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Couples RetreatIn all, "Couples Retreat" is funny, but ultimately disappointing due to the 'what could have been' factor.
Comingsoon.net Thursday, October 15, 2009'Law Abiding Citizen'An utterly preposterous, gleefully over-the-top revenge thriller.
Hollywood Thursday, October 15, 2009Bed, Bath and the Great BeyondThe movie "Paranormal Activity" was inspired by unexplained noises in the night and other strange goings-on in the director Oren Peli's suburban home.
New York Times Thursday, October 15, 2009Law Abiding CitizenILaw Abiding CitizenI is a movie with no use for logic, or realism, or basic rules of what is and is not possible within our world. Its so gleefully out there, in both its violence and overcooked sense of right and wrong, that it can be fun despite itself, with its grim attitude and humorless lead performances.
Cinema Blend Thursday, October 15, 2009Movie review: 'Law Abiding Citizen' is grislyLaw Abiding Citizen RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Drama. Starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Directed by F. Gary Gray. (R. 110 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) In the first half-hour of "Law Abiding Citizen," a beetle-browed bear of a man named Clyde Shelton (...
SF Gate Thursday, October 15, 2009Review: 'The Providence Effect'The Providence Effect RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Documentary. Starring Paul J. Adams III, Jeannette M. Dibella and Angela Johnson-Williams. Directed by Rollin Binzer. (PG. 92 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and the Shattuck in Berkeley.) "The Providence...
SF Gate Thursday, October 15, 2009Review: LeBron James' high school team exploredMore Than a Game RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Documentary. Starring LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Willie McGee and Sian Cotton. Directed by Kristopher Belman. (PG. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) LeBron James was one of the world's most worshiped 17-year-olds. By the...
SF Gate Thursday, October 15, 2009Toy Story/Toy Story 2The 3-D effect makes "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" feel like completely new films. If you're a fan of animation, go check it out. If your kids have already seen the movies, take them again. If you don't have any kids, go see it anyway. You'll be glad you did.
Comingsoon.net Thursday, October 15, 2009Movie Review | 'Where the Wild Things Are': Some of His Best Friends Are Beasts"Where the Wild Things Are" is an alternately perfect and imperfect if always beautiful adaptation of the Maurice Sendak children's book.
New York Times Thursday, October 15, 2009Movie Review | 'The Maid': Her Place Is in the HomeThe narrative design of "The Maid" is at once simple and complex.
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