NEW MOVIES: 4/27

This week Disturbia and Fracture's best competition is Next and The Invisible.

NEXT

Nicholas Cage keeps shelling out the man-with-a-mission roles. In this action packed movie, he can see the future. Naturally, the government, represented by the bad ass Julianne Moore (Children of Men), wants to take advantage of his gift to prevent a terrorist attack. But he's not so keen on being their slave, even if it means the world could come to an end. He's actually more interested in saving his girlfriend, Jessica Biel, from an inevitable fate. I just can't stop staring at his hair.


THE INVISIBLE

Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, Chumscrubber) hasn't had much experience being the lead in a film, but then again neither did Shia Labeouf. This mystery/thriller proposes the theory that when a person is unconscious and literally between life and death, they have to find a way to communicate with the living in order to survive. Chatwin plays a teen attacked by undoubtedly the popular kids and left for dead in the woods. The only one who can hear him and help him is the creepy old dead guy also stuck in limbo and his living girlfriend. Surely, you're wondering how plausible it is that any girl would talk to her semi-dead boyfriend, which would mean that you haven't seen Ghost. So if you're up for a little mystery this week stop overflowing Labeouf's pockets and throw Chatwin a little chump change.


Kickin it old school

Jamie Kennedy brings us this harrowing tale of a preteen break dancer who falls into a 20-year coma. When he wakes up with the same mindset and an older body, he's forced to grow up and acclimate quick. So basically it's the male 13 Going on 30. It's bound to have a few laughs, even if they're juvenile. Sometimes I think Kennedy is like the little step brother the frat pack (Stiller, Ferrell, Vaughn, Black, Wilson, etc.) ditches on a regular basis. Poor kid.

WIND CHILL [limited]

In this horror flick, Emily Blunt (Devil Wears Prada) experiments with an American accent as a college student who hitches a ride through a snow storm with one of her fellow classmates, newcomer Ashton Holmes, who--by the trailer--seems to have a borderline stalker crush on her. But Senor Creepy takes a short cut, and she freaks out and causes them to crash. And while they bicker about his true intentions and her hostile demeanor in the cold, dark night, they start to see ghosts and learn about the road's mystical fatality rate. The only thing that bugs me about the film is that the tagline is: "They say when you freeze to death, it's just like going to sleep." I think with the stalker in the car and the dead people trying to kill you, the last thing you should be worrying about is staying warm.


DIGGERS [limited]

Paul Rudd leads a bunch of poor schlubs dealing with his father's death and life in general. It's an interesting look at realistic characters trudging through romance and life decisions with a little comedy thrown in.