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Director: Peter Segal
Stars: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin (Full Cast)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Plot: Maxwell Smart (Carrell), Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the more-competent Agent 99 (Hathaway) at his side.

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THE BUZZ: Hmmm... Mel Brooks and Buck Henry as reinterpreted by the guys who wrote Failure to Launch.... Where's KAOS when you really need them? Still, we give courageous snaps to the nice casting, but weren't Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 supposed to be romantic foils? Carell, handsome as he is, seems more suited to playing Hathaway's father than her boyfriend. We'll be watching "Office" reruns and the Devil Wears Prada DVD instead, thanks.

Message Boards: It doesn't measure up. | Orignal Siegfried??

The Love Guru

Director: Marco Schnabel
Stars: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco (Full Cast)
Studio: Paramount Pictures

The Plot: Pitka (Meyers) an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge: To settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player (Malco) whose wife left him for a rival lover (Timberlake) before the NHL Stanley Cup.

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THE BUZZ: This level of character-based humor might expose Meyers as a player whose time has come and gone. And don't get us started on Guru's convoluted premise and the fact that the trailer doesn't take the time to let you know how Jessica Alba fits into the story. The only things that excite us here: (1) The presence of "Weeds" standout Romany Malco (even if he's styled like a Delirious-era Eddie Murphy) and (2) Justin Timberlake looking ready to steal scenes.

Message Boards: It wasnt that bad, I thought it was funny :) | decent film

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl [limited]

Director: Patricia Rozema
Stars: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack (Full Cast)
Studio: New Line Cinema

The Plot: Young Kit Kittredge (Breslin) looks to weigh in on the Great Depression by having the story she's written about the era published in Cincinnati's major newspaper.

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THE BUZZ: Ugh, a drama based on a popular line of dolls, set in the Great Depression?! Grapes of Bratz?

Message Boards: Question about Kit's dad... | Ideas for new American Girl - characters

Brick Lane [limited]

Director: Sarah Gavron
Stars: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson (Full Cast)
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

The Plot: 18-year-old Nazneen (Chatterjee) is brought from Bangladesh to London for an arranged marriage with the middle-aged Chanu (Kaushik). As the years press on, Nazneen finds herself a mother of two installed in a loveless relationship, though the arrival of a Muslim radical (Simpson) might be just the circumstance to help her find the strength to live life on her own terms.

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THE BUZZ: Back in 2003, Monica Ali's wildly successful debut novel was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, the same award for which the novel versions of Notes on a Scandal and Atonement both competed. Both something happened in the translation from page to screen, since the hotly anticipated immigrant drama has failed to generate much heat from the festival circuit (an essential ingredient in getting U.S. art-house types to pay attention). Read a couple reviews from both sides of the pond.

Message Boards: Perhaps a different view. | I enjoyed this film..

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