Some reviews originate at other newspapers that do not award star ratings. Ratings range from zero to four stars.
OPENING THIS WEEK
“Fast Five” Reviewed on Page 1D.
“In a Better World”Reviewed on Page 8D
“Prom” Reviewed on Page 8D
“My Perestroika” Reviewed on Page 6D
“Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil” Reviewed on Page 6D
“That’s What I Am” Reviewed on Page 5D
“Ceremony” Reviewed on Page 6D
“Rubber” Reviewed online
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Here are selected mini-reviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically.
“13 Families: Life After Columbine”Documentary Not rated. Smartly compassionate film puts the focus on the families of those killed at Columbine High School. A telling mosaic of loss, memory and moving forward. Through May 19 at area Elvis Cinemas. (Kennedy) 90 minutes
“African Cats”Documentary G. A magnificent new wildlife documentary from Disneynature, this is an engrossing and often moving film built around the fierce protect-my-young instincts of a lioness and a female cheetah. (Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel) 89 minutes
“Arthur”Comedy PG-13. Russell Brand is a poor little rich boy using booze as a shield against a life of alienation. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune) 109 minutes
“Atlas Shrugged”Drama PG-13. It’s 2016 in an alternative retro-future. Society is on the verge of collapse because of the jackals of mediocrity baying at the heels of entrepreneurs. (Cary Darling, McClatchy Newspapers) 102 minutes
“Bill Cunningham New York”DocumentaryNot rated. The New York Times fashion photographer allows filmmakers to record his routine as he tours Manhattan by bicycle. (Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle) 84 minutes “The Conspirator”Historical drama PG-13. Robert Redford’s film about the rushed justice dealt Mary Surratt, proprietor of the boarding house where John Wilkes Booth plotted to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, is quality drama with a capital Q. (Kennedy) 122 minutes
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”Comedy PG. The anti-hero of the series is Greg Heffley, a 12-year-old who sees his life as a series of humiliations. (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune) 96 minutes
“Hanna”Action PG-13. Saoirse Ronan is ferocious and touching as the titular heroine in this fairy tale of innocence and treachery. (Kennedy) 105 minutes
“Hop”Bunny tale PG. “Hop” has one of the cutest bunnies you’ll ever see and plenty of other eye candy among its visuals. (David Germain, Associated Press) 94 minutes
“I Am”DocumentaryDirector Tom Shadyac decides to sit down with important thinkers in order to judge everyone else’s values. (Wesley Morris, Boston Globe) 79 minutes
“Insidious”Horror PG-13. The spookiest and most entertaining horror flick playing now. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 102 minutes
“Jane Eyre”Literary romance PG-13. Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” with Mia Wasikowska as Jane and Michael Fassbender as the storm warning known as Edward Rochester. (Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune) 121 minutes
“Limitless”Contemporary sci-fi PG-13. Eddie Morra’s adventures begin after he is given a pill that puts his entire brain online. (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) 105 minutes
“Of Gods and Men”Religious drama. PG-13. Based on the true story of nine monks whose lives were disrupted by Islamic violence. (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) 122 minutes
“Paul”Alien comedy R. A sprinkle of chuckles can’t save this geeks-meets-alien road- chase movie from being a close encounter of the middling kind. (Kennedy) 104 minutes
“Potiche”Comedy R. Catherine Deneuve is the wife of a factory owner in a labor dispute. When he is kidnapped, she has to run the factory. (Ty Burr, Boston Globe) 103 minutes
“Rio”Animated comedy G. Domesticated Blu, a cerulean macaw, and free-spirited bird Jewel must travel to Rio to mate. (Christy Lemire, The Associated Press) 96 minutes
“Scream 4″Meta horror sequel R.Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson reunite for a sequel that pays homage to their 1996 original about a masked killer, but doesn’t come close to besting it. (Kennedy) 112 minutes
“Soul Surfer”Inspirational surfing PG. In this Christian-leavened family film, local light AnnaSophia Robb portrays pro surfer Bethany Hamilton, who in 2003 lost her arm in a shark attack. (Kennedy) 106 minutes
“Source Code”Thriller PG-13. Afghanistan war hero Capt. Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is part of a clandestine operation that puts him on a doomed train. (Kennedy) 93 minutes
“Super”Nerd fantasy Not Rated. Frank is a classic nonentity whose beautiful wife (Liv Tyler) leaves him for a drug-dealing dirtbag (Kevin Bacon). Tired of being put down, Frank becomes The Crimson Bolt. (Cary Darling, McClatchy Newspapers)96 minutes
“Water for Elephants”Big-top drama PG-13. This makes for an engaging two hours of old-fashioned narrative rhythms and star shine with Reece Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz. (Kennedy)120 minutes
“Win Win”Dramedy R. Tom McCarthy’s third film is a charmer. Paul Giamatti is Mike Flaherty, an attorney and high-school wrestling coach who becomes guardian of a client and then offers the guy’s grandson a home and a spot on his team. (Kennedy) 104 minutes
“Your Highness”Comedy R. James Franco plays the dashing, quest-happy heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Mourn. His fiance is kidnapped on her wedding day. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) 102 minutes
