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By The Tampa Tribune | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 27, 2007

THE BROTHERS SOLOMON

If you were to breed "Knocked Up" and "Dumb and Dumber," the offspring might look like this would-be comedy. Will Arnett of "Arrested Development" and SNL's Will Forte play the dopey siblings of the title, who decide the only way to rouse dear old Dad (Lee Majors) from a coma is to give him the grandchild he's always wanted. When wooing doesn't work on their prospective mates, they resort to cash.

R; 91 minutes

EASTERN PROMISES

Director David Cronenberg reunites with his "History of Violence" star, Viggo Mortensen, in this drama about a London midwife (Naomi Watts) whose interest in a patient leads her deep into the world of the Russian mob. Mortensen is the cool customer who cleans up after other people's messes, most of which involve copious amounts of blood and guts. Armin Mueller-Stahl and Vincent Cassel also star.

R; 96 minutes

THE KINGDOM

The least political of the recent crop of war-themed movies ("Rendition," "In the Valley of Elah," et al.) is this action flick headlined by Jamie Foxx. After a terrorist attack on an American compound in Saudia Arabia, the FBI sends in an elite team of actors, including Foxx, Jennifer Garner and ... Jason Bateman. The movie is not without a real-world subtext, but audiences are more likely to notice the bravura fight scenes.

R; 110 minutes

THE HEARTBREAK KID

The Farrelly brothers' remake of Elaine May's 1972 original, which starred Charles Grodin as a recent groom with a wandering eye, is both manic and mean-spirited, but not in a good way. Ben Stiller (who else?) plays the Grodin role, while starlet Malin Akerman is the suddenly awful bride who gets the worst of the screenplay's gross-out jokes. Michelle Monaghan is the idealized other woman.

R; 115 minutes

ILLEGAL TENDER

Wilson (Rick Gonzales) has grown up in a cushy Connecticut suburb, never dreaming that he is the son of a deceased drug dealer — or, apparently, that most single moms don't lead such a luxurious existence. Unfortunately, the past is about to catch up with his family — headed by his sultry mother (Wanda De Jesus) — in the form of a deadly, if somewhat slow, vendetta on the part of a Puerto Rican mob boss.

R; 108 minutes

BLADE RUNNER: ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION

For those who need to own not only the original theatrical version, the international release, the workprint, the 1992 director's cut and the brand-new, 25th anniversary "final cut," as well as a three-and-a-half hour documentary about the production of "Blade Runner" and a bajillion other special features, this five-disc set is for you, all nestled in a Rick Deckard-esque carrying case, complete with origami unicorn. Really.

R; 578 minutes

Synopses by Amanda Henry; ratings from The Associated Press

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