'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'
Starring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett and Jim Broadbent. Six weeks after the events in "Bridget Jones's Diary," erstwhile London singleton Bridget Jones is still happily dating human-rights lawyer Mark Darcy. But eventually she starts to notice his flaws and begins wondering if he isn't interested in his new co-worker. Bridget's love life is further complicated when her former boss and flame Daniel Cleaver arrives on the scene, having landed a job at Bridget's TV station. Rated R for language and some sexual content, running time 108 minutes. (Cape West Cine)
'Christmas with the Kranks'
Starring Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey, M. Emmet Walsh and Dan Aykroyd. Curmudgeonly Luther and Nora Krank have had more than enough of Christmas, so they decide to skip the whole deal and go on a Caribbean cruise. But ducking the holiday season isn't as easy as they'd thought. Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content, running time 94 minutes. Starts Wednesday. (Cape West Cine)
'National Treasure'
Starring Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Don McManus and Mark Pellegrino. An archaeologist believes that the Declaration of Independence holds the last clue to a treasure buried in the 1700s by the country's founding fathers. Rated PG for action violence and some scary images, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)
'SpongeBob SquarePants'
Starring the voices of Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Alec Baldwin, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Clancy Brown. Based on the hit Nickelodeon show, this film follows the adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, a rectangular sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, along with his best buddy, Patrick, a starfish. When King Neptune's crown is stolen and SpongeBob's boss, Mr. Krabs, is falsely accused of the crime, the dynamic duo sets off to Shell City to find the real culprit. Rated PG for some mild crude humor, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)
-- From wire reports
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