Movie Reviews
All ratings are out of a total of five stars  .
Here are reviews of movies currently playing (see Showtimes) in the Alberta & BC Rockies, including Banff, Cranbrook, Golden, Hinton, Invermere and Jasper
(updated Friday May 16, 2008
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Our TOP TWO movie picks this week (see reviews below):
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Starts Wednesday)
The 4th adventure of the famed archaeologist/adventurer (Harrison Ford) as he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind the mysterious Crystal Skulls artifacts.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Pevensie siblings (William Moseley, Anna Popplewell) return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes).
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people, while searching on his own for Osama Bin Laden.
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10,000 B.C.
A prehistoric epic that follows the jurney of a young mammoth hunter (Steven Strait) through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe (including Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Virgel)
27 Dresses
After being a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman (Katherine Heigl) is conflicted when her sister becomes engaged to the man she's secretly in love with.
88 Minutes
A thriller about a college professor (Al Pacino) who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist who's testimony put a serial killer on death row, receives a death threat telling him that he has only 88 minutes to live
Alvin and the Chipmunks
A trio of singing chipmunks (animated), led by mischievous Alvin, as well as quiet Simon and impressionable Theodore (voices: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney) are found by aspiring songwriter (Jason Lee) who has them sing for a living.
Atonement
A fledgling writer Briony Tallis, when 13 years old, falsely accuses the lover (James McAvoy) of her older sister (Keira Knightley) of a crime, changing many lives.
Baby Mama
A career-driven single woman (Tina Fey) hires a troublesome surrogate mother (Amy Poehler) to carry her child to term, and they try to resolve their differences through counselling (Sigourney Weaver).
Bella
An international soccer star (Eduardo Verástegui), who's career suddently ended, works as a cook in a Mexican restaurant in New York City, where he meets a beautiful waitress (Tammy Blanchard).
Be Kind Rewind
Video store employee (Jack Black) who has a talent for accidentally erasing videotapes, works with his friend (Mos Def) to recreate the lost films, including Back to the Future, The Lion King, and Robocop.
Charlie Wilson's War
An Enigmatic Texas congressman (Tom Hanks) to cajopled by a rich benfactor (Julia ROberts) to use his CIA allies to covertly arm the Afghani Mujahedeen against their Soviet Union invaders.
Cloverfield
A group of young people (Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan) having a going away party in Manhattan, witness a monster's attack on New York which forcing them into a frantic fight for survival.
College Road Trip
An overachieving high school student (Raven Symone)with an over-protective cop father decides to check out our of town colleges, her father (Martin Lawrence) decides to accompany her as chaperone.
Deception
An accountant (Hugh Jackman) is introduced to a mysterious sex club by his lawyer friend (Ewan McGregor) where he becomes the prime suspect in both a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
Definitely, Maybe
A charming political consultant (Ryan Reynolds) going through a divorce tries to explain his past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter (Abigail Breslin).
Drillbit Taylor
Three kids (Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile and David Dorfman) hire a low-budget bodyguard (Owen Wilson) to protect them from the playground bully (Alex Frost).
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Fool's Gold
Discovering a clue to the location of a Lost Treasure rekindles a married couple's (Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson) sense of adventure and rekindles their romance
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
After a messy break-up with a TV-Sstar grilfriend (Kristen Bell), the ex-boyfriend (Jason Segel) takes a Hawaii vacation to recover, only to discover she friend, Sarah. Little does he know she is vacationing at the same resort, with her new boyfriend (Bill Hader).
Fugitive Pieces
A child (Stephen Dillane) escapes from German-occupied Poland during World War II and first heads to Greece before coming of age in Canada.
Funny Games (U.S. )
Two psychotic young men take a family (Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Devon Gerahart) hostage in their cabin.
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
A 3-D concert film of the 2007 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus tour .
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Two potheads Harold & Kumar (John Cho, Kal Penn) boarding a misadventurous flight to Amsterdam with a bong, are caught and mistaken for terrorists and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Horton Hears a Who!
Horton the Elephant (voice: Jim Carey) struggles to protect a microscopic community (voice: Steve Carell) from his neighbors (voice: Carol Burnett) who refuse to believe it exists
How She Move
Following her sister's drug addiction death, a high school student (Tre Armstrong) leaves her private school to return to her old, crime-filled 'hood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step dancing.
I Am Legend
A top scientist (Will Smith) cannnot stop a lethal virus, to which he happns to be immune, and ends up being the last human survivor in a sombre looking New York City, and maybe the world, as he fights to outlast virus-affected mutants.
I'm Not There
Biopic about Bob Dylan, with six actors (including Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere) each portraying a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
In Bruges
Two hitmen (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) are holed up in msll town Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, and learn about their differing views of life and death.
Iron Man
When a wealthy industrialist (Robert Downey Jr.) is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Jumper
A young man (Hayden Christensen) with a gentic mutation that allows him to teleport himself anywhere and any time, but finds himself in a long-running war between "Jumpers" and those who have sworn to kill them.
Juno
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman (Ellen Page) makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
Leatherheads
In 1915, both an aging football legend (George Clooney) and a recently drafted college star (John Krasinski) on his pro team compete for the heart of an intrepid up-and-coming journalist (Rene Zellweger).
