Some reviews originate at other newspapers that do not award star ratings. Ratings range from zero to four stars.OPENING THIS WEEK
“The Company Men”
Reviewed on Page 1D
“No Strings Attached”Reviewed on Page 6D
“Another Year”
Reviewed on Page 6D
“The Way Back” Reviewed on Page 4D
“Enemies of the People”Reviewed on Page 4D
“Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance”
Not reviewedCONTINUING
Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.“Black Swan”Ballet thriller R. Is “Black Swan” an ugly duckling or a rare beauty? Many will be torn when it comes to this perversely magnificent psychological thriller, starring an undaunted Natalie Portman as a ballerina who gets the part of a lifetime — the Swan Queen and her dark double — if she can keep it together. (Lisa Kennedy) 113 minutes
“Blue Valentine”Drama R. Derek Cianfrance’s romantic drama moves back and forth between young marrieds Dean and Cindy’s stagnating present and their full- of-hope courtship. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams do stripped bare work. But the film is also a gorgeous object, rich with textured sounds and delicately observed images. (Kennedy) 114 minutes
“Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
Adventure PG. While their teen siblings are off in America. the youngest Pevensies, Lucy and Edmund (Georgie Henley and Skander Keynes), steer this sturdy sequel into the roiled realm of Narnia. Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) returns as an ally. Nattering cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) provides the film’s most winning transformation. (Kennedy) 118 minutes
“Country Strong”Melodrama. PG-13. Gwyneth Paltrow is a recovering-alcoholic country singer trying for a comeback. Real-life country music superstar Tim McGraw plays her manager/ husband. The film also stars Leighton Meester and Garrett Hedlund. (Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times) 112 minutes
“The Dilemma”Comedy PG-13. Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline this comedy from director Ron Howard about a guy who discovers his best friend’s wife canoodling with another man. What’s he to do: tell his friend or keep mum? (Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post) 118 minutes
“The Fighter”Boxing drama R. Based on a real family saga, David O. Russell’s drama about a boxer’s last shot at a career and the kin in his way is a late-season contender for a slew of awards. Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg play brother pugilists. And in opposing corners, there’s Melissa Leo as their mother and Amy Adams as Micky’s supportive girlfriend. (Kennedy) 114 minutes
“The King’s Speech”Period bromance R. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush play brilliantly off each other as stammering Prince Albert, the man who will be King George VI, and his Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue. (Kennedy) 118 minutes
“Love and Other Drugs”Romantic dramedy R. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway as the pair with toothsome chemistry in the story of a Viagra drug salesman and the woman who recognizes the huckster he is — because she knows how to sell a bill of goods too. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“Rabbit Hole”
Drama R. Months after their 4-year-old son was killed in an accident, Howie and Becca still struggle with the lonesomeness of grief. Their portrayers Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, however, find stalwart company in director John Cameron Mitchell and David Lindsay-Abaire’s adaption of the latter’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. (Kennedy) 92 minutes
“Somewhere”Tone poem R. In this terrifically observed story of a bad-boy actor spending time with his tween daughter, Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning have sweet chemistry. Writer-director Sofia Coppola has become the auteur of privileged ennui. Sometimes it catches (“Lost in Translation”). Here, Johnny Marco — even as sweetly played by Dorff as he is — never ever quite earns his close-up. (Kennedy) 98 minutes
“TRON: Legacy”Fantasy reboot PG-13. The “legacy” the title refers to is less that of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) to only child Sam (Garrett Hedlund), and more the dazzling bequest of one generation of visual special-effects whizzes to another. (Kennedy) 127 minutes
“True Grit”Western redo PG-13. Hailee Steinfeld puts the Methodist starch back in 14-year-old Mattie Ross. Jeff Bridges plays Marshall Rooster Cogburn, the man she hires to help track her father’s killer. Matt Damon arrives with moustache, fancy spurs and buttery buckskin of a dandy Texas Ranger. (Kennedy) 110 minutes
GIANT SCREENIMAX — Denver Museum of Nature & Science
“Hubble 3-D” and “Under the Sea 3-D.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 2001 Colorado Blvd., 303-322-7009,
IWERKS — The Wildlife Experience
“Dolphins & Whales,” “Wild Ocean” and “Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees.” Dates, times and tickets vary. 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker, 720-488- 3300,
