Tots may be scared of lurking monster. Tots may be scared by scheming villain, stone warriors, serpents, spiders. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn in uninspired, sometimes amusing remake about middle-aged couple on disastrous trip to New York. Film of her one-person stage show seems stilted at times, but emotional truth wins out. Matthew McConaughey as average guy whose daily life becomes focus of national cable show in droll, poignant satire of fame game.
Mature content deserves R rating.
Forces of Nature. Ben Affleck as nice guy on way to his wedding tempted by ditsy Sandra Bullock in fun, unpredictable comedy. Keanu Reeves as computer hacker freeing mankind from controlling super computers in neat mix of cyber punk, martial arts, mythology, sci-fi. Drew Barrymore does a delightful turn as Josie, a rookie newspaper reporter who poses as a high school student to research a piece on teen social mores. It covers strong sexual innuendo, including a comic lesson on condom use.