“You, Me and Dupree”** |Two triangles clang in this slight comedy starring Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson. Making up the first are Carl, best friend and unwanted houseguest Dupree and Carl’s new wife Molly. Carl, Dupree and Molly’s formidable father (Michael Douglas) make up the second. Like many quasi-romantic comedies these days, the core relating takes place between the fellas. And the latter threesome speaks to ongoing conflicts of the young American male. Think of slacker Dupree (Wilson) as the potential trump card that wins in the game of life. At least that’s the fantasy being hawked here. After a preview screening someone said: “That Owen Wilson, what a fool.” She’s right. When he’s firing on all cylinders, Wilson plays the trickster catalyst with charming lassitude. Now if only his accidental sage can find a fable worthy of his goofball wisdom. |PG-13|95 minutes|Released today|Lisa Kennedy
“Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties”* 1/2 |”Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties” is the best of movies, it is the worst of movies. More of the worst, though. The title implies a take on Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” but “Kitties” is more akin to Mark Twain’s “The Prince and the Pauper,” with the American Garfield journeying to England, where he’s mistaken for a British prince.|PG|75 minutes|Released today|Chris Hewitt, Knight Ridder Newspapers
“Click”* |In a blatant and largely offensive rip-off of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Adam Sand-
ler stars as a put-upon family man who discovers a “universal remote control” that can pause and fast-forward his life. The results make Sandler’s “Waterboy” look like “The Elephant Man.” Rarely does the first-grade comic sensibility of a star synch so perfectly with the basest opportunism of the filmmakers.|PG-13|95 minutes|Released today|Michael Booth
“Art School Confidential”
* 1/2 |The uneven director Terry Zwigoff veers further into bad taste and poor outcomes, helming a bitter and insulting tale about a budding young artist. The constant insults and lack of a sympathetic character make the movie a long slog through sophomoric humor.|R|102 minutes|Released today|Michael Booth
TV ON DVD
“Medium: Season 2” |Patricia Arquette returns as a psychic using her abilities to see into the future and chat with dead folks to help the police solve and prevent crimes. Year two’s 22 episodes come in a six-disc set, with commentary and a question- and-answer session with cast and crew. |$61.99|Released Oct. 3 |David Germain, Associated Press
ONVIDEO | available today
Baby Blood
Black Dahlia
Border War
Brideshead Revisited: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
The Butterfly Effect 2
Disturbance
Eloise: Little Miss Christmas
The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology
The Fox and the Hound 25th
Anniversary Edition
The King
Land of Plenty
Me, Eloise
Scrubs: Season 4
Superstition
Sword of Honour
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Gruesome Edition
12 and Holding
Waist Deep
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING | This week’s top DVDs
SALES
1. Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses
2. The Wild
3. Stick It
4. Stay Alive
5. Gilmore Girls: Season 6
RENTALS
1. Lucky Number Slevin
2. Stay Alive
3. The Wild
4. Stick It
5. The Sentinel
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