Weekly Roundup - Opening 1/16

There are five movies opening up this week, and Defiance is also going from a limited to a wide release, so that makes six. When breaking these down, we've got two must-skips in Hotel for Dogs and Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a not-nearly-as-large-as-the-main-character bio flick in Notorious, a could-be-entertaining-if-you're-in-the-right-mood slasher in My Bloody Valentine 3D, and finally, the likable characters of Last Change Harvey.

Weekend Suggestion:

Last Chance Harvey is the pick from this week's crop, not only by default, but also because nobody, and I mean nobody, can ever get enough Dustin Hoffman.

Last Chance Harvey

Movie Info

Directed by: Joel Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow, Jorge)
Written by: Joel Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow, Jorge)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Rain Man), Emma Thompson (Love Actually, Stranger Then Fiction)
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 - for brief strong language
Runtime: 92 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 74% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 60/100
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
My Response: After watching the trailer for this film, it's hard to not know what happens throughout the entire picture, but it's also easy to see how likable the two main characters are, so the journey they go on should still be fun. Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson provide entertaining performances, and have great chemistry together. I'd recommend at least renting this one.

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