Admit One 7/31

July ends on kind of a weird week at the box office.  You have the annual Judd Apatow related movie, a horror movie and a bizarre kids movie.  Let’s investigate.

Funny People

Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill

Directed by: Judd Apatow

Plot: A popular stand up comic takes an up and coming comic under his wing after learning he has a rare, incurable blood disease.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 66%

Critic Consensus: “Funny People features the requisite humor, as well as considerable emotional depth, resulting in Judd Apatow’s most mature film to date.”

Aliens in the Attic

Starring: Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts, Tim Meadows

Directed by: John Schultz

Plot:  While on vacation, a group of kids must fight off a group of alien invaders.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

The Collector

Starring: Madeline Zima, Andrea Roth, Daniella Alonso, Robert Wisdom

Directed by: Marcus Dunstan

Plot: An ex-con breaks into his new boss’s home to repay a debt to his ex-wife and finds a masked killer named “The Collector” already inside.  He must then try to protect the family of the house he broke into.

RT Freshness: 33%

Critic Consensus: N/A