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Queen Latifah

Just Wright

score: 
D
Director: 
Sanaa Hamri
Cast: 
Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier
Running Time: 
111
Rated: 
PG
Author(s): 
Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is happy. She is a successful physical therapist, and she is fixing up the old house she just bought. So why doesn’t she have a man? That’s simple. Leslie has always been seen “one of the guys.” She loves Nets’ basketball and just hanging out, and unfortunately for her, her childhood friend Morgan (Paula Patton) is gorgeous. As Morgan goes gold-diggin,’ Leslie lands the chance of a lifetime to be a physical therapist for the handsome and talented NBA All-star Scott McKnight.

What Happens in Vegas

score: 
B-
Director: 
Tom Vaughan
Cast: 
Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry
Running Time: 
99
Rated: 
PG-13
Containing some good one-liners and laughs, What Happens In Vegas unfortunately loses steam by the end, becoming yet another run-of-the-mill romantic comedy.

Mad Money

score: 
C+
Director: 
Callie Khouri
Cast: 
Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes
Running Time: 
104
Rated: 
PG-13
All their lives Bridget, Nina and Jackie have played by the rules; but when Bridget derives the perfect plan to smuggle soon-to-be-destroyed cash out of the Federal Reserve, all three girls begin to see green. As the unlikely trio begin to accumulate piles and piles of cash it looks as if they have pulled off the perfect crime – until a major mishap alerts the authorities. Now the group must work to stay one step ahead of the law as they live their life of newfound luxury.

Secret Life of Bees, The

score: 
A-
Director: 
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast: 
Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo
Running Time: 
110
Rated: 
PG-13
Author(s): 
In the course of her career, Dakota Fanning has been given the opportunity to star alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names. From Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat and Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds to Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in I Am Sam, Fanning has quickly compiled a strong resume that rarely shows a sign of flaw or misguided loyalty. Her characters have always been strong, helping her to build a fan base of mass proportion as she becomes a rare constant in a business of ever-constant change.
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