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Movie Releases Fri. Jan 15

1/15/2010

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The Book of Eli - (47% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) Pick of the Week

In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth--all around him, the... In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America protecting a book and holding onto hope for a better tomorrow. Did I mention he protects the book with ass kickery and a cool ass sword/scythe thing?! Critics are calling the film uneven, and saying that  many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but The Book of Eli finds the Hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish fun into the kind of post-apocalyptic wasteland filmgoers have seen more than enough of lately.

The Spy Next Door - (05% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)
A man (Jackie Chan) is forced to defend some neighborhood children who have been put in his care against spies looking for a stolen secret code in this Relativity Media family action film. ARE WE... A man (Jackie Chan) is forced to defend some neighborhood children who have been put in his care against spies looking for a stolen secret code. Consensus tells us the film is lacking a script funny enough to cover up for Jackie Chan's fading physical gifts, The Spy Next Door fails on every conceivable level.

The Lovely Bones - (35% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)
You can check out our review of it HERE.

--Greg MacLennan


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