Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

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This wonderfully animated fantasy follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father's stories of the Guardian Owls, and his brother Kludd, who scoffs at the same stories. The owlets face kidnapping and battles between the Guardians and the Pure Ones.
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“Legend…” lacks heart and a genuine connection to the the characters.

Rated PG
1 hr. 30 min.

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The Town

☆☆☆1/2

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In this engaging Boston crime-drama (directed by/starring Ben Affleck), longtime thief Doug MacRay (solid performance by Affleck), who has fallen for a bank manager from a recent job (Rebecca Hall), plans to leave his life of crime behind and start anew.

Strong supporting cast: Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively

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Violent
A Little Long

Rated R
2 hr. 3 min.

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Going the Distance

☆☆☆1/2

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In this heart-warming romantic comedy loaded with laughs, Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) meet, fall in love, and try to make their long distance relationship work.

Erin’s sister Corinne (Christina Applegate) and Garrett’s roommate Dan (Charlie Day) really add to the fun with strong comedic performances.
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Predictable
Keep the kids at home: Adult Language and Nudity


Rated R
1 hr. 49 min.

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Get Low

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In this humorous and heart warming film, which is a mixture of folk tale, fable and real-life legend, a 1930s Tennessee hermit named Felix Bush (award winning performance by Robert Duvall) threw his own funeral party... while he was still alive.

Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, and Lucas Black add to this tale with fine supporting performances.
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“Get Low” may have been released too early for top honors.

Rated PG-13
1 hr. 43 min.

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