There are two movies coming to a theater near you on Nov. 19, but are they watchable?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part I

Genre:  Adventure, fantasy

Rating:  PG- 13

This is the first of the final two installments for the “Harry Potter” films.  In this movie, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliff), and his two friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint)  and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) journey together to track down and destroy the Horcruxes, Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) immortality and destruction.    Only this time, they’re by themselves, without the help of their professors and Dumbledore.  Can they do it?

Our recommendation:  See it

The Next Three Days

Genre: Thriller

Rating: PG- 13

Love can drive people to do anything. John Brennan (Russell Crowe) and his wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), are living the good life until Lara is arrested for a murder that she claims she didn’t commit. A few years into her sentence, everything turns into chaos.  John is struggling to raise his family and keep his job when his wife turns suicidal. John soon devises a desperate plan to break his wife out of jail. With all the odds against him, John still refuses to live without his love.

Our recommendation: See it

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