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Friday, April 27, 2007
NextAnother year, another slickly-produced Philip K. Dick adaptation. In Next, Nicolas Cage stars as a Cassandra-like magician who can see terrible things happening two minutes in the future. (Sorta like Memento, but the other way around. Or something.) The movie also features Julianne Moore as an FBI agent on his trail attempting to thwart a terrorist plot, and Jessica Biel as the love interest. The critics say the biggest problem with Next is that it fails to provide a consistent framework for Cage's character's remarkable powers. In addition, it lacks the nuance of source writer Dick's text and features mediocre performances.

In the wrestling ring, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made for a compelling antihero. In The Condemned, his first starring vehicle? Not so much, but don't entirely blame the noted purveyor of the stone cold stunner. Austin stars as a death-row inmate sent to a remote island, where he and nine other prisoners must duke it out on live television for the ultimate prize: freedom. Critics say this retread of The Most Dangerous Game and The Running Man is undone by its shopworn premise and its message, which is that vicarious, voyeuristic violence is bad (as the film itself traffics in vicarious, voyeuristic violence).

Critics have been kept in the dark with regard to David S. Goyer's latest, The Invisible. This tale of a teenager trapped between the living and the dead wasn't screened for the scribes. In addition, the pundits haven't been allowed to bust a move with Kickin' It Old Skool, the Rip Van Winkle-inspired tale of a breakdancer (Jamie Kennedy) who gets his poppin' and lockin' crew together after a 20-year repose. Find out what else is playing this week.

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OPENING MOVIES -- Tickets and showtimes
The Condemned rotten
13%
The Condemned -- Starring Steve ("Stone Cold") Austin & Vinnie Jones, directed by Scott Wiper
Next rotten
36%
Next -- Starring Nicolas Cage & Julianne Moore, directed by Lee Tamahori
The Invisible N/A The Invisible -- Starring Maggie Ma & Michelle Harrison, directed by David S. Goyer
Kickin' It Old Skool N/A Kickin' It Old Skool -- Starring Jamie Kennedy & Christopher McDonald, directed by Harvey Glazer

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UPCOMING -- Spider-Man 3, Lucky You, Away From Her

NEW VIDEOS -- DVD details and shopping
The Queen fresh
98%
The Queen -- Starring Helen Mirren & Michael Sheen, directed by Stephen Frears
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Deja Vu rotten
58%
Deja Vu -- Starring Denzel Washington & Jim Caviezel, directed by Tony Scott
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Night at the Museum rotten
44%
Night at the Museum -- Starring Owen Wilson & Ricky Gervais, directed by Shawn Levy
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Norbit rotten
9%
Norbit -- Starring Eddie Murphy & Thandie Newton, directed by Brian Robbins
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UPCOMING -- Dreamgirls, Little Children, Alpha Dog

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THE PAGE TURNER (76%)
Certified FreshStarring Catherine Frot & Deborah ***, directed by Denis Dercourt

Consensus
Reminiscent of Hitchcock and Chabrol, The Page Turner is elegant yet suspenseful, a revenge potboiler of a high degree.

ON VIDEO/DVD
THE QUEEN (98%)
Certified FreshStarring Helen Mirren & Michael Sheen, directed by Stephen Frears

Consensus
Full of wit, humor, and pathos, Stephen Frears? moving portrait of the British royals during the period after Princess Diana's death features not one but two remarkable performances, that of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as the newly-ordained Prime Minister Tony Blair. They embody their characters and lay bare the motivations behind these prominent people, giving viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of the British monarchy.

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