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The Brothers Grimm
Starring: Matt Damon and Heath Ledger
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Written by: Ehren Kruger
What it's about: A fictionalized fantasy about the German fairy-tale authors, here portrayed as con men who lift fake curses, only to encounter a genuine form of black magic that will force them to deal with things they've only written about.
Why it will be fabulous: After Gilliam's aborted Don Quixote effort, The Brothers Grimm sees him back in fantasy mode, which is what he does best.
Why it will be dreadful: Its release was postponed for a year while Miramax's Harvey Weinstein tried recutting it. His version then scored lower with test audiences than Gilliam's did.
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Depp for dessert: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Tom Arnold, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Written and directed by: Don Roos
What it's about: A Sundance surprise fave this year, this is a portmanteau about a dozen or so folks whose lives collide in tales tragic and comic. In one story, a father (Arnold) and his gay-but-fighting-it son (Jason Ritter) turn out to be sleeping with the same woman (Gyllenhaal). In another connected tale, Kudrow plays an L.A. abortion counselor being blackmailed by a would-be documentarian (Bradford) who says he's found the child she secretly gave up for adoption years ago. Fun!
Why it will be fabulous: Roos wrote and directed The Opposite of Sex.
Why it will be dreadful: Roos wrote and directed Bounce.
Must Love Dogs
Starring: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Stockard Channing, Christopher Plummer and Dermot Mulroney
Written and directed by: Gary David Goldberg
What it's about: Romantic comedy based on a novel by Claire Cook, in which a teacher in her forties (Lane) tries to find love through the personals. She ends up meeting John Cusack.
Why it will be fabulous: Most guys wanna get with Diane Lane, and most women wanna get with John Cusack. And neither is repellent to the same sex, which is a plus.
Why it will be dreadful: Every hack film columnist in America is already preparing to write, "If you really like this movie, you Must Love Dogs!"
Sky High
Starring: Kelly Preston, Kurt Russell, Lynda Carter and Bruce Campbell
Directed by: Mike Mitchell (Surviving Christmas)
Written by: Paul Hernandez and Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle (Kim Possible)
What it's about: In a world full of superhumans, the teenage son of Captain Stronghold (Russell) and Josie Jetstream (Preston) tries to navigate the hurdles of adolescence while training at a school for heroes.
Why it will be fabulous: TV's original Wonder Woman plays the school principal, and the impossibly square-jawed Campbell is head coach.
Why it will be dreadful: There's no way it'll be better than The Incredibles.
Stealth
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel and Josh Lucas
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Written by: Cohen and W.D. Richter (Big Trouble in Little China)
What it's about: After a superadvanced stealth fighter is struck by lightning, the onboard computer takes on a life of its own and decides to initiate the next world war.
Why it will be fabulous: WarGames meets Short Circuit? How could it not be?
Why it will be dreadful: OK, yeah, it's made by the director of XXX and The Skulls, so it might be pretty bad.
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