February 2011 DVD & Blu-rays

With Chloë Grace Moretz • Guy East • Elias Koteas • Richard Jenkins • Matt Reeves • Sasha Barrese • Tobin Armbrust • Alex Brunner • Simon Oakes • Nigel Sinclair • John Ptak • Phillip Elway • Kodi Smit-McPhee • Cara Buono

A 12-year-old boy, who is bullied in school, befriends a young female neighbor who moves to town and turns out to be a vampire.

With Keira Knightley • Andrew Garfield • Alex Garland • Allon Reich • Carey Mulligan • Charlotte Rampling • Andrew Macdonald • Sally Hawkins • Kazuo Ishiguro • Mark Romanek • Tessa Ross

Kathy (Carey Mulligan), Tommy (Andrew Garfield) and Ruth (Keira Knightley) spent their childhood at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. When the they leave the school and the terrible truth of their fate is revealed to them, they must also confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to pull them apart.

With Taraji P. Henson • Forest Whitaker • Bow Wow • J.B. Smoove • Isaiah Washington • Tim Story • Robbie Jones • Jackie Long • Eric Hill • Lil’ Wayne • Irma Hall • Jared Einsohn • Chyna Mcclain • Raymond Brothers • Scott Glassgold • Stephanie Allain • Michael Beugg • Robert Eisele

"Hurricane Season" is the exciting true story of an unlikely group of high school basketball champions who—in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina—learn the true meaning of survival. Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans basketball coach assembles a disparate team of players from those left behind and those who held out against the flood. In this exciting story based on true events, coach Al Collins (Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker) - a devoted husband and father driven by past failures and a consuming desire to win—empowers his team to 'never say die' as they fight their way to the state championship.

With Gareth Edwards • Scoot McNairy • Whitney Able

A US journalist agrees to escourt an American tourist through Mexico, which has been designated an "infected zone" after a NASA probe carrying an alien life sample crashed in the country.

With Kristen Stewart • Ridley Scott • Melissa Leo • Tony Scott • Steven Zaillian • James Gandolfini • Kim Collins • Jake Scott • Michael Costigan • Stephen Margolis • Ken Hixon • Guy Collins • David Jensen • Kathy Lamkin

Once a happily married and loving couple, Doug and Lois Riley (James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo) have grown apart since losing their teenage daughter eight years prior. Leaving his agoraphobic wife behind to go on a business trip to New Orleans, Doug meets a 17-year-old runaway (Kristen Stewart) and the two form a platonic bond. For Lois and Doug, what initially appears to be the final straw that will derail their relationship, turns out to be the inspiration they need to renew their marriage.

With Todd LIeberman • David Hoberman • Odette Yustman • George Lopez • Ernie Hudson • Alex Zamm • French Stewart • John Jacobs • Erin Cahill • Dannah Feinglass • Danielle Schneider • Miguel Ferrer • Morgan Fairchild

Chloe and Papi return to Beverly Hills, where they are married and become the proud parents of five remarkably mischievous puppies, while Sam Cortez must fight to keep his parents from being evicted from their home.

With Sophie Okonedo • Anthony Fabian • Sam Neill • Alice Krige • Helen Crawley

Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their ‘white’ little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra’s thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all odds.

With Keith David • Nikki Reed • Betsy Russell • Brad Dourif • Michael J. Pagan • Ling Bai • Deon Taylor • Diana Erwin

A serial killer targets teens that refuse to forward chain letters.

With Colton Dunn • Tony Todd • Danielle Harris • Parry Shen • Adam Green • Will Barratt • Kane Hodder • R. A. Mihailoff

"Hatchet II" picks up right where the 2007 original film ends, as Marybeth (Danielle Harris) escapes from the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder). Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact her revenge against Victor Crowley.

With Tim Meadows • Melanie Mayron • Cliff Ruby • Elana Lesser • Meaghan Martin • Maiara Walsh

Story revolves around a new high school student, Jo, who agrees to befriend an outcast, Abby, at the urging of Abby’s wealthy father in exchange for paying all of Jo’s costs for the college of her dreams. Jo and Abby team up to take on the school’s "mean girls," the Plastics.

