Tag: Kristin Dreyer Kramer (Critic)
The Bank Job (2008)
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don’t realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets – secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
Penelope (2006)
A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with “one who will love her faithfully.”
Semi-Pro (2008)
Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association’s Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.
In Bruges (2008)
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Vantage Point (2008)
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career.
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.
Jumper (2008)
A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Fool’s Gold (2008)
A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure — and their estranged romance.
Persepolis (2007)
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland (2006)
In this documentary, the show’s emcee, Vince Vaughn, and four stand-up comedians hand-picked by Vaughn, travel the country and perform in 30 cities. This film documents the interactions on and off stage along the way.
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
A ghost tries to sabotage her former boyfriend’s current relationship with a psychic.
Rambo (2008)
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of missionaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Untraceable (2008)
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.
27 Dresses (2008)
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with.