Step Up 2 the Streets
Catholic News Service
2/14/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) -- There's very little that's original about "Step Up 2 the Streets" (Touchstone). But this lighthearted dance sequel has enough humor, charm and high-energy choreography to keep it enjoyable. Orphaned Baltimore teen Andie West (Briana Evigan) prefers dancing with her guerrilla ...
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Catholic News Service
2/14/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) -- In an unseen world of goblins, sprites and ogres, an ordinary family gets caught up in the epic struggle between good and evil, discovering the need for teamwork along the way. Such is the worthy theme of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (Paramount/Nickelodeon). Deserted by her ...
Jumper
Catholic News Service
2/14/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Imagine yourself in a terrible scrape, your life about to end, and in no time flat, you can disappear and re-emerge safely in Paris, Tokyo, among the pyramids, or in your very own bedroom. Such is the power that young hero David Rice (Max Thieriot) learns he possesses after an ...
Definitely, Maybe
Catholic News Service
2/12/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) - The chronicle of a young man's amorous ups and downs, "Definitely, Maybe" (Universal) is a carefully wrought romantic comedy, but one that raises some significant moral concerns. Shaken by her parents' impending divorce, precocious 10-year-old Maya Hayes (Abigail Breslin) asks her ...
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Catholic News Service
2/8/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) - A 50th wedding anniversary degenerates into a verbal and physical brawl in "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" (Universal). This unruly family farce is often entertaining, but also at times crude and seemingly desperate for laughs. Successful television talk-show host RJ Stevens (Martin ...
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland
Catholic News Service
2/7/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Despite a promising premise and some real virtues, the documentary "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights -- Hollywood to the Heartland" (Picturehouse) is ultimately undermined by the blue humor it showcases. Established star Vaughn, who also helped produce ...
In Bruges
Catholic News Service
2/7/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Following his Oscar-winning short film, "Six Shooter," playwright Martin McDonagh's assured feature debut offers further proof of his obvious skill behind the camera. The author of such award-winning London and Broadway hits as "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" and "The Pillowman" ...
Fool's Gold
Catholic News Service
2/6/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- "Fool's Gold" (Warner Bros.) is a mostly dull, exceedingly routine lost-treasure tale. The mostly shirtless Matthew McConaughey plays Ben "Finn" Finnegan, a smart but perennially ill-fated treasure hunter who is close to finding his lifelong goal: ancient Spanish treasure chests ...
Strange Wilderness
Catholic News Service
2/4/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) -- A road movie that goes nowhere, "Strange Wilderness" (Paramount) is as vulgar as it is pointless. Having inherited a popular wildlife TV program from his father, pot-dazed slacker Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) has rapidly caused the show's ratings to plummet. Even in its new 3 a.m. ...
The Eye
Catholic News Service
2/4/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- "The Eye" (Lionsgate/Paramount Vantage), a reasonably effective suspense yarn set in Los Angeles, stars Jessica Alba as successful concert violinist Sydney Wells, who has been blind since an accident when she was 5 years old. Though she's content as things are, her sister, Helen ...
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