 "It's an election year, so it seems like a pretty good time to satirize our cherished democratic process, right? Perhaps, but the critics don't believe Man of the Year, starring Robin Williams as a late night talk show host who runs for president as a joke, is the movie to do it. Critics say the film benefits from some good performances, but writer-director Barry Levinson's script doesn't know whether it's a satire, a thriller, or a romantic comedy. Worse, this political send-up lacks bite when it comes to, well, politics. At 19 percent on the Tomatometer, Man of the Year is dipping in the polls.
It seems it is a momentous time to be a wide-release movie. This week, not one, not two, but three films were not screened for the scribes!
First up among wide releases hidden from the scribes is The Grudge 2, starring Amber Tamblyn and Sarah Michelle Gellar; the spooky pic is a sequel to director Takashi Shimizu's 2004 remake of his own Japanese-language horror flick, Ju-On. Next, there's The Marine, WWE Films' latest release starring pro-wrestler John Cena as an Iraq vet who must rescue his kidnapped wife from bad guys. And finally, completing the trifecta of this week's movies not screened for critics, we have One Night With The King, in which a young Jewish girl (newcomer Tiffany DuPont) grows up to save her people; screen greats Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole and John Rhys-Davies fill out the cast. Find out what else is in theaters this week.
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IN THEATERS
DEPARTED (93%)
 Starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Matt Damon, directed by Martin ScorseseConsensus
The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing, entertaining gangster drama, and marks a triumphant return to form for Martin Scorsese.
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PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (80%)
 Starring Woody Harrelson & John C. Reilly, directed by Robert AltmanConsensus
In much the same way that the radio show works, this film charms its audiences with clever jokes, rousing tunes, and endearing characters. Robert Altman and Garrison Keillor form a winning duo in bringing the show to the big screen.
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"I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night."
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Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam in Mo' Better Blues.
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