3.  THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Rating:  PG-13 (for violence and intense sequences of action)
The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in a series about a trained killer trying to reclaim his previously erased identity, tops its predecessors with amazing set-piece action sequences and expert editing and camerawork. It’s a kinetic rush that barely gives viewers time to breathe, much less think. But think we must, as the central mystery of the three films is at last resolved, and Matt Damon’s intense and believable Jason Bourne must face who he is, and who made him that way. In a sea of underwhelming summer action flicks, the latest Bourne gets it done.

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4.  ENCHANTED
Rating:  PG (for some scary images and mild innuendo)
Don’t you hate it when someone yanks you out of your blissful dream world into raw reality?  When you realize that birds and squirrels are no longer waiting on you, and your airbrushed body is actually subject to the elements … and gravity?  Such is the life of Enchanted's beautiful Princess Giselle (Amy Adams), a lovely young lass who initially lives in a glorious world of animation where forest creatures break out in song, with heart-lifting lyrics about the wonderful day when true love’s prince will come.  But everything changes, when an evil queen pushes Giselle into the real world.  And not just the real world, but the most gritty reality of all:  Manhattan U.S.A.! Kudos to Disney for its decision to poke fun at the fairy tale movie genre it created in such a clever and humorous way.

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5.  DAN IN REAL LIFE
Rating:  PG-13 (for innuendo) 
Dan in Real Life could be the sweetest, most romantic and funny movie you will see this year. Steve Carell is perfectly cast for this film, and if you love him in The Office then you will love Dan in Real Life.  His character is the same type of tongue-tied, bumbling guy—but this time, he's a parenting advice columnist trying to raise teenage daughters!  Carell's talent is only enhanced by the direction of Peter Hedges, who has a deft touch with actors and knows how to balance humor and pathos to draw in the audience. 

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