Taken is the most fun I've had in the theater in awhile. Liam Neeson ("The Other Man") plays a retired FBI agent who goes on a rampage when his daughter is kidnapped. The film has alot of flaws if you focus on logistics too much. Just let go and enjoy the ride.
A Place in the Sun stars Montgomery Clift ("The Defector") as a poor boy trying to make a place for himself. He gets a chance at the upper crust with a young Elizabeth Taylor ("The Flintstones"), but, sadly, he's already knocked up his common girlfriend, Shelly Winters ("La Bomba"). It's enough to drive a man to murder. An interesting story, but I didn't love any of the characters. Supposedly based on actual events, it won six Oscars including Screenplay.
In Heaven Can Wait, Warren Beatty ("Town & Country") plays a football player who's taken before his time. So the powers that be put him into the body of a self-centered millionaire and hijinks ensue. The story is consistently amusing, but rarely laugh-out-loud funny. Enjoyable.
48 Hours pairs Nick Nolte ("Tropic Thunder")'s hot-headed cop with Eddie Murphy ("Meet Dave")'s wisecracking criminal. The story is okay. Nolte gets Murphy out of jail for two days to help catch an escaped convict who's gone on a killing spree. But Nolte's character is such an outrageous jerk that I had trouble watching the movie.
Push is like a gritty version of X-Men. People with special powers like telekinesis or prophecy are categorized by the government and sometimes forced into service. But a big thing is going down, so a gangly Dakota Fanning ("The Secret Life of Bees") has to collect Chris Evans ("Street Kings") so they can save the world. Fun.