Michael Cera has been playing an awkward, high school teenager for seven years.  In fact, Cera has been playing the role for so long that it had become unclear whether or not the Superbad star could act any other part.  Well, rest assured, Youth in Revolt aims to dispell that question.

Cera really lets go of his high school personality to play the rebellious and disgusting Francois Dillinger.  The movie hits DVD and Blu-Ray Tuesday (June 15th) and is certainly worth checking out, for both fans of Cera and those who think his acting range is quite limited.  Prepare to be pleasantly surprised.

Also arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray tomorrow is the post-apocalyptic movie, The Book of Eli.  The movie is directed by the Hughes brothers and is easily their best work to date.  The dark, gritty style of the movie is perfect for those who prefer a darker tone to their action flicks.  The story is also quite good, with Denzel Washington playing Eli, a man trying to protect a sacred book from those who might extort it after nuclear weapons change the face of America.

The romantic comedy When in Rome also releases Tuesday on both DVD and Blu-ray.  The comedy stars Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, and was directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Ghost Rider, Daredevil).  The movie didn’t fare so well in theaters, but looks to hit a much bigger audience in rental stores.

Also releasing this week is the straight-to-video Unthinkable, a fantastic thriller staring Samuel L. Jackson and Carrie-Anne Moss.  In it, Jackson plays an unknown asset to the government, named ‘H’, who specializes in interogations.  The movie takes ‘good cop, bad cop’ to an extreme, with Carrie-Anne Moss spending the majority of the film as the ‘good cop’ to Jackson’s questionably evil ‘bad cop’.

The Best

The Book of Eli

Buy/Rent/Skip: Buy

In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this futuristic thriller from filmmaking duo Albert and Allen Hughes (From Hell and Dead Presidents). Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, and Ray Stevenson co-star in the Warner Bros. production. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Starring:  Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis

MPAA Rating: Rated R for some brutal violence and language.

Official Website: http://thebookofeli.warnerbros.com/

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Youth in Revolt

Buy/Rent/Skip: Buy

Superbad’s Michael Cera discovers a vacation romance in Youth in Revolt, a teen comedy from Charlie Bartlett’s screenwriter, Gustin Nash, and director Miguel Arteta (Chuck & Buck). The film is an adaptation of C.D. Payne’s first book in a series of best-selling satirical novels starring Nick Twisp, a sexually charged 14-year-old whose intelligence and hormones get him into all sorts of adventures. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Director: Miguel Arteta

Starring: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday

MPAA Rating: Rated R for sexual content, language and drug use.

Official Website: http://youthinrevolt-themovie.com/

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When in Rome

Buy/Rent/Skip: Skip

Disillusioned with romance during her whirlwind trip to Rome, an ambitious New Yorker defiantly swipes a few magic coins from a “foolish” wishing fountain, inadvertently igniting the passions of a motley crew of suitors as she’s pursued by a handsome reporter with charm to spare. Beth (Kristen Bell) is at a point in her life where love seems like a luxury she just can’t afford. Years of waiting for…  (Read Full Synopsis)

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Starring:  Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel

MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content.

Official Website: http://touchstone.movies.go.com/wheninrome/

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The Rest

Happy Tears

Teeth director Michael Lichtenstein takes a sharp turn from teen-oriented satire to mature family drama with this semi-autobiographical story concerning a pair of grown-up sisters who return to their family home in order to care for their ailing father. Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) has long since moved out of their family home when they discover that their father (Rip Torn)’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Returning to Pittsburgh in order to slowly degenerating dad, the sisters…(Read Full Synopsis)

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Unthinkable

Samuel L. Jackson stars as a overt operations interrogator who teams with an FBI agent in order to find a string of nuclear weapons held by a terrorist in this Gregor Jordan-helmed Senator Entertainment production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
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Article written by Matt Wehner on GotchaMovies.com. Reposted with permission.