PINEAPPLE EXPRESS **½
Seth Rogen co-wrote this stoner comedy, in which he co-stars with James Franco - here earning raves as the dopey dealer who gets into hot water when his client (Rogen) witnesses a murder, sending both on the run. Rounding out the unusual ensemble is indie director David Gordon Green, who brings some of his distinctive visual style and improvisational pacing to the proceedings. R, 111 minutes

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If you're really hard up for a futuristic, post-apocalyptic movie about a down-on-his-luck hero pressed into service escorting a young woman from one nasty place to another, you rent "Children of Men" again instead. In this version, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, Vin Diesel is the mercenary hired by "Russian" Gerard Depardieu, while Michelle Yeoh and Melanie Thierry are the cargo. PG-13, 90 minutes

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RIGHTEOUS KILL *½
You'd think someone could have come up with a better name for this somewhat historical pairing of Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino -- "Not as Good as 'Heat' But Hey, at Least They Have More Than One Scene Together," for example. The living legends play longtime partners at the NYPD who are hunting a serial killer preying on criminals who have slipped through the justice system. R, 100 minutes

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