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Issue date: 2/13/08 Section: Entertainment & Features

Christy Putnam and
Anna Chapman
Staff Writers


Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins


In the movie Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, RJ Stevens, played by Martin Lawrence (Wild Hogs), is a famous talk-show host that has shunned his past life in the South.

But when his parents ask him to come to their 50th wedding anniversary, RJ decides to go and show his family how much of a success he is.

With a crazy, self-centered fiancé and his 10-year-old son, RJ comes home to find that none of his family members have changed, and neither has their old habit of picking on him.

He is not exactly happy to discover that his childhood crush, Lucinda, played by Nicole Ari Parker, is with his old rival, Clyde, played by Cedric the Entertainer. RJ goes back to his old ways by competing against Clyde.

Although the movie is humorous, there is a deep lesson learned: family, no matter how insane, will always be there.

For all those who are making this a Valentine's Day movie, this movie has some romance and can put a smile on your face.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some drug references.


Jumper


Jumper, being released February 14, is a science fiction movie based on the book with the same title by Steven Gould published in 1992.

David Rice, played by Hayden Christensen (Star Wars: Episode II and III), discovers as a teenager that he has an amazing ability to teleport anywhere. However, he doesn't realize that with his power comes a past.

Samuel L. Jackson (1408) plays Roland Cox, the leader of the Paladins, an organization that hunts down and kills jumpers. His kills them because the Paladins believe they possess powers too incredible to exist.

Rice, as well as the jumper Griffin, must fight to survive this war that has been raging for over thousands of years.

This movie promises action and romance, with Rachel Bilson (The Last Kiss) staring as Rice's childhood friend and crush.

So, if you're looking for a movie that will be at least appealing to guys as well as a little romance for the girls, this movie is for you.

Jumper is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language, and brief sexuality.


Definitely, Maybe


This romantic comedy is about a 30-year-old guy named Will, played by Ryan Reynolds (Smokin' Aces) who has a young daughter named Maya, played by Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine).

The story starts when Maya starts to ask about Will's life before marriage. She wants to know the story of how her parents met, fell in love and got married.

So, Will decides to explain his story in a PG way for his daughter.

It all started in 1992 when Will moved to Wisconsin to help with the political campaign for Bill Clinton. He walks her through the story and his romantic relationships with three different women. He changes all the names so that Maya can guess how it all worked and whom he married in the end.

Is it his college sweetheart, Emily? Is it his longtime close friend, April? Is it a free-spirited journalist?

As Maya puts the pieces together, she finds out how complicated love can be and how her father had messed up with each one. She tries to convince him it's not too late and that this story may have a happy ending.

Definitely, Maybe is rated PG-13 for sexual content, including some frank dialogue, language and smoking.


Fool's Gold


Fin, played by Matthew McConaughey (We are Marshall) and Tess, played by Kate Hudson (How to lose a guy in 10 days), are getting a divorce after eight years of marriage and a journey of trying to find one of the most famous treasures in the world.

After all of this mess, Fin finds a piece of the Queen's Dowry.

So, he finds Tess at her stewardess job, and they decide to go back on the quest of a lifetime to look for the hidden treasure.

But they are not the only ones looking for it.

Through trying to find the treasure and fighting bad guys, Fin and Tess grow closer and may be able to rekindle their love while uncovering the biggest treasure of a lifetime.

Fool's Gold is rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity and language.

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