The Gift: rated R. Starring Cate Blanchett, Greg Kinnear, Hillary Swank, Keanu Reeves, and Giovani Ribisi. ***1/2 What about: A psychic-type of widow has dreams and visions about a murder, which she eventually solves.

Cast Away: rated Pg-13. Starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. **** What about: A head-honcho Fed-Ex guy is the only survivor of a plane crash and lives for several years on an island before he is rescued.

Chocolat: rated Pg-13. Starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche, and Judy Dench. *** What about: A woman and her daughter move to a small village in France and open a chocolate shop. The mayor of the town does not approve and tries to convince the whole town to support his views.

Finding Forrester: rated Pg-13. Starring Sean Connery and Rob Brown ***1/2 What about: An isolated writer becomes a young prodigy’s mentor. They help and learn from each other through life’s obstacles.

The Family Man: rated Pg-13. Starring Nicholas Cage, Tea Leoni, Harve Presnell, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven. **1/2 What about: A guy who chooses a path less traveled is one day offered the chance of a lifetime to try out the path he did not take with the woman he loves.

Save the last Dance: rated Pg-13. Starring Sean Patrick Thomas and Julia Stiles. **1/2 What about: A girl who suffers the loss of her mother and her dance career at the same time. She then starts all over in new part of town and faces new obstacles with a new outlook on life.

Traffic: rated R. Starring Michael Douglas, Salma Hayek, Erika Christensen, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones. ** What about: A crazy drug trade movie which switches back and forth from scene to scene, like a soap-opera.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: rated Pg-13. Starring Chow Yun Fat, Zhang Zi-Yi, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Zheng, Zheng Pei-Pei. **** What about: A Chinese action flick with two intertwined love stories, subtitles, and one neato sword.

Vertical Limit: rated Pg-13. Starring Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glen, Izabella Scorupeo. **1/2 What about: A guy who relives a childhood moment when he tries to rescue his sister from a deadly mountain.

What Women Want: rated Pg-13. Starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. **1/2 What about: A man who sees the true insight to what women want (he can read their minds) after he is electrocuted in the bathtub.