In Theaters This Weekend: Explosions, Aliens, and Supernatural Romance.
by Zack Wells
1) Safe Haven
Rated PG-13.
When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting down roots, and gains the courage to start a relationship with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children. But dark secrets intrude on her new life with such terror that she is forced to rediscover the meaning of sacrifice and rely on the power of love in this deeply moving romantic thriller. Based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks.
Starring: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, and David Lyons.
Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Rated PG-13.
A supernatural love story set in the South, “Beautiful Creatures” tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. "Beautiful Creatures" is based on the first novel in the best-selling series by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl.
Starring: Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, and Alden Ehrenreich.
Directed by Richard LeGravenese.
Rated R.
Bruce Willis is back as iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, who for the first time finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack (Jai Courtney) – unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian KochIn , and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Directed by John Moore.
Rated PG.
Admired astronaut Scorch Supernova is a national hero to the blue alien population of planet Baab. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off the astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary, head of mission control at BASA. When BASA’s no-nonsense chief Lena informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Gary’s warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker, it’s up to scrawny, risk-averse Gary to do the real rescuing.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, and Rob Coddry.
Directed by Cal Brunker.