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10 Older kids may dig '' USCCB rates £4 Gerri Pare/CNS new movies >2 NEW YORK — In "Holes" (Dis­ NrVl YORK(CNS)—Tht ff 1 t> ney), unlucky Stanley Yelnats (Shia lowing are capsule reviews c f LaBeouf) is sentenced to 18 months movies recent!} reviewed by in a camp for troubled youth when theL S Conference of Catholic he is assumed to have stolen a bas­ Bishops Office for Film &. ketball star's prized sneaks. Bioadcastuifc, The desert camp's cruel overseer 'CHASING RAPT (Jon Voight) makes the boys dig deep holes all day, every day, with­ Fatuous comedy about three out Explanation. And Stanley's dis­ women who collide over the at astrous family history is played out fections of a suave hunky ad < in flashbacks that are livelier than vertising executive who has >- the contemporary,story. deceiv ed each into thinking tint she is the only love uf his life z It seems a Gypsy fortune teller () put a multigenera- The f dm though sporting an up tional curse on Stanley's ancestor in and coming Hispanic cast is o the old country. Misfortune came doomed by an inane script and at when outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow flat forced humor which ulti u- O () relieved him of mately proves to be about as u his treasure chest. Once a sweet appetizing as a three dav old o O I schoolmarm, her affection for a burrito Some mild sexual hu Q kindly black man (Dule Hill) led to mor The USCCB classification her change of career. is A III — adults Ihe Motion Stanley befriends pint-size Zero Buena Vista/CNS Pictui e Association of America 3 (Khleo Thomas), who risks death by Shia LaBeouf and Khleo Thomas star in the Disney family adventure xating is PCi — parental guid 0 ancc suggested u running off, followed by Stanley. "Holes." They unravel the mystery of the i 0 'Cmr OF GHOSTS' -5 holes and their shared ancestral past. children may just dig "Holes." U Director ' film is With brief violence and an in­ A remorseful insurance scam based on Louis Sachar's popular ju­ stance of crass expression, the aitist (Matt Dillon) flees to venile novel of the same name. The USCCB classification is A-II — Cambodia where his hardened film loses energy whenever it turns comically effective as the steely pro­ adults and adolescents." The Motion boss (lames Caan) and sneakv from the Old West to the hole dig­ prietress of the camp. LaBeouf and Picture Association of America rat­ colleague (btellan Skarsgard) gers. Humorous scenes return to Thomas are appealing in their roles. ing is PG — parental guidance sug­ involve him in a deadlv scheme Stanley's struggling family, where The children's movie is an odd mix­ gested. The film captures a scedv at his inventor dad (Henry Winkler) ture of nice with nasty. But with its mosphere of dangerous intrigue seeks a formula for smell-less shoes. themes of friendship and family val­ Pare is director, of the Office for but too belatedlv develops the Several characters are one-di­ ues, coupled with pleasing visuals Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Con­ interpersonal relationships that mensional but Sigourney Weaver is and a crowd-pleasing ender, older ference of Catholic Bishops. fuel Ddlon s character s search for redemption Intermittent vi oleno& much rough language and Minimal profanity The 'Monk' film has hackneyed script USCCB classification is A III— adults The MPAA rating isR— David DiCerto/CNS fortress, mowing down the pacifist sanctity of life while he instructs his restricted i monks. The hero escapes with the young pupil in the fine and ungentle NEW YORK (CNS) — A super- scroll, unharmed by Struker's point- art of kicking butt — abruptly cut 'MAUBU'S powered martial artist battles an blank marksmanship — earning him short by the opportunity to put his MOST WANTED' j army of evil neo-Nazis searching for the sobriquet of "Bulletproof Monk." words into practice by beating the I an ancient scroll which he has sworn In San Francisco, the Bulletproof bad guys to a pulp. An overpmdeged white kid | to protect in the high-flying but Monk finds his scroll-protector suc­ The film's over-the-top violence is from Maubu who fancies him I flawed "Bulletproof Monk" (MGM). cessor in the unlikely Kar (Seann less offensive when taken in its com­ self as a self stvltd hip-hop rap­ The script at times is so hack- "William Scott), a streetwise, good- ic-book context, though parents per gets a dose of urban reality jneyed that better writing can be hearted thief who has learned nifty equally concerned about its video­ in this mindless satire The film found in fortune cookies. moves from watching kung-fu game-like casualness devoid of a vapid jumble of mildlv amus Based on the popular comic book, flicks. Karmust prove he is the heir moral consequences may find it ing comedv sketches is a mis [director Paul Hunter's, film.stars by fulfilling three prophecies. more than a bit off-putting. guided attempt to comment on | Chow Yun-Fat as the nameless Ti­ With similar films having raised Due to recurring violence, mini­ the puzrluifc sociological phe betan holy man with unparalleled the bar so high, it is hard to continu­ mal profanities and a few crude ex­ nomenon of silver spoon youths j warrior skills. His venerable master ally excite audiences. Still, "Bullet­ pressions, the USCCB Office for fascination with the subculture entrusts him with the "Ultimate proof Monk" boasts some ultrastyl- Film & Broadcasting classification of gangsta rap An instance of J Scroll" which, if it fell into the wrong ized, gravity-defying acrobatics. is A-III—adults. The Motion Picture rough language lecurnngoh j hands, would enable its wielder to Yun-Fat is .magnetic as the fast- Association of America rating is PG- scemties and lewd sexual hu I conquer the world. fisted sage, giving the role an ap­ 13 — parents are strongly cautioned. m >r and vlotence 1 he USLLI Being 1943, the scroll is just the pealing blend of stoic serenity and, Some material may be inappropriate Uatsificatii n is A III — adults [ kind of toy any red-blooded Nazi surprisingly, disarming comic edge. for children under 13. The W\A l ihng is IC 13 — | would want. A band of Adolf's boys, Casual violence will always.be an parents