Made of Honor (PG-13)
1 star
Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) and Tom (Patrick Dempsey) are platonic best friends with no explanation of how they bonded or why they never hooked up. It’s only after Hannah takes a work trip to Scotland and comes home with a fiance (Kevin McKidd) and makes her best pal the maid of honor that he finally realizes he wants to try to break up the wedding.
Big question: Can a gender reversal add some freshness to what otherwise sounds just a tad like “My Best Friend’s Wedding”?
Skip it: “Made of Honor” is such a copy of a copy of a copy that the template’s charms are barely distinguishable.
Bottom line: Dempsey and Monaghan were born for this, but by “this” I mean romantic comedy, not lazy, mindless goop.
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THE REWIND
MATT’S PICKS FOR WHAT’S STILL PLAYING
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (R)
3 1/2 stars
Funny. Sweet. What more do you want?
Baby Mama (pg-13)
2 1/2 stars
Just … barely … worth it.
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (R)
2 stars
Stick with burgers, guys.
Deception (R)
1 1/2 stars
You will not be fooled.
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QUICK PICKS
Then She Found Me (R)
3 stars
Who’s in it: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth
What it’s about: A schoolteacher meets her real mother just as her adoptive mom dies and she’s abandoned by her husband.
Worth watching? “Firth’s stoic grace and wiry moodiness almost steal the show.” [ Gene Seymour, Newsday ]
Redbelt (R)
2 stars
Who’s in it: Emily Mortimer, Chiwetel Ejiofor
What it’s about: A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry.
Worth watching? “An oddly intriguing Mamet mix.” [ Christy Lemire, AP ]
Standard Operating Procedure (R)
3 stars
What it’s about: Errol Morris doc looks into Abu Ghraib photos.
Worth watching? “So fascinating.”
[ Christy Lemire, AP ]
