Capsule Reviews

Alpha and Omega (PG, 88 minutes) Two wolves try to find their way home after being shipped by park rangers across the country in this animated romp. Voices by Justin Long, Christina Ricci and Dennis Hopper. Carmike Cinema 6

The American (R, 105 minutes) An American assassin (George Clooney) heads to Italy for one last assignment in the latest flick by Anton Corbijn based on the novel by Martin Booth. Carmike Cinema 6 

Case 39 (R, 109 minutes) Renée Zellweger and Jodelle Ferland star in this chiller, about a social worker who enlists the help of a detective in the fight for a child’s safety. Opening Friday

Devil (PG-13, 80 minutes) Directors John and Drew Dowdle take on a story from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan, in which a handful of strangers trapped in an elevator realize that—uh oh!—the devil is among them. Opening Friday

Easy A (PG-13, 91 minutes) In this romantic comedy inspired by The Scarlet Letter, Emma Stone plays a tight-laced girl who uses her school’s rumor mill to become an infamous social climber. Regal Seminole Square 4

Eat Pray Love (PG-13, 133 minutes) Julia Roberts stars as a modern-day divorcée who responds to mid-life crisis by embarking on a globetrotting voyage of self-discovery. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Going the Distance (R, 97 minutes) Sometime real life lovers Justin Long and Drew Barrymore share the screen in this charming romantic comedy that finds the pair struggling to make a long distance relationship worth it. Carmike Cinema 6

Inception (PG-13, 148 minutes) Leonardo DiCaprio is on the run for his unique ability to steal valuable information from a person’s subconscious, but he can earn salvation if he and his team can perform the opposite: planting an idea to commit the perfect psychic crime. Regal Downtown Mall 6

The Last Exorcism (PG-13, 88 minutes) A preacher in rural Louisiana, looking to get out of the exorcism game, winds up caught in a terrifying ordeal that ends in unimaginable tragedy. Stars Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell and Iris Bahr. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (PG, 91 minutes) Director Zack Snyder of Watchmen and 300 helms this 3-D animated adaptation of Kathryn Lasky’s young adult fantasy books. Voice talent includes Abbie Cornish, Anthony LaPaglia, Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush and Hugo Weaving. Carmike Cinema 6

Let Me In (R, 155 minutes) A young outcast has to confront the reality that his new best friend, a mysterious and accepting little girl, is the vampire that’s been terrorizing the neighborhood, in this film by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. Opening Friday

Lottery Ticket (PG-13, 95 minutes) A young boy from the block wins the lottery and must outlast a holiday weekend with his scheming neighbors before he can cash in his prize. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Mao’s Last Dancer (PG, 117 minutes. Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Vinegar Hill Theatre

The Other Guys (PG-13, 107 minutes) Mismatched police partners, nerdy Will Ferrell and tough guy Mark Wahlberg, hit the streets in an attempt to fill the shoes of the city’s celebrity-status veteran cops. Regal Downtown Mall 6 

Resident Evil: Afterlife (R, 97 minutes) In a near future ravaged by a zombie virus, one woman saves the last pocket of humanity from the brink of destruction. For the first time in the series, undead heads explode in eye-popping 3D. Carmike Cinema 6

The Social Network (PG-13, 120 minutes) Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg, who founded Facebook, in this buzzed-about tale of social climbing. David Fincher directs. Opening Friday

Takers (PG-13, 107 minutes) Matt Dillon shares the screen with hip hop stars T.I. and Chris Brown in this stylish flick, wherein bank robbers, looking to swipe a cool $20 million, are thwarted by a jaded detective. Regal Downtown Mall 6

The Town (R, 124 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s review here. Regal Seminole Square 4

The Virginity Hit (R, 86 minutes) Dudes follow other dudes with a camera on their quest to lose their virginity. Regal Downtown Mall 6

 

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13, 136 minutes) Yep, director Oliver Stone has more thoughts on the goodness of greed (that’s irony, by the way), and these trying financial times seem as good as any for a sequel to 1987’s Wall Street. Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin and Susan Sarandon star. Opens Friday

You Again (PG, 90 minutes) Kristen Bell plays a young PR gal who’s none too pleased that her older brother plans to marry her high-school rival. Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver and Betty White co-star. Opening Friday