Friday Features, Aug. 10, 2012
Studio:
Universal
Pictures
No. of AA: 5
Rating: A+
The fourth edition in the Bourne film series, Legacy follows another member of the government’s espionage program, Operation Treadstone. Jeremy Renner, who’s portrayed other action heroes in the latest Mission Impossible and Avengers films, takes over the leading role from Matt Damon.
Studio:
Warner Bros.
No. of AA: 2
Rating: C+
Coinciding with the influx in U.S. presidential attack ad campaigns comes The Campaign, a tongue-in-cheek look at the asininity that is the political machine. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis star in this just-in-time comedy.
Studio:
Sony
Pictures
No. of AA: 1
Rating: D
Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones are on the other side of a 30-year marriage and look to reignite that original spark, when they enroll in counseling. Another take on getting older, funnier and wiser, Hope Springs is perhaps the only film suitable to take grandma to this Friday.
Overall rating this week: A
Tags: Hope Springs, Jeremy Renner, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis