Opening

Friday

- X-Men -

Mutants are everywhere and they can kick evil's

butt. All of your favorite X-Men are here:

Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops, Storm and Professor

X. This movie, directed by Bryan Singer (The

Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil) looks really exciting.

Check it out. Rated PG-13.

Now

Playing

- Big Momma's

House - Martin Lawrence looks to solidify

his box office power with this comedy about a

policeman who goes underocover to protect a

damsel in distress. Rated PG-13.

- Chicken Run

- The creators of Wallace and Gromitt bring

their whimsical vision of chickens flying the

coop to the screen. Mel Gibson stars as an

American rooster that helps the chickens avoid

being made into pie. This looks amazing. Rated G.

- Gladiator

- Russell Crowe (The Insider) stars as

Maximus, asoldier who is enslaved and must fight

for honor and survival. The bad guy is named

Commodus, get it ? Rated R.

- Gone in 60

Seconds - Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie

star in this film about heisting 50 cars in one

night to save a man's little brother. Who knew

Grand Theft Auto would be so exciting. Rated

PG-13.

- Me, Myself

and Irene - This movie is hysterically

funny. The audience laughed like little girls.

And though Jim Carrey is the star, and he is

terrific, this is not, repeat, NOT, for children.

Rated R.

- Mission

Impossible 2 - Tom Cruise is back as Ethan

Hunt, the best secret agent since Sean Connery

was James Bond. This time Cruise is directed by

genius John Woo, who gave us Face Off and a ton

of great Hong Kong action-thrillers. It was a lot

of fun with amazing action and fight sequences.

Rated PG-13.

- Scary Movie

- The long-awaited spoof of the recent teen

horror flicks finally hits the screen. Brought to

Gonna Git You Sucka" and "Don't Be A

Menace", this film is right up your alley.

Rated R.

- The

Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle - Moose

and Squirrel hit the silver screen with a live

action Boris and Natasha and Robert Deniro as

Fearless leader. It could be funny. Rated PG.

- The Kid

- Bruce Willis stars in this Disney movie

about a middle aged man meeting himself as a

little boy. This movie should be filled with

warmth Rated PG.

- The Patriot

- Mel Gibson defends his family and his

country in the Revolutionary War. The Patriot is

brought to you by the makers of another huge 4th

of July movie, called...Independence Day. Rated

R.

- The Perfect

Storm - Based on Sebastian Junger's

true-life tale of two ships stuck out in the

worst storm in history. George Clooney and Mark

Wahlberg star in this action movie from Wolfgang

Petersen. Rated PG-13.

Also

Playing

- Final

Destination - A young man convinces his

friends not to fly a plane after he gets a bad

feeling about the flight. The flight crashes and

they were supposed to be on it, now Death is

stalking them. Rated R.

- High

Fidelity - John Cusack stars as a record

store owner who re-examines his mistakes with

women in hopes of getting back together with his

girlfriend. It has a great soundtrack and is

pretty funny. Rated R.

- Love and

Basketball - Omar Epps stars in this film

about a boy and girl who play basketball and fall

in love. Supposedly, it is a very good film.

Rated PG-13.

- U-571 -

An American submarine crew in WWII finds a German

submarine and must battle to stay alive. Matthew

McConaughey and Harvey Keitel star. Rated PG-13.

- Rules of

Engagement - Samuel L. Jackson is a soldier

falsely accused of making a major mistake

involving terroristic threats on the American

embassy. It is up to Tommy Lee jones to help him.

Rated R.

- 28 Days

- Sandra bullock stars as an alcoholic in

this movie about detox. There are more laughs

than expected, so I'm told. Rated PG-13.

- Flintstones

in Viva Rock Vegas - The world didn't really

want another Flintstones movie and I didn't

really want to write anything about it. I guess

at $1 a pop, it might be worth 90 minutes in an

artically air conditioned environment. Rated PG.

- Erin

Brockovich - Julia Roberts stars in this

film based on a true story. I heard it was pretty

good and that Roberts was as pretty as ever.

Rated R.

- My Dog Skip

- Frankie Muniz (Malcom in the Middle) stars

as a boy who gets a dog.Hailed by critics as a

truly great family film, check out My Dog Skip

for a buck. Rated PG.

- The Big

Kahuna - Kevin Spacey and Danny Devito star

as salesman in this drama about the pros and the

rookies in the sales force. Rated R.

- The Tigger

Movie - Tigger and all of his friends from

the Hundred Acre Forest are back in this tale

about friendship and family. Rated G.

- Where The

Heart Is - Natalie Portman's character has a

baby in a Wal-Mart and the town either loves her

or hates her. Ashley Judd also stars. rated

PG-13.