in a loose adaptation of a real-life heist. Zach Galifianakis plays David, an armored car driver who’s cajoled by an ex-co-worker (Kristen Wiig) and her criminally minded friend (Owen Wilson) into stealing $17 million from his employer. The cast (also featuring Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones) provides enough comedic firepower for at least a few inspired moments, but too often there’s an assumption that funny hair or funny voices will carry the story. And it’s never clear whether Hess wants to anchor the comedy in real-life facts or absurdist asides. While it might be worth a big laugh when Wiig serenades Galifianakis with nonsensical vocal runs, other setups can’t seem to manage more than a smile or a shrug. (PG-13)—SR MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN BB.5 Tim Burton sheds some of his recent tendency toward visual overkill, wasted on something so familiar. This adaptation of Ransom Riggs’ novel follows teenager Jacob (Asa Butterfield) as he discovers his family history with a strange orphanage in Wales—headed by mysterious Miss Peregrine (Eva Green)— that houses children with unique abilities, living in a circa-1943 time loop. On its most basic level, the story provides satisfying adventure seasoned with a dollop of teen romance, all
given the macabre flavor of vintage Burton. But screenwriter Jane Goldman (X-Men movie series) mostly makes this orphanage feel like a European branch office of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. Every story beat feels lifted from some other younghero narrative or comic-book movie, with Green and a whiteeyed Samuel L. Jackson providing the only personality. A real Burton-saince will require some better material. (PG-13)—SR QUEEN OF KATWE BBB Based on a true story, this underdog drama follows the life of Phiona (Madina Nalwanga), a girl living in a Ugandan slum with her widowed mother (Lupita Nyong’o) when she discovers a special skill for chess after she learns the game from a missionary teacher (David Oyelowo). The script follows familiar rise-andfall-of-fortune patterns as it spans five years of Phiona’s developing abilities as a chess prodigy, but there’s a thoughtfulness here to the tension between parents who want more for their children and the distance that can grow between parents and children who get a chance to experience that “more.” Director Mira Nair can’t avoid a certain degree of Disney gloss in the portrayal of her impoverished characters, but she’s fundamentally respectful about the complications that emerge on a path out of poverty—even a feel-good path. (PG)—SR
THEATER DIRECTORY SALT LAKE CITY Brewvies Cinema Pub 677 S. 200 West 801-355-5500 Brewvies.com
SOUTH VALLEY Century 16 Union Heights 7800 S. 1300 East, Sandy 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Megaplex Legacy Crossing 1075 W. Legacy Crossing Blvd., Centerville 801-397-5100 MegaplexTheatres.com
Broadway Centre Cinemas 111 E. 300 South 801-321-0310 SaltLakeFilmSociety.org
Cinemark Draper 12129 S. State, Draper 801-619-6494 Cinemark.com
Century 16 South Salt Lake 125 E. 3300 South 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Sandy 9 9539 S. 700 East, Sandy 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
WEBER COUNTY Cinemark Tinseltown 14 3651 Wall Ave., Ogden 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Sugar House 2227 S. Highland Drive 801-466-3699 Cinemark.com
Megaplex Jordan Commons 9400 S. State, Sandy 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com
Water Gardens Cinema 6 1945 E. Murray-Holladay Road 801-273-0199 WaterGardensTheatres.com
Megaplex 20 at The District 11400 S. Bangerter Highway 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com
Megaplex 12 Gateway 165 S. Rio Grande St. 801-304-4636 MegaplexTheatres.com
PARK CITY Cinemark Holiday Village 1776 Park Ave. 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
WEST VALLEY 5 Star Cinemas 8325 W. 3500 South, Magna 801-250-5551 RedCarpetCinemas.com
Gateway 8 206 S. 625 West, Bountiful 801-292-7979 RedCarpetCinemas.com
Cinemark University Mall 1010 S. 800 East, Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Megaplex Thanksgiving Point 2935 N. Thanksgiving Way 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com Water Gardens Cinema 8 790 E. Expressway Ave. Spanish Fork 801-798-9777 WaterGardensTheatres.com Water Gardens Cinema 6 912 W. Garden Drive Pleasant Grove 801-785-3700 WaterGardensTheatres.com
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Cinemark Valley Fair Mall 3601 S. 2700 West, West Valley City 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Tinseltown USA 720 W. 1500 North, Layton 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Provo Town Center 1200 Town Center Blvd., Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
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Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing 7301 S. Bangerter Highway 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Station Park 900 W. Clark Lane, Farmington 801-447-8561 Cinemark.com
Cinemark Movies 8 2230 N. University Parkway, Orem 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
Cinemark 12 1600 W. Fox Park Drive, West Jordan 801-562-5760 Cinemark.com
DAVIS COUNTY AMC Loews Layton Hills 9 728 W. 1425 North, Layton 801-774-8222 AMCTheatres.com
Cinemark American Fork 715 W. 180 North, American Fork 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com
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Tower Theatre 836 E. 900 South 801-321-0310 SaltLakeFilmSociety.org
Redstone 8 Cinemas 6030 N. Market 435-575-0220 Redstone8Cinemas.com
UTAH COUNTY Carmike Wynnsong 4925 N. Edgewood Drive, Provo 801-764-0009 Carmike.com
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Redwood Drive-In 3688 S. Redwood Road 801-973-7088
Megaplex 13 at The Junction 2351 Kiesel Ave., Ogden 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com