Single’ choice may be a good one

Four new movies opening tomorrow, at least one of which sounds interesting. They are:

“Extraordinary Measures” : OK, interesting? Not this one. Not if you can tell anything from the trailers, that is. Another “inspired by real events” melodrama, one with cute little suffering kids, an overbearing Brendan Fraser and a raging Harrison Ford. Think I’ll pass.

“Legion” : OK, this one might be worth a matinee price. Paul Bettany plays an angel who comes … uh, down? … to protect humanity from a band of avenging angels on a mission from God. Wow. What with this and “The Book of Eli,” we’ve got a whole new genre going: The mainstream Christian thriller. If nothing else, they’ve upgraded the casts of these things from Casper Van Dien to Denzel Washington.

“Tooth Fairy” : The Rock? As The Tooth Fairy? Please.

“A Single Man” : Finally. Colin Firth stars in this period-piece drama about a gay man, a college professor, who is grieving the death of his lover. It’s all based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood. Firth is getting lots of attention for his performance. Oscar talk even. Sounds a whole hell of a lot better than anything else coming up.

Below : The trailer for “A Single Man.”