These are the lofty questions posed by The Grey, the new film by director and co-writer Joe Carnahan, based on a short story called “Ghost Walker” by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers (who also co-wrote the screenplay). The Grey is neither presented in 3-D nor takes place underground, but it is a survivalist tale nonetheless. Closer in [...]
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'One for the Money' is bankrupt material for Katherine Heigl
Whatever she was paid, “One for the Money” wasn't worth it. For starters, she's disastrously miscast as a character beloved by fans of novelist Janet Evanovich. Brash, blue-collar Stephanie Plum lives in Trenton, NJ — described by Evanovich as “a good Heigl plays Plum in the action-comedy, One for the Money, which opens Jan. 27. [...]
'Contraband' deals in illicit fun, not substance, critics say
Is 'Contraband' an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat heist film? Or a movie that should've been tossed overboard? Read our review to find out. Critics are divided almost equally about the merits of Contraband , the new thriller starring Mark Wahlburg as a retired smuggler forced to return to his old business again. On the one hand, there's [...]