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Opening this Week
Geoffrey Ritter
gritter@dailyegyptian.comBridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Renee Zellweger returns to what has been her, ahem, weightiest role in this sequel to the hit "Bridget Jones's Diary." This installment picks up right where the first one left off with Bridget in a happy relationship with Mark (Colin Firth). Of course, Mark has a perfectly leggy new intern, and right when it seems her relationship is threatened, her former boss (Hugh Grant) shows up again. What's a girl to do but write and gorge herself on ice cream? Directed by Beeban Kidron
National Treasure
Nicolas Cage reteams with power producer Jerry Bruckheimer for this action flick about the world's most sought-after treasure, which has moved across continents through the ages and has been hidden right before our eyes. As it turns out, our Founding Fathers were the last to have the treasure and left us clues on our money and all over our important documents. Thus, to find the treasure, Cage has to do the impossible: Steal the Declaration of Independence. He hopes that, perhaps, no one will notice. Directed by John Turteltaub.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Leaping from the small screen of Nickelodeon to the silver screen of the multiplex, SpongeBob and friends Sqidward the squid and Patrick the starfish embark on an adventure that even takes them into the real world. Although the multiplex is drowning in computer-animated tales such as "The Incredibles" and "The Polar Express," don't take SpongeBob lightly. If he can soak up even half of the 12-year-olds - not to mention college students who bought his shower curtain - who are addicted to his adventures, he should do just fine. Directed by Stephen Hillenburg and Sherm Cohen.
Opening Nov. 24
Alexander
Oliver Stone directs an entire bad-kid cast in this epic, which stars Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer (who played Jim Morrison in Stone's "The Doors"), Angelina Jolie and Anthony Hopkins. Clocking in at just less than three hours, the film depicts the rise of Alexander the Great, who by the age of 32 had taken control of the greatest empire anyone had ever seen. Of course, he has some bickering parents and a lot of lovin' to deal with along the way.
Christmas with the Kranks
This year's obligatory Tim Allen Christmas movie as Luther, who along with his wife, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, decides to blow off Christmas this year when he learns his daughter won't be coming to town anyway. However, when she says at the last minute she'll be dropping in after all, the Kranks do a last-minute rush to get ready for the holidays. Directed by Joe Roth.
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