Tweek Recommends for the Week of April 24-30

Here's the rundown: I take a gander at the upcoming releases for the week, and select one wide and one limited release film. I'll give you a short synopysis of the film and its cast, and why I think it's a winner. Even if the list of options really blows, I'll give you at least one for those of you who just HAVE to see something THIS weekend. Don't worry, if I think even my top choice is going to suck, I'll tell you.

Wide-Release Film
RV- Robin Williams. Robin and his dysfunctional family go for a road trip in an RV, and we can all see where this is going. Williams is great, and usually puts on a good show, but this movie overall looks pretty unspired. I'm only moderately recommending it.

Limited-Release Film
The Lost City- Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray. According to Yahoo! Movies:

During the Cuban Revolution of 1958-59, the three brothers of the Fellove family are ruined: brother Luis supports Castro as a clandestine terrorist and is killed by the forces of Batista; brother Ricardo joins Castro's forces as a freedom fighter and kills himself when he realizes that Castro is just another power-hungry dictator; and wary brother Fico, a nightclub entrepreneur, stays apolitical during the Revolution and sees his life's work confiscated by Castro's puritanical and acquisitive goons.

Sounds intreguing. And it's nice to see some big names taking part in smaller films. I respect that. Acting shouldn't be just about the money. They should do it cause they love it.

Footnote
I could not in good conscience recommend Flight 93 to you guys this week. For those who don't know, it's a movie about the plane that didn't make it to DC on 9/11 and crashed in a field. I completely respect the opinion of those who think it's too soon or simply don't with to relive it. That said, I heard the early review by Ebert and Roper, and they say nothing is dramatized at all. You don't learn any back story for any of the characters, there's no big moments of suspense. The movie starts, and what you get is a nearly real-time representation of events without exploiting or dramatizing the story. You see what these people did in these 2 hours, not what they've done their entire lives. If you were thinking about seeing this one, I say you should.