With Yimou Zhang

Wang is a gloomy and cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang's wife secretly goes out with Li, one of Wang's employees.

With Lucy Brown • Tamer Hassan • Vincent Regan • Sacha Bennett • Dave Legeno • Adam Deacon

In December 1995, three of the most notorious gangsters of the mid-90s were were found gunned down in a Range Rover in a deserted lane in Essex. Two men were eventually convicted of murdering these infamously violent drug dealers, who were feared throughout the county for their violence and crime. Divided by greed and bonded by the blood of their victims, the Essex Boys' rise to the top of the criminal underworld was just as dramatic as their final fall. The men convicted for the Range Rover murders proclaimed their innocence.

With Sam Rockwell • Minnie Driver • Melissa Leo • Hilary Swank • Juliette Lewis • Tony Goldwyn • Peter Gallagher • Richard LaGravenese • Andrew Karsch • Pamela Gray

When Betty Anne Waters' (Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pours through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.

With John Battsek • Amir Bar-Lev

A documentary about the coverup of the friendly-fire death of Pat Tilman, the NFL player who joined the Army Ranger after the 9/11 attacks.

With Kerry Washington • Anthony Mackie • Tanya Hamilton • Novella Nelson • Sean Costello • Jen Roskind • Samara Koffler

The film takes place in 1978 and focuses on the broken love affair between two former Black Panther members (Mos Def and Okonedo) and is told through the eyes of an adolescent girl.

With Emily Bauer • Kunihiko Yuyama • Ikue Ootani • Michele Knotz • Sarah Natochenny • Bill Rogers • Hideki Sonoda

This final installment in a three movie story arc reveals that the Legendary Arceus is at the center of the recent disruptions in the Pokémon World.

With Greg Berlanti • Katherine Heigl • Josh Duhamel • Josh Lucas • Christina Hendricks • Faizon Love • Scott Niemeyer • Jean Smart • Barry Josephson • Nancy Heigl • Paul Brooks • Norm Waitt • Ian Deitchman • Kristin Rusk Robinson

Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Messer are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.

With Freida Pinto • Josh Brolin • Naomi Watts • Anthony Hopkins • Antonio Banderas • Woody Allen • Steve Tenenbaum • Gemma Jones • Lucy Punch • Letty Aronson • Jaume Roures

The movie centers around different members of a family, their tangled love lives and their attempts to try to solve their problems.

With Emma Roberts • Zach Galifianakis • Viola Davis • Zoe Kravitz • Lauren Graham • Jim Gaffigan • Keir Gilchrist • Ryan Fleck • Pam Abdy • Patrick Baker • Anna Boden • Aasif Mandavi

In this New York City-set comedy-drama, 16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist), stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic. There he learns that the youth ward is closed – and finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), soon becomes both Craig's mentor and protege. Craig is also drawn to another 16-year-old, Noelle (Emma Roberts). With a minimum five days' stay imposed on him, Craig is sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside as he learns more about life, love, and the pressures of growing up.

With Rupert Grint • Emily Blunt • Bill Nighy • Jonathan Lynn • Lucinda Coxon • Rupert Everett • Eileen Atkins • Martin Pope

Bill Nighy is Victor Maynard, a middle-aged, solitary assassin, who lives to please his formidable mother, Louisa (Eileen Atkins), despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficiency. His professional routine is interrupted when he finds himself drawn to one of his intended victims, Rose (Emily Blunt). He spares her life, unexpectedly acquiring a young apprentice in the process, Tony (Rupert Grint). Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous attentions of his unhappy client (Rupert Everett).

With Terry Crews • Luke Wilson • Peter Stormare • Kelsey Grammer • William Sherak • Jason Shuman • Andy Weiss • Kevin Pollak • James Caan • Giovanni Ribisi • Christopher Mallick • Rachael Taylor • Gabriel Macht • Laura Ramsey • George Gallo • Michael Weiss • Rade Sherbedgia

Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life – a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. And then he met Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time.

