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Admit One 9/17

So after last week’s one new release this week we have four.

The Town

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively

Directed by: Ben Affleck

Plot: A member of a bank robbing crew decides to try and quit the business after falling in love with a woman the gang took hostage but his crew and an FBI agent might make that difficult.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 92%

Critic Consensus: “Tense, smartly written, and wonderfully cast, The Town proves that Ben Affleck has rediscovered his muse — and that he’s a director to be reckoned with.”

Easy A

Starring: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patrica Clarkson, Stanley Tucci

Directed by: Will Gluck

Plot: After a fake tryst at a party, high schooler Olive tries to work the rumors and new found attention to her advantage.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 83%

Critic Consensus: “It owes a huge debt to older (and better) teen comedies, but Easy A proves a smart, witty showcase for its irresistibly charming star, Emma Stone”

Devil

Starring: Chris Messina, Bookeem Woodbine, Jenny O’Hara, Logan Marshall Green

Directed by: Drew and John Erick Dowdle

Plot: Five people get trapped in an elevator and, after horrible things start happening, suspect that one of them might be the Devil.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

Alpha and Omega

Starring: Justin Long, Hayden Panettitiere, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper, Larry Miller, Christina Ricci

Directed by: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck

Plot: Two wolves are tranquilized and driven thousands of miles to a nature preserve to repopulate.  Kate, the strong and commanding Alpha, wants none of that and sets out to return home with clumsy Omega Humphrey in tow.

RT Score: 11%

Critic Consensus: N/A

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