There are a few great films on DVD this week, including Mesrine: Killer Instinct, the first half of Vincent Cassel’s take on the famous French criminal, and Get Low, a suspenseful character piece. But the pick of the week is Fish Tank, a British drama about a troubled teen played magnificently by newcomer Katie Jarvis. Criticker users loved it.
Due Date – Average Tier 4.38
High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child’s birth on time. Due Date @ Amazon
The life of hot-tempered teen outcast Mia (Katie Jarvis) takes an unexpected turn when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a handsome and mysterious boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender), who pledges to bring sweeping positive changes to the household. Fish Tank @ Amazon
Megamind – Average Tier 5.66
When a cunning supervillain (voiced by Will Ferrell) accidently kills his crime-fighting nemesis, the rogue suddenly finds life boring and uninspired. So, he creates a new enemy (Jonah Hill) who seeks to destroy the world, forcing Megamind to play the hero role for once in his life. Megamind @ Amazon
Mesrine: Killer Instinct – Average Tier 6.72
The first half of an epic biography of the real-life french gangster Mesrine. This film covers Mesrine’s introduction into violence during the war between France and Algeria up to his exile in Montreal. This man was a gangster, thug, prison escape artist, bank robber and even a terrorist. In France, he is a legend. Mesrine: Killer Instinct @ Amazon
Get Low – Average Tier 6.12
A man in a small town plans his own funeral in order to resolve an old murder case. Get Low @ Amazon
It’s a nail-biting race against time as an unmanned train carrying a load of lethal chemicals speeds out of control, and a conductor and engineer do everything in their power to keep it from derailing and killing tens of thousands of people. Denzel Washington leads the cast in Tony Scott’s tough-minded thriller, in which a terrible circumstance forces a couple of ordinary men to become extraordinary heroes. 
A little romance, some sex, some treachery, and apart from that, a few laughs. The lives of a group of people, whose passions, ambitions and anxieties force them all into assorted troubles that run the gamut from ludicrous to dangerous. (facebook.com) 
Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. 
In the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert, a mortally wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the sun. This is Jay – once a street-smart, carefree hustler and now a wanted man. 
Secret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it’s a fight to survive in a hospital. (imdb) 
After experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem. 
A yearly reunion of a dysfunctional family. 
History — make that high school — may repeat itself when Marni (Kristen Bell) learns that Joanna (Odette Yustman), the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn’t change its stripes. On Marni’s side is her mother, Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis); Joanna’s backed by wealthy Aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver). Kristin Chenoweth plays wedding planner Monique Leroux. 
Being a teenager is too much for 16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist), who shocks his parents (Lauren Graham and Jim Gaffigan) by checking himself into a mental health clinic for a little R & R. But when the youth ward is unexpectedly closed, he’s forced to live among the adult patients. 
Caterer Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) and network sports director Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) discover a reciprocal hatred during an ill-fated first date — but are forced to put their feelings aside when their mutual friends die and they become the guardians for orphaned Sophie. Now, Holly and Eric must learn to live with each other and juggle their promising careers while taking care of the little girl in this romantic comedy. 
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