Going Out: CINEMA TODAY

Times are for today's films in London. Films marked (P) are also showing outside London.

AIR FORCE ONE (15). Harrison Ford's eyebrows do overtime in yet another political thriller. Odeon Mezz (0181 315 4215) 5.50 8.25; Warner (0171 437 4343) 6.30 9.20 12.20. (P)

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS (18). Anthony Waller's inferior remake of John Landis's 'An American Werewolf in London'. Odeons Camden (0181 315 4229) 7.15 9.45, Ken (0181 315 4214) 4.35 9.50, Marble Arch (0181 315 4216) 12.15 3.00 5.35, Swiss Cott (0181 315 4220) 1.40 3.55 6.15 8.45; Plaza (0990 888990) 1.40 4.00 6.20 8.40; Virgin Troc (0181 970 6015) 12.00 2.15 4.30 6.50 9.20; Warner (0171 437 4343) 12.10 2.20 4.50 7.10 9.30 12.10; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 5.05 7.20 9.30. (P)

CAREER GIRLS (15). Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman twitch and jitter under the eye of Mike Leigh's camera. ABC Panton St (0181 970 6021) 4.00 8.45; Curzon Phoenix (0171 369 1721) 4.30 8.45. (P)

FACE/OFF (18). See review, page 8. ABC Tott Ct Rd (0181 970 6032) 2.10 6.05 9.00; Clap Pic Hse (0171 498 3323) 3.15 6.30 9.15, Odeons Camden (0181 315 4229) 2.15 5.30 8.45, Ken (0181 315 4214) 12.00 3.00 6.05 9.10, Leicester Sq (0181 315 4215) 11.35 2.30 5.35 8.35, Marble Arch (0181 315 4216) 1.45 5.15 8.45, Swiss Cott (0181 315 4220) 1.30 4.45 8.05, West End (0181 315 4221) 6.15 8.45; Ritzy (0171 733 2229) 2.45 6.00 8.50; Virgin Chelsea (0171 352 5096) 6.00 9.00; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 12.10 3.05 6.00 9.00. (P)

FREE WILLY 3: THE RESCUE (U). Well- intentioned eco-drama in which the hapless Willy comes dangerously near the sushi table. Warner (0171 437 4343) 11.30; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 12.00 2.00. (P)

THE GAME (15). David Fincher's utterly confusing conspiracy thriller makes the I-woke-up-and-it-was-all-a-dream genre seem a good idea. Empire (0990 888990) 12.00 3.00 6.00 9.00; Virgin Troc (0181 970 6015) 12.10 3.00 6.00 8.50; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 9.20. (P)

THE GAMBLER (15). See review, page 8. Curzon West End (0171 369 1722) 4.20 6.35 8.50; Odeon Swiss Cott (0181 315 4220) 1.35 6.15; Richmond Film Hse (0181 332 0030) 1.40 4.00 6.40 9.00. (P)

HERCULES (U). Smart jokes and smart merchandising shape Disney's 35th animated offering. Odeons Ken (0181 315 4214) 12.15 2.30 4.45, Leicester Sq (0181 315 4215) 1.30 4.00 6.30 8.50, Swiss Cott (0181 315 4220) 1.05 3.35 3.50; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 12.00 2.20 3.00 4.25. (P)

A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (15). Screwball but ordinary comedy about a couple on the run, starring Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz. ABC Tott Ct Rd (0181 970 6032) 1.40 4.15 6.55 9.25; Odeons Camden (0181 315 4229) 1.15 3.45 6.20 8.50, Ken (0181 315 4214) 7.05 9.35, Swiss Cott (0181 315 4220) 6.10 8.45; Plaza (0990 888990) 1.30 3.55 6.25 8.50; Ritzy (0171 733 2229) 2.00 4.20 6.30; Screen/Baker St (0171 935 2772) 8.55; Virgins Fulham (0181 970 6011) 6.40 9.20, Troc (0181 970 6015) 12.00 2.15 4.40 7.00 9.20; Warner (0171 437 4343) 2.50 5.00 7.25 9.50 12.10; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 11.45 2.10 4.25 6.40 9.15. (P)

MAXIMUM RISK (18). See review, page 8. Virgin Troc (0181 970 6015) 12.00 2.10 4.25 6.40 9.15. (P)

MRS BROWN (PG). Strong costume drama with actors more interested in acting than ripping bodices. ABC Panton St (0181 970 6021) 1.20 3.40 6.00 8.25; Curzon Phoenix (0171 369 1721) 6.30. (P)

MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (12). A lazy romantic comedy with jealous Julia Roberts trying to wreck an old flame's new liaison. Virgins Troc (0181 970 6015) 1.00 3.45 6.30 9.00; Warner (0171 437 4343) 1.50 4.20 6.40 9.10 11.40; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 6.50. (P)

MY MOTHER'S COURAGE (12). See review, page 8. ABC Panton St (0181 970 6021) 1.30 3.50 6.10 8.30. (P)

THE PEACEMAKER (15). Fast-moving action thriller set in the Balkans, starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. ABC Baker St (0181 970 6036) 2.20 5.30 8.15; Empire (0990 888990) 12.00 3.00 6.00 8.45; Odeons Ken (0181 315 4214) 1.50 7.05, Marble Arch (0181 315 4216) 11.30 2.30 5.45 8.50; Virgins Chelsea (0171 352 5096) 6.20 9.00, Fulham (0181 970 6011) 6.10 8.50, Troc (0181 970 6015) 12.30 3.10 6.00 8.50; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 1.05 3.45 6.30 9.25. (P)

SHOOTING FISH (12). Stuart Townsend and Dan Futterman are the unlikely partners in crime for the latest Cool Britannia flick. Coronet (0171 727 6705) 3.00 6.00 8.40; Odeons Camden (0181 315 4229) 12.05, Mezz (0181 315 4215) 1.35 3.50 6.15 8.40; Screen/Baker St (0171 935 2772) 2.30 4.35 6.45; Whiteleys (0990 888990) 5.15 7.30. (P)

SMILLA'S FEELING FOR SNOW (15). Director Bille August bites off more than he can chew in this adaptation of Peter Hoeg's bestseller. ABC Shaftesbury Ave (0171 836 6279) 2.30 5.30 8.30. (P)

TEMPTRESS MOON (15). Both from a suffocating, pre-revolution Chinese family, Gong Li and Leslie Cheung are locked into an uneasy relationship. ABC Swiss Centre (0181 970 6017) 1.10 3.4 6.10 8.40; Renoir (0171 837 8402) 1.35 4.00 6.25 8.50. (P)

UP ON THE ROOF (15). See review, page 8. Plaza (0990 888990)1.35 3.55 6.15 8.40.

WILL IT SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS? (12). See review, page 8. Chelsea (0171 351 3742) 1.00 3.00 5.00 7.00 9.00.

Fiona Sturges