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99 Francs In this conceptual roller-coaster ride, Jean Dujardin of “Brice de Nice” plays Octave, a top-level ad writer with a massive ego and a coke habit to match. What ensues is partly his personal descent, partly a searingly critical look at the advertising industry. The film’s fundamental message—that ads are manipulative drivel and the people who make them have sold their souls—is hardly novel or profound, but the strong cast, clever writing, and snappy visual style make it an enjoyable ride. (MF) Beaubien 10:30am, 3:15pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm

Angel François Ozon’s latest is another Technicolor-flavoured throwback à la “8 femmes,” all lush sets, bright colours and extravagant costumes. Romola Garai (“Atonement”) is Angel, a precocious young woman who longs to escape her humble beginnings through the power of her imagination, and becomes a famous novelist. The film really belongs to Garai, who gives a fearless, sometimes grating (but effectively so) performance. Still, the story and the style are both so old-fashioned that you could imagine this being a movie for old ladies with little dogs in their handbags and I wonder if that’s Ozon’s intention, because if he’s trying to subvert anything here, it’s very subtle. (MS) Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory.

Asterix aux Jeux Olympiques Lacordaire Tue-Thu 12:50pm, 3:15pm, 9:15pm Quartier Latin Tue 12:20pm, 1pm, 3:15pm, 4pm, 6:45pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm, 10pm Colossus Laval Tue-Thu 12:25pm, 1:30pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm, 6:25pm, 7:20pm, 9:15pm, 10:10pm Lasalle Tue-Thu 1:05pm, 4:15pm, 7:05pm, 9:45pm

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The The second in a series of adaptations of C.S. Lewis’s classic, Christian fantasy novels is definitely better than the long and unforgivably boring (considering the source) “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Now it’s 1300 years later in Narnia, and our four heroes return to save the remnants of Old Narnia, who are being lorded over by the human Telemarines. Also way too long, but with some decent fightin' and less preachin'. (MS) AMC Forum 12:10pm, 3:25pm

Cruising Bar 2 Michel Côté reprises his four roles as swinging stud Gérard, self-obsessed yuppie Jean-Jacques, rocker doofus Patrice, and perpetual loser Serge in this sequel to the 1989 comedy. The four find themselves confronting mid-life crises that force them back onto a changed singles landscape, and lowest-common-denominator hilarity ensues. Côté does an admirable job with the multiple roles, disappearing into each with aplomb, but the film’s unrelentingly lowbrow gags are a matter of taste. Worthwhile mainly as a true “only in Quebec” document. (MF) Cavendish Sat-Thu 1:50pm, 4:30pm, 6:45pm, 9:15pm Lacordaire 12:45pm, 2:55pm, 5:05pm, 7:15pm, 9:25pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:35pm Côte-des-Neiges 1:50pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:45pm Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal (EST) 12:10pm, 2:35pm, 5pm, 7:30pm, 10:15pm Quartier Latin (FV) 12:35pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 3:05pm, 3:35pm, 4:05pm, 6:45pm, 7pm, 7:25pm, 9:25pm, 9:45pm, 10pm; Mon 12:35pm, 1pm, 1:30pm, 3:05pm, 3:35pm, 4:05pm, 7pm, 7:25pm, 9:25pm, 9:45pm, 10pm Colisée Kirkland 1:15pm, 4pm, 7:35pm, 10:05pm Beaubien 10am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 7pm, 9:15pm Colossus Laval 12pm, 2:35pm, 5:05pm, 7:35pm, 10:15pm; Wed 5:05pm, 7:35pm, 10:15pm

Edge of Heaven, The The bruising and entirely moving story of several Germans and Turkish-Germans whose lives converge across the cultural divide. There's a Turkish prostitute, harassed by radical Muslims in her neighbourhood, who finds what she thinks is safe companionship with an older man. There's a young radical who fights against the corrupt Turkish government. There's a grieving mother, desperate to find out how her German daughter managed to get shot dead while in Turkey. It's mind-boggling how filmmaker Fatih Akin keeps all of these elements in the air, while never resorting to cliché. A beautiful film. (MH) AMC Forum 1:20pm, 4:20pm, 7:20pm, 10:25pm

