“Gnomeo & Juliet”
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This is no epic tale of woe, this romance of Juliet (voiced by Emily Blunt) and her Gnomeo (James McAvoy) — even if “the story you are about to see has been told before. A lot.” A daft and generally deft British animated retelling of the star-crossed romance, set in adjacent English backyard gardens and to the music of Elton John, manages enough wit and charm to come off. And every so often — quite often — Elton John’s music, either the original “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” or an orchestration of it, slips in. Patrick Stewart voices a certain famous playwright as a statue in a nearby park. G. 1 hour, 24 minutes. Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel
“I Am Number Four”
* 1/2 (out of 4)
When a movie casts aside all shame, demonstrates itself willing to rip off anything that might attract audiences, and nevertheless fails, that’s sad. This witless attempt to merge the “Twilight” formula with the Michael Bay formula ends with sexy human teenagers involved in an endless special-effects battle with sexy alien teenagers who look like humans. John (Alex Pettyfer) is hiding out on planet Earth and doing everything possible to disguise himself as a box- office attraction like Edward Cullen. They have already killed Nos. One, Two and Three. PG-13. 1 hour, 50 minutes. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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