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Show Wednesday, August 24, 2005 UTAH CHRONICLE "Four Brothers" in his foster family, including brothers-from-anothermother Angel (Tyrese Gibson), Jack (Garrett Hedlund) and Jeremiah (Andre Benjamin). They return home to bury Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan), their beloved adopted mother who was suspiciously gunned-down in a "random" convenience store robbery. ••• Bobby and his kin do some improbable sleuthing. It Don't mess with Mark might seem like a good idea, Wahlberg. He plays bad-boy but waving a gun around at "Dear God, bless us this evening our daily turkey, drive-by." Gillian Murphy gives Rachel McAdams the ol' stink-eye In "Red Eye." Bobby Mercer in John Single- a downtown Detroit basketton's "Four Brothers," an en- ball game would probably It's an engrossing story, but Risky? Yes. Contrived? Defi"Red Eye" ven's brisk and chilling "Red tertaining rock 'em, sock 'em elicit more than boos from too clever for its own good. nitely— but the movie's gangOreamworks SKG Eye." It's a killer premise (yukrevenge flick fed on formula. the crowd and discover a conJeremiah hatches a plan that war ziny carries us past those Directed by Wes Craven yuk), but thriller deja vu and A brutishly funny Wahl- spiracy involving dirty cops, requires certain bad guys moments. Written by Carl Eltsworth too many "oh, yeah right" moberg owns every scene he's Detroit gangsters and possi- to act in certain ways that aallen(a) Starring: Rachel McAdams, ments prevent this film from in. He's the "big" brother bly someone on the inside... couldn't have been predicted. chronicle.utah.edu Cillian Murphy and Brian truly taking off. Cox Star-in-t he-making McAdams lends authenticity and Rated PG-13/85 min beauty to Lisa, and Murphy Opened Aug. 19,2005 Two-and-a-half out of four is wicked nasty as the wolf in sheep's clothing. After this stars performance and his ghoulwww.dailyutahchronicle.com ish turn in "Batman Begins," More deadly than the in- Murphy is fast becoming one flight meal, assassin Jackson of Hollywood's most sinister Rippner (Cillian Murphy) tells villains. With such effective perforhis cutie-pie seatmate, Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) to mances, it's a shame the story follow his instructions or it's crash-lands into the same old curtains for her father (Brian cat-and-mouse-around-thehouse slasher antics in the Cox). That's the flight plan in Cra- end. Paramount Pictures Directed by John Singleton Written by David Elliot, Paul Lovett Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund and Terrence Howard Rated R/108 min Opened Aug. 12, 2005 Three out of four stars Visit The Chronicle online NOBODY DOES... 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