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed Actor and Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein takes on the evolution-vs.-creation debate, Michael Moore style. The defense of creationism is often strange, but just when this film might actually be able to make a coherent argument, Stein goes off into bizarre turf in which he blames Darwin for the Holocaust and then ends with one of Stein's speeches being intercut with Reagan's Berlin “Tear down this wall” speech! A very strange attempt by the religious right to pull their own Michael Moore or Morgan Spurlock. (MH) AMC Forum 1:35pm, 6:50pm

Faro, la reine des eaux Zanga (Fili Traore) returns to his rural African village after years spent in the city. Hoping to help the village modernize their water system, and to find out the identity of his father, he runs into walls of superstition, tradition and tribal politics. First-time director Salif Traoré ably weaves together a multi-character narrative that paints a complex and subtle portrait of rural African life, helped with poignant performances from the large cast. An intriguing story with a unique narrative style and dramatic impact. (MF) Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory.

Four Minutes In this German drama, a grumpy, elderly single woman (Monica Bleibtreu) teaches piano at a prison. She takes on a new student, Jenny (Hannah Herzsprung), a musical prodigy turned violent criminal. The film has powerful performances and a gripping atmosphere, but occasionally veers into melodrama and cliché. But it does a lot of things right, and many of its missteps are shameless crowd-pleasers, so you may well find that it pleases you. (MF) AMC Forum 1:40pm, 4:35pm, 7:50pm, 10:50pm Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory. Beaubien (FST) 12:30pm, 2:45pm, 5pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm

Get Smart Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway star as bumbling Maxwell Smart and sexy Agent 99 in this remake of the cult 60's television series. While the spy-comedy genre is quite tired and the plot twists are translucent the laughs are still there, thanks in large part to Carell. Will quell any urge to say it “missed it by that much,” although it's the truth. Still manages to entertain. (CS) Colossus Laval Fri 12:55pm, 6:50pm, 9:30pm; Sat-Thu 1pm, 6:50pm, 9:30pm Lacordaire 1pm, 3:20pm, 7pm, 9:20pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Spheretech 1pm, 3:20pm, 7pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm AMC Forum 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 10:55pm Angrignon 1:15pm, 3:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:45pm Cavendish 1:30pm, 4:10pm, 7:10pm, 9:40pm Colisée Kirkland 12:50pm, 3:25pm, 6:50pm, 9:25pm Côte-des-Neiges 1:10pm, 3:50pm, 6:50pm, 9:50pm

Global Metal The follow-up to the hit documentary “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” finds metalhead Sam Dunn and his co-director Scot McFayden circling the globe, uncovering the metal scenes in South America, Asia and the Middle East. With memorable sequences and characters, and a mix of Dunn’s affable humour with serious geopolitical context, the film is bound to satisfy curious metal fans while giving outsiders a sense of the music’s deeper significance. (MF) Cinéma du Parc See repertory. AMC Forum 12:20pm, 2:50pm, 5:20pm, 7:40pm, 10:05pm

Hancock See page 38 for review. Lacordaire 1pm, 1:15pm, 3:05pm, 3:20pm, 5:10pm, 5:25pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 9:20pm, 9:35pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:25pm, 11:40pm Colisée Kirkland 1:05pm, 3:20pm, 7pm, 9:15pm Colossus Laval 11:55am, 12:40pm, 2:15pm, 3:10pm, 4:35pm, 5:35pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9:25pm, 10:20pm Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12:05pm, 12:50pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:45pm, 4:20pm, 5:05pm, 7pm, 7:20pm, 7:40pm, 9:30pm, 10pm, 10:30pm Lasalle 12:20pm, 1:30pm, 2:40pm, 4:30pm, 5:05pm, 7pm, 7:20pm, 9:35pm, 9:55pm Spheretech 1pm, 1:15pm, 3:05pm, 3:20pm, 5:10pm, 5:25pm, 7:15pm, 7:30pm, 9:20pm, 9:35pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:25pm, 11:40pm Côte-des-Neiges 7:10pm, 9:20pm; Wed-Thu 12:50pm, 2:50pm, 5pm, 7:10pm, 9:20pm Cavendish 1:10pm, 4:20pm, 7:20pm, 9:45pm

