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Robin Hood / ** (PG-13)
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"Robin Hood" (PG-13, 131 minutes). An action bloodbath having almost nothing to do with any Robin Hood you may be familiar with. Actually a prequel to the Robin Hood legends, it has Robin as a mercenary home from France and leading revolt against the tyrannical King John. Cate Blanchett is Marion, not a maid but a widow, and the film is a good deal darker than the title might lead you to believe. The third act is largely violence of the sort we have seen obvert and over and over again. Rating: Two stars
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Just Wright / *** (PG)
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"Just Wright" (PG, 99 minutes). Queen Latifah exudes her effortless charm as the best friend of a beauty (Paula Patton) who entices a proposal from an NBA star (Common). When the player's knee is injured and the Queen movies in as his resident physical therapist, the obvious happens--but slowly enough we can enjoy it unfolding. Latifah has a natural sunniness that beams on a film like this. Three stars
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Letters to Juliet / *** (PG)
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"Letters to Juliet" (PG, 101 minutes). Amanda Seyfried visits Verona with her future husband (Gael Garcia Bernal). He's busy with plans for his New York restaurant, so she visits the alleged balcony of Shakespeare's Juliet. Under it the lovelorn attach their letters to Juliet, She finds one 50 years old, answers it as Juliet, and that leads to a British lady (Vanessa Redgrave) coming to Verona with her grandson (Christopher Egan), on the wild chance that she might meet the man (Franco Nero) who was the boy she loved when she was 15. Soppy melodrama, but strangely touching, with romantic photography and special chemistry involving all Redgrave's relationships in the story. Three stars
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Ricky / ** (Unrated)
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"Ricky" (Unrated, 89 minutes). Begins as a slice of French working class life, takes a completely unexpected plot twist into fantasy, ends as a parable with no discernible point. Raises many questions of aeronautics. Sort of like an exploitation movie sequel to "Babies." Two stars
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Iron Man 2 / *** (PG-13)
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"Iron Man 2" (PG-13, 124 minutes) is a polished, high-octane sequel, not as good as the original but building once again on a quirky performance by Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. The zillionaire is near death with a failing energy source, and protecting his Iron Men from a covetous defense department and a jealous rival (Sam Rockwell). The rival hires a bitter Russian genius with a score to settle (Mickey Rourke), Stark is faithful Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow) holds the empire together, Stark's comrade Rhodey Rhodes (Don Cheadle) stands at his side, and an enigmatic warrior woman (Scarlett Johansson) creates mystery. Not as good as the original, but it gets the job done. Three stars
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