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[For ages 7-14] Top of form? ‘The Game Plan’ is typical game plan The Game Plan Opens Sept. 28, Rated PG thegameplanmovie.com Following in the small, tired footsteps of “The Pacifier,” “Are We There Yet?” and countless other movies that put a big, macho guy in sudden, reluctant care of a child, this formulaic comedy stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a star quarterback of a pro team chasing a championship. When the rich and famous playboy learns he has a 7-year-old daughter, he must juggle ballet practices with football practices, kid games with playoff games, Barbie dolls with living dolls...you get the idea. Goal! 2: Living the Dream Opens Sept. 14, Rated PG goalmovie.com The middle chapter of the underdog soccer trilogy has East L.A. soccer phenom Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) transferring from England’s Newcastle United team to Spain’s Real Madrid. As with the first “Goal” movie, the U.S. is behind the rest of the world in seeing the sequel. In England, where No. 2 debuted in February, critics weren’t too kind – one called the whole thing “pointless” and that the “to be continued” at the end of the movie is “more ominous than enticing.” Gee, can’t wait. [For ages 12-16] The Nanny Diaries Opens Sept. 7, Rated PG-13 weinsteinco.com In one of her lightest roles yet, Scarlett Johansson is a college student from New Jersey who works as a nanny for a dysfunctional, rich Manhattan family. Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney play the parents of the genre-obligatory spoiled brat. The new hire must learn how to juggle her employer’s eccentricities, her studies, a new flame and the bad seed in her charge. Delayed from an original April release, the romantic comedy is based on the best-selling satirical novel of 2002 by former nannies Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. [DVDS] Josie and the Pussycats: The Complete Series (Not rated; Sept. 18; ages 5-11): Long before the 16th and final episode of this morning cartoon aired in 1972, Baby Boomers knew the theme song cold and even some of the catchy tunes that were worked into each show. Between songs, the all-girl group got caught up in crazy spy capers and adventures. Definitely worthy of introducing to a new generation of youngsters. Grade: B+ Peppa Pig: Muddy Puddles (Not rated; Sept. 25; ages 3-5): America is two years behind the United Kingdom with this animated series, but then again, Peppa Pig, her family and friends debuted on the BBC, and it takes time to re-dub the show with American voices. Preschoolers unfamiliar with characters who have both eyes on the same side of their faces will go hog-wild over these anthropomorphic pigs. Grade: A Shredderman Rules! (Not rated; now available; ages 12-16): This movie stars Devon Werkheiser (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”) as a high schooler who posts incriminating video online to get back at the school bully. Grade: B+ |
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