Last week Disturbia surprised everyone taking the top spot. But it's almost guaranteed that after this weekend's box office releases, the Brits will be laughing all the way to the bank.
HOT FUZZ
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the geniuses behind the horrifyingly hilarious Shaun of the Dead (a parody of Dawn of the Dead), are releasing a cop-action film this week. Pegg plays the best cop in his precinct who gets transferred to a small town that files all of its crimes as accidents. Unfortunately, he'll have to investigate with the help of his new idiotic partner played by Frost--hilarity ensues.
FRACTURE
If you're in the mood for more serious fare and have The Notebook permanently paused on Ryan Gosling's face in your DVD player, then you should check out Fracture this weekend. It's a perfect date movie--the guys can watch the suspense build and the ladies can watch Gosling with the hopes that those Rachel McAdams-break up stories are true. In this thriller, Anthony Hopkins plays a man being tried for the murder of his wife. And even though the police found him at the scene with the gun in his hand, there is absolutely no proof. Gosling's character is a Southern prosecutor who spends the entire movie jumping through hoops to nail this old bastard and Hopkins just bares his creepy Hannibal Lecter grin, toying with his psyche. He even defends himself sans lawyer and goes toe to toe with Gosling on his own playing field. The significance of the title is that all cases have weak spots that could either lead to the prosecution or the defense winning, and all people have weak spots that if identified could lead to their destruction. In theory, it sounds pretty damn good.
VACANCY
Disappointed in what the year has offered in the way of horror flicks? Maybe you'd like to give the genre just one more shot. Vacancy is starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, who if I'm not mistaken are new to the genre. The story is basically about a couple who are having relationship problems and have to learn how to depend and trust each other when they stop at a hotel with peculiar practices. It's one thing to record your customers having sex, but it's quite another to record them being tortured and murdered. It brings the snuff film to a new level as the hotel owners persistently chase them around the property and try to murder them. Frank Whaley, the ring leader, is so convincingly cryptic, sitting in his control center, five surveillance TVs fired up, that you start to wonder if he's watching you. It'll have you forking over loads of cash for the Hilton and the Four Seasons for sure.
IN THE LAND OF WOMEN
Ah, Adam Brody. You've finally been freed from the career-killing dramedy that was "The O.C." And now you start your film career full-force with...a teen dramedy. Way to show range! Alright fine, you don't want to startle your fan base away with something raw and true like Rachel Bilson (The Last Kiss) or Benjamin McKenzie (Junebug) did. That's understandable. But in this film you are mourning the demise of your relationship and rebounding with a high school twit (Kristen Stewart) who disrespects her dying mother (Meg Ryan) because she couldn't keep her husband from cheating on her. She's quite the catch. This film has so much drama in it, it makes Marissa look sedated. Meg Ryan makes a comeback after a 3-yr hiatus caring for her very own foreign adopted tot, playing the physically and emotionally ailing mother. You'd be moved if you weren't so distracted by her inflated face. As for Stewart, it seems Hollywood has found itself a cheaper and more controllable replacement for Lindsay Lohan. In spite of all that, it's a really beautiful story about a girl who's being given the Spark notes lesson on growing up so she can learn to love her mom, flaws and all.
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