Posted on: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Movie Openings

Advertiser Staff

• "Criminal": A faithful remake of the Argentinian con-on-con-game drama "Nine Queens." Opens tomorrow at Koko Marina 8-Plex. (R)

• "The Grudge": A remake of a popular Japanese horror series. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as an American exchange student/social worker in Japan who stumbles upon supernatural horrors. Opens tomorrow at Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Kahala 8-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10, Pearl Highlands 12, Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)

• "I ♥ Huckabees": Jason Schwartzman plays an environmentalist who hires two Existential Detectives (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) to follow him around and explain the curious coincidences in his life. Jude Law and Naomi Watts are spokespeople for the Huckabees chain store, which hires Schwartzman as a cover for its own plans to desecrate some swamplands. Opens tomorrow at Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (R)

• "Surviving Christmas": Ben Affleck stars as a rich lonely guy who hires the family that's living in his boyhood home to be his family for the holidays. Opens tomorrow at Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Kahala 8-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10, Pearl Highlands 12. (PG-13)

• "What the #$*! Do We Know?": An odd but not boring quasi-documentary that exists at the intersection of metaphysics and quantum physics. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (NR)