In Theaters: July 25th, 2014

There are three wide releases this weekend.

And So It Goes

I literally didn't know this movie existed ten minutes ago.  But these days that just means it's not a superhero movie.

Michael Douglas plays an insensitive man with little family and no friends.  The trailer didn't really tell me what the movie was about beyond that.  According to IMDB Diane Keaton plays his neighbor who helps him take care of his granddaughter when his son drops her off suddenly.

As the poster proudly states, this is from the director of The Bucket List and When Harry Met Sally, Rob Reiner.  It came as a surprise to me that he also directed The Princess Bride!  Wow.  That's something to have under your belt.

Writer Mark Andrus is mostly known for As Good As It Gets.  I sorta get that vibe.  I'm almost ashamed I didn't guess that before learning it.

And So It Goes is rated PG-13 for some sexual references and drug elements.

Hercules

Just look at that yelling face.  How can you not want to see this movie?  But beware.

This is a Brett Ratner film.  We don't speak much of him here.  He is the great ruiner of what could be.  The great squanderer of potential.  Don't believe me?  Watch X-Men 3.  We still haven't forgiven him for that.

Hercules is about Hercules the legendary hero.  And Dwayne Johnson plays Hercules.  Any questions?

Hercules is rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences, violence, suggestive comments, brief strong language and partial nudity.

Lucy

We've been waiting for this one.

First of all - Luc Besson.  And that's it, I don't need any other reasons.

We've talked about Luc Besson on here before.  He is the writer/producer behind two other features released earlier this year, 3 Days to Kill and Brick Mansions.  He has a distinct way with action that I love.  It's always inventive and it's always a joy to watch.  His movies also have a unique lightheartedness to them amidst all the action.  It's fantastic.

Scarlett Johansson stars as Lucy, a young woman who is unwillingly recruited to be a drug mule.  Things start to get a little crazy when the drugs give her superhuman abilities.

Lucy is rated PG-13 for . . .

Oh no.  Darn it all.

It's rated R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality.

Okay now I'm sad.  I have a strict personal rule of no R-rated films.  Excuse me while I go try to pull myself together!  I really didn't know it was R until just now!  *sob*

      Big Shot Critic