'Serenity' Movie Review



SERENITYSERENITY
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

September 30, 2005

STARRING
Nathan Fillion as MAL
Gina Torres as ZOE
Alan Tudyk as WASH
Morena Baccarin as INARA
Adam Baldwin as JAYNE
Jewel Staite as KAYLEE
Sean Maher as SIMON
Summer Glau as RIVER

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Joss Whedon
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'Into the Blue' Movie Review



intotheblueINTO THE BLUE
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

September 30, 2005

STARRING
Paul Walker as JARED
Jessica Alba as SAM
Scott Caan as BRYCE
Ashley Scott as AMANDA
Josh Brolin as BATES

Studio: Columbia Pictures/MGM

Directed by: John Stockwell
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'The Man' Movie Review



R1_06mech-TM_1Sht.DomesticTHE MAN
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

September 29, 2005

STARRING
Samuel L. Jackson as DERRICK VANN
Eugene Levy as ANDY FIDLER
Luke Goss as JOEY
Miguel Ferrer as AGENT PETERS
Anthony Mackie as BOOTY
Susie Essman as RITA CARBONE
Horatio Sanz as DIAZ
Rachael Crawford as DARA VANN

Studio: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Les Mayfield
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'Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon in 3-D' Movie Review



magnificentdesolationMAGNIFICENT DESOLATION: WALKING ON THE MOON IN 3-D
(G)
*** (out of 5)

September 23, 2005

STARRING
Tom Hanks as NARRATOR

Studio: IMAX

Directed by: Mark Cowen
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'Flightplan' Movie Review



flightplanFLIGHTPLAN
(PG-13)
*1/2 (out of 5)

September 23, 2005

STARRING
Jodie Foster as KYLE
Peter Sarsgaard as CARSON
Sean Bean as CAPTAIN RICH
Kate Beahan as STEPHANIE

Studio: Touchstone

Directed by: Robert Schwentke
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'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' Movie Review



corpsebrideTIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE
(PG)
***1/2 (out of 5)

September 23, 2005

STARRING
Johnny Depp as VICTOR VAN DORT
Helena Bonham Carter as CORPSE BRIDE
Emily Watson as VICTORIA EVERGLOT
Tracey Ullman as NELL VAN DORT/HILDEGARDE
Paul Whitehouse as WILLIAM VAN DORT
Joanna Lumley as MAUDELINE EVERGLOT
Albert Finney as FINNIS EVERGLOT

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
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'The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl' DVD Review



sharkboylavagirldvdTHE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL

(PG)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
MOVIE (from a child’s perspective): ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)

STARRING
Taylor Lautner as SHARKBOY
Taylor Dooley as LAVAGIRL
Cayden Boyd as MAX
David Arquette as DAD
Kristen Davis as MOM
George Lopez as MR. ELECTRIC

Studio: Dimension

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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'Lord of War' Movie Review



lordofwarLORD OF WAR
(R)
**** (out of 5)

September 16, 2005

STARRING
Nicolas Cage as YURI ORLOV
Bridget Moynahan as AVA FONTAINE
Jared Leto as VITALY ORLOV
Ian Holm as SIMEON WEISZ
Ethan Hawke as JACK VALENTINE
Eamonn Walker as ANDRE BAPTISTE
Sammi Rotibi as ANDRE BAPTISTE JR.

Studio: Lion’s Gate

Directed by: Andrew Niccol
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'Just Like Heaven' Movie Review



justlikeheavenJUST LIKE HEAVEN
(PG-13)
***1/2 (out of 5)

September 16, 2005

STARRING
Reese Witherspoon as ELIZABETH MASTERSON
Mark Ruffalo as DAVID ABBOTT
Donal Logue as JACK HOURISKEY
Dina Waters as ABBY BRODY
Ben Shenkman as BRETT RUSHTON
Jon Heder as DARRYL
Ivana Milicevic as KATRINA

Studio: DreamWorks

Directed by: Mark Waters
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'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' Movie Review



emilyroseTHE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

September 9, 2005

STARRING
Laura Linney as ERIN BRUNER
Tom Wilkinson as FATHER MOORE
Campbell Scott as ETHAN THOMAS
Jennifer Carpenter as EMILY ROSE
Colm Feore as KARL GUNDERSON
Joshua Close as JASON

Studio: Screen Gems

Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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'Written in Blood' DVD Review



writteninblooddvdWRITTEN IN BLOOD

(R)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)

STARRING
Michael T. Weiss as MATTHEW RANSOM
Peter Coyote as JOHN TRAVELLER
Maureen Flannigan as JUDE TRAVELLER
Steve Rankin as LUKE WILLIAMS
Dan Gauthier as MARK PEARSALL
Gwen McGee as CAPTAIN STREETER
Nancy Valen as MARY RANSOM

Studio: Dimension

Directed by: John Terlesky
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'Transporter 2' Movie Review



transporter2TRANSPORTER 2
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

September 2, 2005

STARRING
Jason Statham as FRANK MARTIN
Alessandro Gassman as GIANNI
Amber Valletta as AUDREY BILLINGS
Katie Nauta as LOLA
Matthew Modine as MR. BILLINGS

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Louis Leterrier
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'A Sound of Thunder' Movie Review



asoundofthunderA SOUND OF THUNDER
(PG-13)
*1/2 (out of 5)

September 2, 2005

STARRING
Edward Burns as TRAVIS RYER
Ben Kingsley as CHARLES HATTON
Catherine McCormack as SONIA RAND
Jemima Rooper as JENNY KRASE
Wilfried Hochholdinger as DR. LUCAS
August Zirner as CLAY DERRIS
Corey Johnson as CHRISTINA MIDDLETON

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Hyams
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'The Brothers Grimm' Movie Review



brothersgrimmTHE BROTHERS GRIMM
(PG-13)
**1/2 (out of 5)

August 26, 2005

STARRING
Matt Damon as WILHELM GRIMM
Heath Ledger as JACOB GRIMM
Lena Headey as ANGELIKA
Peter Stormare as CAVALDI
Jonathan Pryce as DELATOMBE

Studio: Dimension and MGM

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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'The Cave' Movie Review



THECAVETHE CAVE
(PG-13)
* (out of 5)

August 26, 2005

STARRING
Cole Hauser as JACK
Morris Chestnut as BUCHANAN
Eddie Cibrian as TYLER
Rick Ravanello as PHILLIP BRIGGS
Marcel Iures as DR. NICOLAI
Lena Headey as KATHERINE
Piper Perabo as CHARLIE

Studio: Screen Gems

Directed by: Bruce Hunt
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