The problem with “G-Force” is that it takes an awesome idea and ruins it.
I wasn’t ashamed to say that I was eager to see a movie about talking guinea pig spies with “The Hangover’s” Zach Galifianakis as their human leader. Not to mention it was in 3D!

‘500 Days of Summer’
3 stars
Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy tries to win girl back: It’s a tale you’ve heard a million times before. But it’s told here in such a relatable, inventive way, it almost feels like the first time. And it is, for director Marc Webb, who puts his music video and commercial background to good use with stylish tactics that are lively but never feel gratuitous. And the script from Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber keeps things moving by jumping around in time between Day 500, Day 1 and everywhere in between.

LOS ANGELES — At the end of the drearily formulaic romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth,” as our two leads are finally admitting they’ve fallen for each other (no spoilers here, folks), Katherine Heigl’s character asks Gerard Butler’s why he’s in love with her. Basically, he says he has no idea, only he phrases it with a word we can’t reprint here.

By Anthony DeAngelis
Correspondent
PORTSMOUTH — Are you looking to catch a glimpse of the latest in cinema without having to break the bank?
If so, make your way to Portsmouth this weekend for a chance to catch …