Eragon (Speleers) is a young farm boy whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon, Saphira (voiced by Rachel Weisz). Eragon becomes the first new Dragon Rider, and learns of the oppressive, power-corrupted King Galbatorix (Malkovich) whose cruel wizard servant Durza (Carlyle) stands in the way of Eragons quest to lead the scattered remains of the kingdom against the evil army. But Eragon has the experience and wisdom of Brom (Irons) to help him.15 year old author (at the time he started writing) Christopher Paolini's rich and engaging work makes for great escapist cinema, especially for his own (young adult) age group. Although I don't qualify for that age group by a long shot I still love dragons and magic and I enjoyed it too. This is the first of three novels, which will also soon find their way to the screen.Stefen Fangmeier, the rare first-time director who comes in with three Oscar nominations under his belt (he's a special-effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic), shows great restraint with the visual wizardry, to the benefit of his characters. The first few scenes with the dragon are that much more thrilling because the movie relies so heavily on flesh-and-blood acting. It's a family friendly adventure fantasy with a new hero, whose idealism and impetuousness is infectious.'

Tommy (Jackman) is a research scientist, trying to find the cure for his wifes cancer. Izzie (Weisz) is his wife, a novelist working on a story about a conquistador (Jackman again) looking for the tree of life for his queen (Weisz again). But, in trying to save his wife, is Tommy missing out on sharing his wife's last days on earth?A meditation on love, life and death, "The Fountain" has split audiences between those who are fascinated by the film's rich, gorgeous imagery and deep spirituality, and those who find it all a load of pretentious wank. But it's nice to see a major filmmaker embark on a film that asks some more fundamental questions about living in the shadow of death and about what living forever might actually mean. So what if it means your brain has to come along to the movies for one night? You just might find it worth the effort.'