Movies This Week: Hanna Highness Born to Win

New movies in Austin this week include big goofy Hollywood comedies as well as some indie gems.

Movies We've Seen:

Born to be Wild -- Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this documentary is the story of orphaned and rescued orangutans and elephants. Read Debbie's review for more. (The Story of Texas IMAX Theater)

Hanna (pictured above)-- A girl who's trained her entire life for a deadly confrontation with a mysterious woman from the CIA sounds like it would be a great thriller, but it tries too hard and too loudly to be clever to the point not even Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan and Tom Hollander can save it. Although they certainly try. Read my review for the whole scoop. (wide)

Win Win -- A small-town lawyer barely making ends meet takes in a teenager with unforeseen consequences to his life and family. If you liked The Station Agent and The Visitor, you'll like Tom McCarthy's latest which was also a SXSW Selection.  See my review for details.  (Arbor)

Your Highness -- The Pineapple Express team takes on medieval times with a lowbrow comedy twist.The more trailers I see for this one, the less I want to see it. Mike has seen and enjoyed it, so check out his review.  (wide)

Arthur -- Russell Brand creeps me out, so I'll be staying away from this remake of the tipsy movie that made Dudley Moore famous. Look for Jette's review on Saturday morning (her one-word summary: "meh"). (wide)

Other Movies Opening this Week:

Soul Surfer -- Biopic of a surfer girl who didn't let the loss of her arm in a shark attack stop her from surfing.  (wide)

Thank You --  Happily married womanizers versus a private detective who saves marriages.  Why, yes, it's a Bollywood movie.  (Cinemark Tinselstown)