Trailerrific Thursday: Law Abiding Citizen, When In Rome and More
Law Abiding Citizen: An everyday guy (Gerard Butler) decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family’s killers free. His target: The district attorney (Jamie Foxx) who orchestrated the entire deal. Okay, wow! Hearing the description I just thought “another revenge movie”, won’t be much special. But this looks great! Release Date: October 2009 (US), November 2009 (UK)
When In Rome: Beth Harper (Kristen Bell) is a young, successful real estate agent… but she’s completely unlucky in love. However, when the New Yorker travels to Rome to see her newlywed sister, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of wannabe lovers. I’m curious to see both Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel as romantic leads, but I’m not convinced by this trailer. Release Date: January 2010 (US), April 2010 (UK)
Gentleman Broncos: Benjamin (Michael Angarano), home-schooled by his eccentric mother (Jennifer Coolidge), is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on a hilarious journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist, Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement). It’s directed by the same guy who did Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre; I wasn’t much a fan of those movies, but I know some of you will find this hilarious. Release Date: Unknown
The Fourth Kind: In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. This encounter has been the most difficult to document…until now. Okay, this just looks booooring. Release Date: November 2009 (US)
Untitled: A fashionable contemporary art gallerist in Chelsea, New York falls for a brooding new music composer in this satire on the state of contemporary art. Further complicating the affair is the composer’s brother. A little bit on the quirky side, but it still looks funny. Release Date: October 2009 (US)
The Ghost: Very short teaser trailer, but I think it looks interesting. Directed by Roman Polanski, it’s about a ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Pierce Brosnan). He uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Release Date: 2010 (US, UK)
