dialogue) French director direc-tor Patrice Leconte likes strong, sensual sen-sual female characters. Sandrine Bonnaire plays his latest in this phsychological drama in which a young woman (Bonnaire) mistakes an accountant (Fabrice Luchini) for a shrink. The accountant allows the misunderstanding to persist, leading to unforeseen consquences. B (Broadway) MARIA FULL OF GRACE (1 hr., 41 min.; R for drug content and language) lan-guage) Maria (Catalina Moreno) is full of something. Strapped for cash and newly pregnant, the fiery Latina accepts work as a "mule," smuggling smug-gling drugs into the United States by ingesting sealed packets before crossing the border. Writer-director James Marston's debut film is harrowing, har-rowing, smart and thoughtful. A (Broadway) RIDING GIANTS (1 hr., 41 min.; PG-13 for brief strong language) Remember at the end of " Point Break" how Patrick Swayze was . going to surf that humongous, once-in-a-lifetime wave? This is the non-fiction version. Wear a belt, because the spectacular footage captured by director Stacy Peralta ("Dogtown and Z-Boys") will thrill your pants right off your body. A (Broadway) WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1 hr., 41 min.; R for sexual content and language) Two college professors profes-sors (Mark Ruffalo, Peter Krause) and their wives (Laura Dern, Naomi Watts) friends from way back fool around on each other in this bleak examination of, well, foolin' around. Adultery is well-covered ground in the movies and this one doesn't really put anything new on the table. B- (Broadway) f -' TO SUBSCRIBE CALL GREAT CTSTOMER SERVICE www.thecashstore.com Besides cash, we'll give you something others don't... Come to The Cash Store for an advance and get more than just cash! 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