Happening, The M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller continues on the same course of absurd, self-important badness as his last few films. While not as over-the-top in its awfulness as “The Lady in the Water,” “The Happening” is still astonishing in its own, very bad way. A confused-looking Mark Wahlberg plays a science teacher who flees Philadelphia with his estranged wife (Zooey Deschanel) when a mysterious chemical reaction starts causing people to off themselves. This is a thriller without thrills, full of the clunkiest dialogue and most desperate attempts at poignancy. Truly bad. (MS) Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 1:05pm, 3:30pm, 7:10pm, 9:35pm

Incredible Hulk, The An attempt to revive the franchise after the Ang Lee fiasco of five years back, this new Hulk film stars Edward Norton as scientist David Banner, on the run from a general (William Hurt) who wants to take him apart to discover the secrets of his Hulkness. Norton, and romantic interest Liv Tyler, are fine, but the Hulk itself is a sweaty, CGI rubber toy with zero charisma, and the action scenes fail to draw you in. (MS) Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12:45pm, 3:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:55pm Colisée Kirkland 1:25pm, 4:05pm, 6:55pm, 9:35pm Cavendish 4:10pm, 9pm Colossus Laval Fri-Mon 1:10pm, 3:50pm, 6:30pm, 9:10pm Côte-des-Neiges Fri-Sun 1:30pm, 4:10pm, 6:40pm, 9pm; Wed-Thu 4:10pm, 9pm Lacordaire 1:10pm, 3:30pm, 7:10pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:50pm Cavendish 3:50pm, 9:20pm Lasalle 12:40pm, 3:25pm, 6:35pm, 9:10pm Spheretech 1:10pm, 3:30pm, 7:10pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:50pm

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull Not exactly a return to form for Spielberg, Lucas, Ford and Co., but close enough. The fourth installment in the Indy series, nearly 20 years after “Last Crusade,” is a little too convoluted and reliant on CGI, but when Spielberg puts his mind to it he can still deliver thrilling, hokey set pieces like nobody else. Nowhere near the series’ high points, but still a pretty fine entertainment regardless. Let’s put it this way, at least they didn’t screw it up like “Star Wars.” (MS) Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12:35pm, 3:55pm, 6:45pm, 9:45pm Colossus Laval 12:50pm, 3:40pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm Spheretech 1pm, 3:25pm, 7pm, 9:25pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:50pm Colisée Kirkland 12:55pm, 3:55pm, 7:05pm, 9:55pm Cavendish 4:20pm, 9:20pm

Iron Man A well-made (by director Jon Favreau) and mostly satisfying adaptation of the comic book, with Robert Downey Jr. as the boozy industrialist who builds a high-tech suit to fight bad guys. (The bad guys here are depressingly generic Afghan cave-dwellers, and the movie’s light, casual racism is it’s biggest weakness.) That said, Downey is downright sparkling in the role of Tony Stark, and a strong supporting cast (Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, a very funny Terrence Howard) bring much to the table as well. (MS) Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 9:40pm Spheretech 1pm, 3:30pm, 7pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 12am

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl See page 38 for review. Lacordaire 12:50pm, 3pm, 5:10pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Spheretech 12:50pm, 3pm, 5:10pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Colossus Laval 1:25pm, 4:15pm, 7:05pm, 9:35pm; Wed 4:15pm, 7:05pm, 9:35pm AMC Forum 1:15pm, 3:45pm, 6:30pm, 9:15pm

Kung Fu Panda Jack Black fans won't be disappointed with DreamWorks' latest animated offering. Black voices Po, a portly, ungainly panda who gets the opportunity to fulfil his unlikely dream of becoming a Kung Fu master when a bizarre turn of events lands him amongst his martial arts heroes, The Furious Five, with a chance to be named Dragon Warrior and save his village from the evil snow leopard warrior. A-List Hollywood stars lend their voices and the film's wicked cool opening sequence features hand drawn animation made to resemble Chinese shadow puppetry. Bonus: It's in IMAX. (AMM) Spheretech 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 9pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11pm Lasalle 12:30pm, 2:55pm, 5:10pm, 7:25pm, 9:40pm Cavendish 2pm, 4:30pm, 6:50pm, 9pm Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:35pm, 6:55pm Colossus Laval 12:05pm, 2:35pm, 5:05pm, 7:25pm, 9:45pm Colisée Kirkland 12:30pm, 2:50pm, 5:10pm, 7:30pm, 9:50pm Cavendish 1:30pm, 6:40pm Côte-des-Neiges 1:20pm, 4:20pm, 7:10pm, 9:20pm; Tue 6:40pm; Wed-Thu 1:30pm, 6:40pm Lacordaire 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 9pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11pm

Les Trois Brigands Beaubien Sat-Sun 10am (free)

Love Guru, The I get it: Mike Myers loves the Maple Leafs, dick jokes and funny accents. Yet as much as Myers wants this film about an overzealous self-help guru trying to out-deepak Deepak Chopra to be funny, it's nothing less than an epic failure lacking any comedic sophistication. Overly self-indulgent and juvenile even for a Myers vehicle, “Guru” manages to misfire on all cylinders. A strong contender for worst movie of the year. (MS) Spheretech 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 5:15pm, 7:15pm, 9:15pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:15pm Cavendish 1:40pm, 6:40pm Cavendish 1:20pm, 7:10pm Côte-des-Neiges 2pm, 4:40pm, 7:20pm, 9:25pm Colisée Kirkland 12:40pm, 2:55pm, 5:05pm, 7:25pm, 9:40pm AMC Forum 12:30pm, 1:55pm, 2:55pm, 4:25pm, 5:25pm, 6:55pm, 7:55pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm; Tue-Thu 12:30pm, 1:55pm, 2:55pm, 4:25pm, 5:25pm, 7:55pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm Colossus Laval 12:25pm, 5:25pm, 7:45pm, 10:15pm Lasalle Fri-Mon 12:15pm, 2:35pm, 4:55pm, 7:15pm, 9:45pm Lacordaire 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 5:15pm, 7:15pm, 9:15pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:15pm

Love Story 2050 AMC Forum 1:50pm, 5:35pm, 9:35pm

Maman est chez le coiffeur Léa Pool’s latest is a bittersweet coming-of-age drama set in the sixties, about a young girl (Marianne Fortier) whose mother (Céline Bonnier) leaves home when she discovers the secret life of her husband (Laurent Lucas). Fortier is left to deal with her despondent dad and troubled younger brothers. Armed with a great cast and a nice aesthetic, the film is quirky without being grating, and sentimental without falling into a vat of cheese – not an easy trick to pull off. (MF) Beaubien 10:15am, 12:45pm, 5:30pm; Sat-Sun 12:45pm, 5:30pm; Tues-Thurs 4:45

Mongol The Russian-German-Mongolian epic of the year. In this first part of a planned trilogy, director Sergei Bodrov recreates—with some dramatic and cinematic license—the early life of a Mongolian warrior named Temudjin, who would eventually be known as Genghis Khan. Played by Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano, Temudjin endures slavery, imprisonment and betrayal, all while clinging to his true love Börte (Khulan Chuluun). As you can imagine, this is a pretty old-fashioned type of adventure story, but no complaints about that here: “Mongol” is supremely entertaining and the Mongolian setting is gorgeous. (MS) AMC Forum 12:25pm, 3:20pm, 6:25pm, 9:20pm

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs Modern day geneticists sucking DNA from Tut's guts and melodramatic re-enactments of ancient Egyptian life: this is standard IMAX fare and screams infotainment. There are some sweeping shots of sand dunes and close-ups of the fleshy dead, but ultimately, “Mummies” fails to capitalize on the one reason for going to an IMAX film in the first place: that giant, bulging and immersive screen threatening to suck us into the videodrome. Dude, save your money for “3D Sea Monsters”! (JM) Imax Old Port Thu 2:10pm, Fri 6:30pm; Tue 8:40pm; Sat-Sun 10am, Sat 5:25pm

My Winnipeg See page 40 for review. Cinéma du Parc See repertory.

Promotion, The A workplace comedy about two rival managers (Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly) vying for control of a new big box store. Problem is, the movie can’t really figure out who the bad guy is, and it’s strung together by a lame voice-over and bad writing. (MS) AMC Forum 4:40pm

Sex and the City A successful adaptation of the popular HBO show, coming four years after the series ended. It’s not short, but at two-and-a-half hours it’s basically like watching half a season on DVD in one go. We pick up with the ladies as they go through the types of crises more associated with keeping love than finding it, a smart transition from the show’s themes. Entertaining and very much for the fans. (MS) Lacordaire 3:25pm, 9:25pm Lasalle 12:05pm, 3:15pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12:20pm, 3:35pm, 6:50pm, 10:05pm; Sat 3:35pm, 6:50pm, 10:05pm; Wed 12:20pm, 3:35pm, 10:05pm Colossus Laval Fri-Mon 12:05pm, 3:15pm, 6:30pm, 9:50pm Spheretech 12:45pm, 3:35pm, 6:45pm, 9:35pm; Late show Fri-Sun 12:15am Cavendish 1:50pm, 5pm, 8:30pm

