Opening Friday:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Turtles Are Back . . . in Time. PG. Those high-kickin’, rollickin’ reptiles Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo zip back in time to rescue their TV reporter pal, April, who for some reason is in 17th century Japan.
Continuing:
Amos & Andrew. PG-13. (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 A black playwright (Samuel L. Jackson) moves to a fancy neighborhood and teams up with a scuzzy car thief (Nicolas Cage). “It raised a lot of social/racial issues that need to be addressed.”-Matt M., 14, Chicago.
A Far Off Place. PG. (Send in your ratings!) Disney film about two teens (Ethan Randall and Reese Witherspoon) who trek across the Kalahari desert in search of a colonel. With Roger Rabbit short.
Fire in the Sky. PG-13. (Send in your ratings!) Supposedly true story about a guy taken for a ride in a UFO.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. Average rating: (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 G. A lost cat and two dogs (with the voices of Sally Field, Michael J. Fox and Don Ameche) sniff their way home. “A great adventure movie; the animals are cute.”-Ashley B., 11, Frankfort.
Shadow of the Wolf. PG-13. Average rating: (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 A young hunter (Lou Diamond Phillips) is chased through the Canadian wilderness. “It was really good, but it was sort of mushy.”-Leslie S., 12, Chicago.
Swing Kids. PG-13. Average rating: (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) German kids in 1939 (including Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale) dance to American swing music and try to rebel against Nazism. “I liked the dancing and the music.”-Liz L., 12, Chicago.
Untamed Heart. PG-13. Average rating: (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 A young waitress (Marisa Tomei) falls for a shy dishwasher (Christian Slater). “It was pretty good in the beginning, but after a while it got kind of boring.”-Brendan V., 12, Downers Grove.
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