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2003-01-17
y panned movies open wide today, while two critically praised
films widen their releases.
Martin Lawrence is back yet again in the comedy, National Security,
where he teams up with Steve Zahn (Out of Sight). If you thought
Lawrence received bad reviews for Black Knight, just check out
Rotten Tomatoes (www.rottentomatoes.com) for some scathing critiques.
The teen romp A Guy Thing also makes its way into theaters, starring
Julia Stiles and Jason Lee. And for the kiddies, there's Kangaroo Jack,
probably the most reviled new flick of the week. Brian Webster, of the Apollo
Guide, says, "Kangaroo Jack is the most ill-thought-out cinematic
exercise in a long, long, long time." Touche.
Expanding is The Hours, with Meryl Streep, and opening in select cities,
City of God, which Roger Ebert placed on his Best-Of list. Also opening
in limited run are Divine Intervention and Steve Guttenberg's P.S. Your Cat is Dead.
Enjoy the movies, everyone!
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2003-01-07
ry is known as the dumping ground, the time when studios
throw out projects they lacked faith in during the broader times of summer and fall.
Of course, January also sees the widened releases of Oscar-worthy December
openers, but those not interested in watching Meryl Streep in The Hours,
or Jack Nicholson in About Schmidt, will have plenty to choose from in
the first month of 2003.
January 10 will bring Just Married, starring semi-celebs Ashton Kutcher (That
70s Show) and Brittany Murphy (8 Mile) as a young couple just - yup -
married and having one heck of a crappy honeymoon. And yet another movie
aimed at teens will debut on January 17, (Almost Famous) and Julia Stiles (The Bourne Identity) who
have what appears to be a one-night stand during the night of Lee's bachelor
party. Distributor MGM pulled it from its initial fall release due to competition
from another Lee comedy, Stealing Harvard, which flunked out.
More giggles abound in National Security, with Martin Lawrence, and the kiddie
flick, Kangaroo Jack, featuring an all-CGI kangaroo (oh, brother!). Both hit
theaters on Jan. 17.
If teeny-bopper comedies and cop/buddy flicks isn't your thing, you might want to check
out Sony's spooky-looking Darkness Falls. The low-budget flick, which was
supposed to have opened on December 6, concerns a haunted lighthouse and a
creature called the Tooth Fairy.
As reported earlier, Darkness will now fall on January 24.
Also opening on Jan. 24 is the Gwyneth Paltrow comedy, A View from the
Top, co-starring Mike Myers. Rumor has it Top was also inline to open
sometime last year, and judging from the trailer, this airline-themed baffoonery could
crash on site.
January 31 sees the arrival of three wide releases. The one with the most potential
to make a big splash is the Al Pacino thriller, The Recruit. He plays a
CIA-recruiter who enlists the aid of Colin Farrell (Minority Report) to catch
a mole in the training academy. Farrell will also be featured in Phone Booth
later this spring, a film that was taken out of last November's schedule due to the
gruesome sniper shootings in and around the Washington, D.C. area.
Final Destination 2 hopes to scare up as much business as its predecessor,
but, unlike the Scream films, the premise for Destination was intriguing
only one time around. The preview is cheap and unflinching, a bad sign. And last up,
there's Biker Boyz, starring Laurence Fishburne as a suit-and-tie business man
who trades in his briefcase for wheels at night. (Dates are always subject to change.
Please check local listings.)
Mat
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