Only two major theatrical releases are making their way to home video this week. One is a goofy children’s film starring Brendan Fraser. The other is a weepy romance featuring a screenplay by Nicholas Sparks.
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Video Verdict: ‘The Bounty Hunter,’ ‘Our Family Wedding,’ ‘Greenberg,’ ‘Chloe’
This week’s home video releases are anchored by two indie dramas and two mainstream comedies, each featuring at least one major star.
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Video Verdict: ‘Book of Eli,’ ‘When in Rome,’ ‘Youth in Revolt’

Denzel Washington plays a man on a mission in post-apocalyptic America in the action-adventure film “The Book of Eli.”
This week’s major home video releases include a teen sex comedy with Michael Cera, a romantic comedy featuring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel and an apocalyptic drama starring Denzel Washington.
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Video Verdict: ‘Shutter Island,’ ‘From Paris With Love’

Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a detective sent to investigate a disappearance on an island prison for the criminally insane in the thriller “Shutter Island.”
This week’s home video releases are anchored by a pair of thrillers, one featuring John Travolta and one starring Leonardo DiCaprio under the direction of Martin Scorsese.
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Video Verdict: ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘The Wolfman’

Alice (Mia Wasikowska) sets off on a wild adventure after she falls down a rabbit hole in director Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland.”
Both of this week’s major home video releases offer new interpretations of time-tested stories.
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Video Verdict: ‘The Road,’ ‘Dear John’
This week’s major home video releases are distinctly different in subject matter, but both were adapted from popular novels.
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Video Verdict: ‘Daybreakers,’ ‘Legion,’ ‘Edge of Darkness’
This week’s new video releases include a police drama starring Mel Gibson and two thrillers steeped in the supernatural.
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Video Verdict: ‘Nine,’ ‘Leap Year,’ ‘Tooth Fairy’

Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a blocked writer-director, agonizes over starting a new film during a musical number in “Nine.”
This week’s home video releases are anchored by a romantic comedy starring Amy Adams, a family feature with Dwayne Johnson and a flashy musical from the man who brought us “Chicago.”
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