Two high school seniors (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera) attempt to win over the ladies by supplying alcohol to the year’s last big party, but things don’t go exactly as expected. Bill Hader, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Martha MacIssac, Aviva, Laura Maurano, and Seth Rogen (who co-wrote the film) also star. Check out the official site. The film opens wide on Friday and we’ll have the review!
Superbad
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I love me some King Arthur, but I’m not exactly sure what to make of this new film. The Last Legion focuses on the fall of Rome and the Emperor Romulus Augustus’ (Thomas Sangster) escape to England, the sword known as Excaliburnus, and the beginning of legend. Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aiswarya Rai, John Hannah, and RazorFine favorite Alexander Siddig also star. Check out the official site. The film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday.
The Last Legion
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Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in (yet another) remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond, Jeffrey Wright, and Veronica Cartwright also star. Check out the official site. The film invades theaters everywhere on Friday.
The Invasion
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Tristan (Charlie Cox) is your average leading character, a dreamer, a bit of a bumbler, from modest backgrounds, and in love with a girl (Sienna Miller) who doesn’t take him seriously.
To prove his love Tristan vows to go over the wall and bring back a falling star. Though Tristan makes it over the wall his quest leads him where he least suspects for on the other side of the wall exists a magical realm which includes witches (Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Alexander, Joanna Scanlan, Melanie Hill), princes (Mark Strong, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett) with agendas of their own, and pirates (Robert De Niro, Dexter Fletcher).
Tristan’s goal is further impeded when the star itself turns out to be a sentient creature named Yvaine (Claire Danes) whose life is now in danger from those who wish to kill her and take her power. Tristan’s journey home with Yvaine will teach him much about himself and the world, help him discover where his heart truly lies, and give him clues to his past and his destiny.
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Jane (Anne Hathaway) is a beautiful country girl who enjoys sharing her works with her neighbors. Into her life arrives young Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy) an Irish scoundrel from the city sent out into the wilderness by his uncle (Ian Richardson) for his inappropriate behavior. Tom scoffs Anne’s writings and her surroundings, infuriating the young woman.
Fans of Hollywood romances can guess what happens next. A friendship between the pair begins as Tom introduces Jane to new ideas and Jane shows Tom that the city doesn’t hold all of the world’s wonders.
Although the story is rather straight-forward it is well-handled and enjoyable. Hathaway proves more than up to the task in making the role her own and carrying the film, though I do wonder at why an English actor (like say Kiera Knightly) wasn’t chosen for the role. McAvoy provides some good humor to the role and there is nice, if constrained, chemistry between the pair. Add to all this a supporting cast which includes Maggie Smith, James Cromwell, and Julie Waters and you’ve got a good film.
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