Daredevil (PG-13)
Weekend gross: $18 million
Who’s in it: Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell
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What it’s about: Despite his blindness, Matt Murdock–a lawyer by day and a vigilante calling himself Daredevil by night–uses his other enhanced senses and martial arts to fight crime.
Worth watching?: The movie is loud, clanging and unimaginative.
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Movie: Old School (R)
Weekend gross: $17.5 million
Who’s in it: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis
What it’s all about: Three guys in their 30s try to relive their college days by moving into a house near campus and forming an “unofficial fraternity.”
Worth watching?: The movie is never more than the sum of its scattershot jokes.
Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (PG-13)
Weekend gross: $11.6 million
Who’s in it: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Adam Goldberg
What it’s all about: A ladies’ man bets he can stay in a relationship for more than 10 days. But the woman he picks tries to dump him just as quickly.
Worth watching?: A misguided, so-called romantic comedy.
Movie: The Jungle Book 2 (G)
Weekend gross: $8.7 million
Who’s in it: Voices of Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Tony Jay, Phil Collins
What it’s all about: Mowgli gets restless in his new village home and decides to return to the “bare necessities” of jungle life.
Worth watching?: Honors the original with charm and imagination.
Movie: Chicago (PG-13)
Weekend gross: $8.2 million
Who’s in it: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones
What it’s all about: It takes a stay on murderess row to get Roxie Hart what she wants–fame and stardom.
Worth watching?: Delivers razzle-dazzle spun perfectly for modern sensibilities.
Opening this weekend
Movie: All the Real Girls (R)
Who’s in it: Zooey Deschanel, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson, Shea Whigham
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What it’s about: Set in a small town somewhere in the South, this is the story of a young man who has had sexual relations with just about every girl in town but falls in love with his best friend’s little sister.
Movie: Poolhall Junkies (R)
Who’s in it: Mars Callahan, Alison Eastwood, Chazz Palminteri, Rick Schroder, Christopher Walken
What it’s about: A compulsive gambler who has managed to overcome his obsession is drawn back into the world of pool-shooting when he tries to save his brother.
Under the radar
Movie: Gerry (R)
Weekend gross: $16,135
Who’s in it: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon
What it’s about: Two friends go hiking and lose their way in the forbiddingly beautiful terrain. At first their humor propels them forward, before the gravity of the situation takes hold.
Worth watching?: A very slow and beautiful and compelling movie.