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The Blind Side
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron. Rated PG-13.
The movie: Based on the true story of Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher, a wealthy family in Tennessee adopts an oversized, undereducated African-American with a gentle soul and helps him earn a football scholarship. Bullock is brassy fun in her Oscar-winning turn as the family matriarch, and it’s a nice, simple and sweet story that works. Buy It.
Brothers
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire. Rated R.
The movie: With his brother Sam (Maguire) presumed dead in Afghanistan, ex-con Tommy (Gyllenhaal) helps Sam’s wife, Grace (Portman), around the house and with her two little girls. Bravura performances (especially Maguire) and a story that’s more complicated than you’d expect overcome the slow pacing in director Jim Sheridan’s (“In America”) latest. Rent It.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Starring: Voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray. Rated PG.
The movie: Writer/director Wes Anderson (“The Royal Tennenbaums”) ventures into stop-motion animation with this story of a sly fox (Clooney) who defies his wife’s (Streep) wishes and raids the homesteads of three nasty farmers. Clooney and Streep are good, but the animation is clunky and the story is never captivating. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl. Rent It.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey. Rated R.
The movie: A reporter (McGregor) in Kuwait meets soldier Lyn Cassady (Clooney), who tells him about the “First Earth” army battalion led by a Vietnam veteran (Jeff Bridges) who believes psychic powers can help prevent conflict. It’s supposedly based on a true story, but the occasionally amusing satire falls flat when the humor misses and the story gets too dramatic. Skip It.
Toy Story & Toy Story 2
Starring: Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn. Rated G.
The movie: With “Toy Story 3-D” coming this summer, Disney has finally released the first two “Toy Story” movies on Blu-Ray, and both look fabulous. You probably already have the DVDs, but the Blu-Rays have new extras including Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs and a sneak peek at "Toy Story 3." Buy Them.
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