Capsule reviews of new movie releases

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Capsule reviews of new movie releases

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/capsule-reviews-movie-releases-215830964.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gpfUKWfFHNAalzQiiyaZ6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d46361cb237ab315350f6a70670000b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures shows Jamie Foxx, left, and Channing Tatum in a scene from &quot;White House Down.&quot; (AP Photo/Sony Columbia Pictures, Reiner Bajo)" align="left" title="This film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures shows Jamie Foxx, left, and Channing Tatum in a scene from &quot;White House Down.&quot; (AP Photo/Sony Columbia Pictures, Reiner Bajo)" border="0" /></a>&quot;The Heat&quot; â€" What's amazing about the comedic force that is Melissa McCarthy is how she sounds like she's truly improvising most of the time. And so the best parts of &quot;The Heat,&quot; a riotous though uneven buddy cop movie directed by Paul Feig of &quot;Bridesmaids&quot; fame, is the repartee between McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. But first, let's note the pop culture glass ceiling that's happily breaking here â€" BOTH cops in a buddy cop flick are women! Feig and screenwriter Katie Dippold rely a bit too much on formula, the pacing is uneven, a few scenes over-the-top (and one very yucky). But put dialogue in the hands of Bullock and McCarthy, add in their obvious chemistry, and nothing can go too far wrong. And at times, you'll be in utter hysterics. Bullock is the straight-laced, inhibited but fiercely ambitious FBI agent; McCarthy is the free-wheeling, profane, messy Boston detective with a heart in just the right place, if you can find it. Watch McCarthy react to the sight of Bullock in Spanx. Or in neatly pressed pajamas. Or the two of them dancing in a bar. Or the women sitting with McCarthy's relatives, possibly the most dysfunctional family in the history of Boston. Jane Curtin plays Mom; the mere thought of these two together is funny, and we wish she had more screen time. R for pervasive language, strong crude content and some violence. 117 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.</p><br clear="all"/>

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