Life of Pi ***1/2
After deciding to sell their zoo in India and move to Canada, Santosh and Gita Patel board a freighter with their sons and a few remaining animals. Tragedy strikes when a terrible storm sinks the ship, leaving the Patels? teenage son, Pi (Suraj Sharma), as the only human survivor. However, Pi is not alone; a fearsome Bengal tiger has also found refuge aboard the lifeboat. As days turn into weeks and weeks drag into months, Pi and the tiger must learn to trust each other if both are to survive. (PG) 125 minutes. Three and a half stars
Silver Linings Playbook ***1/2
David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings) directs this drama about a former schoolteacher (Bradley Cooper) who tries to move on with his life after a stint in a mental institution. Robert De Niro plays his dad, Julia Stiles is his ex-wife and Jennifer Lawrence is a mysterious girl who changes everything. After losing his house, job and wife and spending eight months in prison, Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) winds up with his parents (Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver). He is determined to rebuild his life and reunite with his wife, but his parents would be happy if he just shared their obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.(R) 122 minutes. Three and a half stars
Rise of the Guardians (3D) **1/2
A group of mythical fairy-tale characters team up to save the world in this DreamWorks Animation production. Based on William Joyce?s series of children?s books, the pic features the voice acting talents of Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, and Isla Fisher. Peter Ramsey co-directs with Joyce. Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world?s children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children?s belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch?s plans and save the Guardians from destruction.(PG) 97 minutes. Two and a half stars
Note: Barry Epstein is president of Barry R. Epstein Associates, a public relations/marketing firm. Epstein enjoys watching and writing reviews of the latest movies. Epstein?s views are strictly his own.
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