Playing at local movie theaters

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM — *** — This comic fantasy is a bit of a mess yet surprisingly appealing. Running time: 108 minutes, PG (violence, vulgarity, profanity)

NORBIT — * — Eddie Murphy's latest takes fat-suit jokes and beats them into the ground. Running time: 102 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, sex, profanity, brief nudity, ethnic slurs)

PAN'S LABYRINTH — *** 1/2 — This dark fantasy is surprisingly imaginative, but it's not for kids. Spanish with subtitles, running time: 112 minutes, R (violence, profanity, gore, drugs, vulgarity, torture)

PATHFINDER — ** 1/2 — "Conan the Barbarian" meets "The Last of the Mohicans." Running time: 96 minutes, R (violence, gore) —Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel

PERFECT STRANGER — * 1/2 — Straight-faced thriller is unintentionally funny. Running time: 110 minutes, R (profanity, sex, violence, drugs, nudity, vulgarity, brief gore)

PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER — ** — Patrick Suskind's tale of murderous perfume maker comes off as laughable. Running time: 147 minutes, R (violence, nudity, sex, vulgarity, gore, torture, profanity)

PREMONITION — ** — Sandra Bullock stars in this fantasy/thriller that becomes unintentional comedy. Running time: 97 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, drugs, brief gore)

THE QUEEN — **** — Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II won an Oscar for her stellar turn. Running time: 97 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, violence, brief drugs)

THE REAPING — * 1/2 — Hilary Swank stars in this suspense-free rip-off of "The Omen." Running time: 99 minutes, R (violence, gore, sex, profanity, brief drugs, vulgarity)

REDLINE — * — An overproduced vroom-a-thon involving variations on a theme by NASCAR. Reviewed Tuesday, running time: 95 minutes, PG-13 (violence, sex, profanity, drugs)—Colin Covert, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

REIGN OVER ME — *** — Adam Sandler may be the bigger name, but this sometimes moving comedy-drama belongs to co-star Don Cheadle. Running time: 125 minutes, R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief sex)