2007 is upon us. It is once again time greatness to rub elbows with the dregs that Hollywood has to offer. The early months of each year are filled with the films that the studio has little faith in, the films that could not find a slot in the higher profile months, or are just leftovers that studios hope will make a little money. It is also the time of year when the limited releases from December begin to role out to the rest of the country while the build up to the Oscars begins to ramp up.
This premiere weekend features a film that I have been highly anticipating, one that I have a little interest in seeing, one that I have little interest in seeing, and finally a film that I have this feeling I have seen before; a few times at that.
Children of Men (2006, 116 minutes, R, science fiction, trailer) Seeing this pop up on the schedule for the local cineplex has made me absolutely giddy! Ever since I first saw a trailer for this, I could not wait for it to come to my area. Seeing it pop up on people's "best of the year" lists offers me a little validation in my fanboy-like excitement.
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, this film offers a bleak look at the near future, with the slightest glimmer of hope. The end of civilisation is in sight, women have become infertile and the world is losing hope. A young woman is found, pregnant. She must be smuggled out of the country to the Human Project, a collection of minds working to find the cause of the infertility. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, and Chiwetel Ejiofor star.
Codename: Cleaner. (2007, 84 minutes, PG-13, comedy, trailer) Quite frankly, this looks ridiculous. Sure, there are a couple of funny moments in the trailer, but nothing that I find terribly alluring in a "gotta see it" way.
The story centers on Cedric the Entertainer, a cleaner who gets knocked on the head and forgets who he is. He winds up thinking that he is a government agent. Soon enough the villains of the film think he holds some big secret. I think I can safely skip this one and not feel like I missed anything.
Cedric co-stars with Lucy Liu and Nicolette Sheridan. It was directed by Les Mayfield who last helmed the film pairing Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy, The Man.
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