Mel ValentinSF Station Writer |
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 | The Bourne Mutiny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, [b]Green Zone[/b] hopes to break the “Iraq War curse” at the box office. More » |  |  | Essential Viewing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
The Red Riding Trilogy is three interrelated films, each set in a different year in West Yorkshire, England. More » | |  | Contrived and Ridiculous Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
The Ghost Writer is a major misfire by a director who, before his recent legal troubles, had resurrected both his reputation and his career. More » | |  | Close Quarters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
[b]44 Inch Chest[/b], a gangster drama written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto and directed by Malcolm Venville, could be easily retitled Five Men and an Armoire. More » | |  | Wax Off Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars.
[b]From Paris With Love[/b] is a buddy-action film starring a sadly bloated, bearded, bald John Travolta as a U.S. government assassin hunting terrorists in France. More » | |  | Troubled Waters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Andrea Arnold’s second, feature-length film, [b]Fish Tank[/b], centers on Mia Williams, a troubled 15 year old who lives outside London with her alcoholic single mother. More » | |  | Under the Gun Gibson is noticeably older, grayer, and more grizzled that we last saw him, but he hasn’t lost his talent for intense introspection and bone-crushing action heroics. More » | |  | On Life Support Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
In [b]Extraordinary Measures[/b], a docudrama “inspired by true events," Harrison Ford takes a supporting turn as a brilliant, curmudgeonly scientist opposite Brendan Fraser. More » | |  | Like a Trip to the Dentist Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.
Despite five credited screenwriters, [b]Tooth Fairy[/b] falls short on laughs and action, ultimately delivering another underwhelming moviegoing experience that underutilizes Johnson’s range and physical talents. More » | |  | A Bad Break Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.
[b]The Lovely Bones[/b] follows 14-year-old Susie Salmon, the events leading to her murder, and the emotional consequences of her death on her family. More » | |
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