Zombieland
*** | We pity the foolish zombie who tries to take a bite out of Tallahassee in this comedy that values the prey over the predators. Woody Harrelson is the gun-toting zombie slayer. Jesse Eisenberg endears as Columbus, the guy who proves flight might be just as effective as fight. Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone are sister survivors Little Rock and Wichita, the women they meet on the road. In a world in which loved ones (or the cute girl next door) turn ravenous, trust is an issue. R. 1 hour, 21 minutes.
Lisa Kennedy
“Amelia”
** | When Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra takes off to soaring music, it might have been a sign of rousing things to come for this bio- pic starring Hilary Swank as the aviator and Richard Gere as her husband, the publisher and PR inventor George P. Putnam. Instead it stalls, never really connecting audiences to Earhart’s passion for flight. Directed by Mira Nair, “Amelia” isn’t a flying machine with an adventurer at the wheel. It’s more like an Airbus with attractive passengers. PG. 1 hour, 51 minutes.
Lisa Kennedy
“Adam”
*** | A sensitive film of much charm, “Adam” stars Hugh Dancy in the title role as a brilliant young electronics engineer. He’s nice-looking but awfully uptight. Not long after the death of his father, with whom he shared a Manhattan apartment, Adam meets new neighbor Beth (Rose Byrne), who’s beautiful and outgoing. Beth gradually attempts to break through his perplexing shell. In time, she gains Adam’s trust and he at last explains that he has Asperger’s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. PG-13. 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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