With Denzel Whitaker • Emily Meade • Shareeka Epps • Henry Lee Hopper • Wes Craven • Anthony Katagas • Iya Labunka • Raul Esparza • Paulina Olszyinski

In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the night he was left for dead? Only one of the kids knows the answer. Adam "Bug" Heller (Max Thieriot) was supposed to die on the bloody night his father went insane. Unaware of his dad's terrifying crimes, he has been plagued by nightmares since he was a baby. But if Bug hopes to save his friends from the monster that's returned, he must face an evil that won't rest...until it finishes the job it began the day he was born.

With Jamie Lee Curtis • Kristen Bell • Moe Jelline • Odette Yustman • Kristin Chenoweth • John J. Strauss • Sigourney Weaver • Andy Fickman • Mario Iscovich • Eric Tannenbaum • Betsy Sullenger • Dave Johnson • Patrick Duffy

No matter how old you are, you never get over high school. Successful PR pro Marni (Kristen Bell) heads home for her older brother's (Jimmy Wolk) wedding and discovers that he's marrying her high school arch nemesis (Odette Yustman), who's conveniently forgotten all the rotten things she did so many years ago. Then the bride's jet-setting aunt (Sigourney Weaver) bursts in and Marni's not-sojet-setting mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) comes face to face with her own high school rival. The claws come out and old wounds are opened in this crazy comedy about what happens when you're reunited with the one person you'd like to forget.

With Tony Jaa • Panna Rittikrai

Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers.

With Tyler Perry • Kerry Washington • Whoopi Goldberg • Phylicia Rashad • Kimberly Elise • Janet Jackson • Ozzie Areu • Macy Gray • Paul Hall • Jurnee Smollett

Revolves around love, abandonment, domestic abuse and other issues faced by black women.

With Alec Baldwin • Mark Monroe • Nigel Sinclair • Paul Crowder • Steve Cohen

Focused on Billy Joel's final concert at Shea Stadium before it was demolished, with the ballpark and the New York Mets' history intertwined into the storyline.

With Akiva Goldsman • Oren Peli • Jason Blum • Steven Schneider • Tod Williams • Katie Featherston • Michael R. Perry

A sequel the low-budget camcorder-filmed horror movie, "Paranormal Activity 2" will look to repeat the original's surprise box office success. No plot details are available.

With Christian Carion • Erica Raynaud

Based on true events during the Reagen-era the movie concerns the Farewell Dossier, in which French intelligence let U.S. personnel know about a major Soviet spy operation. That set off a chain of events which led to Soviet advances being halted and even the 1982 explosion of the trans-Siberian pipeline.

With Josh Duhamel • Adam Brody • Elijah Wood • Jennifer Todd • Dianna Agron • Candice Bergen • Katie Holmes • Malin Akerman • Anna Paquin • Galt Niederhoffer • Suzanne Todd • Daniela Taplin Lundberg

Set on the eve of a wedding celebration, seven close friends gather to watch two of their friends get married, but the maid of honor and the bride have had a long rivalry over the groom.

With Hirokazu Koreeda

Grown children visit their elderly parents one summer day. They gather to commemorate the tragic death of the eldest son, who drowned in an accident 15 years ago.

With Katrina Kaif • Akshay Kumar • Farah Khan

A master thief and his gang attempt the heist of valuable antiques from a moving train.

With Luke Evans • Gemma Arterton • Dominic Cooper • Stephen Frears • Alison Owen • Tamsin Greig • Tracey Seaward • Moira Buffini • Roger Allam • Bill Camp • Emily Bruni

The story centers on a sexy flirtatious woman who returns to her small country village and stirs up dark passions among the locals.

With Namrata Singh Gujral

Somewhere in the world, a woman dies of breast cancer every sixty-eight seconds.

With Joseph A. Elmore

Three bachelors set up a speed dating scheme to attract women and money. The plan runs into problems when they are denied a liquor license and an ex-girlfriend attempts to expose the scam.

With Daniel Franzese • Chad Lindberg • Steven R. Monroe • Sarah Butler • Rodney Eastman • Jeff Branson

A remake of the controversial 1979 horror movie, it retells the horrific tale of writer Jennifer Hills, who takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson.

