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Summer Movie Guide - Week of August 3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (20th Century Fox)
Opens Aug 3
Directed by David Bowers
Starring: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Robert Capron
The Lowdown – An awkward tween attempts to navigate the uncertainty of summer, including swimming, camping and tougher kids than him.
The Buzz? A charming underdog story sure to have weaklings everywhere waving their lunch money in victory; before it’s taken from them.
The Bourne Legacy (Universal Pictures)
Opens Aug 3
Directed by Tony Gilroy
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton and Albert Finney
The Lowdown – The espionage franchise focuses on a new black ops agent who’s determined to undermine a growing betrayal throughout the agency.
The Buzz? Damon be damned. The Hurt Locker hunk has taken over the spy high kicking franchise and made it his own.
Total Recall (Columbia Pictures)
Opens Aug 3
Directed by Len Wiseman
Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel and Bryan Cranston
The Lowdown – Set in the future, the line separating reality and fantasy becomes blurred when a man takes a vacation from his mental state and winds up a fugitive from justice.
The Buzz? The newly sober Colin Farrell has re-risen as a screen presence to be reckoned with.
Celeste and Jesse Forever (Sony Pictures Classics)
Opens Aug 3
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
Starring: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Emma Roberts and Elijah Wood
The Lowdown – A divorcing couple struggle to stay friends as they each embark on a new romance.
The Buzz? Andy Samberg finally lets down his guard and displays both humanity and humility onscreen. Zach Braff would be proud.
