Film Clips: Hit and Run

Bank-robbing comedies, science experiments turned into horror stories, and bicycle messengers are in grave danger this weekend at the movies.

OPENING TODAY:

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  • Primate Pictures
  • Hit and Run, written by and starring Dax Shepard.



’’THE APPARITION: (PG-13) When a frightening series of unexplainable events start occuring in a young couple’s home, they go searching for answers. What they discover is that there is a apparition of sorts in their home as the result of a para psychological university experiment in which a group of researchers conjure an otherworldly spirit. The problem is, the more they believe the happenings they experience are real, the more violent the apparition becomes, eventually resulting in it becoming real and killing its victim. The question remains, how long can they tell themselves the corpse-like hands choking their necks aren’t real?
’’HIT AND RUN: (R) This comedy is about a young couple living the ‘small town’ life until one day, Charlie’s (Dax Shepard) less-than perfect past is revealed. Annie (Kristen Bell) discovers that Charlie is actually in the witness protection program because he was the former getaway driver of a bank-robbing outfit. As they go on the run from Charlie’s former partners, they are joined by a dopey US Marshall (Tom Arnold) who is supposed to protect them, but can barely keep himself safe in everyday life. Written by Shepard, this action comedy is high-speed hilarity.
’’PREMIUM RUSH: (PG-13) Attention all hipsters: a movie about riding fixed gear bikes, sort of. When hardcore bicycle messenger Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levit takes a package for delivery he is given the notice of premium rush, which means it must reach its destination in 90 minutes. But when a random man approaches Wilee and demands the package he just received, something appears to be fishy. Wilee quickly rides away from the angry man, but soon finds himself at the mercy of being chased by a series of bad guys trying to kill him for the package. Wilee realizes this could be his last delivery, ever.
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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG-13) Move over Tobey Maguire, there’s a new Spider-Man in town. NYC’s favorite web-slinger is back on the big screen, this story follows a new thread in the Spider-Man chronicle. Peter Parker is an outcast at high-school, struggling with girls, bullies, and newly-found spider powers? As Parker works to uncover the mystery of his parents’ death he is led to the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former lab partner. But as Parker grows closer to Dr. Connors, he starts to realize Connors might not have been the kind lab partner Parker’s father thought he was. Playing tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street’’
2 DAYS IN NEW YORK: (R) Chris Rock plays Mingus who lives a happy life with his french girlfriend, Marion, and their children from previous relationships. Until one day, when Marion’s family comes to visit from Paris, Mingus’ life gets turned upside down. Her family seems to know no boundaries when it comes to topics such as racism, sex, politics, and any other hot-button issue. As Mingus struggles to keep his cool, their relationship is stretched to the limit in this rom-com. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive’’
CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER: (R) Two high school sweet hearts, Jesse and Celeste, got married but now in their thirties it appears their marriage is falling apart. After a separation and plans for a divorce, Jesse and Celeste can’t help but still spend time together and remain best friends, until one day Celeste discovers Jesse has found someone else. Realizing she might have made a mistake leaving him, Celeste starts to question if she and Jesse will be stuck on one another forever. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive’’
COMPLIANCE: (R) (3 stars) This indy film is about the manager of a fast food joint and a teenage girl working the cash register, Sandra, the manager, and Becky don’t exactly get along. Typical story of youth versus the establishment, until one day, Sandra receives a call from a police officer claiming that Becky has stolen money from a customer’s purse. He asks Sandra to detain Beck until he can arrive, but then he goes further to say that if she can strip search Becky herself, then she can prove her innocence or guilt. As ethical and cultural lines are crossed and rules and customs are bent and broken, employees and Becky start to question the legitimacy of the officer asking Sandra to carry out these tasks and then this drama becomes an examination of compliance. Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive

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