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When rules of society don’t apply: There is an epidemic that sweeps the land. People are going blind and the government doesn’t know what to do. When they are placed in an abandoned sanitarium in “Blindness,” they will make their own rules and create their own society, and it’s not always a good thing.
“Blindness” explores the good and bad in everyone. It opened my eyes, leaving me a bit shaken but stronger.
B+
'Blindness'
Miramax
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Danny Glover
Rating: R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity
Run time: 120 minutes
A lifetime in one night
Where’s Fluffy? It’s a simple question that may not be understood by all, but if you are Nick, finding Fluffy is what it’s all about. And if Nick is lucky, he may find something a bit more on his journey.
Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are Nick and Norah, two teenagers that come together for a common goal, to find one of their favorite bands.
This film is fun if a bit awkward, and an experience for a new generation of youth. “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” deserves multiple plays.
B-/C+
'Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist'
Columbia Pictures
Director: Peter Sollett
Cast: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings
Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior
Run time: 90 minutes
Wiping away a lifetime
Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) is an inventor in “Flash of Genius.” He has created the intermittent windshield wiper that will change the auto industry forever. At its heart, this is a story that is much deeper than a windshield wiper.
Kinnear is solid though unspectacular as the man behind the invention.
“Flash of Genius” is choppy at times, but it's hard not to like it.
B-
'Flash of Genius'
Universal Pictures
Director: Marc Abraham
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda
Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Run time: 119 minutes
Pampered and proud but still lost
Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore) is a Beverly Hills chihuahua lost in Mexico. She will need the help of some of the local dogs just to find her way home.
In “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” there are scheming rats, a dog-fighting ring and trials around every turn. Will she make it back to her life of luxury?
Drew Barrymore brings Chloe to life, and you can actually feel her inner chihuahua.
C
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua'
Walt Disney
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore (voice), George Lopez (voice)
Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements
Run time: 91 minutes
Back to the West
Appaloosa is similar to many towns featured in westerns. Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) are now the law and are intent on bringing rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) to justice.
“Appaloosa” starts slow but gallops home a winner. Ed Harris has brought back the western in a major way.
B+
'Appaloosa'
Warner Brothers
Director: Ed Harris
Cast: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons, Renee Zellweger
Rating: R for some violence and language
Run time: 114 minutes
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