Oakville Movie Reviews

Reviews and "trailers" for movies currently playing in Oakville, Burlington and Milton (62 screens). (updated for week of Thursday May 16th, 2013 - updated May 17):

Our TOP TWO movie picks this week (see reviews below):

Click on Movie name below to see all showtimes at local theatres for that movie. Click on to view movie trailer for that movie. All ratings are out of a total of five stars .

New Releases (for week of Thursday May 16th, 2013 - updated May 17)

Star Trek Into Darkness
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon (Benedict Cumberbatch) of mass destruction.

Still Mine
An elderly couple (James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold) fights against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

Coming Next Week

Before Midnight---Friday, May 24, 2013
We meet Jesse and Celine (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy) nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna 9also: Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed).

Epic---Friday, May 24, 2013
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the rag-tag forces of good take on the forces of evil in order to save their world. (voices: Amanda Seyfried, Beyoncé Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Colin Farrell)

Fast & Furious 6---Friday, May 24, 2013
Agent Hobbs enlists the aid of Dom and team (Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez) to help bring a rival gang (Luke Evans) to justice, and in exchange for clear records.

The Hangover Part III---Friday, May 24, 2013
This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms) hits the road, all bets are off.

Currently Showing Movies

Evil Dead Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby wood, until they are all possessed but one.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters In this dark spin on the fairy tale, siblings Hansel and Gretel (Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton) are a formidable team of bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world 9also: Peter Stormare, Famke Janssen).

Identity Thief When a mild-mannered businessman (Jason Bateman) learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief (Melissa McCarthy) -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.(also:John Cho, Amanda Peet)

Iron Man 3 When Tony Stark's world (Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow) is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, Stark starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.(Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle).

Jurassic Park (1993) During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. (Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough)

Mud Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.(Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard )

Oblivion A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. (Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko)

Oz the Great and Powerful A small-time magician with dubious ethics (James Franco ) arrives in a magical land and must decide if he will be a good man or a great one (also:Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis).

Pain & Gain A trio of bodybuilders (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Rebel Wilson) in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

Peeples Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage (Kerry Washington, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, Tyler James Williams, S. Epatha Merkerson).

Scary MoVie 5 A couple begin to experience some unusual activity after bringing their newborn son home from the hospital. only to find, with home-surveillance cameras its being stalked by a nefarious demon (Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan).

Seven Psychopaths A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu. (Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken)

Star Trek Into Darkness After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon (Benedict Cumberbatch) of mass destruction.

Still Mine An elderly couple (James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold) fights against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.

The Big Wedding A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding (Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried)

The Call When veteran 911 operator Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) receives a call from a girl (Abigail Breslin) who has just been abducted, she soon realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.(Michael Eklund, Justina Machado)

The Company You Keep A thriller centered on a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity. (Robert Redford, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte )

The Croods The world's very first prehistoric family goes on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world. (voices: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keene)

The Great Gatsby A Midwestern war veteran (Tobey Maguire) finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor (Leonardo DiCaprio).

The Hangover Part III This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack (Bradley Cooper, Melissa McCarthy, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms) hits the road, all bets are off.

The Place Beyond the Pines A motorcycle stunt rider (Bradley Cooper) turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective (also:Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne).

The Sapphires It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam (Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens,Miranda Tapsell).