OPENING FRIDAY, JULY 27
V23|NO30
COMEDY
“The Watch,” rated R, starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill. Yes, this is a movie about bumbling members of a Neighborhood Watch group. It seemed particularly ill timed, considering the Trayvon Martin case, but then we discovered there are aliens involved. That’s right, aliens, so awkwardness averted. Well, nearly: Jonah Hill is in it, so there will still be some awkwardness.
DRAMA
“Step Up Revolution,” rated PG-13, starring Peter Gallagher, Kathryn McCormick. This landing spot for “So You Think You Can Dance” alum, including Augusta’s McCormick, is sure to be short on plot and acting. For those into this series, it hardly matters, though.
This 2006 movie starring Zach Braff (Scrubs’ J.D.) as Michael is actually based on the 2001 Italian comedy-drama “L’ultimo bacio,” but “The Last Kiss” dumbs it down for us Americans. Michael tells us, “Jenna and I met three years ago. She’s smart, she’s beautiful, she makes me laugh. If you absolutely have to become an adult and all that comes with it, this is the kind of woman you wanna do it with… right?” Not so fast — “The Last
WERECOMMEND
“The Last Kiss”
Kiss” isn’t such a simple story, and maybe it lost something in the American version. “The Last Kiss” classification of “comedy” is a little confusing. Comedies don’t usually include worry and stress as a reaction, but maybe that’s how they do things in Italy. Film critic Roger Ebert said that a problem with the movie is that it has no idea if it is serious or not. After a bit of a bump in the road, so to speak, Michael tells Jenna’s father, played by Tom Wilkinson, that he’ll do anything to get Jenna back. Her father says. “Well it’s very simple… do whatever it takes. You can’t fail if you don’t give up.” Wise words. Now that’s dedication. — Laura Perry
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