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Show and some drug use) Jennifer Gamer stars as a woman who moves in with her dead fiance's housemates after Mr. buys Wow Playing All reviews and summaries of objectionable content are Movie questions? uvheraldextra.com. OPENING THIS WEEK BREAKING AND ENTERING REVIEW ON 11 NORBIT REVIEW ON 12 by the farm in a the Daily Herald and wire services. still enough to take your breath away. Life becomes a bloody ordeal thrilling, thoughtful film. A ALSO OPENING and brief suggestive material) HANNIBAL RISING (1 hr.. 57min.; R for strong grisly vblent content and some languagesexual references) Everyone needs a backstop these days, so of course Hannibal Lecter can't just be Hannibal Lecter. What n made him the way that he is? Gaspard Ulliel now takes over the role played three times by Sir Anthqny Hopkins. This film was not screened for critics. THE LAST SIN EATER (2 hrs., 31 min.; PG-1- 3 for thematic elements, and Factory") uninspired. C BECAUSE PG-1- 3 I SAID SO (1 hr.. 42 min.; for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity) Mom some intense sequences of violence) The latest film from Fox Faith takes viewers back to mid-- 1 Appalachia, where a 1 n girl in a tight-kn- it village is obsessed with finding forgiveness. This film was not screened young adult novel shines through in this adaptation which pairs farmgirl Fern (Dakota Fanning) and plucky piglet Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay) up with a variety of farm animals both well- - and fears. toward Wilbur1 s bacon-centri- c Julia Roberts is the warm voice of BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE (1 hr., Lonely Arthur (Freddie Highmore of "Charlie and the Chocolate undertakes a mission to save the family farm in this bland blend of live action and animation. He gets shrunk down and interacts with elves, but the family-friendl-y and action is largely CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1 hr., 30 min.; G) The charm of LB. White's beloved chick-flidc- y relationship crises. Any tenderness you might feel for the movie's characters will be undermined, if not obliterated, by its truly wretched "comedy." D ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (1 hr.. 42 min.; PG for fantasy action ' for vhlenceter-ror- . 38 min.; PG-1- 3 some sexuality and substance abuse) Imagine if, instead of being funny and starring Michael J. Fox, "Teen Wolf" had been serious and staned Agnes Bruckner ("24") as a young werewolf who pines for a human lad. Actually, comparing this dreadful bore to "Teen Wolf" is far, far out of proportion to its merits. Yawn. sensitive spider Charlotte. B OF MEN (1 hr., 49 min.; R for strong violence, language, some CHILDREN drug use and brief nudity) Humanity on the clock in Alfonso Cuaron's ing (especially from Jennifer Hudson arid Beyonce Knowles). It's also got a thin plot and thinner characters, but the shortcomings are masked by loads of sass and style. B EPIC MOVIE (7 hr., 26 min.; tjghtjy-woun- d THE A DEPARTED (2 hrs., 28 min.; R for NEVER GETS OLD. Laughter, alas, is usually spontaneous, whereas you won't be surprised by f0 w Consider the Kitchen APOCALYPTO (2 hrs.. 18 min; R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images) u njf T5) jn vlfn t4 I I 5 ill? Public Skate Hours Available Beginning Lessons Mamng : S3 Soccer for ly, it CONTINUING Hockey Skating 3 its scenario front and center. f' u f I-- It's not as graphic as you may have heard, but the violent conent of this leap Mexico is back into PG-1- VALENTINE'S DAY with tummy. for critics. drug content) This movie version of the Broadway spectacular has energetic performances (especially from Eddie Murphy) and great sing- been bom in more than 18 years. Every richly detailed frame fleshes out the film's stark premise, putting gripping, deeply intriguing vision of a bleak future in wTiich no child has D- - DREAMGIRLS (2 hrs., 11 min.; PG-1- 3 for language, some sexuality and crude sexual humor, language and some comic violence) It never gets old, that wacky "Airplane!" formula of hiring actors who could really, really use a paycheck to "spoof" scenes from other movies. No, real- is CATCH AND RELEASE (1 hr.. 51 min.; PG-1- 3 for sexual content, language Enhance mishap. former star of "Alias" is a romantic comedy natural. D (Diane Keaton), Millie (Mandy Moore), Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo) confront for a young Maya father after warriors kidnap all of the adults in his village. Tense and grim, but also a g Huh? It's mostly downhill from the convoluted premise, though the strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material) This energetic crime drama pops and sizzles as Boston cops and an Irish mob use inside operatives to thwart each other. Then, after drenching us in tension and drama for two hours, the movie's ending is a tongue-in-chee- k slap in the face. Thanks for nothing. B J' " I |