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Friday Sep. 25, 2009 11:23 AM ET

Clive Owen shows softer side in 'The Boys are Back'

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The Trailer Park Boys: Julian, played by John Paul Tremblay, Bubbles, played by Michael Smith, and Ricky, played by Robb Wells, left to right. (CP / Andrew Vaughan)

New 'Trailer Park Boys' movie doesn't quite get it right

Instead they're back for another kick at the can with "TPB: Countdown to Liquor Day," a mostly unfunny continuation of their story that picks up where "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys," the final TPB television special that ended the series, left off.

In this publicity image released by Warner Bros., Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre in a scene from, 'The Informant!.' (AP Photo / Warner Bros., Claudette Barius)

Damon greedy but likeable in 'The Informant'

"The Informant!" sees director Steven Soderbergh merge the broad appeal of his "Ocean's 11" series with some of the quirkier aspects of his art house inspired work.

Megan Fox in 20th Century Fox's 'Jennifer's Body'

'Jennifer's Body' a sure hit with teen boys, but that's about it

pitch for "Jennifer's Body" is certainly attention-grabbing. Mix "Transfomer's" sexpot Megan Fox and "Juno" screenwriter and all round "it' girl Diablo Cody and the result should be pure gold. Well, pure gore splattered gold in this case.

The star's of the film 'Paper Hearts'

'Paper Heart' is touching but a little too quirky

Charlyne Yi was born a year after Foreigner had a huge hit with the song "I Wanna Know What Love Is." but I think hearing the power ballad in utero had a long lasting effect on her, which must have directly lead to the making of the pseudo documentary "Paper Heart."

Meryl Streep in Columbia Pictures' 'Julie & Julia'

'Julie and Julia' shouldn't work, but it does delightfully

Bringing together the stories of Julie Powell, who made a name for herself on-line by blogging about her attempt to make all 536 recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and Julia Child's coming of age in France in the 1950s seems like it shouldn't work, but the mix and match has resulted in one of the most delightful films of the year so far.

Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne in 'Adam'

'Adam' a smart story about relationships and obstacles

"Adam" had the potential to be a maudlin movie about a doomed romance but instead is a smart story about obstacles that get in the way of fulfilling relationships.

Darwin in Walt Disney Pictures' 'G-Force'

'G-Force' basically a furry vehicle to sell merchandise

The story is silly, but really, what did you expect from a film about crime fighting guinea pigs? It's not the story that brings G-Force down, but the flat, bored performances.

Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'Orphan'

'Orphan' is great as a comedy but tanks as a horror film

There are a couple of lines necessary for the success of every Creepy Kid movie. Chief among them: "I have a surprise for you, Mommy!" Why is the line so successful? Because the surprise is never good.

Magnolia Pictures' 'Two Lovers'

'Two Lovers' moves slowly but rewards patience

Watching Joaquin Phoenix in "Two Lovers" made me wish he would go to the barber and stop his infantile flirtation with becoming the new Vanilla Ice and get back to creating interesting, layered characters for the big screen.

Richard Crouse

Canada AM film critic Richard Crouse has earned his stripes authoring books, hosting TV shows, writing reviews for print publications and of course, his weekly segments on Canada AM -- and this blog.

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