Jump Me Outta Here!
Plus: Step Up pleases, but Persepolis is the real treat
(Feb. 21, 2008) Previews
Finally arriving locally on Friday, Feb. 22, is the Mexican ghost story The Orphanage , a first feature from Juan Antonio Bayona wherein Laura (Belén Rueda) purchases her childhood home to open an orphanage only to discover that her son’s imaginary friend is anything but benign. In Spanish with English subtitles. Rated R for some disturbing images. 110 m. At the Minor.
In what I assume is a nod to Rashomon, Vantage Point , starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt, relates a terrorist attack through eight points of view. Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language. 100 m. At the Broadway, Fortuna and Mill Creek.
Charlie Bartlett , a feature debut from John Poll, concerns a rebellious rich high school student (Anton Yelchin, Alpha Dog) who dispenses pharmaceuticals in a public school after being kicked out of a prep school for manufacturing fake Ids. Co-starring Robert Downey Jr. and Hope Davis. Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity. 106 m. At the Broadway.
Larry the Cable Guy is featured in Witless Protection , which appears to be a witless comedy about a small town sheriff who confuses witness protection for kidnapping. Having a few wits left, I’m skipping this one. Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor. 99 m. At the Broadway.
Reviews
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS: Dissing Step Up 2 the Streets is probably a bit like kicking Lassie. The film and the young performers try so hard to be likeable that I just can’t bring myself to be nasty.
Touchstone/Disney had a modest success with 2006’s Step Up, and viewers who enjoyed that film will no doubt like this one as well since what we have here is a clone. The setting, the streets of Baltimore and the Maryland School of the Arts, as well as the basic narrative, remain the same. What has changed are the characters, including a switch from a young male protagonist to a young female.
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Look Back in Anger Matinee
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