Posted on: Thursday, May 18, 2006
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"The Da Vinci Code": Dan Brown's novel is utterly preposterous; Ron Howard's movie is preposterously entertaining. The plot is so convoluted it's a miracle the code is ever broken, but Howard evokes mood and mystery that weaves a spell. Howard is a better filmmaker than Brown is a novelist, and he follows Brown's formula (exotic location, startling revelation, desperate chase scene, repeat as needed) and elevates it into a superior entertainment. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, Koko Marina 8-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), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)
"Don't Come Knocking": Sam Shepard plays a has-been cowboy star who walks off the set of a B Western and seeks his past. Beautifully photographed, with some scenes that don't even pretend to work, and others that have an unexpected sweetness. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)
"Over the Hedge": The forest animals awaken to find that half their world is replaced by a new suburb behind a giant hedge. When Vince the bear (voice by Nick Nolte) discovers his food stash has been stolen, RJ the raccoon (Bruce Willis) is given a deadline to replace it, and he mobilizes skunks, squirrels and other critters in an assault on suburbia. Has a little of the same philosophical dialogue as the comic strip, a nice visual look and a good sense of humor. More fun for kids, but parents won't have a bad time. With Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara and Thomas Haden Church as a pest-control expert known as The Verminator. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery, Ward, Koko Marina, Pearl Highlands, Pearlridge West, Kapolei, Mililani, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward, Maunaloa, Maui Mall, Kukui Mall, Prince Kuhio, Makalapua, Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG)
"See No Evil": With a cop, eight small-time crooks enter a forsaken hotel to do community service and encounter a 7-foot, 400-pound reclusive psychopath with fingernails like razors and a rusty steel plate screwed into his head. With Kane, Christina Vidal, Michael J. Pagan and Samantha Noble. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery, Ward, Pearl Highlands, Pearlridge West, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward. (R)
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