Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Opening This Week
*The Italian Job (PG-13)
(Studio re-release) The latest in a line of mediocre heist flicks, The Italian Job, to its credit, stars a cast of criminals you could actually bring home to Mom. It's a gang that doesn't shoot straight because it doesn't pack heat. They even drive fuel-efficient European minis. Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) leads a team composed of tech-savvy expert Left Ear (Mos Def), a hacker extraordinaire (Seth Green) and Handsome Rob (Jason Statham). Charlize Theron is the requisite chick on hand to siphon off some of the homoerotic tensions that would otherwise froth over. Like most heist films, the planning stage is the most satisfying. The Italian Job is abetted by a grraceful camera, and the techno trance music pulls the rest of the load. This is not a bad ride, but if you remember anything about it by the time you get home from the multiplex, let me know. -- John Dicker
(Studio re-release) The latest in a line of mediocre heist flicks, The Italian Job, to its credit, stars a cast of criminals you could actually bring home to Mom. It's a gang that doesn't shoot straight because it doesn't pack heat. They even drive fuel-efficient European minis. Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) leads a team composed of tech-savvy expert Left Ear (Mos Def), a hacker extraordinaire (Seth Green) and Handsome Rob (Jason Statham). Charlize Theron is the requisite chick on hand to siphon off some of the homoerotic tensions that would otherwise froth over. Like most heist films, the planning stage is the most satisfying. The Italian Job is abetted by a grraceful camera, and the techno trance music pulls the rest of the load. This is not a bad ride, but if you remember anything about it by the time you get home from the multiplex, let me know. -- John Dicker
Cinemark 16, Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Tinseltown
Jeepers Creepers 2 (R)
Need we say more?
Cinemark 16, Carmike 10, Chapel Hills 15, Tinseltown
The Son of Aladdin (PG)
Disney replicates itself once again, making it safe for little kids to go to the movies.
Chapel Hills 15
