Tom Hanks
This week’s releases include: supernatural creatures trying to co-exist; a new imagining of King Arthur; the creation of “The Chin”; a hockey romance; a mysterious monster invasion; a funny, complicated burglary; the inspiration for The Departed; a mature love story; a classic cartoon set; and an Asian archeologist’s adventure....
This week’s releases include: the consequences of choice; a female anti-hero; a comic book becomes an original movie; an exploration of a hip hop group; a dark take on a childhood favourite; a top-five horror picture; an epic story of the South; an otherworldly superhero; a modern-day werewolf picture; a girls-only adventure; a bizarre cross-country quest; a holiday film; a political documentary; a prison drama; a basketball fantasy; the third instalment of a series; an alien invasion continues; a journey to another world; and a monster movie sequel....
Larry Crowne – written by, directed by, and starring Tom Hanks – definitely carries good intentions and tries pretty hard with the positive thinking, but it succeeds only partially. There are some moments of spontaneity that for the most part have little to do with the point the film is actually trying to make. The movie fails when it tries too hard, only showing glimmers of hope when the cast is allowed to have fun rather than force a message onto the viewers....
