Movie
“Underworld” (R)
Weekend gross
$21.8 million
Who’s in it
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Danny McBride, Michael Sheen
What it’s about
In the secret nocturnal and supernatural world of warring vampires and werewolves, a romance develops between a strong, werewolf-hunting female vampire warrior and a peace-loving human, who wants to end the war.
Worth watching?
Too much story.
Now showing
Movie: “Secondhand Lions” (PG)
Weekend gross: $12.1 million
Who’s in it: Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick
What it’s about: A timid teen, forced to spend the summer with his eccentric great-uncles on their Texas farm, learns more about their mysterious pasts.
Worth watching?: Terribly ineffective family drama.
Movie: “The Fighting Temptations” (PG-13)
Weekend gross: $11.8 million
Who’s in it: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Steve Harvey
What it’s about: A slick NY ad exec must lead a gospel choir to success in his small hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him.
Worth watching?: A delightful, surprisingly fresh comedy.
Movie: “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” (R)
Weekend gross: $11 million
Who’s in it: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp
What it’s about: El Mariachi makes his way across a rugged landscape on the blood trail of a cartel kingpin who is planning a coup d’etat against the president of Mexico.
Worth watching?: Wild and woolly movie.
Movie: “Cold Creek Manor” (R)
Weekend gross: $8.2 million
Who’s in it: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff
What it’s about: A couple discover their dream home is more of a nightmare as the previous owner wants it back.
Worth watching?: Artful direction.
Opening this weekend
Movie: “The Rundown” (PG-13)
Who’s in it: The Rock, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson
What it’s about: When the son of an underworld kingpin disappears in the Amazon in search of a priceless artifact, a retrieval expert is sent to get him.
Despite their hostility, the two must join forces to fight the evil head of a gold-mining corporation who is after the same treasure.
Movie: “Duplex” (PG-13)
Who’s in it: Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein, Swoosie Kurtz, Maya Rudolph
What it’s about: Set in the competitive world of New York City real estate, a couple whose dream home is a converted duplex apartment in the perfect neighborhood decide to kill the sweet little old lady who’s currently living there or else they’ll never get to buy it.
Under the radar
Movie: “Demonlover” (NR)
Weekend gross: $39,284
Who’s in it: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloe Sevigny, Gina Gershon
What it’s about: In this tale of corporate mergers, Japanese porn and the Internet, a company hires an executive to infiltrate a rival company.
Worth watching?: Gives you a lot to think about.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
