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Friday is movie day, and we have some good ones coming our way this weekend. Movies releasing Friday include “W.”, “Max Payne”, “Sex Drive”, and “The Secret Life of Bees”.

“W.” releases Friday

W.

“W” tells the story of President George W. Bush and his road to the White House and how it twists and turns once he gets there. But more than that, it appears to be a father-son story. A movie about our President and all of his ups and downs, well mostly downs, let’s be honest, “W” looks to be pretty entertaining, and a particular draw for fans of those Bushism-a-day calendars and watching people fall on their face. But not everyone is as thrilled for this film. Despite an amazing cast including Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, James Cromell, and Thandie Newton, “W” falls short for some critics. It might be the rushed release to beat the elections, but it might just be the films documentary feel and wishy-washy ending. I guess there’s only one way to find out - see you at the theater tomorrow!

Max Payne

Mark Wahlberg stars in this action film about a DEA agent and an assassin, played by Mila Kunis, out for revenge for the murders of their family members. On their quest to get back at those who’ve hurt them, they will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a company. Unless you just love all things Marky Mark, though, you might want to avoid this one. One critic warns,

“‘Stay away from Max Payne — you don’t want to be near him when Judgment Day comes,’ a criminal warns in MAX PAYNE. Forget Judgment Day: You don’t want to be near MAX PAYNE when Movie Night comes around either — unless you’re one of those people who likes to howl at pretentious, empty-headed shoot-’em-ups featuring slumming stars.”

The film is based on a video game.

Sex Drive

Being dubbed “this year’s ‘Superbad’”, “Sex Drive” appears to be your everyday sex comedy that tries to push the boundaries even farther than the last teen sex comedy. As Roger Ebert explains,

This movie doesn’t contain “offensive language.” The offensive language contains the movie.

A cast of mostly newcomers, the movie does star Seth Green and James Marsden.

The Secret Life of Bees

This always happens to me - just as I finish a book that I didn’t realize they were making a movie of, the movie releases. This inevitably means that I don’t like the movie because 9 times out of 10 the movie will not live up to the detail, story, and character background that a book provides. But with this movie I feel like it could be different. Child prodigy Dakota Fanning is back as a little girl who runs away from her abusive father. The film is set in the sixties, and in a quest to find out about her mother, she falls into a house where three African-American sisters live together and make honey. A little love story, a little life lessons, “The Secret Life of Bees” is a great story, and should make a good movie. Alicia Keys and Queen Latifah also star.

See the trailers for the movies below.

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