MOVIERATINGS
<table border="1"><tr><td>MOVIE</td><td>STARRING</td><td>REVIEW EXCERPT</td><td>GRADE</td><td>VENUE</td></tr><tr><td>Lost in Translation</td><td>Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi</td><td>“Less elusive than her visually dreamy but conceptually fuzzy debut. The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola&#x27;s new film is funny, sad and great to listen to, with exquisite performances. Murray deserves every bit of the Oscar attention he&#x27;ll receive this winter.”- Stephen Shupe</td><td>A-</td><td>R.105 minutes.Liberty Hall</td></tr><tr><td>Mystic River</td><td>Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney</td><td>Clint Eastwood&#x27;s crime-drama examines the spiraling after-effects of violence that surround a child who, having been abducted from his Boston community, grows into a man accused of murder.The movie is based on Dennis Lehane&#x27;s fabulous best-seller.- Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>R.137 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Out of Time</td><td>Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Dean Cain</td><td>Carl Franklin&#x27;s bite-sized South Florida thriller is pedestrian and skin-deep,and that&#x27;s a major disappointment considering his last work in this genre was the masterful Devil In A Blue Dress.- Stephen Shupe</td><td>C</td><td>PG-13,114 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Runaway Jury</td><td>John Cusack, Gene Hackman,Dustin Hoffman,Rachel Weisz</td><td>A high-profile adaptation of John Grisham&#x27;s thriller about a civil suit brought against a powerful New Orleans corporation that may be responsible for a man&#x27;s murder.The cast is promising.Director Gary Fleder(Don&#x27;t Say a Word) isn&#x27;t.- Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>PG-13,140 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>The Rundown</td><td>Christopher Walken,The Rock, Seann William Scott</td><td>Walken saves the film.His cold manner is not only ruthless but hilarious (Walken&#x27;s explanation of the tooth fairy to a group of hired thugs is comic gold).Walken owns every scene,making it a good one to catch on video.- Cal Creek</td><td>C</td><td>PG-13,90 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>School of Rock</td><td>Jack Black,Mike White</td><td>While Black is hilarious,many of his younger cast members keep up with him comically and musically making for one of the most fun hour and 40 minutes seen on screen this year.- Cal Creek</td><td>B+</td><td>PG-13,108 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Secondhand Lions</td><td>Haley Joel Osment,Michael Calne,Robert Duvall</td><td>“The freaky little robot from A.I.grows into an extremely awkward teenager in Secondhand Lions,a family heart warmer that goes to erratic lengths to stretch out its threadbare story-line.”- Stephen Shupe</td><td>C+</td><td>PG,111 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr><tr><td>Step into Liquid</td><td>Rochelle Ballard,Shawn Barron,Layne Beachley</td><td>Dana Brown&#x27;s surfing documentary combines celluloid with high-definition video footage of thrill-seekers riding waves all over the world.The film is notable because Brown is the son of Bruce Brown,who directed the 1966 classic The Endless Summer.- Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>NR.87minutes.Liberty Hall</td></tr><tr><td>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre</td><td>Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker,Eric Balfour</td><td>The second Grand Guignol take on serial-killer Thomas Hewitt,who was arrested on August 20,1973,when police found 33 butchered people at his Texas farmhouse.Given the respect the original has garnered;this remake seems ill-advised.- Stephen Shupe</td><td>not reviewed</td><td>R.110 minutes.South Wind 12</td></tr></table>
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