The Rock stars as a superstar quaterback who discovers he has a seven-year-old daughter (Madison Pettis). Kyra Sedgwick also stars. Check out the official site. Could this possibly be as bad as the trailer makes it look? Speaking of wrestlers turned care-givers, anyone remember Mr. Nanny? Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
The Game Plan
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From director Ang Lee comes this WWII tale of a young woman (Wei Tang) who becomes swept up in an affair with a powerful politician (Tony Leung Chiu Wai). Lee-Hom Wang and Chih-ying Chu also star. The film, presented in Mandarin with Enlish subtitles, was given an NC-17 by the MPAA, so expect only to find it in art houses in select cities when it opens this Friday. Larger version of the trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
Lust, Caution (Se, jie)
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Love, its loss and discovery, is the subject of this new film from director Robert Benton and based on the book by Charles Baxter. The cast includes Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Jane Alexander, and Stana Katic. The film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
Feast of Love
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Jamie Foxx leads a team into a Middle Eatern kingdom to find those responsible for a terrorist bombing which claimed American lives in Riyadh. Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, and Jason Bateman also star. Check out the official site. The film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
The Kingdom
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The film begins with two deaths and one birth. A father and son brutally murder a customer in a barbershop. Across London a 14 year-old prostitute (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse) dies as she gives birth to a baby girl. These two events are both traced back to the head (Armin Mueller-Stahl) of one of the city’s most powerful Russian crime families and his son (Vincent Cassel).
When a midwife (Naomi Watts) begins an investigation into the girl’s life she finds only darkness and death which put her, the child, and her loved ones in danger when the organization’s newest and deadliest member (Viggo Mortensen) is sent to retrieve the girl’s diary, protect the family’s secrets, and clean up the mess.
There’s much to appreciate here in a film where almost all of the performances are purposefully understated and controlled. Even if the film doesn’t live up the high expectations of A History of Violence, there is plenty to enjoy including one of the most brutal fight sequences in recent memory between a naked Mortensen and a pair of Russian goons.
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