Looking for some entertainment? Don't miss this week's lineup of action movies showing on the big screen in and around San Diego.
Here are the best action films to catch in theaters, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Alita: Battle Angel
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Alita: Battle Angel" is well worth a watch. Slate's Sam Adams said, "It's goofy as hell and borderline inexcusable at times, but it's also kind of glorious."
Catch it on the big screen at Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX (10733 Westview Parkway), AMC La Jolla 12 (8657 Villa La Jolla Drive) and AMC Palm Promenade 24 (770 Dennery Road) through Thursday, March 28; and AMC Mission Valley 20 (1640 Camino Del Rio North) through Tuesday, April 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
With a Tomatometer Score of 88 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick has proven a solid viewing choice.
"A technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd-pleasing performances to go with the frequent scenes of gunplay and violence," according to David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter.
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at ArcLight La Jolla (4425 La Jolla Village Drive) at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
With a Tomatometer Score of 78 percent and an Audience Score of 62 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Captain Marvel" is well worth a watch.
"Does it work? The short answer is: yes. There's enough to keep both diehard Marvel fans and newcomers engaged," noted Mark Daniell of the Toronto Sun, while the New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "Superhero cinema has lectured us, ad infinitum, on the responsibility that is conferred by extraordinary gifts. Praise be to (Brie) Larson, for reminding us that they can be bringers of fun."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Fashion Valley 18 (7037 Friars Road) and Reading Cinemas Town Square (4665 Clairemont Drive) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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