THE JACKET Challenges viewers to execute such strenuous mental gymnastics. It is inevitable most will wind up completely spent by the midway point.
Starring: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley THE PACIFIER
CONSTANTINE A visually spectacular yet emotionally barren, at times gratingly inconsistent comic book adaptation. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE Some might be put off by the
In comparing this manifest attempt to broaden the appeal of beefy action hero Vin Diesel to similar efforts by, oh, let’s say, senescent beefy action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The
A talented cast gets lost in the confusion that is this whirling dervish of a motion picture from director John Maybury (“Love is the Devil”). “The Jacket,” which was scripted
CONSTANTINE A visually spectacular yet emotionally barren, at times gratingly inconsistent comic book adaptation. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE Some might be put off by the
(Editor’s note: Santa Monica Daily Press critic Dan Dunn offers his opinion on this year’s Oscar race.) BEST PICTURE The nominees: “The Aviator,” “Million Dollar Baby,” “Ray,” “Sideways”
What starts out as a kind of poor man’s “Ordinary People” quickly deteriorates into an unintentional comedy of errors filled with virtually every staple of the after-school special
The way most Catholics see it, there is good and evil here on Earth, and for its inhabitants, the promise of vastly different otherworldly retirement communities depends on which virtue
Exceptionally adorable newcomer AnnaSophia Robb and a flocculent Picardy shepherd star in this fuzzy family flick based on the best-selling novel about a girl and her dog … in this
HITCH Smith and James make a good team and hit all the right comedic notes working with very funny material.
Starring: Will Smith, Kevin James, Eva Mendez BRIDE & PREJUDICE
