2008 Woodie Awards
Capsule reviews of feature films
Steven Rea and Carrie Rickey ; The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
Issue date: 4/11/07 Section: Opinion
bout real-life anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce, the British legislator, who, in the late 1700s, fought to abolish slavery _ and changed the face of British politics in the process. 1 hr. 56 PG-13 (adult themes) _ Steven Rea
ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES 1 { stars. French filmmaker Luc Besson takes his Cuisinart to Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, T.H. White, Frank L. Baum, and picture books featuring pretty, pointy-eared elves in this glossy, long-winded mix of live-action and animation. What a mess! 1 hr. 42 PG (cartoon violence, scary images, inappropriately attired senior citizens) _Steven Rea
THE ASTRONAUT FARMER 2 { stars. Billy Bob Thornton plays an eccentric farmer and family man who's building a rocket ship in his barn so he can launch himself into space. An old-fashioned, follow-your-dream yarn, albeit one serving up a kind of Plains State brand of "Rocky"-esque hooey. 1 hr. 44 PG (adult themes) _ Steven Rea
AVENUE MONTAIGNE 2 { stars. A little bonbon set in a posh Paris grid, France's entry in the 2007 Oscar competition centers around a perky gamine (Cecile de France) who takes a job as a waitress in a cafe. The lives of various actresses, musicians, wheeler-dealers and flunkeys are examined _ politely _ as their paths intersect over sandwiches, espresso and wine. 1 hr. 45 PG-13 (profanity, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
BLACK SNAKE MOAN 2 { stars. A roiling, boiling mix of blaxploitation, sexploitation, Tennessee Williams and the Tennessee outback, this blues-soaked morality play comes from writer-director Craig Brewer, of "Hustle & Flow." Christina Ricci plays a white-trash nymphomaniac, and Samuel L. Jackson is the ol' black farmer trying to cure her of her evil ways. 1 hr. 56 R (sex, violence, profanity, drugs, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
BLADES OF GLORY 2 { stars. Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star as arch figure skating rivals forced to train _ and compete _ together in this goofball farce. It's Zoolander with a Zamboni. 1 hr. 33 PG-13 (comic violence, mayhem, profanity, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES 1 { stars. French filmmaker Luc Besson takes his Cuisinart to Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, T.H. White, Frank L. Baum, and picture books featuring pretty, pointy-eared elves in this glossy, long-winded mix of live-action and animation. What a mess! 1 hr. 42 PG (cartoon violence, scary images, inappropriately attired senior citizens) _Steven Rea
THE ASTRONAUT FARMER 2 { stars. Billy Bob Thornton plays an eccentric farmer and family man who's building a rocket ship in his barn so he can launch himself into space. An old-fashioned, follow-your-dream yarn, albeit one serving up a kind of Plains State brand of "Rocky"-esque hooey. 1 hr. 44 PG (adult themes) _ Steven Rea
AVENUE MONTAIGNE 2 { stars. A little bonbon set in a posh Paris grid, France's entry in the 2007 Oscar competition centers around a perky gamine (Cecile de France) who takes a job as a waitress in a cafe. The lives of various actresses, musicians, wheeler-dealers and flunkeys are examined _ politely _ as their paths intersect over sandwiches, espresso and wine. 1 hr. 45 PG-13 (profanity, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
BLACK SNAKE MOAN 2 { stars. A roiling, boiling mix of blaxploitation, sexploitation, Tennessee Williams and the Tennessee outback, this blues-soaked morality play comes from writer-director Craig Brewer, of "Hustle & Flow." Christina Ricci plays a white-trash nymphomaniac, and Samuel L. Jackson is the ol' black farmer trying to cure her of her evil ways. 1 hr. 56 R (sex, violence, profanity, drugs, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
BLADES OF GLORY 2 { stars. Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star as arch figure skating rivals forced to train _ and compete _ together in this goofball farce. It's Zoolander with a Zamboni. 1 hr. 33 PG-13 (comic violence, mayhem, profanity, adult themes) _ Steven Rea
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