Movies opening this week in theaters:
- THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY (Universal Pictures / R / Wide)
- NEBRASKA (Paramount Pictures / R / Limited)
- CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (Millennium Entertainment / R / Limited)
- SUNLIGHT JR. (Samuel Goldwyn Films / Unrated / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY
Official Synopsis
After nearly 15 years apart, Taye Diggs (television's Private Practice), Nia Long (Soul Food), Morris Chestnut (Kick-Ass 2), Harold Perrineau (Zero Dark Thirty), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Sanaa Lathan (Contagion), Monica Calhoun (Love & Basketball), Melissa De Sousa (Miss Congeniality) and Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise) reprise their career-launching roles in The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited next chapter to the film that ushered in a new era of comedy. When the college friends finally reunite over the Christmas holidays, they will discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be ignited. Malcolm D. Lee returns to write and direct this sequel to his directorial debut. Sean Daniel (The Mummy franchise) will produce alongside Lee for The Sean Daniel Company.
Film Details
- Starring: Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Melissa De Sousa, Terrence Howard, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, Eddie Cibrian
- Director: Malcolm D. Lee
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 120 min.
- Rating: R for language, sexual content and brief nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 61% (36 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 5.9/10).
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (12 positive, 14 mixed, 1 negative).
NEBRASKA
Official Synopsis
Director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) takes the helm for this black and white road trip drama starring Bruce Dern as a tempestuous Missouri father who's convinced he's won a million dollar magazine sweepstakes, and Will Forte as the son who grudgingly agrees to drive him to Nebraska to claim his winnings. Bob Odenkirk and Stacy Keach costar.
Film Details
- Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach
- Director: Alexander Payne
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 115 min.
- Rating: R for some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 89% (62 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 8.0/10).
- Metacritic: 84 out of 100 (27 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN
Official Synopsis
When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. But when he meets a fellow passenger, Charlie finds himself with another promise to fulfill. Charlie does so - and falls head over heels in love with Gabi, a beautiful musician. However, a vicious gangster has already laid claim to Gabi, and has no intention of letting her go. Determined to protect her, Charlie enters into the hallucinatory, Romanian underworld filled with violence and, strangely enough, love.
Film Details
- Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Rupert Grint, Ion Caramitru, Til Schweiger, Vincent D'Onofrio, Melissa Leo, John Hurt, Florin Piersic Jr.
- Director: Fredrik Bond
- Genre: Action, Romance, Comedy
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: R for some brutal violence, language throughout, sexuality/nudity, and drug use.
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 31% (11 fresh, 24 rotten, score: 4.0/10).
- Metacritic: 29 out of 100 (3 positive, 3 mixed, 11 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
SUNLIGHT JR.
Official Synopsis
SUNLIGHT JR. spotlights hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her disabled boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty. Their luck may be changing when they learn that Melissa has become pregnant. But as soon as she loses her job and they get evicted from the motel they live in, their joy vanishes. Through this adversity, the couple realizes that they can never lose everything as long as they have each other.
Film Details
- Starring: Naomi Watts, Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Tess Harper, Yvonne Gougelet
- Director: Laurie Collyer
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Rating: Unrated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 71% (17 fresh, 7 rotten, score: 6.0/10).
- Metacritic: 61 out of 100 (11 positive, 8 mixed, 0 negative).
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