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Seen and reviewed this week ...
Jeff Vice
DeseretNews.com blogger | May 16, 2008 at 3:57 p.m.
DeseretNews.com blogger | May 16, 2008 at 3:57 p.m.
New films in theaters May 16:
-- "Alexandra" (not rated), a Russian war fable.
-- "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (rated PG), a sequel to the hit "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
-- "My Blueberry Nights" (rated PG-13), a drama about loves lost starring Jude Law.
-- "A Plumm Summer" (rated PG), a family film co-starring Henry Winkler.
-- "Then She Found Me" (rated R), Helen Hunt's directorial debut, a comedy-drama about motherhood.
While the second "Narnia" adventure features more action and humor, it still failed to grab me the way the successful "Lord of the Rings" trilogy or the better "Harry Potter" movies did. And the art-house alternatives are a mixed bag. The moody "Blueberry Nights" is probably the best choice.
But frankly, audiences might be better off seeing "Iron Man" again ... or for the first time. Or they might want to check out either the PG-13 comedy-drama "The Visitor" or the PG-rated music documentary "Young @ Heart."
-- "Alexandra" (not rated), a Russian war fable.
-- "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (rated PG), a sequel to the hit "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
-- "My Blueberry Nights" (rated PG-13), a drama about loves lost starring Jude Law.
-- "A Plumm Summer" (rated PG), a family film co-starring Henry Winkler.
-- "Then She Found Me" (rated R), Helen Hunt's directorial debut, a comedy-drama about motherhood.
While the second "Narnia" adventure features more action and humor, it still failed to grab me the way the successful "Lord of the Rings" trilogy or the better "Harry Potter" movies did. And the art-house alternatives are a mixed bag. The moody "Blueberry Nights" is probably the best choice.
But frankly, audiences might be better off seeing "Iron Man" again ... or for the first time. Or they might want to check out either the PG-13 comedy-drama "The Visitor" or the PG-rated music documentary "Young @ Heart."
