At the Movies – 04-03-09

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Here are some of the movies playing this week at Midway Mall Cinema 9. For complete information, log onto www.midwaycinema9.com.

Fast and Furious 4

Action – PG-13

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed. They rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and through the Mexican desert in the new action-thriller. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Connor. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

•Directed by: Justin Lin.

•Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz and Laz Alonso.

•This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references.

12 Rounds

Action – PG-13

When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Baxter stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief’s girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks…12 rounds…that Baxter must somehow complete to save the life of his fiancée.

•Directed by: Renny Harlin.

•Cast: John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen and Brian White.

•This film is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.

Monsters vs. Aliens

Animated Sci-Fi – PG

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action and Susan is captured and secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: Dr. Cockroach, PhD; The Missing Link; B.O.B.; and Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, the president is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of monsters to combat the alien robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

•Directed by: Rob Letterman and Conrad Vernon.

•Cast: The vocal talents of Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnet, Seth Rogen, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland and Paul Rudd.

•This film is rated PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.

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