Silent Light Carlos Reygadas’s latest is a drama of adultery and angst set among a Mennonite community in rural Mexico. Reaching nearly two and a half hours at an unrelentingly glacial pace, this is most definitely not a film for the ADD set, but the peculiar setting keeps things interesting, the all-Mennonite cast is compelling, and the cinematography and editing are truly exceptional. If you have the patience for it, you’ll discover some moments that are as close to perfection as a film can reach. (MF) Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory.

Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris revisits Abu Ghraib in this unsettling, important doc. Interviewing the low-ranking men and women on the ground responsible for torturing prisoners directly (including Lynndie England, of the smoking-and-pointing fame), Morris implicates not only them but their superiors, who clearly used the infamous photos to pass responsibility down the chain. Even if you’re suffering from Iraq War outrage fatigue, this is a must-see. (MS) Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory.

Then She Found Me Helen Hunt directs and stars as a kindergarten teacher desperately trying to get knocked up at 39. Her emotionally immature husband (Matthew Broderick) leaves her, and she's contacted by her birth mother (Bette Midler), a garrulous and gratingly flaky talk show host. Hunt's ability to capture the pain of an infertile woman is poignant, but perhaps to her credit, she doesn't make the character particularly likeable. Ultimately, the film is uniformly well made, but the reflection it holds up to society isn't pretty. (MF) AMC Forum 4:10pm, 9:25pm

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic AMC Forum 12:20pm, 3:40pm, 7:05pm, 10:30pm

Visitor, The This really should be a dud. Consider the synopsis: widowed college professor stumbles over a young couple illegally renting his long vacant NYC flat. On a whim, professor allows couple to stay and is introduced to the djembe drums, which fill a void that his tenure and six-figure salary in Connecticut couldn’t. Chaos ensues as one of the renters lands in a detention centre for illegal immigrants. Yet writer/director Thomas McCarthy (“The Station Agent”) finds a way to convey the heartfelt in his sophomore effort thanks in large part to the strength and chemistry of his cast. A highly politicized tearjerker. (CS) AMC Forum 1:55pm, 7:10pm, 9:50pm

WALL•E Pixar’s latest is a sci-fi romance starring a trash-compacting robot who’s been stuck on Earth, virtually alone, for 700 years as humanity has left the planet to float around and get fat in massive pleasure barges. It’s an astonishingly dark premise for a family film, but this is an unusually ambitious one: the first half of the film contains virtually no dialogue. That said, the film is no less entertaining for its aspirations (if anything, it’s more). Though the first half is definitely more inventive and fascinating than the second, it’s still pretty amazing all around. (MS) Spheretech 12:50pm, 3pm, 5:10pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Cavendish 12:45pm, 3pm, 5:20pm, 7:35pm, 9:50pm Lacordaire 12:50pm, 3pm, 5:10pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Colossus Laval 11:50am, 2:20pm, 4:50pm, 7:30pm, 10pm Angrignon 1pm, 2pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 9:20pm, 9:50pm Colisée Kirkland 12:15pm, 1pm, 2:45pm, 3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7pm, 7:45pm, 9:30pm, 10:15pm; Wed 12:15pm, 2:45pm, 3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7pm, 7:45pm, 9:30pm, 10:15pm AMC Forum 12:15pm, 12:45pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:15pm, 7:15pm, 8:15pm, 8:45pm, 9:45pm Côte-des-Neiges 1pm, 3:10pm, 5:20pm, 7:35pm, 9:50pm

