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"Opens: Friday 4/8\r\nUs Rating: ***\r\nRussell Brand plays Arthur, a lovable alcoholic heir in NYC best explained by his aging nanny (a tart Helen Mirren): &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;s merely shaped like an adult.&amp;quot; The spoiled billionaire gets a wake-up call when his chilly mother threatens to freeze his trust fund. Her ultimatum: Arthur must marry domineering social climber Susan (a deliciously deceitful Jennifer Garner) to keep the cash.\r\nArthur accepts the offer -- but then immediately falls for a free-spirited tour guide (Greta Gerwig). The hugely talented Brand nails his witty one-liners, such as when he says Susan&amp;apos;s lips make her look &amp;quot;like a sexy clown.&amp;quot; Garner embraces her inner bitch as his comic foil, and Gerwig (Greenberg) has a refreshing honesty that suits her softhearted working girl.\r\nWhen the plot goes bigger than Brand&amp;apos;s personality, the movie runs off-course (a scene in which Susan&amp;apos;s contractor dad threatens Arthur by shoving his face toward a table saw is just uncomfortable). But largely, this is a laugh-out-loud romp -- and the funnyman&amp;apos;s best screen role to date.\r\n-- THELMA ADAMS"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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