CAST: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Steven Carell, Philip Baker Hall, Lisa Ann Walter
SYNOPSIS: Carrey plays a TV reporter bestowed with God's powers on the way to life lessons.
WHAT WE SAID: Times film critic Steve Persall gave the film an A in his May review. "Let us bow our heads and give thanks that Jim Carrey decided to be funny again," Persall said. "Bruce Almighty is a terrific return to form for Carrey, a chance to unleash all those pent-up comedic impulses. All it took to make the funniest man in movies wish to be that way again was a little help from up above."
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sexual situations, crude humor, profanity, drug references
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes
X2: X-Men United
DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer
CAST: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Brian Cox, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Alan Cumming, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Kelly Hu, Anna Paquin, Bruce Davison
SYNOPSIS: Professor X (Stewart) unites with his nemesis Magneto (McKellen) to make the world safe for mutants.
WHAT WE SAID: Persall gave the film an A- in May. "X2: X-Men United is less a sequel and more an adventure that Part 1 didn't have time to create with all its back stories. Personal crises among the superheroes and archenemies are continued, with a nice balance of what moviegoers remember about the original and Singer's brisk remediation for anyone else. More mutants with superpowers and a new villain - that even the first film's villain hates - keep things from seeming repetitive. A bit strained at times, but not repetitive."
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sci-fi violence, brief profanity and sexuality
RUNNING TIME: 135 minutes
DVD FEATURES: Also available packaged with X-Men.
TV on DVD
Ellen DeGeneres - Here and Now, HBO special. . . . My House in Umbria, made for HBO movie starring Maggie Smith. . . . Profiler, the second season.
Other releases of note
Star Trek - The Motion Pictures Collection
Contains all 10 Star Trek films: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis.
