Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Yes, it's a movie about fly fishing. What lured us: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, and the script, penned by Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy. Cast aside your to-dos for Fred and Harriet’s upstream battle to bring fishy fruition to the desert. It has elements of Charlie Wilson’s War— no explosions though, just lox of love.
Friends with Kids
Maya Rudolph burping babies, Kristen Wiig slapping Jon’s Hamm. Another walk down the Bridesmaids aisle, perhaps? Newbie director Jennifer Westfeldt's funny baby?mama drama is a grand debut that sticks with what works — but a sequel it is not. Just-friends Jason and Julie (Adam Scott and Westfeldt) skip the complicated “I do” and cruise straight to the Baby on Board bumper sticker. Caution: rocky road ahead.
The Hunger Games
Don’t act like you’re above it. Now that winter’s gone, we need a new bone to pick — who better than Kat and her beau and arrow in Seabiscuit director Gary Ross's fight-to0the-death thriller? You know the ingredients: a dystopian government and impending doom garnished with an impossible romance. We could go into more detail, but there’s no need to beat a dead (battle) horse.
