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New Releases: Friday, September 18, 2009

The month of September has become a cinematic doldrums, the lull after the summer blockbusters, the calm before the winter biggies. Often it can yield up some understated or offbeat gems, to wit 500 Days Of Summer or District 9. Though not this week, which resorts to seasonal type, numbering just three nationwide releases, the pick of which being possibly Away We Go (pictured above). Sam Mendes' road movie, starring Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski, is "sketchy but likeable," according to The Guardian.

While the family 3-D animation, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, gets decent write-ups, it's far from the case with Nick Love's 80s football hoolie-fest, The Firm. Says the Daily Mail, "The one positive aspect is that Danny Dyer isn't in it."

Of the limited releases, the fly-on-the-wall documentary, Three Miles North Of Molkom, about a New Age/nudie/tantric festival in Sweden is reckoned to be a real hoot.

All national reviews follow below...

Nationwide
Away We Go
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
The Firm

Limited
The Agent Birdwatchers
Blind Dating
Chevolution
Je Veux Voir
31 North 62 East
Three Miles North Of Molkom
Wanted

The Daily Mail/Mail On Sunday
The Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph
The Guardian/Observer
The Independent/Independent On Sunday
The Mirror/People
The Star
The Sun/News Of The World
The Times/Sunday Times
Audio reviews: Five Live