New Movies in Theaters This Week, 2-21-14

To be honest there's only a few new, non-limited new movies coming out this week.  They are...

Opening This Week - February 21

Pompeii (2014)

Rated PG-13 105 min   -   Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance

A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Stars:  Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

It sounds like Paul Anderson is taking the best premises of Gladiator and The Titanic, and meshing them together.  All without his Resident Evil movie zombie monsters.  (I presume)  But PG-13 does have its downfall.

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3 Days to Kill (2014)

Rated PG-13 113 min   -   Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

A dying Secret Service Agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.

Director: McG
Stars:    Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Amber Heard

McG is known for his epxlosive action... and moderately decent handling of story.  But can he spit out a decent combo here?

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