Love in the Time of Cholera
Florentino (Javier Bardem), rejected in his youth by the beautiful Fermina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart.
Made of Honor
A guy (Patrick Dempsey) in love with an engaged woman (Michelle Monaghan) tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
A treasure hunter (Nicolas Cage) and his colleagues (Diane Kruger, Jon Voight...) search for the missing pages of John Wilkes Booth's diary, uncovers the first step unmasking a worldwide conspiracy.
Never Back Down
Attending a new high school, a rebellious teen (Sean Faris) joins an underground fight club, where he is mentored by a mixed martial arts veteran (Djimon Hounsou).
Nim's Island
A popular author (Jodie Foster) and adventure-lover Alex Rover (Gerard Butler) team up to help her number-one fan (Abigail Breslin) who lives on a secret island where her father has gone missing, though Alex is merely the main character in her best-selling novels.
Penelope
A young aristocratic heiress (Christina Ricci) born under a family curse that can only be broken when she finds true love, and most men she dates are after her for her money, until she meets a down-on-his-luck guy (James McAvoy).
Prom Night
A group of high school students are stalked on their prom night, by a vengeful killer who years ago witnessed the same kids cause a young girl's accidental death.
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Rambo
From Thailand, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone)leads a group of mercenaries up the Salween River to a Burmese village to track down and rescue some missing Christian aid workers, he had worked with.
Redbelt
Saving a celebrity leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and he resists entering prize bouts but is pressured into entering such a competition.
Run Fatboy Run
A clueless and slightly overweight guy (Simon Pegg) left his pregnant fiancée (Thandie Newton) five years earlier, and has tried ever since to woo her back, tries to impress her by training for (Hank Azaria) and running a marathon. Directed by David Schwimmer.
Semi-Pro
Sports comedy, wherethe owner-coach-player (Will Ferrell) of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates (including Woodie Harrelson) to live their far-fetched NBA dreams.
Shine a Light
Matine Scorsese's intimate look at the legendary Rolling Stones, playing a rock concert on their 2006 "Big Bang Tour".
Shutter
A newly married couple (Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor) discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident, which they begin to investigate...
Smart People
A doctor (Sarah Jessica Parker) looking after her injured former professor (Dennis Quaid) who falls for her, complicated by his Young Republican daughter (Ellen Page), and his good-for-nothing adopted brother (Thomas Haden Church).
Speed Racer
a young man with natural racing talents (Emile Hirsch) wants to win a cross-country car racing rally, The Crucible, that took the life of his older brother, only to learn the races are fixed by corporate interests.
Step Up 2 The Streets
Romantic sparks fly between two dance students (Briana Evigan, Adam G. Sevani) from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.
Stop Loss
Back in Texas after a combat tour in Iraq, a soldier (Ryan Phillippe) refuses to return to battle despite the "stop loss" government mandate requiring him to do so.
Street Kings
A veteran LAPD cop (Keanu Reeves) is dealing with the death of his wife he is implicated in the execution of a fellow officer, turning him against the cop culture and questioning the loyalties of everyone around him.
Superhero Movie
A freak accident turns a bumbling young guy (Drake Bell) into the still-clumsy superhero known as Dragonfly (by writer-director Craig Mazin, of Scary Movie spoof fame).
The Bank Job
A group of petty criminals (Jason Statham) are lured ( by Saffron Burrows) into a heist of safety deposit boxes of some of London's wealthiest citizens, which is really a top-secret mission to steal some compromising photos of a Royal princess.
The Bucket List
Two terminally ill men (Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman) escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric) who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body with only his left eye not paralyzed.
The Golden Compass
In a Jules Verne-esque parallel universe, a young girl (Dakota Blue Richards) journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization (Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig).
The Great Debaters
In 1935, a Texas College professor (Denzel Washington) trains his underdog student debatng team for a competition with Harvard University.
The Orphanage ("El Orfanato, El")
A woman ( Belén Rueda) returns to the house where she was raised, and converts it into an orphanage. Soon, her son (Roger Príncep) makes an invisible friend...
The Other Boleyn Girl
Two sisters (Natalie Portman & Scarlett Johansson) vie for the affections of King Henry VIII (Eric Bana).
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie
(Animated) Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape are whisked away from their jobs at the Pirate Times Dinner Theater, only to immersed in the world of real-life 17th century pirates.
The Ruins
A Mexican vacation goes bad for a group of Americans (Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker) who head into the jungle to look for the missing brother of a fellow traveler, and gets worse after a warning received from a couple of locals.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Twin brothers (Freddie Highmore) and their sister (Sarah Bolger), move into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother (Mary-Louise Parker) find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other fantasy creatures.
Vantage Point
Unravel an attempt on the life of the President of the United States, as seen from 8 different points-of-view by 8 strangers (Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, and others).
What Happens in Vegas...
Two people (Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher) discover they've gotten married in Las Vegas following a night of debauchery.
Witless Protection
A small-town sheriff (Larry the Cable Guy) rescues a woman (Jenny McCarthy) he thinks is a kidnap victim but is the star witness in an upcoming white-collar crime trial, and now must try to protect both of them from those trying to "fix" the trial.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
A mockumentary look at the life of fictional music legend Dewy Cox (John C REilly) and his turbulent career.
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