Capsule reviews of movies playing in Utah

Published: Thursday, April 7 2011 3:25 p.m. MDT

__"Jane Eyre" — area theaters — see Continuing Films

Jaap Buitendijk, Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures

NEW Friday

ARTHUR — Arthur (Russell Brand) has spent his entire life reveling in his family's endless fortune, but he must reconsider his priorities when he is forced to choose between love and money. 110 minutes; PG-13 (alcohol use throughout, sexual content, language, drug references); Patrick Cassell, for the Deseret News: ★★

BORN TO BE WILD 3D — A documentary shown in 3D, the film chronicles the experience of orphaned orangutans and elephants and the people who rescue and raise them. 40 minutes; G (nothing offensive); Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel: ★★★

HANNA — A 16-year-old girl journeys across Europe on a mission assigned by her father, who has trained her to be an assassin. 111 minutes; PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual material, language) ; Christie Lemire, Associated Press: ★★★

MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT — This foreign action film follows French outlaw Jacques Mesrine on his way to becoming France's public enemy No. 1. 113 minutes; R (strong brutal violence, some sexual content and language); (Tower); to be reviewed later; Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel: ★★★½

OF GODS AND MEN — Eight French Christian monks must decide whether or not to flee for safety by leaving the Muslim community where they are stationed when a group of fundamentalist terrorists attacks. 122 minutes; PG-13 (momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images, language); to be reviewed later; (Broadway); David Germain, Associated Press ★★★½

SOUL SURFER — Based on a true story, the film follows a young surfer who returns to the sport she loves after loosing her arm in a shark attack. 106 minutes; PG (intense accident sequence and some thematic material); Stephanie Moreton, Deseret News: ★★★

WIN WIN — An attorney who also works as a high school wrestling coach employs questionable means to find his new star athlete. Just when it appears that everything will turn out as planned, everything is put in jeopardy when the wrestler's mother is released from rehab. 106 minutes; R (language) (Broadway); to be reviewed later; Christie Lemire, Associated Press: ★★★

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