Out this week in theatres: Reluctant parents, angry agent and scare fare

06 January,2011 08:48 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident


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What's it about:
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

Headliners: Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.
Criticspeak: This is crap as we know it, a 113 minute package of romcom suck. (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
Audiences: Not Oscar material, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Fair Game
What's it about: Based on ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame's memoir Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.

Headliners:
Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.
Criticspeak: Doesn't manage to leave you with a completely satisfied feeling. (Kenneth Turan; Los Angeles Times)
Audiences: Fact and fiction balanced with terrific performances.

Paranormal Activity 2
What's it about: Afteru00a0 a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home.

Headliners:
Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat
Criticspeak: The franchise works best in midnight screenings. (Jeannette Catsoulis; New York Times)u00a0
Audiences: A little better than the first one.
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Out theatres Reluctant parents angry agent scare fare