At the theater 4/7/06

New at the theaters

'Lucky Number Slevin'

Starring Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. In a case of mistaken identity, Slevin (Hartnett) finds himself in the middle of a crime war between the Rabbi (Kingsley) and the Boss (Freeman). He's trailed by detective Brikowski (Tucci) and an assassin, Goodkat (Willis). Slevin must clear his name, and quick, if he wants to keep living. Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language, running time 109 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Phat Girlz'

Starring Mo'Nique, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Godfrey, Joyful Drake and Eric Roberts. Jazmin (Mo'Nique) is a sassy wannabe fashion designer. Together with her plus-size buddy, she's about ready to give up on finding love in a world of supermodels. Will they ever find the men of their dreams? Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language, including some crude sexual references, running time 99 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Benchwarmers'

Starring Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz and Tim Meadows. Three unathletic guys (Schneider, Spade, Heder) try to compensate for a childhood of ridicule by forming a three-man baseball team and competing with nine-person elementary-school squads. They develop a large following of left-out kids as they head for a high-stakes game against the best team in the state. Rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive humor and language, running time 80 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

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'ATL'

Starring Tip "T.I." Harris, Lauren London and Evan Rossi. For these youths growing up in working-class Atlanta, only two things matter: Hip-hop and hangin' at the local skating rink, Jellybeans. The film is loosely based on the life of TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins. Rated PG-13 for drug content, some language, sexual material and violence, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Basic Instinct 2'

Starring Sharon Stone, David Morrissey and Charlotte Rampling. After moving to London from San Francisco, novelist Catherine Trammell (Stone) is again the main suspect in a murder case, this time the death of a top tennis star. Dr. Michael Glass (Morrissey) is assigned to the case by a Scotland Yard detective but before long he finds himself in a torrid affair with the alleged murderess. Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, violence, language and some drug content, running time 114 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Failure to Launch'

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker and Justin Bartha. A slacker dude in his 30s is lured into finally leaving home when his parents hire a hottie to pose as the girl of his dreams and lure him out of the house. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and language, running time 96 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Firewall'

Starring Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany and Virginia Madsen. The wife and family of a man working as the head of security for a multinational bank are kidnapped. To get them back, he has to circumvent his own security system to steal $37 million from the bank as ransom, after which he has to catch the kidnapper to clear his name from the predictable embezzlement accusations. Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Hills Have Eyes'

Starring Aaron Stanford, Ted Levine and Kathleen Quinlan. A young man and his family travel to the desert to investigate a silver mine they've inherited only to discover that the surrounding area is inhabited by a clan of lunatics. Torture, imprisonment and bloodshed ensue. Rated R for strong gruesome violence and terror throughout, and for language, running time 105 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Ice Age: The Meltdown'

Starring Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary. Manny the wooly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-tooth tiger and silly squirrel Skrat find themselves at the end of the ice age, and everyone is happy that the deep freeze is over. That is until they learn a huge glacial dam is about to break, which will flood their entire valley. The only chance for survival: get the heck outta there, and fast! To do so, they enlist the help of a mammoth named Ellie. Rated PG for some mild language and innuendo, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Inside Man'

Starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster. Tough cop Detective Frazier matches wits with clever bank robber Dalton as a dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds. Unexpectedly, Madaline, a power broker with a hidden agenda, emerges to inject even more instability into an already volatile situation. Rated R for language and some violent images, running time 129 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Larry the Cable Guy'

Starring Larry the Cable Guy, Iris Bahr and Bruce Bruce. Larry the Cable Guy plays a health inspector assigned to greasy-spoon joints along with his rookie partner. But they hit the big time when they get their latest case: a string of mysterious food poisonings in the city's swankiest restaurants. Larry's strange methods get him fired. The only way to get his gig back is to find the conspirators and bring them to justice. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and for language, running time 89 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Shaggy Dog'

Starring Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Craig Kilborn and Robert Downey Jr. This remake of the 1959 flick tells the story of a lawyer who occasionally transforms into, well, a large, shaggy sheepdog. Needless to say, the spontaneous changes don't help his legal career, but they do help him learn how to be a better family man. Rated PG for mild and rude humor, running time 99 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'She's the Man'

Starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum and Laura Ramsey. To matriculate at a fancy boarding school, Viola Johnson disguises herself as her twin brother, Sebastian. Meanwhile, Viola, disguised as a guy, falls for Sebastian's roommate, Duke, who's got the hots for Olivia. Unfortunately, Olivia is in love with Sebastian. Rated PG-13 for some sexual material, running time 105 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Slither'

Starring Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry and Michael Rooker. In the small town of Wheelsy, Sheriff Bill Pardy (Fillion) becomes suspicious when animals and livestock go missing. An investigation by his team reveals that an ancient organism, in the form of disgusting little worms, has been infiltrating the community by burrowing into people's brains, which turns them into flesh-hungry lunatics. Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, and language, running time 96 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Stay Alive'

Starring Jon Foster, Samaire Armstrong and Frankie Muniz. After their buddy is killed, a crew of teenage gamers finds Stay Alive, a cutting-edge survival game based on a 17th-century woman called the Blood Countess. The game's not even on the market yet, but the children can't resist playing it. Soon they realize that when someone in the game dies, they die the exact same way in real life. Rated Rated PG-13 for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content, running time 86 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Take the Lead'

Starring Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown and Alfre Woodard. Pierre Dulane (Banderas), a one-time professional ballroom dancer, decides to teach at a public school in New York City. His hip-hop-obsessed students don't dig his stiff ballroom style, so he develops a new hybrid dance with their help. Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and some violence, running time 108 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports