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The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 8, 2008

FIRST SUNDAY

David E. Talbert takes a page from the Tyler Perry guidebook to crossover ka-ching with this inspirational comedy. Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan are best buddies with money problems, which they decide to solve by robbing a church. When their slapstick shenanigans lead to a hostage situation, you can bet that there is plenty of redemption waiting in the wings.

PG-13; 98 minutes

TEETH **½

For those who find the recent crop of teen horror flicks insufficiently Freudian, director Mitchell Lichtenstein (son of Pop Art legend Roy) is ready to scar your psyche forever with this gory tale of a demure teen (Jess Weixler) who discovers that she has a vagina dentata. Or as Fergie might put it, her lady bits got fangs. Go on, try to explain that one to the kids.

R; 94 minutes

I'M NOT THERE **

A stellar cast anchors director Todd Haynes' surreal, experimental take on the rock biopic, in which six different actors - of varying age, race and gender - play Bob Dylan-esque characters. Cate Blanchett was Oscar-nominated for her nearly unrecognizable turn; also singled out for praise was the late Heath Ledger's contribution.

R; 135 minutes

OVER HER DEAD BODY *½

It seems that Eva Longoria Parker wasted her "Desperate Housewives" hiatus on this weak romantic comedy, which is cheesy even by the standards of the genre. After Longoria Parker's airbrushed Bridezilla is killed on her wedding day, her spiteful spirit returns to haunt the hot psychic (Lake Bell) who is moving in on her former fiance (Paul Rudd).

PG-13; 95 minutes

P.S. I LOVE YOU *½

Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler trade bulging biceps for damp hankies in this romantic drama about a couple whose relationship is shown mostly in flashback form, since the too-good-to-be-true husband kicks the bucket a few minutes in. The resulting sobfest is less tedious than it sounds, thanks to a zingy script from Richard LaGravenese (who also directs).

PG-13; 126 minutes

BELLA

A controversial winner of the People's Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival (some critics wrote it off as a simplistic pro-life melodrama), "Bella" is the story of a former soccer star (Eduardo Verastegui) who quits his job as a chef when his jerky brother fires a waitress (Tammy Blanchard) for being late - in more ways than one.

PG; 91 minutes

Synopses by Amanda Henry; ratings from The Associated Press

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