Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (PG)
It’s pretty much the same old, same old, but this time Greg (Zachary Gordon) and Rowley (Robert Capron) are hopeful but tormented seventh graders. Gregg remains the daily victim of his rocker brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick). Grayson Russell is a scene stealer as the nerdy Fregley. With Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris. All that’s missing is the warmth.
Hanna (PG-13)
A sort of fairy tale spy thriller about a teenage survivalist (Saoirse Ronan) from the Arctic Circle — a world-class assassin trained by her rogue CIA agent father (Eric Bana). Having to pay for her father’s sins, she escapes from an American military squad, and travels the world experiencing ordinary things for the first time. Cate Blanchett as the evil CIA agent making Hanna her target.
Hop (PG)
Talk about your Easter egg: E.B. (Russell Brand) is a reluctant rabbit who runs away rather than becoming the next Easter Bunny. With ambitions of becoming a rock ‘n’ roll drummer, E.B. winds up in L.A., where he invades the life of slacker Fred (James Marsden). Even with the bunny brigade chasing him, it’s blah, blah, blah all the way home.
Jane Eyre (PG-13)
Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel about the romance between Jane (Mia Wasikowska) and Rochester (Michael Fassbender) takes on a gothic feel as flashbacks reveal Jane’s difficult past and the years she worked for Rochester when feelings for him developed. With Judi Dench, Jamie Bell, and Sally Hawkins.
Limitless (PG-13)
Fun thriller about NZT, a pill that can turn ordinary people in to geniuses. Eddie (Bradley Cooper), an intense would-be novelist takes the untested pill, and voila — turns into a mastermind and winds up being followed by a mysterious man, and getting entangled with a Russian loan shark and a corporate tycoon (Robert De Niro) who wants to be in the know.
The Lincoln Lawyer (R)
Matthew McConaughey is the charismatic Mick, a flash and dash unconventional LA defense attorney (his office is the backseat of his chauffeured Lincoln) with a client list of eccentric characters. He defends the well-connected Louis, (Ryan Phillippe) charged with rape and murder. Hmmm, maybe he did; maybe he didn’t. Lots of side stories and characters played by William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei, and Bryan Cranston.
Source Code (PG-13)
Science-fiction thriller. “Source Code” is a process that makes it possible to go back in time and assume another person’s identity. Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal), becomes Sean over and over again, replaying the last eight minutes of Sean’s life when the train he’s on explodes. Stevens can’t change the past, but because he can affect the future, he has to identity the bomber and prevent him from blowing up Chicago. Fine cast: Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright.
