**The performances are strong in this Turkish drama, but the pacing is too slow. Turkish with subtitles, running time: 101 minutes, not rated, probable R (sex, violence, brief partial nudity, mild profanity).

***This gimmicky yarn is occasionally too smart for its own good but still has a few heady thrills. Running time: 98 minutes, R (violence, profanity, vulgarity, brief sex, brief partial nudity, brief gore, brief drugs).

***Disney's latest animated feature, a science-fiction comedy, isn't hysterical, though it is sort of goofy and cool. Running time: 92 minutes, G (violence, mild vulgarity, brief drugs).

*** 1/2Kal Penn's credible lead performance is just one of the delights of this low-key character study. With subtitles, running time: 122 minutes, PG-13 (sex, violence, profanity, drugs, brief nudity, vulgarity, brief gore).

***Like its subject, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, this documentary is a little long-winded and infuriatingly single-minded. Running time: 122 minutes, not rated, probable R (profanity, violence, brief gore, brief drugs).

**This slow-moving version of the best-selling novel is the kind of metaphysical nonsense that gives new age a bad name. Running time: 120 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, violence, vulgarity, brief drugs, brief partial nudity).

This locally produced comedy-drama follows three couples who resolve their relationship issues at a dance. To be reviewed when it opens next week, running time: 81 minutes, PG (violence, brief drugs) (Saturday: Jordan Commons, The District).

Richard Gere leads the all-star cast of this adaptation of the Clifford Irving book. To be reviewed when it opens next week, running time: 116 minutes, R (profanity) (Saturday: Jordan Landing, The Gateway, Jordan Commons, The District).

Selected locations are showing the animated film in the Disney Digital 3-D format. (Carmike 12; Jordan Landing; Jordan Commons; Ritz; Wynnsong 12, Provo; Cinemark 16, Provo).

*** - This entertaining documentary minifeature is an up-close look at various forms of aquatic life. Running time: 40 minutes, G (animal violence).

** 1/2This historical drama is more wasteful than graceful, though the slavery subject matter is still powerful. Running time: 118 minutes, PG (violence, racial epithets, brief drugs, mild profanity, vulgarity). -***A mostly rewarding compilation of award-nominated documentary short works. With subtitles, running time: 135 minutes, not rated, probable PG-13 (drugs, profanity, vulgarity, nude artwork, violence).**Luc Besson's fantasy blend of live-action and digital animation is just never quite as wondrous as it should be. Running time: 94 minutes, PG (violence, vulgarity).

**This drama/fantasy starring Billy Bob Thornton goes so far off track that recovery is impossible. Running time: 105 minutes, PG (profanity, violence, vulgarity, brief drugs).* 1/2This smutty film starring Diane Keaton fails miserably, both as a romance and a comedy. Running time: 102 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, sex, profanity, slapstick violence).

** 1/2There's a definite predictability to this fact-based basketball drama. Running time: 108 minutes, PG (profanity) ***This film about an aging black man who chains a young white woman to a radiator to cure her of her demons is unexpectedly sweet. Running time: 118 minutes, R (sex, profanity, violence, drugs) ** - This adventure-drama is more concerned with its message than its story. Leonardo DiCaprio stars. Running time: 138 minutes, R (violence, gore, profanity, vulgarity, brief drugs, brief nudity, racial epithets).

***This fact-based spy film has terrific performances, especially from Chris Cooper. Running time: 107 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, sex, violence, vulgarity).

***It's not the "Chronicles of Narnia"-like fantasy that it appears to be, but this drama has an unexpected emotional sucker-punch. Running time: 95 minutes, PG (violence, vulgarity, mild profanity).

** 1/2 - A few irksome crudities dog this E.B. White adaptation, though there is still some magic in the story. Running time: 96 minutes, G (violence, vulgarity).***This year's Academy Award-winner for best foreign-language film is surprisingly engrossing. German with subtitles, running time: 132 minutes, R (sex, nudity, vulgarity, profanity, violence).

* 1/2 - The only real difference between this fantasy and those laughable Sci-Fi Channel movies is the cast (Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich). Running time: 104 minutes, PG (violence, brief gore, vulgarity).

***This sometimes wickedly funny thriller shows considerable love for such killer-beastie flicks as the original "Godzilla" and "Jaws." Korean with subtitles, running time: 119 minutes, R (violence, profanity, gore, drugs).** 1/2 What buoys this bleak drama about an orphaned runaway are the strong performances. Russian with subtitles, running time: 99 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, violence, vulgarity, brief sex).

***This biography of "Peter Rabbit" creator Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger) really is family-friendly. Running time: 92 minutes, PG (mild profanity).

** 1/2Hugh Grant makes this formulaic romantic comedy funnier than it probably should be. Running time: 104 minutes, PG-13 (vulgarity, brief sex, brief drugs). *** - Not unlike "Jumanji," this comic fantasy is a bit of a mess, yet surprisingly appealing. Ben Stiller stars. Running time: 108 minutes, PG (violence, vulgarity, profanity).

** - Naomi Watts and Edward Norton star in this aloof and disappointing adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1920s novel. Running time: 125 minutes, PG-13 (violence, partial nudity, brief sex, brief drugs, racial epithets, mild profanity).

*** 1/2It's definitely not for children, but this dark fantasy is surprisingly magical and imaginative. Spanish with subtitles, running time: 112 minutes, R (violence, profanity, gore, drugs, vulgarity, torture).**Sandra Bullock stars in this fantasy/thriller, which gets so ludicrous that it becomes unintentional comedy. Running time: 97 minutes, PG-13 (violence, profanity, drugs, brief gore).

**Strangely, this soggy, swimming-competition film features little in the way of competition. Running time: 104 minutes, PG (profanity, violence, racial epithets, brief drugs, vulgarity). *** - The onscreen relationship between Will Smith and his son Jaden helps fuel this surprisingly involving and moving drama. Running time: 116 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, violence, brief drugs). **** Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II won an Oscar for her stellar turn. Running time: 97 minutes, PG-13 (profanity, violence, brief drugs).

***Adam Sandler may be the bigger name but this sometimes moving comedy-drama belongs to co-star Don Cheadle. Running time: 125 minutes, R (profanity, vulgarity, violence, brief sex).

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