PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (12A): A sensational lead performance by Johnny Depp, whose salty sea dog Captain Jack Sparrow is a mix of Rolling Stone Keith Richards and Warner Brothers' Pepe lePew.

Odeon, Worcester 1.30, 4.30, 7.30. UCI Merry Hill (10.50 Sat/Sun) 2.00, 5.15, 8.30. Warner Village (10.50 Sat/Sun), 2.00, 5.10, 8.20. Fri/Sat late 11.15.

TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE of life (12A)

Lara (Angelina Jolie) travels to Greece to track down a map to the location of Pandora's Box, only to have the artefact stolen from under her nose by the henchman of megalomaniac Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds).

Odeon, Worcester 12.15, 2.45, 5.15, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill (12.15 Sat), 3.00, 5.45, 8.45. Warner Village (2.10 Fri & Mon-Thur), 4.45, 7.20.

TERMINATOR 3 RISE OF THE MACHINES (12A)

Arnie's back - and he means business.

Odeon, Worcester 12.00, 2.15, 5.15, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill (1.00 Sat/Sun), 4.20, 7.00, 9.30. Warner Village (1.40 Fri & Mon-Thur), 4.10, 7.00, 9.40. Fri/Sat late 12.00.

AMERICAN PIE: THE WEDDING (15)

The success of American Pie 2 showed that audiences still had a taste for foul-mouthed teen comedies - and this offering feeds us more.

Odeon Worcester (12.30 Fri & Mon-Thur), 2.45, 5.15, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill (1.40 Sat/Sun), 4.00, 6.30, 9.20. Warner Village (11.00 Sat/Sun), 1.30, 4.00 (6.30 Not Wed/Thur). Fri/Sat late 11.30.

THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE (U)

Big-screen version of TV comedy.

Odeon Worcester 11.30, 2.15. UCI Merry Hill (11.10, 1.30 Sat/Sun), (3.50 not Sun), (6.40 not Tues).

JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 (15)

Terrified teens targeted.

Odeon Worcester (12.30 Fri & Mon-Thur), 2.45, 5.15, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill (1.15 Sat/Sun), 4.10, 7.00, 9.45. Warner Village 1.50, 4.20, 6.50, 9.20. Fri/Sat late 11.45.

HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE (12A)

Intricate comedy-thriller.

Odeon Worcester 5.30, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill 9.30.

BLACKBALL (15)

Bowling bad boy puts the wind up the old fogeys.

Odeon Worcester 12.30, 2.45, 5.15, 8.00. UCI Merry Hill (11.40 Sat/Sun), 2.10, 4.30, 6.50, 9.10. Warner Village (10.40 Sat/Sun), 1.10, 3.40, 6.10, 8.40. Fri/Sat late 11.00.