Baby Mama (Universal Pictures, PG-13)
Fey and Poehler work well as a somewhat uptight businesswoman and her wild, white-trash surrogate.
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Penelope (Summit Entertainment, PG)
The result is just magical enough to transport us to a universe where a girl could really be cursed with a pig nose.
Fool’s Gold (Warner Bros. Pictures, PG-13)
When you know the audience should be laughing but isn’t, it can be painful to sit through.
Alice’s House (FiGa Films, NR)
While certainly not the most screwed up family ever committed to film, Alice’s folks could give the Ewing clan from television’s Dallas a run for their money.
P.S. I Love You (Warner Brothers, PG-13)
If P.S. I Love You looks like one of those saccharine, sappy, frilly films…well, it is.
Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal Pictures, R)
Charlie Wilson’s War takes a subversively comedic look at the inner workings of the government and the people we elect to it.
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (20th Century Fox, G)
I don’t know how one acts bored without being boring to watch, but I do know when the distinction hasn’t been made.
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Two main themes emerge when looking at the films scheduled for this year’s festival, and one certainly surrounds people trying to break free of their monotonous lives.
Borat (20th Century Fox, R)
Cohen is absolutely fearless as the beating heart of this movie. He has an unmitigated commitment to every circumstance in which he finds himself as Borat.
The Queen (Miramax, PG-13)
Mirren is known for her daring performances, and here she dares to be…ordinary. She actually makes the Queen seem like a regular person who happens to be in an extraordinary position at a difficult time. […]