The Weekend Report: Sexy Men & Aliens

I can't say this weekend is going to be much of an improvement at the box office, but it's shaping up to be rather great in terms of picture quality. None of the films coming out this weekend are likely to reek as much as the films of last week. On the lowest end of the spectrum is Limitless, the Bradley Cooper psychological thriller. I maintain that the film does have the potential to be entertaining, but the fact is that with this sort of material, it does tend to come out as forced. It's still most likely to garner a plethora of audience members, probably skewing towards the female demographic for obvious reasons.

There's also Matthew McConaughey's legal drama, The Lincoln Lawyer, which is snagging some surprisingly favorable reviews. I could've guessed as much from the excellent supporting cast, but I think it may be treading the line of good rather than great. I expect that this film will play most favorably to the older male audience. The rest of the male audiences this weekend should be heading out to see Paul, but that's assuming that people are attracted to quality entertainment. I personally enjoyed Paul very much, even though there are people who are somewhat underwhelmed with the feature. The crux of audience enjoyment is to not compare it to Pegg and Frost's past features. Win Win is in limited release, so if you're in that rare area to see it, that'd be a good idea.