Jailbreak plotted in ‘Next Three Days’

Fri., March 11, 2011

Philadelphia Inquirer

“The Next Three Days”: Russell Crowe stars as a Pittsburgh college professor plotting to break his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of jail, where she’s doing time on a murder rap. Taut B-movie fare, with, alas, a pace-killing police chase tagged on the end. (2:02; PG-13 for violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements) • • •

“Morning Glory”: With her motormouth delivery, Rachel McAdams nails the role of the morning-TV producer who’ll lower the bar to get a ratings boost. But other than McAdams, this workplace comedy also starring Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton is, at best, sporadic. (1:42; PG-13 for some sexual content including dialogue, language and brief drug references) • • 1/2

“Inside Job”: Bracing documentary account of the 2008 financial collapse and its continuing aftershocks has the twists and turns of a classic heist movie, one with real-world consequences. Narrated by Matt Damon. (1:48; PG-13 for some drug and sex-related material) • • • 1/2

“Jackass 3”: Johnny Knoxville and his buddies are up to their daredevil antics again. (1:34; R for male nudity, extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, and for language)

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