Two detectives pursue an aging hitman who's trying to finish one last job before succumbing to Alzheimer's in this taut Belgian thriller. Director Erik Van Looy, best known in the U.S. for creating the insipid reality series The Mole, boosts the tension here with several nail-biting standoffs. (R)
Dirty Deeds
On film, at east, it's more fun to be a Mean Girl than a good girl. That's probably why Lacey Chabert looks so bored playing a valedictorian hopeful in a formulaic comedy about high school teens (including Gilmore Girls' Milo Ventimiglia) engaged in a traditional pre-homecoming prankfest. (PG-13)
March of the Penguins
The big summer blockbusters have come and gone, yet this triumphant documentary about the life cycle of Antarctica's Emperor penguins has outlasted them all. (G)
