OPENING

Jungle 2 Jungle

Rated PG. Opens tomorrow at Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Laie, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row

Private Parts

Rated R. Opens tomorrow at Aikahi, Keolu, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row and Waikiki 3

CONTINUING

Absolute Power

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this bore about a thief who witnesses a murder and finds himself in the middle of a presidential cover-up. (R) At Kahala, Kailua, Kapolei, Mililani, Nanakuli, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row

The Beautician and the Beast

Fran Drescher as a whiny Jewish beautician from Queens who is mistakenly hired to tutor the children of an Eastern European dictator. (PG) At Pearlridge West

Booty Call

This paean to safe sex is a comedic mix of the politically correct and outre stereotyping. Despite the film's profane nature, there's a sweetness to the material. (R) At Aikahi, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Keolu, Koko Marina, Nanakuli, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row

Dante's Peak

Volcano disaster movie stars Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton and an impressive 15 minutes of magmatic fire power. The rest is formulaic. (PG-13) At Kailua, Kapolei, Mililani, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row

Donnie Brasco

This mob movie may make you cry. Al Pacino's low-level hit man recruits a promising young thief (Johnny Depp) who is an FBI agent. (R) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row

The Empire Strikes Back

The second installment of the "Star Wars" is impressively enhanced, with special effects that make impossible creatures and fantastic deeds look all the more real. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 2

The English Patient

Tale of wartime passion packs all the emotional wallop of "Casablanca" and the intellectualism of a scholarly treatise on war's futility. Nominated for 12 Oscars. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche. (R) At Kapolei, Varsity

Fools Rush In

Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry star in a romantic comedy as a Mexican spitfire and Connecticut WASP who impetuously elope then must learn to cope with their differences. (PG-13) At Kahala, Kailua, Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row

Hamlet

Kenneth Branagh's version of William Shakespeare's play spells out every detail of intrigue and hatred-unto-death. (PG-13) At Varsity

Jackie Chan's First Strike

The story is difficult to follow, but Chan's stunts are, as usual, extraordinary. (PG-13) At Pearlridge West

Jerry Maguire

A modern morality play in which Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who dishonors himself by being honest. (R) At Kahala, Kapolei, Pearlridge West

Marvin's Room

Bessie (Diane Keaton) has devoted 20 years caring for her father, Marvin (Hume Cronyn). Estranged hard-case sister, Lee (Meryl Streep), returns when Bessie discovers she has leukemia. (PG-13) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Restaurant Row

National Lampoon's

Vegas Vacation

The Griswolds -- Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and new kids -- visit the playgrounds and losers in the Nevada desert. (PG) At Kahala, Kapolei, Laie, Nanakuli, Pearlridge West

The Pest

This muddle is a remake of "The Most Dangerous Game," with Jeffrey Jones as a white supremacist seeking to bag specimens of every ethnic group and John Leguizamo as the prey. (PG-13) At Pearlridge West

Rosewood

Director John Singleton grabs the emotions with this film about the destruction of Rosewood, Fla. In 1923, the predominantly black community was attacked by whites after a white girl lied that she was attacked by a Rosewood resident. (R) At Kapolei, Pearlridge West, Restaurant Row

Scream

Wes Craven's thriller raises the cheesy formula of the stalk-and-slash movie to an unexpected level of intelligence. (R) At Pearlridge West

Shine

Pianist David Helfgott, driven to madness by his possessive father, is saved by strangers in an unforgettable true story. Seven Oscar nominations. (PG-13) At Cinerama, Kailua, Koko Marina

That Darn Cat

Disney's remake of its own 1965 slapstick farce stars Christina Ricci as a teen who gets caught up in a kidnapping plot thanks to her darn cat. (PG) At Kapolei, Pearlridge West