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Opening today:Step Brothers
Two spoiled men (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly) become rivals when their parents marry. Running time: 1:38 Rating: R (sexual content, language) Hayden: 12:50, 3, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25. NorthTown Mall: 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:20, 2:10, 4:05, 4:45, 6:45, 7:30, 9:20, 10:05. Post Falls: 12:50, 3, 5:25, 7:55. River Park Square: 10:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:50, 2:15, 3:15, 4:45, 5:40, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 10:40. Riverstone: 11:05 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:40, 2:05, 4:10, 4:40, 7:15, 7:45, 10, 10:35. Spokane Valley Mall: 1:10, 1:50, 4:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 10:05. Village Centre: 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) continue their hunt for the truth. Running time: 1:44 Rating: PG-13 (thematic material, violent and disturbing content) Hayden: 12:25, 2:35, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15. NorthTown Mall: 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50. Post Falls: 1:15, 3:45, 6:05, 8:10. River Park Square: 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 2:10, 4:10, 4:50, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15. Riverstone: 12:20, 4:25, 7:35, 10:15. Spokane Valley Mall: 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25. Village Centre: noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9.
Continuing:The Alps
John Harlin II died climbing Everest in 1966, his son returns to try the same climb 40 years later. Running time: :45 Rating: Not rated IMAX (Riverfront Park): 12:05.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Three musical but mischievous chipmunks wreak havoc in a songwriter’s life. Running time: 1:31
Rating: PG (rude humor) Garland: 9:30 a.m.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
•• Outside of Narnia a mere year has passed, yet time has advanced more than a millennia in the magical kingdom. Running time: 2:24 Rating: PG (battle action/violence) Garland: noon, 5.
The Dark Knight
•••1/2 Heath Ledger buoys Christopher Nolan’s feature film that has the Batman (Christian Bale) trying to aid a new prosecutor (Aaron Eckhart) in their common fight against the murderous Joker (Ledger). Running time: 2:32 Rating: PG-13 (violence, menace) Hayden: 12:05, 3:05, 6:05, 9. IMAX (Riverfront Park): 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45. NorthTown Mall: 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., noon, 2, 2:45, 3:25, 6, 6:30, 7, 9:35, 10. Post Falls: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20. River Park Square: 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:10, 12:45, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3:35, 4:15, 5, 5:45, 6:15, 7, 7:40, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45. Riverstone: 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:55, 10:25, 10:45. Spokane Valley Mall: 11:30 a.m., noon, 1, 3, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 8, 10, 10:30. Village Centre: 10:40 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15, 2, 2:50, 3:45, 5:25, 6:15, 7, 8:45, 9:35, 10:10.
Get Smart
••1/2 Steve Carell provides more depth than Don Adams ever did to Maxwell Smart, but the overall film is only marginally entertaining. Running time: 1:51 Rating: PG-13 (action violence, language, humor) River Park Square: 10:40 a.m., 1:10, 3:50, 6:35, 9:10. Riverstone: 12:10, 3:40, 6:50. Village Centre: 10:40 a.m., 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10.
Hancock
••1/2 Taking a great idea – the superhero as drunken bum – director Peter Berg follows a story line that makes no sense and wastes a great performance by Will Smith. Running time: 1:32 Rating: PG-13 (action violence, language, humor) Hayden: 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10. NorthTown Mall: 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. Post Falls: 12:20, 2:20, 4:20, 6:20, 8:20. River Park Square: 10:45 a.m., 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10. Riverstone: 11:15 a.m., 1:50, 4:15, 7:50, 10:20. Spokane Valley Mall: 1:40, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10. Village Centre: 10:45 a.m., 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:45.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
••• Guillermo del Toro has a feel for visuals, but the story here is both a little long and a bit derivative. Running time: 2:00 Rating: PG-13 (sci-fi action, language, violence) NorthTown Mall: 10:35 a.m., 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10. Post Falls: 7. River Park Square: 10:55 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25. Riverstone: 12:15, 3:10, 7:25, 10:10. Spokane Valley Mall: 12:30, 3:50, 6:55, 9:50. Village Centre: 10:45 a.m., 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:30.
