Movie Openings
"The Adventures of Pluto Nash": An action/adventure/comedy flick with sci-fi thrown in: Eddie Murphy plays the title character, the owner of the hottest nightclub on the moon in the year 2087. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kailua Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Kress Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui),Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13).
"Blue Crush": A surfing movie with a difference, with Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake as a trio who work as maids in a resort and live for their surfing. Filmed in Hawai'i. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Waikiki 3-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Laie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (PG-13).
"Gangster No. 1": A story set in 1968 and 1999, involving a lifelong struggle of wills between a gangster (played by Paul Bettany when young, Malcolm McDowell when older) and a London crime boss (David Thewlis). Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R).
"Home Movie": A funny-strange documentary about five eccentric lifestyles: a boathouse, a tree house, a converted missile silo, a house for the convenience of cats, and a house so automated it looks like Rube Goldberg run amok. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R).
"Tadpole": A "Graduate" clone in which a 15-year-old boy (Aaron Stanford) has a romantic passion for his 40-year-old stepmother (Sigourney Weaver). In the midst of his confusion, he is seduced by her 40-ish friend (Bebe Neuwirth). Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (PG-13).
"Who is Cletis Tout?": Tim Allen plays a hit man who loves the movies. Hired to kill Christian Slater, he becomes intrigued by Slater's insistence that he is not Cletis Tout, the intended victim, but simply someone using Cletis' identity. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R).
