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The Town - My one complaint about this film was the trailer. It seemed to give away the big reveals in the movie, even though I have not heard if that is the case. Some may be put off by the fact that this film was directed by Ben Affleck, but his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, was quite impressive. Jeremy Renner also looks great in this, and the reviews were nearly unanimously positive, so I'm anxious to see this.
Rating: 5 out of 5

Easy A - The reviews were surprisingly positive for this one, comparing it to Mean Girls by many. I do secretly love that movie, and I am very attracted to Emma Stone, so I might have to see this one. It probably won't be until a DVD release, though.
Rating: 3 out of 5

Devil - This one is supposedly "from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan", even though he didn't write or direct it. That may be a good thing, though, according to his latest track record. However, I've heard this one isn't very good, so I'll pass for now.
Rating: 2 out of 5

Alpha and Omega - The one good thing about this year in film has been the strong animated films that have been released, but this one appears to be an exception. There seems to be little to like here for people older than 8, so I would avoid this one.
Rating: 1 out of 5

Never Let Me Go (limited) - The one issue I'm hearing about this film is that it is a very loyal adaptation to it's critically acclaimed novel, which may more or less hurts it as a film. This one seems like The Road, which was a well-done adaptation of a great novel, which made it easy to appreciate, but hard to enjoy. I still think this will be a very good movie, and I'm excited to see it.
Rating: 4 out of 5

Jack Goes Boating (limited) - This is the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is one of the two best actors working today, in my opinion (the other is Daniel Day-Lewis). While I heard the movie itself is flawed, the acting and characters are very well done. So I'm looking forward to this one.
Rating: 4 out of 5

Catfish (limited) - This film has been quite controversial since its appearance at Sundance as to whether or not the events of the film were staged. The filmmakers insist everything that is shown is genuine. I've heard good things from this film, and the trailer seemed interesting, so I will see this one when I can.
Rating: 5 out of 5

Leaves of Grass (limited) - This film, which features Edward Norton in two roles as an Ivy League professor and his pot-head brother, was supposed to be released in April but was pushed back. The trailer seems funny, and Edward Norton appears to give a strong performance, so I'm curious to check this one out.
Rating: 4 out of 5

So, it appears we have a strong weekend in film, especially in regard to the limited releases. What do you think?