Last weekend, an upset happened at the box office. Despite some major advertising muscles, the 3-D-driven survival-adventure film, "Sanctum," finished only second at the box office with $9.5M, way behind "The Roommate," which picked up $15M. "No Strings Attached" stayed strong, picking up another $8M, boosting its total take to $51M in just 3 weeks, not bad for a rom-com. Rounding up the top 5 are "The King's Speech," which continues to benefit from its post-Oscar nominations, and "The Green Hornet." Last week's first place movie, "The Rite" dropped off by more than 60% to land in sixth place ($5.6M), followed by Jason Statham's "The Mechanic" ($5.3M). Now on to this week's movie releases:
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is the inspiring true story and rare inside look at the rise of Justin from street performer in the small town of Stratford, Ontario to internet phenomenon to global super star culminating with a dream sold out show at the famed Madison Square Garden in 3-D.
but at some point, they all seem to blur into this giant mess of generic rom-coms that is lacking in the ideas department. Sandler seems to have a knack for working well with kids and in this new comedy "Just Go With It," he is again paired with a couple of kids, together with former America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston, SI Swimsuit cover model Brooklyn Decker and Nicole Kidman. "Just Go With It" is currently ranked at a low 24% on RT, not exactly a ringing endorsement for the film. Here is the synopsis:In Just Go With It, a plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.
The greatest love story ever told, starring...garden gnomes? In the upcoming "Gnomeo & Juliet," Shakespeare's revered tale gets a comical, off-the-wall makeover. Directed by Kelly Asbury ("Shrek 2") and showcasing both classic and original songs by Elton John, the film features the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt as Gnomeo and Juliet, who have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and thrilling lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness? Two garden gnomes, Gnomeo (voice of James McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Emily Blunt), try to avoid tragedy and find a happy ending to their star-crossed love affair when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors.
by Rosemary Sutcliff. Too often, films such as this suffer from believability when the supposedly Roman gladiators speak with an American or British accent. Here, it is no different. Directed by Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland) and starring a charisma-challenged Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) in the lead role, "The Eagle" has some credibility problems and is in dire need of a good story and direction to bring it to the fore. Unfortunately, most critics gave it the thumbs down, scoring a low 37% on RT. Here is the synopsis:In 2nd-Century Britain, two men – master and slave – venture beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism…The Roman epic adventure The Eagle is directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Duncan Kenworthy. Jeremy Brock has adapted the scr eenplay from Rosemary Sutcliff's classic novel The Eagle of the Ninth.
In 140 AD, the Roman Empire extends all the way to Britain – though its grasp is incomplete, as the rebellious tribes of Caledonia (today's Scotland) hold sway in the far North. Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) arrives in Britain, determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, Flavius Aquila. It was 20 years earlier that Rome's 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth, marched north into Caledonia. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Angered, the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the building of a wall to seal off the territory; Hadrian's Wall became the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire – the edge of the known world.
To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), "naïve" is a gross understatement. He's never left his small hometown. He's never stayed at a hotel. And he's never experienced anything like Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sent to represent his company at the annual insurance convention, Tim is soon distracted by three convention veterans (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who will show him the ropes and push his boundaries. For a guy who plays everything by the book, this convention will be anything but conventional.