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(Romain Duris), who is hired by anxious parents bent on breaking up what they believe is a daughter’s terrible romance. Alex, together
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love. But a financial crisis and a hulking debt collector force him to break the last rule, and when an unscrupulous French financier asks him to stop the impending marriage of his daughter, Juliette (Vanessa Paradis), and her British fiance, he’s forced to accept. Not rated. 105 minutes. — R.P. (Century 16) Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, “Jack Goes Boating,� offers an alternative for those tired of the conventions of Hollywood romantic comedy. Hoffman’s lonely bachelor Jack is a sad-sack striver whom we catch in mid-�strive.� Alongside best bud Clyde (Ortiz), Jack works as a New York City limo driver, but he harbors an aspiration to climb the next rung on the social ladder by getting a job with the MTA. Clyde has a more important advancement in mind for his friend: pairing Jack up with Connie (Amy Ryan), a misfit co-worker of Clyde’s wife, Lucy (Rubin-Vega). Rated R for language, drug use and some sexual content. One hour, 29 minutes. — P.C.
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(Aquarius) The film begins with an 11-yearold Li (Wen Bin Huang) being plucked from rural Shandong Province by a couple of Madame Mao’s cultural aides to attend the Beijing Dance Academy. The child becomes a teenager (Chengwu Guo) in tune with a quietly rebellious teacher who prioritizes the aesthetic of dance over its potential to be a propaganda tool. When his teacher fails to hold the tide of Communist influence, Li’s mentorship gap is filled by Ben Stevenson (Bruce Greenwood), the artistic director of the Houston Ballet. Stevenson singles out Li (Chi Cao) as a diamond in the rough. Thanks to a cultural exchange program, Li wins the chance to spend a few months in America under Stevenson’s tutelage. Rated PG for a brief violent image, sensuality, language and smoking. One hour, 57 minutes. — P.C.
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(Cinearts, Century 20) Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is the conflicted leader of a bankand armored-car-robbing quartet based in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Mass. Doug’s unfortunate family background (his mother left when he was a toddler and his dad, played by the always excellent Chris Cooper, is languishing in a federal prison) helped create the criminal he has become. Things get complicated when the gang kidnaps bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) during a brazen robbery, blindfolding the terrified young woman and setting her free at the edge of a river. Doug’s right-hand man/best friend Jem (Jeremy Renner), a trigger-happy bruiser, expresses concern when he learns that Claire lives in the same Charlestown neighborhood as Doug and his pals. Doug agrees to keep an eye on Claire, which quickly develops into a passionate relationship between the two. Suddenly life isn’t so bleak for Doug. He is anxious to run away with Claire, leaving his drug-addicted ex (Blake Lively), relentless FBI agent Adam Frawley (Jon Hamm) and Charlestown itself behind him. But bigwig gangster Fergie Colm (Pete Postlethwaite) won’t let Doug hit the road without pulling off one last job: a dangerous and profitable heist of Boston’s Fenway Park. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and drug use. 2 hours, 5 minutes. — T.H.
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R.P.-Renata Polt, S.T.- Susan Tavernetti, P.C. Peter Canavese, T.H.-Tyler Hanley