Dolphin Tale 2
Warner Bros.
The real-life story of Winter, the female dolphin with the prosthetic tail, continues in this dramatic follow-up to the 2011 film, directed again by Charles Martin Smith. Several years have passed at the Florida aquarium where Winter is the star attraction, and her original rescuers – now teenagers – are volunteer guides (Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff). Crisis erupts when Winter’s pool mate and surrogate mother dies (a fleeting scene that may upset young viewers). By law, dolphins in captivity must live in pairs, as they crave companionship and social interaction in the water. The aquarium owner (Harry Connick Jr.) must rally the troops to locate another dolphin fast, or the authorities will step in and take Winter away. A rare Hollywood film that is wholesome and fun for all ages, with nice messages about family, responsibility and perseverance. A-I; PG
The Last of Robin Hood
Samuel Goldwyn
The final years of swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn (Kevin Kline) are the subject of this film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, a lurid account of the decline and fall of a once-beloved matinee idol. In 1957, Flynn is washed up as an actor, but still dashing and debonair, constantly prowling the movie studios for nubile young starlets to seduce. He lands one in Beverly Aadland (Dakota Fanning), a chorus girl on a Warner Brothers film. Beverly dreams of stardom, groomed from childhood by her pushy mother Florence (Susan Sarandon). In reality, Beverly is 15 years old, which doesn’t matter in the least to Flynn, who has been accused of statutory rape before (and was acquitted). They embark on a very public affair, with plans to marry. Fate intervenes, and a happy ending is not in store. A scene of rape, nonmarital sexual activity, partial nudity, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual banter, and frequent profane and crude language. L; R
As Above, So Below
Universal
Claustrophobic chiller in which two archaeologists (Perdita Weeks and Ben Feldman) who share both an interest in the occult and a romantic history together search for the legendary, supposedly miraculous philosopher’s stone in the network of catacombs that lie beneath Paris. Despite the presence of a local expert on the tunnels (Francois Civil), the expedition goes badly wrong as the duo, the guide and the other participants (Edwin Hodge, Marion Lambert and Ali Marhyar) all begin to have hellish hallucinations. Director and co-writer John Erick Dowdle tries to create a sense of immediacy with a found-footage approach. But the initial promise of his alternate-history tale gets lost as quickly as his characters do, while gory images and an excess of hysteria induced swearing set this off limits to most moviegoers. Intermittent bloody violence, a handful of profanities, pervasive rough and crude language. L; R
The Identical
Freestyle
Evangelical Elvis fans seem to be the target audience for this reality-related drama in which Blake Rayne plays both a Presley-like entertainer and his identical twin brother. Though the singer believes his sibling died in infancy (as Presley’s sadly did), in fact he was secretly given up for adoption by the duo’s impoverished parents (Brian Geraghty and Amanda Crew) and raised by a Protestant minister (Ray Liotta) and his wife (Ashley Judd). As the vocalist rockets to stardom, his obscure but equally talented lookalike defies Dad’s plans for him to enter the ministry and instead pursues a career impersonating his long-lost counterpart under the moniker of the title. Wholesome and faith-friendly, director Dustin Marcellino’s film is a homespun piece of entertainment with a goodhearted but naive tone that will not be to the taste of city slickers. A single vague reference to the connection between romantic passion and the arrival of babies may debar those who are still members of the stork club. A-I; PG
USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting
classifications:
A-I – General patronage
A-II – Adults and adolescents
A-III – Adults
A-IV – Adults, with reservations
L – Limited adult audience
O – Morally offensive
Motion Picture Association of America ratings:
G – General audiences; all ages admitted
PG – Parental guidance suggested; some material may not be suitable for children
PG-13 – Parents are strongly cautioned to give special guidance for attendance of children under 13; some material may be inappropriate for young children
R – Restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
NC-17 – No one under 17 admitted
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