Evan Almighty
Every time I see a picture of Steve Carrell dressed as Noah doing a Marilyn Monroe-wind-blowing-up-skirt impression on a billboard, I crack up. Carrell plays a Congressman running for president and he's asked God (Morgan Freeman) to help him make a difference. I didn't think Bruce Almighty was THAT funny, even though most critics did. But I am mighty curious as to where the story is going. I'm Catholic. I get the whole flood-that-will-purge-the-Earth scenario, but...are they really going to flood the world? Along with the mysterious ending, Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls") and comedian Wanda Sykes pose as great incentives to go see this breezy ball of laughs.
A Mighty Heart
Ever since the controversy surrounding Angelina Jolie's casting to play the multiracial wife of famed journalist Daniel Pearl--and the accusation that she darkened her skin for the role--this movie has been in the press. The story is filmed documentary/guerilla style following Mariane as she searches for her husband and tries to clarify any suspicions that he was a terrorist. Jolie can stand to win critical acclaim if she can convince the critics to look past the glossies and her brood of kids, and buy her accent, her nationality, and her desperation. However, with the help of Jolie's fan base and the controversial and timely issue, this film just might put underrated British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (Wonderland) on America's mainstream radar.
You Kill Me
I've already promoted this truly funny Tea Leoni, Ben Kingsley, and Luke Wilson comedy about a former hit man who retires to be a mortician and falls for a woman while going to AA. Something tells me Kingsley will be more successful at ditching the bottle than Lindsay Lohan.
1408
John Cusack tries to scare up a few bucks with this horror film about a guy, who--while searching for his daughter's ghost--finds a haunted hotel room that sucks you into what would seem like hell and tortures you until you die. There's something about hotels this year. Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson were in Vacancy and Ashley Judd was just in Bug. Could they be poaching from the success of Hostel? Either way, people are cancelling their vacations as you read this.
Broken English
This indie would be the second film Zoe Cassavetes has directed and the first she's written. With any luck, she'll have as much success has her brother, Nick, had with The Notebook. This romantic comedy follows the unapologetically quirky Parker Posey as she forgoes the daunting dating scene and takes a leap of faith towards Paris to see if a guy (Melvil Poupaud) she spent a few amazing days with is her one and only. Drea DeMateo ("Sopranos") tags along for moral support. Just from watching this trailer and listening to the snippets of dialogue, I can tell this'll be a sleeper hit among the ladies. It's as funny as it's realistic. At one point, a cab driver wishes Parker to find happiness, but in his accent it sounds like "a-penis," which is technically what she's looking for. And in another scene, Parisian guys adorably deny being passionate men with underlying skeletons of mangy dogs. But sometimes the truth is found in the simplest of phrases, like when a French guy asks her why she's in Paris, she simply says "I'm just looking," which in theory is what every woman is doing when their searching for love in the world. A must see for sure.
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