Edge of Darkness
Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, Bojana Novakovic, Frank Grillo, and Gbenga Akinnagbe.
Reviews for Edge of Darkness have been mixed, though many critics have reacted favorably to Mel Gibson's performance. Gibson plays a cop who will stop at nothing to find those responsible for his daughter's death but discovers disturbing truths about her occupation and government corruption in the process. The film is a remake of a British miniseries of the same name, though Peter Travers of Rolling Stone remarks this version is an" Americanization for short attention spans of the award winning British miniseries from 1985." Brian Lowry of Variety states, "Gibson's first star turn since Signs and We Were Soldiers in 2002 is well suited and finds him in fine form." Chief amongst critical complains seems to be the story, with Rex Reed of The New York Observer referring to the script as a "a blueprint for confusion." On the whole critics have reacted favorably to Gibson's but somewhat negatively to the film overall. Nick Pinkerton of Village Voice exemplifies this feeling, "Onscreen much of the time, thicker and more creased than you remember, he [Gibson] can make this rather unshapely movie seem taut."
RATING: R for strong bloody violence and language.
Up in the Air
Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Tamala Jones, and Chris Lowell.
I rate this one a 'must see.' Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
RATING: R for language and some sexual content.
The Book of Eli
Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, and Evan Jones.
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It's not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive--and continue. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie.
RATING: R for some brutal violence and language.
Tooth Fairy
Starring Dwayne Johnson , Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant, and Ryan Sheckler
Derek Thompson is a hard-charging hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.
RATING: PG for mild language, some rude humor and sports action.
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