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trying to unload an unsuitable lover,
save his notoriously high-turnover job
from a grippy upstart, and avoid being
killed by a writer who he “never got
back to," finds himself at the center o'
a murder investigation and hopelessly
infatuated with the dead mans prob
ably Icelandic girl. Charles Eidsvik will
introduce the film before the early and
late show and guide the discussion
that follows the first screening. Shows
Wednesday, 4/4 (Cin6)
PREMONITION (PG-13) A much
better, more intriguing film than its
“Mediunf-channeling trailer lets on,
Premonition really nails the whole "is
she crazy or isn't she?" ethos with sur
prising gravitas, thanks to its talented,
easily overlooked star, Sandra Bullock.
When the world of Linda Hanson
(Bullock) collapses in on itself upon
the accidental death of her husband.
Jim (Julian McMahon of "Nip/ Tuck"),
the housewife breaks from reality and
starts experiencing that fateful week out
of order. Structured on the skeleton of
Memento, where causes are elucidated
from effects, Premonition doesn't
quite put all the puzzle pieces back in
the proper places. Several pieces are
missing entirely as Lindas actions
would have consequences we are never
privileged to see Still. I'm buying
everything Bullock's selling, be it crazy,
tough, or just flat-out heartbroken.
(Beechwood)
PRIDE (PG) Pride, the newest sports
inspiration film, is about an African-
American swim team that succeeds
against all odds, holds tight to the
genre formula. First, a young idealist,
Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard), takes a job
at a soon-to-be demolished recreation
center. Next, he teaches the neighbor
hoods kids to swim. Of course, they
must fail miserably against their privi
leged white competition before learning
a lesson needed to overcome the great
challenge/ complication/ tragedy. Ends
Wednesday (Carmike)
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
(PG-13) Devoted lather and salesman
Chris Gardner (Will Smith) finds him
self homeless due to bad investments
and stupid decisions But with pluck,
moxie and a little luck, he lands on his
feet after the greedy rich men of Dean
Witter graciously offer Chris a job after
he makes them oodles of money during
an unpaid internship The problem with
the well-made Happyness is, if you're
not careful, you II swallow the shit it's
shoveling. (Georgia Square 5)
THE REAPING (R) On the shelf for
quite a while, this religio-thriller star
ring two-time Academy Award winner
Hilary Swank is finally seeing the light
of day. Swank plays Katherine Winter,
a former Christian missionary whose
job it now is to debunk religious hap
penings. When Katherine investigates
a small town in the middle of 10 bibli
cal plagues, she must reconsider her
faithless actions. Never fear, this film
from director Stephen Hopkins (Lost in
Space) should be more horrific action
than dogmatic tract. Opens Thursday
(Carmike)
REIGN OVER ME (R) Reign Over Me.
written and directed by Mike Binder
(the surprisingly effective The Upside
ofAngei). is paced like Heinz ketch
up—thick and slow but richly worth
the wait. Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle)
is a successful dentist bored with a
beautiful, micro-managing wife (a su
perb Jada Pinkett Smith) Rather than
seeking solace in the arms of another
woman, the mild-mannered D.D.S.
runs into his old college roommate,
Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler), who
has been unreachable—figuratively
and literally—since the death of his
family on 9/11. This vehicle provides
Cheadle with exactly the breakout
comedic-dramatic performance this
undersold star needs. Reign Over Me
may be slow going, but it proves the
reign of Don Cheadle will not be end
ing anytime soon. (Beechwood)
SENTENCED HOME (NR) 2006
Three Cambodian men. raised as
Americans in Seattle, are deported
after making poor decisions as teenag
ers. Produced by David Grabias and
Nicole Newnham (an International
Documentary Association Award
nominee for They Drew Fire). Pari of
the ACC Library's iFilms series Shows
Thursday, 4/5 (ACC Library)
SHOOTER (R) It’s high time a good
old-fashioned literary hero like Stephen
Hunter’s Bob Lee Swagger got his
shot. Director Antoine Fuqua keeps the
two-hour Shooter moving at a quick
clip as Swagger (Mark Wahlberg),
falsely implicated in an attempt on the
president's lile, uses bullets and bombs
to clear his name. On the run from free
lance, neo-con meres (led by Danny
Glover), Swagger gets an assist from a
green FBI agent (Crash's Michael Pefta)
and his dead spotter's hottie (Kate
Mara). I've never been one to question
an action film's serendipitous plotting,
but Shooter spreads my disbelief pretty
thin. (Beechwood. Carmike)
TMNT (PG) After a 14-year absence
from the big screen, the Turlies have
returned. As perfectly as writer-direc
tor Kevin Munroe captures the four
distinct personalities ot the Turtles,
why does he prove such a bad judge
of villainy? Fighting some immortal,
thousand-year-old Kurgan wannabe (v.
Patrick Stewart) is a half-shelled idea
that makes this instantly forgettable
(Beechwood. Carmike)
WILD HOGS (PG-13) Four middle-
aged suburban eunuchs—John
Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence
and William H Macy—try to regain
their masculinity by hitting the open
road on their bikes. Warning: Most of
the jokes are less funny than they may
appear This flick’s just coasting on
the fumes of its stars’ fading charms
(Beechwood. Carmike)
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