OPENING TOMORROW
Paradise Road (Star rating unavailable)
Glenn Close, Frances McDormand and Julianna Margulies star in director Bruce Beresford's movie about a group of European, Australian and American women, imprisoned in a Japanese camp on Sumatra during World War II, who form what they call call a vocal orchestra to keep their spirits up. (R) At Varsity
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow star as two women who misrepresent their post-graduate lives at their high school reunion. (R) At Aikahi, Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Mililani, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row
(PG-13) At Aikahi, Kahala, Kapolei, Keolu, Koko Marina, Mililani, Pearl West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 3
SNEAK PREVIEW
A man tries to track his wife after a gang kidnaps her during the couple's cross-country trip. With Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan. (R) At 8 p.m. tomorrow at Pearlridge.
CONTINUING
As a scary movie "Anaconda" is no more than middling. But if you look at it as a parody, you might find it howlingly funny. (PG-13) At Kapolei, Keolu, Laie, Mililani, Pearl West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 1
Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford star in this solid drama exploring the differences between an IRA supporter (Pitt) and the New York cop (Ford) whose peaceful homelife he shatters. (R) At Cinerama, Kapolei, Pearlridge
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman and Mickey Rourke meet violently in Rome for a showdown that involves land mines, a baby, a Bengal tiger and the Colosseum engulfed in flames.(R) At Kahala, Kapolei, Pearl West
In this labored, numbingly unoriginal black comedy, hitman Joe Pesci's proof that he whacked eight guys gets mixed up with the baggage of a vacationing family. (R) At Kahala, Kailua, Kapolei, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row
The moral quandry of sympathizing with a killer for hire (John Cusack) and plot holes that might disable another movie are made irrelevant by the chemistry between Cusack and co-star Minnie Driver. (R) At Kahala, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Keolu, Pearl West, Restaurant Row
Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who dishonors himself by being honest. Supporting actor Cuba Gooding's performance brought him an Oscar win. (R) At Kahala
Tim Allen stars in a rote fish-out-of-water story about a commodities trader who brings his Amazonian forest-raised son back to New York. (PG) At Kapolei
This engaging, unpretentious drama, winner of this year's foreign-language film Oscar, traces the journey of love between a man and a child forced to form their own family unit. (PG-13) At Varsity
Jim Carrey plays a scummy lawyer forced to tell the truth for 24 hours. His facial and bodily contortions make up the whole show. (PG-13) At Enchanted Lake, Kapolei, Koko Marina, Mililani, Pearl West, Restaurant Row, Waikiki 2
Tom Arnold stars in a big-screen version of the '60s television sitcom. The comedy is toothless and Arnold comes across as boring and unfelt. (PG) At Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Keolu, Pearl West, Restaurant Row
The performances of stars Wesley Snipes and Diane Lane raise this solid whodunit several notches. (R) At Enchanted Lake, Kahala, Kapolei, Mililani, Pearl West, Restaurant Row
The last part of the "Star Wars" trilogy wraps up the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo in their fight against the evil Empire. (PG) At Kapolei
Val Kilmer plays a darker Simon Templar than fans of earlier versions may remember. (PG-13) At Kahala, Kailua, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Laie, Pearlridge, Restaurant Row
Wes Craven's teens-in-peril thriller raises the cheesy formula of the stalk-and-slash movie to an unexpected level of intelligence and suspense. (R) At Kapolei, Restaurant Row
Pleasingly old-fashioned biopic traces the rise to fame of the late Selena Quintanilla Perez, and her tragic shooting by her fan-club president. (PG) At Cinerama, Kailua, Kapolei, Pearlridge
Silly but well-executed basketball comedy features Kadeem Hardison as a basketball star who returns as a ghost after his death to help brother Marlon Wayans to a championship. (PG-13) At Kapolei, Pearl West
In this loud, lifeless comedy, ex-spouses (Bette Midler and Dennis Farina) cross paths at their daughter's wedding, chit-chat escalates into insults, then anger turns to passion. (PG-13) At Kahala, Keolu
Check your brain at the door and let the good times roll. (PG) At Kahala, Kam Drive-In, Kapolei, Pearl West
