Friday, April 20, 2007
Ty's picks for Friday, April 20
" " is probably your best play for sheer, no-brain entertainment value among the weekend's new releases: It's a two-cop action movie tweaked to lowered British expectations, much as its director (Edgar Wright) and star (Simon Pegg) did with " ." Nice to see Timothy Dalton play a dweeb, too." " is for smart people -- a droll, deliciously deadpan deconstruction of Hollywood groupthink with Sigourney Weaver and David Duchovny in change-up roles -- and " ," from Denmark's Susanne Bier, is for smart people who don't mind a good bit of purple melodrama in their foreign-language cinema.
" " looks like the usual horror chum ladled out to the jaded dice-and-slice crowd, but won't they be surprised when they get an actual good movie. Raw, no-frills, just enough grue -- this thing scares the dickens out of you and sends you on your way.
Of the films Wesley reviewed, " " looks like the keeper.
I've been waiting for Molly Shannon to get a real role, and it looks like Mike White may have finally given her one. Shame about the pooch, though.
" ," on the other hand -- that looks like a good, fun chunk o' really bad drama, although the trailer may have said all that needs to be said.
I'll let you know when it comes on Cinemax at 11 p.m. in three months.
Notable for Meg Ryan entering the Mom era of her career and for the appearance of yet another son of Lawrence Kasdan ("The Big Chill") behind the camera. (Jake directed "TV Set," Jonathan directed this.)
" " at tomorrow night, with author Etgar Keret in person.
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