Friday’s openings: Smurfs, codgers and God

Of the several movies openings this week, only three of Friday’s premieres are getting wide releases. So they, at least, have pretty good chances of opening here in the Inland Northwest. Those films are:

“Smurfs: The Lost Village” : Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty find a lost map that will take them through the Lost Forest toward a Smurf secret history. Think the Smurfs meet “Expedition Unknown.”

“Going in Style” : When their retirement funds get cut, three retirees (Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin) decide to rob a bank. Insert old-folks joke here.

“The Case for Christ” : A couple attempts to use science to prove the existence of God … which is not the same thing as the title implies.

Anyway, that’s it for now. I’ll update as the local information becomes available.