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By The Tampa Tribune | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 8, 2007

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK & LARRY

Kevin James is a widower who wants pension benefits for his kids, so he persuades buddy Adam Sandler, whose life he once saved, to pose as his live-in partner. The resulting mishmash of gay stereotypes — played for laughs — and a message of tolerance makes for a muddled movie even before the ubiquitous Jessica Biel shows up as a lawyer/love interest defending the men against charges of fraud.

PG-13; 116 minutes

DECK THE HALLS

Hey, the director of "Big Momma's House 2" has a new movie! And it's about suburban men freaking out over holiday light displays, like that howler with Chevy Chase … or maybe it was Tim Allen? Anyway, this time it stars Mathew Broderick and Danny DeVito, and even though they seem like crazy, criminal so-and-sos for most of the movie, maybe they'll wrap it all up with a heartwarming message by the end!

PG; 93 minutes

RATATOUILLE

From Brad Bird, the creative mastermind behind such animated classics as "The Iron Giant" and "The Incredibles," comes this winning tale of a Parisian rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) who dreams of being a top chef. With help from a hapless human (Lou Romano), Remy does battle with a nasty food critic (Peter O'Toole) and anyone else who doesn't believe a rat belongs in the kitchen.

G; 111 minutes

SICKO

Professional provocateur Michael Moore returns to the screen with a new target — the American health care system. His tactics are as over-the-top as ever, but this time Moore has at least latched onto a more universal punching bag in the form of HMOs, exorbitantly priced drugs and other lowlights of the American medical industrial complex — as contrasted with the universal health care systems in just about every other industrialized nation in the world.

PG-13; 123 minutes

BEOWULF & GRENDEL

For those who can't wait for Robert Zemeckis' upcoming "Beowulf," or simply long to see Gerard Butler kick more mutant behind, there is this odd but occasionally intriguing take on the ancient epic about a murderous monster and his warrior opponent. This version spends a lot more time with Grendel, who is — in the tradition of vicious movie killers — misunderstood, with a complicated childhood.

Not rated; 103 minutes

HELP!

This classic Beatles comedy is being released in both a standard two-disc set — featuring trailers, radio spots, a missing scene and several making-of documentaries — and a deluxe edition, which adds a poster, a copy of director Richard Lester's annotated script, eight lobby cards and a 60-page book with rare photographs and production notes from the making of the film. The latter costs a lot more.

G; 149 minutes

Synopses by Amanda Henry; ratings from The Associated Press

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