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COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
This movie ran out of ideas just after they came up with the title. Martin Lawrence's James is the police chief of the town that he and his family call home and as such is painfully attuned to the evils of the world. He wants his daughter (Raven-Symoné) unscathed by any of it. She wants to par- tay-- although she still has great grades, a great attitude and virtually her pick of colleges. Dad wants her to go to Northwestern; she wants to go to Georgetown. Eventually, however, he relents and agrees to drive her to Washington. Perhaps there will be people who do laugh at Lawrence and Raven-Symoné screaming in tandem, or mugging their way along every tortured mile of their road trip, or unwittingly joining a sky-diving club and having to parachute into Washington so Melanie can make her interview. Roger has a talent for the twisted that was never going to be allowed to run free in a movie starring these two. (G, 86 minutes) Contains nothing objectionable. University Mall Theatres.
-- John Anderson
* THE COUNTERFEITERS
Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) finds himself in a concentration camp where his credo of self-preservation takes on starker tones. Sorowitsch and other Jewish prisoners with expertise in banking and printing become central to the Nazi plan to devastate the English and American financial markets with a flood of forged currency. The degree to which they assist forms the moral core of director Stefan Ruzowitzky's film. The story's most compelling personality, and the best reason to see the film, is Sorowitsch. He is uneasy in the role of protagonist, and when his dignity is shattered, it is fascinating to watch him use his outlaw instincts to maneuver and manipulate. The film convincingly examines the complex nature of humanity under inhuman conditions. Some people, like Sorowitsch, manage to rise above an existence as counterfeit as the money they are forced to produce. (R, 94 minutes) Contains violence, brief nudity and profanity. In German with English subtitles. Landmark's Bethesda Row.
-- Adam Bernstein
* DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO!
A computer-animated feature that strikes an amiable balance between honoring the text and the dictates of contemporary animation, the film is as good as one could hope for in this era of post-literate impatience. It does honor the book's flavor and spirit with a bright, funny treatment. Voice performers Jim Carrey (as Horton) and Steve Carell (the Mayor) play their roles just right, without making the movie about them. In the McCarthy era in which the book was written, people saw pointed commentary in its depiction of the fascistic qualities in the people of Who-ville (who refuse to believe there is a world beyond the mini speck of dust on which they live). In a subtle but effective way, the movie sounds a central message: We shouldn't be tone deaf to other people's realities. All in all, it's a sweet, guileless experience for young viewers and even their adult chaperons. (G, 88 minutes) Contains nothing objectionable except one mild profanity. Area theaters.