Wanted A surprisingly gory action film based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar. James McAvoy plays the loser-turned-assassin opposite his tattooed mentor Angelina Jolie. To say this “borrows” heavily from “The Matrix” and “Fight Club” may be a bit too generous. The action scenes are of course well choreographed and fun, but the script is a bit on the thin side. Might be worth watching if only to catch Morgan Freeman drop the F-bomb. (CS) Colisée Kirkland 1:10pm, 3:50pm, 7:10pm, 9:45pm Cinema Banque Scotia Montréal 12:30pm, 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 4:15pm, 7:05pm, 7:35pm, 9:50pm, 10:25pm Côte-des-Neiges 1:40pm, 4pm, 7pm, 9:35pm Lacordaire 1pm, 3:20pm, 7pm, 9:20pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm Spheretech 1pm, 1:20pm, 3:20pm, 3:40pm, 7pm, 7:20pm, 9:20pm, 9:40pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:40pm, 12am Cavendish 1:20pm, 4pm, 7pm, 9:30pm Colossus Laval 12:45pm, 3:45pm, 7:15pm, 9:55pm Lasalle 1pm, 3:50pm, 7:10pm, 9:50pm

What Happens in Vegas Ashton Kutcher plays an irresponsible loser who has just been fired by his own father. Cameron Diaz is an NYSE floor-trading control freak, dumped by her fiancé for being a predictable bore. The two cross paths while blowing off steam in Vegas and wind up hitched following a night of drunken debauchery. They've also won $3 million and are ordered to remain together or forfeit their share. Tedious and predictable, this is little more than a rom-com catered to the lowest common denominator. (CS) AMC Forum 6:45pm, 9:25pm

When Did You Last See Your Father? In this British drama, middlebrow hunk Colin Firth plays a writer struggling to settle his issues with his dying father (Jim Broadbent), a boisterous man who the angst-ridden Firth never related to while growing up. Director Anand Tucker treads with uncertainty between unsentimental realism and heartstrings-tugging melodrama; the main problem is that it’s never really clear why the hero dislikes his father so much, and the genial Broadbent is actually much more likeable than the mopey and uptight Firth. (MF) AMC Forum 12:05pm, 2:40pm, 5:10pm, 7:45pm, 10:10pm

World According to Monsanto, The French journalist Marie-Monique Robin investigates the nefarious practices of a farm-industry giant, responsible for everything from Agent Orange to genetically modified food. The film’s less than glamorous subject, unabashed political stance, peculiar structure and demanding load of information could well scare the average viewer away. But it’s a film that should be seen as widely as possible, particularly by people who don’t think much about this kind of thing—drag them out if you have to. (MF) Ex-Centris (FST) See repertory.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan Well, Adam Sandler has finally made his “Munich.” Much like Steven Spielberg attempted to deal with his anguish over violence, retribution, the Israeli national identity and its relation to Jews everywhere by making a tense and mournful suspense film, Sandler confronts those same issues with dick jokes, sex jokes and hummus jokes in this very weird movie about an Israeli super-agent who gives it up and moves to Queens to become a hairdresser, where he falls for a Palestinian salon owner. Judged on its own, if that’s even possible, this is a passable Sandler movie with some laughs and some gross-outs; as a comedy, it’s nothing special. As a statement, it’s well-intentioned, but awkwardly incomplete. (MS) Colossus Laval 12:30pm, 3:10pm, 6:40pm, 9:20pm Angrignon 3pm, 9pm Cavendish 1pm, 3:45pm, 6:45pm, 9:10pm AMC Forum 1:25pm, 4:15pm, 7:10pm, 9:55pm Lacordaire 1:05pm, 7:05pm Spheretech 1:05pm, 3:25pm, 7:05pm, 9:25pm; Late show Fri-Sun 11:45pm

Young People Fucking A Canadian sex comedy composed in vignettes, with five couples each experiencing a night of passion and all its complications. Not everything hits the mark here but for the most part it’s a light and funny take on getting down, a welcome change from the usual Canadian (read cold and psycho-dramatic) take on the subject. (MS) AMC Forum 12:35pm, 3:05pm, 5:25pm, 7:55pm, 10:20pm

Young@Heart An inspirational doc about a seniors citizen’s choir sounds like just the uplifting, sentimental stuff you’d want to avoid, but I can wholeheartedly recommend this funny, satisfying film. The Young@Heart choir, consisting mostly of octogenarians, has an unusual repertoire, featuring songs by Sonic Youth, The Clash and Outkast, among others, and a bunch of oldsters singing “Schizophrenia” has got to be one of the strangest, funniest movie moments of the year. (MS) AMC Forum 2:05pm, 4:45pm, 7:30pm, 10:15pm