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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, July 17, 2003

Movie Openings

"Bad Boys II": Martin Lawrence and Will Smith return in an action thriller in which they try to track down a huge shipment of Ecstacy. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-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, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (R)

"A Family Affair": Writer/director Helen Lesnick also stars in this tale of a woman whose relationship with another woman falls apart; her mother then tries to set her up with the perfect woman. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated; mature themes, some sensuality)

"How to Deal": Mandy Moore is a high school student who has a romance with a handsome rebel. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)

"Johnny English": Rowan Atkinson, of "Mr. Bean" fame, is a bungling Secret Service agent who is called to retrieve the stolen Crown Jewels. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, La'ie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG)

"Marooned in Iraq": Set along the Iran-Iraq border, this is the tale of a Kurd and his sons traveling into Iraq to save his wife. In Kurdish, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated; adult themes)

"Respiro": On a remote Italian island, Grazia (Valeria Golino), a sexy young mother of three, stirs local opinion with her uninhibited behavior. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (PG-13)

"The Sea": Inspired by "King Lear," this is the drama of an Icelandic fishing industry patriarch and his three unhappy adult children. In Icelandic, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated)

"Swimming Pool": Charlotte Rampling plays a British novelist who goes for a holiday at her publisher's French villa and is startled when the publisher's sexually predatory daughter turns up. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)

SNEAK PREVIEW

"Freaky Friday": Friday 7 p.m. Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island); 7:10 p.m. Dole Cannery 18 Theatres; 7:15 p.m. Ward Stadium 16-Plex; 7:20 p.m. Pearl Highlands 12; 7:25 p.m. Windward Stadium 10; 7:30 p.m. Kapolei 16-Plex. (PG)