“Inception” can’t possibly hold onto the top spot for a fourth straight week, can it? Surely one of the new kids in town will bring it down. But looking out at the contenders, I’m not so sure …
“The Death of Alice Blue“: Park Bench’s no-budget corporate satire about a young woman (Alex Appel) who discovers her bosses are bloodsuckers is the kind of movie you want to like; it’s mildly clever and the production design is impressive. But it’s also really dull and only mildly clever, so …
“Get Low“: Robert Duvall reminds us why he’s considered one of America’s finest actors in Aaron Schneider’s elegaic drama about a man coming to terms with himself. But Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black ain’t no bums, either.
“The Good, the Bad, the Weird“: It’s taken over two years for Kim Ji-woon’s delirious Western-inflected action comedy to land a Canadian theatrical release. It’ll be on DVD later this month, but if you have a chance to catch it on the big screen, you really should.
“Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel”: Brigitte Berman gives the Playboy godfather the hagiography she apparently believes he deserves. (I reviewed the TIFF version; Susan chose to take on the revised theatrical cut.) Seriously, though, if there’s one man on the planet who doesn’t need another blowjob …
“The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle”: Yeah, I don’t know what the title means either. But Susan and Kieran aren’t exactly over the moon about it.
“The Other Guys“: You know how Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan never quite got the buddy-cop chemistry right? Amazingly, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have it in this pleasantly ridiculous action comedy, which features Samuel L. Jackson and The Rock in the swaggering-dickhead roles they were born to play. My review should go up later today is up now.
“Step Up 3D”: John Chu — who made “Step Up 2 The Streets” one of the more surprising dance-movie sequels I’ve ever seen — adds a third dimension for his follow-up. Glenn and Jason are conflicted about the result.
Anyway, I’m thinking “The Other Guys” could land big, or maybe “Step Up 3D” — those inflated ticket prices can’t hurt. But if you’re not inspired by anything you see here, you can always hit the Underground for tonight’s Wright Stuff double-bill of my beloved “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz”. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.