OPENED YESTERDAY
Booty Call 
This paean to safe sex is an oddly effective comic mix of the politically correct and outre stereotyping. The film maintains its focus that passion will not supersede protection. (R) At Aikahi, Kapolei, Keolu, Koko Marina, Nanakuli, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row
OPENING TOMORROW
Donnie Brasco This is a mob movie that takes some getting used to. See review at right. (R) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row
Hamlet 
Kenneth Branagh's four-hour film version of William Shakespeare's play is robust and resplendent. See review below. (PG-13) At Varsity
Marvin's Room (Star rating unavailable)
Bessie (Diane Keaton) has put 20 years of her life on hold to care for her dying father, Marvin (Hume Cronyn), and a dotty aunt (Gwen Verdon) when she discovers that she has leukemia. (PG-13) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei
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Absolute Power Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this total bore of a film about a thief who finds himself in the middle of a big time presidential cover-up. (R) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row
The Beautician and the Beast
This high-camp trifle stars Fran Drescher as a whiny Jewish beautician from Queens who is mistakenly hired to tutor the children of the dictator of an Eastern European nation. (PG) At Pearlridge West
Beverly Hills Ninja
As the first white man trained in the secret survival arts of the Japanese warriors, Haru (Chris Farley) is more ninny than ninja. (PG-13) At Kapolei
Dangerous Ground
A former South African returns home to find that the country has turned into a gang-ridden hellhole. (R) At Kam Drive-In, Nanakuli, Pearlridge
Dante's Peak
Volcano disaster movie offers an impressive last 15 minutes of magmatic fire power. But the rest is formulaic disaster flick. (PG-13) At Kailua, Kapolei, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 2
The Empire Strikes Back
The second installment of the "Star Wars" canon is as impressive as any enthusiast could have hoped. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 3
The English Patient
This adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's novel of wartime passion has been nominated for 12 Oscars. (R) At Aikahi, Kapolei, Varsity
Evita
Madonna stars in the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical. Received Oscar nominations for cinematography, sound, the song "You Must Love Me" and film editing. (PG) At Kapolei
Fools Rush In
Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry star as a Mexican spitfire and Connecticut WASP who impetuously elope. Hayek turns in a vibrant portrayal. (PG-13) At Kahala, Kailua, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row
Jackie Chan's First Strike
The storyline is difficult to follow, but Chan's stunts are, as usual, extraordinary. (PG-13) At Pearlridge West
Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who dishonors himself by being honest. Nominated for five Oscars. (R) At Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge West
Metro
This is a mediocre urban thriller with Eddie Murphy as a San Francisco hostage negotiator who does most of his reasoning with guns. (R) At Kapolei, Pearlridge
National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation
This film joins the legions of losers who gambled on Vegas. (PG) At Kahala, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Keolu, Laie, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row
The Pest
This muddle is a remake of "The Most Dangerous Game," with a white supremacist seeking to bag a specimen of every ethnic group. (PG-13) At Kapolei, Pearlridge West
Rosewood
Director John Singleton grabs the emotions with his telling of the destruction of the black community of Rosewood, Fla.,by a gang of angry whites. (R) At Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row
Scream
Director Wes Craven's new teens-in-peril thriller raises the cheesy formula of the stalk-and-slash movie to an unexpected level. (R) At Kapolei, Pearlridge West
Shine
The story of a prodigy, pianist David Helfgott, driven to madness by a possessive father and saved by strangers, was nominated for seven Oscars. (PG-13) At Cinerama, Kailua, Koko Marina
Star Wars: The Special Edition
This rerelease features some new footage, enhanced special effects and a digital THX soundtrack. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Laie, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 1
That Darn Cat
Disney's remake of its 1965 farce stars Christina Ricci as a teenager caught up in a kidnapping plot thanks to her cat. (PG) At Kapolei, Nanakuli, Pearlridge West