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Friday’s openings: This robot gots smarts

Dan Webster

If you like artificial intelligence — and I'm not talking about the cyborgs that run Hollywood — then you'll probably like at least one of the movies that is set to open Friday in area theaters. Friday's openings are as follows:

"Chappie" (IMAX and Regular, no 3D): A mechanized police force starts to change when one of its number receives what many Hollywood producers already have — artificial intelligence. Hasn't anyone seen "Robocop"?

"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel": Old English people find love and happiness in a run-down Indian hotel. For the second time.

"Unfinished Business": Vince Vaughn leads a team of business losers that is trying to score a big deal. It's a Vince Vaughn comedy, starring the "other" Franco brother, Dave. Which might be an improvement.

And at the Magic Lantern:

"Mommy": Here's the IMDB description: "A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household." Oh, and it's in French (with English subtitles, naturally).

So go see a movie. And enjoy.