The Incredible Hulk
•• Following a clever credits sequence, this Marvel Comics production devolves into something that isn’t as good even as Ang Lee’s lame 2003 version. Running time: 1:52 Rating: PG-13 (disturbing and violent images) Garland: 10.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
••• Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) returns for a fourth adventure, searching for a crystal skull with amazing powers that brings him in conflict with a Russian-speaking villain (Cate Blanchett) and her Soviet thugs. Running time: 2:02 Rating: PG-13 (a sexual reference, language) Riverstone: 9:35 p.m. Village Centre: 6:20, 9.
Iron Man
••• When captured by terrorists, billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) undergoes a transformation, both in attitude and body. Running time: 2:06 Rating: PG-13 (language, sexual material, underage drinking, violence and terror) Garland: 2:40, 7:40.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
••1/2 Latest take on Jules Verne’s adventure novel is typical summer entertainment. Running time: 1:33 Rating: PG (adventure action, scary moments) River Park Square: 10:55 a.m., 1:20, 3:50, 6:25, 9:15. Spokane Valley Mall: 12:40, 4, 6:40, 9:45. Village Centre: 11:45 a.m., 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. NorthTown Mall (in 3D): 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20. Riverstone (in 3D): 11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
••• Abigail Breslin plays a feisty pre-teen facing up to the Great Depression. Running time: 1:40
Rating: G Village Centre: 10:30 a.m., 12:40, 2:40.
Kung Fu Panda
••• A panda (Jack Black) finds his inner bear. Running time: 1:31 Rating: PG (martial arts action) River Park Square: 10:50 a.m., 12:55, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05. Village Centre: 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 4:10.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
Jeff Bridges narrates this new big-screen IMAX movie, which condenses the three-year Lewis and Clark expedition into 42 minutes. Running time: :42
Rating: (General audiences) IMAX (Riverfront Park): 11 a.m.
Mamma Mia!
••• A young woman (Amanda Seyfried), hoping to meet the father she has never known, invites three men to her wedding – without telling her mother (Meryl Streep) that her ex-lovers are coming. Running time: 1:49 Rating: PG-13 (sex-related comments) Hayden: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20. NorthTown Mall: 11:40 a.m., 3:15, 6:20, 9:05. Post Falls: 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:30. River Park Square: 10:40 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 1:20, 2:05, 3:55, 4:40, 6:30, 7:25, 9:20, 10. Riverstone: 11:50 a.m., 3:20, 7:20, 10:05. Spokane Valley Mall: 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:20. Village Centre: 11:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40.
Pulp Fiction
•••• Zed’s still dead, baby. Running time: 2:33 Rating: R (graphic violence, language, drug use) Garland: midnight.
Space Chimps
A fun-loving chimpanzee becomes an astronaut and must rid a planet of its evil leader. Running time: 1:21 Rating: G NorthTown Mall: 12:05, 3, 5:20, 8. River Park Square: 10:35 a.m., 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 6:40, 9. Riverstone: 11:20 a.m., 1:30, 3:50, 6:40. Spokane Valley Mall: 1:30, 4:15, 6:45. Village Centre: 11:20 a.m., 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20.
WALL-E
•••1/2 A robot, left alone for 700 years to clean up Earth, becomes humanlike in his need for companionship. When he meets the explorer robot Eve, his desire to connect leads to the potential salvation of humankind. Running time: 1:37
Rating: G Hayden: 11:40 a.m., 1:50, 4, 6:45, 8:55. NorthTown Mall: 11:20 a.m., 2:20, 6:10, 9. Post Falls: 1, 3, 5. River Park Square: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 3:55, 6:25, 9. Riverstone: 11:25 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50. Spokane Valley Mall: 12:50, 3:40, 6:35, 9:40. Village Centre: 11:10 a.m., 1:30, 3:50, 6:30, 8:50.
Wanted
••• From the Russian director of the “Night Watch” series, this fast-paced action film about a school for assassins (starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie) is one time when style does triumph over substance. Running time: 1:50
Rating: R (language, sexuality, bloody violence) NorthTown Mall: 10:25 a.m. River Park Square: 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20. Riverstone: 9:45 p.m. Spokane Valley Mall: 9:35 p.m. Village Centre: 4:40, 7:15, 9:35.
When Did You Last See Your Father?
A poet’s return home when his father is dying brings conflicting memories of their relationship. Running time: 1:32
Rating: PG-13 (language, sexual content, thematic material) River Park Square: 11:45 a.m., 1:55, 4:15, 6:35.