GEORGE CLOONEY adds to his ever-expanding repertoire of hilarious misfits in The Men Who Stare At Goats, a deranged tale of US servicemen who are trained to become Jedi warriors, capable of killing the enemy with mind-power alone.
Ewan McGregor co-stars as the reporter in war-torn Iraq who gets sucked into the escalating madness, culminating in a memorable LSD trip in the desert.
Rating: 4/5
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (PG)
ROBERT ZEMECKIS’ technologically groundbreaking adaptation of Charles Dickens’s festive novella is a delightful early Christmas present. His team drag the timeless fable kicking and screaming into the 21st century using state-of-the-art motion capture technology.
Jim Carrey leads an all-star cast playing not only curmudgeonly Ebenezer but also bringing to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet To Come. But the technology never obscures the heartfelt emotion of the novella, including some heartbreaking scenes.
Rating: 4/5
JENNIFER’S BODY (15)
SCREENWRITER Diablo Cody follows the deserved Oscar triumph of Juno with a horror comedy about a high-school hottie (Megan Fox) who develops a bloodthirsty taste for teenage boys.
Jennifer’s Body is a distinctly off-kilter teen horror that doesn’t quite find its rhythm. Fox confidently graduates from her eye-candy roles in the Transformers films to leading lady, but has wild-eyed competition from co-star Amanda Seyfried.
Rating: 3/5
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT (PG)
HASTILY constructed from hundreds of hours of backstage and rehearsal footage, Kenny Ortega’s documentary is a glowing tribute to the King Of Pop as he prepared for one of the most spectacular live shows of his career.
Screening for a limited two-week engagement, this is an opportunity for the fans to witness arguably one of greatest pop concerts never staged, mixing regret with sadness over his death.
Rating: 4/5
