In the world of film nerddom, such distinctions are possible. Penelope Cruz is a Brazilian chef who takes San Francisco by storm in this fanciful romance with great samba music. Lots of good-looking young actors are in peril in this sequel about a killer stalking a student filmmaking crew. As if we needed any reminding. Instead, it's a high school football yarn starring Denzel Washington as a coach at a newly integrated high school in 1971.
Word is it's a big crowd-pleasing movie, almost guaranteed to be a hit.
A young woman becomes a boxer in this Sundance Film Festival winner. In a remake of the old Michael Caine movie, Sylvester Stallone stars as a mobster with a thirst for revenge. Total tough-guy stuff from Sly. This story of drug addiction has been given an NC-17 rating, which will stick. Many men likely would wish for such problems.