Taken
2008 4.1 stars 93 mins Action & Adventure Rated: PG-13
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father (Liam Neeson) must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle. Famke Janssen also stars in this relentless action-thriller from director Pierre Morel. |
Running Scared
2006 3.7 stars 122 mins Thrillers Rated: R
Low-level mobster Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) is tasked with disposing of a gun used to kill cops during a drug bust. But when it's stolen by his son's friend and used in another high-profile crime, Joey must find the gun quickly -- or pay the ultimate price. Along the way, he'll lock horns with the Russian mob and other dregs of society, which includes a corrupt police detective (Chazz Palminteri) who's hot on his trail. |
The Best Thief in the World
Eleven-year-old Izzy spends his "down time" breaking into people's New York City apartments just to "mess with their heads." It's all part of an elaborate escape effort to create his own stable world -- far away from the chaos that engulfs his family. On that note, his mother (Mary-Louise Parker) must contend with the difficulties created by her husband's recent stroke -- and also deal with raising three other children. |
Personal Velocity
Based on a series of short stories by Rebecca Miller (daughter of playwright Arthur Miller), these vignettes tell the story of three women (Fairuza Balk, Parker Posey and Kyra Sedgwick) trying to free themselves from the stifling constraint of the men in their lives. Balk shines as a pregnant teenager who hits the road looking for something different and finds it in a battered hitchhiker. |
Human Nature
2001 2.9 stars 96 mins Comedy Rated: R
A bizarre love quadrangle develops between a woman (Patricia Arquette) covered with body hair, a behavioral scientist (Tim Robbins) who's trying to teach table etiquette to mice, his laboratory assistant (Miranda Otto) and a man (Rhys Ifans) who was raised in the wild like an ape. This unusual comedy is from the minds of writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, the same collaboration that created Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. |