Top Picks for the Week of February 5th
New To Theaters In Portland
 |  Dear John Director Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat, Cider House Rules) knows romance and heartache but can't mix them well with this young love and loss drama written by The Notebook's Nicholas Sparks. Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried do have chemistry but it isn't enough to carry the film. When soldier John Tyree (Tatum) meets an idealistic college student, Savannah Curtis (Seyfried), it's the beginning of a strong romance. Over the next seven tumultuous years and separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployment, the lovers stay in touch through their letters, meeting in person only rarely. |
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From Paris With Love New On DVD/Blu Ray
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 | Amelia Director Mira Nair couldn't keep the biography of Amelia in the air. Instead, rent some of her past, heartfelt work; Namesake or Monsoon Wedding (out this week on Criterion Collection). |
|  Law Abiding Citizen If you had a long week, Law Abiding Citizen lacks writing and intelligence but is a fun ride to just sit back and enjoy. Directed by F. Gary Gray (Negotiator, The Italian Job, Be Cool) throws constant action and intensity at you and that is about it. Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an honorable family man, until the day his wife and daughter are murdered in a home invasion. He hopes for justice, but a rising prosecutor named Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) cuts a deal with one of the killers in exchange for testimony. Ten years later, that man is found dead and Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he hands Rice an ultimatum: Fix the broken legal system or suffer the consequences. |
| Love Happens Absolutely zero chemistry between the Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston as they stumble through this half assed romantic drama. |
Zombieland
| Safe bet | | Buyer beware | | Avoid |
