>Along Came a Spider The always-watchable Morgan Freeman, again playing Det. Alex Cross (from Kiss the Girls), stars in a perfunctory thriller. (R)

Blow Ambitious epic about the rise and fall of a '70s drug dealer (Johnny Depp) never takes viewers high enough. Based on a true story. (R)

Heartbreakers Breezy, chuckle-filled comedy follows a mother-daughter team of con artists (Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt). (PG-13)

Memento A must-see. Intriguing thriller in which the plot runs backward and the hero (Guy Pearce) suffers from short-term memory loss. Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano costar. (R)

Spy Kids James Bond, watch your back. Two kids must rescue their ex-spy parents who've been kidnapped. (PG)

The Tailor of Panama Smart, character-driven thriller based on a John le Carré novel has nifty turns by Geoffrey Rush and Pierce Brosnan. (R)