Playing at local movie theaters

DARK WATER —** — This Americanized remake of the 2002 Japanese ghost tale, starring Jennifer Connelly, is all wet. Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 105 minutes. PG-13 (profanity, brief drugs, vulgarity).

FANTASTIC FOUR —** — Not as horrid as the trailers made it appear but this superhero adventure is more of a "Mediocre Four." Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 110 minutes. PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, profanity, brief gore).

THE HOLY GIRL —*** — Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel manages to do Pedro Almodovar-type material every bit as well as her mentor. Spanish with subtitles. Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 106 minutes. R (sex, brief nudity, mild profanity).

KINGS AND QUEEN —*** — The characters are what draw us into this intellectual fun house/hothouse. French with subtitles. Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 150 minutes. Not rated, probable R (nudity, language, violence). — Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News

LOST EMBRACE —*** — Sort of a shaggy dog story that gently works its way under the skin. Spanish with subtitles. Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 100 minutes. Not rated, probable R (profanity, sex, nudity). — Hap Erstein, Cox News Service

SAVING FACE —** 1/2 — Alice Wu's comedy-drama is poised between an exasperating sitcom and a grand classic Hollywood screwball. With subtitles. Complete review on Page W?. Running time: 91 minutes. R (sex, profanity). — Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe

MIDNIGHT MOVIES

TAXI DRIVER — *** — Martin Scorsese's 1976 thriller has been parodied so many times that it's lost some of its ability to shock, but Robert De Niro still stands out as the unhinged title character. Running time: 113 minutes. R (violence, profanity, gore, vulgarity, drug use). (Tower, tonight and Saturday.)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

GREASE — *** — Fun but sometimes crude '50s-period musical, with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Running time: 110 minutes. PG (profanity, vulgarity, brief violence). (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Trolley Square.)

THE MALDONADO MIRACLE — Salma Hayek made her directorial debut with this pay-cable drama, which was shot in Utah. Running time: 99 minutes. PG (profanity, violence). (Wednesday, 9 p.m., Sundance Village, Provo Canyon, free.)