A History of Violence (18) UCI (not Sat, Sun), Odeon **** David Cronenberg's most accessible film for years stars Viggo Mortensen as an ordinary guy who appears to have a dark past. Ed Harris and William Hurt are both excellent.

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (U) UCI (Sat, Sun only) * Pitiful kids' adventure yarn made by Robert Rodriquez.

Domino (15) UCI, Odeon *** See review.

Four Brothers (15) Odeon *** Undemanding revenge tale stars Mark Wahlberg and OutKast singer Andre Benjamin.

Kinky Boots (12A) UCI, Odeon **** Hugely entertaining Brit-com about an old-fashioned shoe factory that is forced to branch out into... sexy boots for drag queens!

Lord of War (15) UCI, ABC *** See review.

Night Watch (15) UCI **** Superslick Russian horror flick.

Oliver Twist (PG) UCI, Odeon **** Roman Polanski's excellent adaptation of Dickens stars Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman and the young Barney Clark.

Palindromes (15) UCI (Sun, Tues only) *** See review.

The Perfect Man (PG) Odeon (Wed only) ** Weak rom-com stars Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear.

Pride and Prejudice (U) UCI, Odeon **** Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland in cracking new version of Jane Austen's ever-popular romance.

Racing Stripes (U) UCI (Sat, Sun only) *** Fun kids' film about a zebra who wants to be a race horse.

Serenity (15) UCI, ABC *** Hi-gloss sci-fi romp from the makers of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Sky High (PG) UCI, Odeon (both previews Sat, Sun only) A young lad tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and a superhero. Kelly Preston and Kurt Russell star.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U) UCI, Odeon, ABC First big screen outing for the much-loved animated heroes.