Movie Openings
"Changing Lanes": Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson play two men with excellent reasons for wanting to get to court on time. They're involved in a fender bender, which sets off a daylong duel of two angry wills. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Restaurant Row Theatres, Waikiki 3-Plex, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Windward 10, Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (R)
"Frailty": Bill Paxton, who also directs, plays a kind and gentle father who nevertheless involves his young sons in a series of executions after he is visited by an angel and instructed to kill "demons." Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Mililani 14-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Windward 10. (R)
"Human Nature": A very strange comedy centered around human nature and sex. It's about an odd threesome: Patricia Arquette, who goes to live in the woods because she is entirely covered with hair; Rhys Ifans, who was raised as an ape; and Tim Robbins, whose parents were sadistically strict. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Varsity Twin. (R)
"The Other Side of Heaven": Based on the memoirs of John H. Groberg, who was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in the 1950s. Opens tomorrow at Laie Cinemas, Pearl Highlands 12, Restaurant Row Theatres, Kress Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (PG)
"Promises": A look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this time through the eyes of children on each side. Originally aired on PBS' "P.O.V." series. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (NR)
"The Sweetest Thing": Three gal pals who just wanna have fun come across the man who seems perfect for one of them. Starring Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair. Note: The film is full of sex and bodily fluid gags. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Kahala 8-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Windward 10, Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (R)
