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Date published: 10/5/2006
HH FLYBOYS (PG-13) This tale of Americans who volunteer to join the fledgling French biplane air force during World War I is fun to watch, but it doesn't have the actors or dramatic weight to make it much more than a curiosity. That's largely because of the film's lead, James Franco, who flees trouble on the ranch at home to find adventure and fulfillment as one of the world's first pilots. Though World War I is ravaging the countryside and pilots are going down at a ferocious rate, this tale has a jaunty, "Cool! They're flying!" feel to it that undercuts any real attempt at making a serious statement about the war. Jean Reno does his normal solid duty as the officer who oversees a group of American flyboys, but the action they take part in feels more like something on the Disney Channel than real warfare. Rated PG-13 for war-action violence and some sexual content. [RF, M]
H JACKASS: NUMBER TWO (R) If there were ever a movie to divide generations, this is it. Yes, there are funny moments buried among the gross and hurtful bits that are difficult to watch. But I don't really think it's funny to see a guy jab a huge fishhook through his cheek and then get used as bait for sharks. Or get branded on the butt, attacked by bees or abused during a stunt with a beer bong. I could have hung with this if Johnny Knoxville and company did the stunts that got them famous on television, flying through the air on rocket-powered bikes or running from bulls in a suburban street. But on the big screen, and faced by the need to be absurd, dangerous or strange enough to be really out there, there are scenes with snakes, horses and more that push this film beyond what I was comfortable with. Rated R for extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, sexual content, nudity and language. [RF, RA, M]
Date published: 10/5/2006
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