Hancock

(Sony Pictures) 

Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
Smith plays Hancock, a superhero unlike any other — he drinks, swears and doesn’t care who he offends. His carelessness lands him in jail, but he’s quickly released when the armed forces need his help. Can they finally make a true hero out of him?
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The Wackness (Sony Classics)
Starring: Josh Peck, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ben Kingsley
This coming-of-age comedy is set in the mid-’90s, when pagers were still cool and hip-hop was blaring from every stereo. Luke (Peck) is a teen who trades marijuana for sessions with his young-at-heart shrink, Dr. Squires (Kingsley). The self-conscious kid finds an unlikely friend in the doc, and the two soon set out on an unusual trek across New York City.
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Harold (City Lights Pictures and M.E.G.A. Films)
Starring: Spencer Breslin, Nikki Blonsky, Ally Sheedy and Cuba Gooding, Jr
Harold (Breslin) is a 13-year-old kid who has gone prematurely bald - and has the personality of a grumpy old man to match his look. When his mother decides to uproot Harold and his teen queen of a sister (Stella Maeve) to a new town, things go from bad to worse. Aside from his nerdy clique (which includes Blonsky), Harold is an outcast. He befriends the school janitor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who actually has some surprisingly good advice for him. With only a few laugh-out-loud moments and some tired jokes, Harold was decent at best.

Wall-E (Buena Vista)
This computer-animated flick from the guy who brought us Finding Nemo follows a robot, Wall-E, who is left by himself on Earth. He’s lonely until he meets a search robot named Eve, who learns that Wall-E has unintentionally found the key to the planet’s future. Together they travel distant galaxies and make some friends along the way.
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Finding Amanda (Magnolia Pictures)
Starring: Matthew Broderick,Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney
In this outlandish drama, Broderick plays a TV producer who is an addict and compulsive gambler. While fighting his own demons, he finds out his 20-year-old niece (Snow, in a great performance) has disappeared. His search takes him to a gambling junkie’s worst nightmare: Las Vegas.

Wanted (Universal Studios)
Starring: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman
When slacker Wesley (McAvoy) is recruited to join a fraternity of assassins, he discovers
his killer instinct. Under the guidance of superhot Fox (Jolie), Wesley learns how to control his newfound heroism while still getting his vengeance on.
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The Love Guru (Paramount Pictures)
Starring: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake
Myers is back with his first original character since Austin Powers. He plays a love guru hired to get a Hollywood couple back together. Interesting side note: The idea came to Myers when he was on a spiritual quest following his father’s death.
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (HBO Films)
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Joan Cusack
Based on the popular American Girl book series, Breslin stars as the young, passionate, inquisitive girl who helps her family get its life back on track. Expect a Nancy Drew knockoff.
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Get Smart Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway
(Warner Bros.)
When Maxwell Smart (Carell) finally gets a chance to join spy agency CONTROL, he has to prove himself to his partner, Agent 99 (Hathaway). Get Smart is a hilarious mix of Mission: Impossible–style action and Carell’s unique brand of comedy. Action plus laughs equals a great summer movie!

The Happening (20th Century Fox)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo
Another M. Night Shyamalan chiller arrives right in time for summer. When an eerie, inexplicable event starts taking human lives, one family goes on the run before they become victims too. If you like freaky thrillers (think of this one as a cross between I Am Legend and The Ring), The Happening should be right up your alley.
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