Thursday, December 8, 2011

Talking Pictures: 'New Year's Eve' | 'The Sitter' | 'Young Goethe in Love' | 'Young Adult'

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'New Year's Eve': Marshall plan for the holidays — 2 stars
'New Year's Eve' — 2 stars
Marshall plan for the holidays

Scrambling to accommodate its Big Gulp of an ensemble cast, "New Year's Eve" does for its holiday what last year's "Valentine's Day" did for Valentine's Day. If this one's a hit, as was "V Day" ($200 million worldwide), surely we can expect "Presidents Day." With nice cameos for actual ex-presidents.

'The Sitter': Adventure in baby-sitting adds raunch and violence — 2 stars 'The Sitter' — 2 stars
Adventure adds raunch

The emblematic moment comes in the scene of Sam Rockwell joking around and then suddenly blasting one of his minions in the foot.
'Young Goethe in Love': Portrait of the writer as a smitten swain — 3 1/2 stars 'Young Goethe in Love' — 3 1/2 stars
Portrait of a smitten swain

An unexpected treat, this freewheeling German biopic isn't much interested in adhering to the historical record.
'Young Adult': Charlize Theron flexes her mean-girl chops via Diablo Cody's latest script -- 2 1/2 stars 'Young Adult' — 2 1/2 stars
Theron flexes mean chops

It's not easy being mean, as Diablo Cody's latest project shows with an intriguing, unsettled blend of pity and pitilessness.
Jason Reitman and his posse of unlikables Jason Reitman and his posse of unlikables

The 'Young Adult' director comes to Columbia, chatting about his cinematic miscreants and playing the odds on student questions.
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