Posted on: Thursday, January 20, 2005
Movie Openings
Advertiser Staff
• "Are We There Yet?": Ice Cube tries to land a date with divorc?e Suzanne (Nia Long) by reuniting her with her kids. Comedy ensues as 7-year-old Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden) and 11-year-old Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) decide no man is worthy of their mother. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 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, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG)
Lions Gate Films • "Vera Drake": Imelda Staunton gives a heartbreakingly good performance as a good-hearted working woman in London, circa 1950, who cares for her family, visits shut-ins, cleans for the rich, and once or twice a week performs an abortion. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (R)
• "The Woodsman": Kevin Bacon gives a performance of uncommon power in the story of a pedophile attempting to re-enter society after 12 years in prison. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twins.
• "Work and the Glory": When two brothers contend for the favor of a wealthy merchant's daughter, they find themselves on opposite sides of a religous question, facing religious intolerance against Mormons in the early 1800s. They soon face issues of family loyalty and the pursuit of truth. Opens tomorrow at Pearl Highlands 12. (PG)
• "Beyond the Sea": Kevin Spacey plays Bobby Darin and brings sympathy to a life he clearly identifies with. With Kate Bosworth as his wife, Sandra Dee, and John Goodman, Brenda Blethyn and Bob Hoskins. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)
Kevin Spacey is singer Bobby Darin and Kate Bosworth plays his wife, Sandra Dee, in "Beyond the Sea," opening at theaters tomorrow.
