Capsule Reviews

 

The A-Team (PG-13, 117 minutes) From Smokin’ Aces director Joe Carnahan, it’s the inevitable big-screen update of the ‘80s TV action-comedy, starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and some other guys, plus Jessica Biel. Opening Friday

 

City Island (PG-13, 100 minutes)
 A family of oddballs gets turned on its head when an ex-con visits the home in Raymond DeFelitta’s new comedy. Starring Andy Garcia and Juliana Margulies. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Date Night (PG-13, 88 minutes)
Steve Carrell and Tina Fey both act below their talents in this far-out comedy about a couple whose night on the town goes awry. Fortunately, a comedy below their mighty talents is still pretty good. Read C-VILLE’s full review hereRegal Downtown Mall 6

 

Get Him to the Greek (R, 109 minutes) Russell Brand stars as Aldous Snow in this spinoff from the 2008 comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where a characteristically bewildered Jonah Hill must escort the British music star to a gig. Regal Downtown Mall 6

 

How to Train Your Dragon (PG, 98 minutes) From Cressida Cowell’s kids’ book, and DreamWorks Animation, comes this 3D tale of vikings and dragons, featuring the voices of Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Regal Seminole Square 4

Iron Man 2 (PG-13, 125 minutes) Robert Downey Jr. resumes his role as Marvel Comics’ billionaire inventor/armored superhero, again struggling to keep his deadly technology out of the wrong hands—like those of Mickey Rourke, for instance. Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell also co-star. Regal Seminole Square 4

 

The Karate Kid (PG, 126 minutes) It’s the inevitable remake of the 1984 coming-of-age crowd-pleaser, with Jaden "Spawn-of-Will" Smith as the kid and Jackie Chan as the karate. Opening Friday

 

Kick-Ass (R, 117 minutes) A real comic book nerd fashions himself as a fake superhero in this bawdy and acclaimed comedy directed by Matthew Vaughn. Read C-VILLE’s full review hereRegal Downtown Mall 6

The Last Song (PG, 107 minutes) Another tearjerking rom-com from writer Nicholas Sparks, starring Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Letters to Juliet (PG, 101 minutes) A young American woman visiting the Italian setting of Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet responds to another woman’s unanswered love letter from 1957. Romance ensues. (No, not between the women). Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal and Christopher Egan star. Carmike Cinema 6

 

Marmaduke (PG, 87 minutes)"Cowabarka! "Owen Wilson voices the legendary cartoon dog in this family friendly and widely panned romp. Fergie, George Lopez, Emma Stone and Kiefer Sutherland also add their voices. Regal Seminole Square 4

 

 

MacGruber (R, 90 minutes) Will Forte stars as MacGruber, a bumbling redneck of a MacGuyver ripoff, in the latest "Saturday Night Live" spinoff flick. Regal Downtown Mall 6

 

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13, 115 minutes) Jerry Bruckheimer’s newest film finds star Jake Gyllenhall in videogameland. Opening Friday

Robin Hood (PG-13) Ridley Scott directs Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt, among others, in the latest big-screen take on the 13th-century English hero. Carmike Cinema 6

 

The Secret in Their Eyes (R, 127 minutes) This beautiful Argentinean film from director Juan José Campanella, about a federal justice agent tracking down the killer in a closed case that still haunts him, won the Oscar for best foreign language film last year. Vinegar Hill Theater

 

Sex and the City 2 (R, 146 minutes) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon resume their romping rom-com franchise, this time in Abu Dhabi. Opening Friday

Shrek Forever After (PG, 93 minutes) Everybody’s favorite brogue-tongued ogre returns for a victory lap around the land of Far, Far Away. Opening Friday 

 

 

Splice (R, 104 minutes) Renegade nerds cross the line when they create the unthinkable: a daughter, or at least a genetic experiment with a personality. Bedlam! Read the full review here. Carmike Cinema 6