Dan's Papers - April 11, 2008 - Tiffany Razzano's Mini-Movie Reviews

Based on a true story, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), an MIT student, is struggling to pay his tuition. His problem is solved when he is recruited by his math professor (Kevin Spacey) to join a group of students who are trained in the art of card counting, then take Las Vegas casinos for millions.

Based on a 1971 true-life robbery of a bank on Baker Street in London, two crooks (Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows) get away with a safety deposit box worth millions in cash and jewelry. However, the box also contains secrets that intertwine the duo with Britain's criminal underworld, the government and Royal Family.

Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a supposed martial arts master who is really homeless, is hired by three high school students to protect them from a bully. Wilson goes undercover at their school as a substitute teacher.

Dodge Connolly (George Clooney), a hero in America's pro-football league in 1925, is determined to saved his team and the fledgling league from demise. After bringing in college football star Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), Connolly finds himself competing with the young player for the affections of reporter Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) who is trying to uncover the real scoop on Rutherford.

A French musical about Ismael and Julie, a couple who tries to spice of its waning love life by inviting another woman into the relationship.

When Londoner Guinevere Turner (Frances McDormand) is fired from her job as a governess, she finds herself caught up in the high-society world of American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Adams) when she gets a new job as a social secretary.

Abigail Breslin portrays Nim, a young girl who lives on an island with her scientist father (Gerard Butler). When the island she loves becomes threatened, she reaches out to the author (Jodi Foster) of her favorite adventure book series for help.

A coming-of-age story of an Iranian girl during the country's revolution of 1979. Based on a graphic novel.

In this thriller, Donna (Brittany Snow) is expecting her prom night to be the best night of her life, but instead she is haunted by horrors from her past as she and her friends are pursued by a serial killer.

Based on a novel, a group of friends (including Jena Malone) vacationing in Mexico decide to visit one of their brothers, who is working at an archaeological dig at the ruins of a Mayan temple nearby. As they search for him, they discover something evil is lurking in the ruins.

Years after the death of his wife, a cantankerous, but brilliant, English professor (Dennis Quaid) finds himself falling for an ER doctor and former student (Sarah Jessica Parker). At the same time, he must deal with his dysfunctional family, including his preppy, sharp-tongued daughter (Ellen Page) and his freeloading brother (Thomas Haden Church).

Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillipe) returns to his small hometown in Texas after his tour of duty in Iraq. As he settles back in to the life he left behind, the Army orders him back to Iraq, testing everything he believes in.

While veteran LAPD Detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) has difficultly dealing with the death of his wife, evidence implicates him the execution-style murder of another officer. As he's investigated, he finds himself questioning the loyalties of those around him. Also starring Hugh Laurie and Forest Whitaker.

A parody of superhero movies, from Batman Begins to Fantastic Four, borrowing most heavily from the Spiderman movies. Starring Drake Bell and Leslie Nielsen.

Young Carlos (Adrian Alonso) is in a pinch when circumstances force the nine-year-old boy to leave Mexico, cross the border illegally, and survive several life-threatening moments, in order to find his mother, while simultaneously freeing a hard-boiled migrant from his own depression. You've seen it all before, yet you'll cry your eyes out.