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Listings for Friday, December 14, through Thursday, December 20, 2007
Alvin and the ChipmunksCapsule by Andrea GronvallFrom the Chicago ReaderLive-action stars take a backseat to CGI chipmunks in this uneven family comedy: Alvin, Theodore, and Simon have the only good lines or recognizable emotions, with Jason Lee and David Cross straining to flesh out their cardboard roles. Lee plays a struggling LA musician who hits it big with a Christmas track featuring the three singing rodents; Cross is a venal music executive who tries to cut him out of the action. The jabs at merchandising are pretty cynical, given that the title characters have been a cash cow for producer Ross Bagdasarian and his heirs since he created the act in 1958. Tim Hill (Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties) directed. PG, 91 min.
This movie is currently playing at: Arlington | Century 12 and CineArts 6 | Chatham 14 | Cicero ShowPlace 14 | City North 14 | Crown Glen 10 | Crown Village 18 | Elk Grove | Ford City | Gardens 7-13 | Lake | Lake Zurich | Liberty | Lincolnshire 20 | Marcus Addison | Melrose Park | Niles ShowPlace 12 | Norridge | Northbrook | Pickwick | Quarry | Randhurst | River East 21 | ShowPlace 14 Galewood Crossings | South Barrington 30 | Streets of Woodfield | Woodridge 18 | York | Yorktown
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