With Francois Ozon

Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love, but drugs have invaded their lives. After Louis fatal overdose, Mousse soon learns she is pregnant. Feeling lost, Mousse escapes to a beautiful beach house far from Paris and is soon joined in her refuge by Louis gay brother, Paul.

With Denzel Washington • Chris Pine • Jessy Schram • Rosario Dawson • Julie Yorn • Tony Scott • Chris Ciaffa • Kevin Dunn • Mark Bomback

A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed "The Beast" and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporizing anything put in front of it. A veteran engineer (Denzel Washington) and a young conductor (Chris Pine), aboard another train in the runaway’s path, devise an incredible plan to try and stop it – and prevent certain disaster in a heavily populated area.

With Lucas Black • Robert Duvall • Bill Murray • Sissy Spacek • Chris Provenzano • Aaron Schneider • C. Gaby Mitchell • Dean Zanuck • David Gundlach

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party while he was still alive.

With Michael Swan • Janet van Eeden

When a white lion is miraculously born into a remote African valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani finds himself destined to protect this rare and magnificent creature at all costs.

With Lesley Chilcott • Davis Guggenheim • Billy Kimball

"Waiting for Superman" examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories—from a handful of students and their families whose futures hang in the balance, to the educators and reformers trying to find real and lasting solutions within a dysfunctional system.

With Hrithik Roshan • Barbara Mori • Anurag Basu • Rakesh Roshan

Jay, a streetsmart, carefree young guy, now on the wanted list is mortally wounded and left to die in the harsh Mexican desert. The only thing that keeps him alive is his quest to find Natasha, a woman engaged to another man, but destined to be his. While Natasha speaks only Spanish, J does not understand a word of Spanish but the two are able to communicate through the language of love and passion.

With Mamoru Hosoda • Brina Palencia • Michael Sinterniklaas

Though math whiz Kenji Koiso is a social zero, his avatar flourishes in the online space of Oz -- until he accepts an e-mail request to solve a thorny equation, creating a conduit between the real and virtual worlds that may destroy both. Set in the not-too-distant future, this sci-fi anime thriller finds the shy Kenji coming out of his shell as he defends innocent citizens, and his honor, against a viral cyberspace menace.

With Fisher Stevens • Barry Corbin • Leon Thomas III • Daniel Millican • Catherine Mary Stewart • Graham Patrick Martin • Kyle Riabk • Jessie Payo

About a group of teenagers on the verge of making it big in music and film.

With Wesley Snipes • Robert Davi • Abel Ferrara • Rafael Primorac • Zoe Bell • Gary Daniels • Billy Dietrich

A diplomat's bodyguard and company are injured in a botched assassination attempt. They're all taken to the same hospital, where the bodyguard teams up with a nurse to protect the diplomat from a team of ruthless assassins. The nurse soon learns that there is more to this sticky situation than expected.

With Brett Ratner • Anurag Basu

A shorter version of Kites, edited by Brett Ratner into a faster-paced romantic action movie.

With Lucas Black • Robert Duvall • Bill Murray • Sissy Spacek • Chris Provenzano • Aaron Schneider • C. Gaby Mitchell • Dean Zanuck • David Gundlach

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party while he was still alive.

With Quentin Tarantino • Mickey Rourke • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Johnny Knoxville • Diane Lane • Rosario Dawson • Lawrence Bender • Christopher McQuarrie • Thomas Jane • John Madden • RIchard Gladstein • Hossein Amini • Elmore Leonard • Steve Barancik

In the thriller, based on the Elmore Leonard novel, a woman and her blue-collar husband become the targets of two killers after they stumble on an extortion plot hatched by the bad guys. Carmen (Lane) saw the scam and now she and Wayne (Jane), her ironworker husband, have to pay.

Blackbird (Rourke) kills smart and deadly. Richie kills stupid and crazy. Both are out to erase any living evidence--and when these lethal partners take up the chase, a safe place from killing is awfully hard to find.

With Robert Downey Jr. • Michelle Monaghan • Zach Galifianakis • Todd Phillips • Jamie Foxx • Thomas Tull • RZA • Danny R. McBride • Jon Jashni • Alan R. Cohen • Alan Freedland • Susan Downey • Daniel Goldberg • Adam Sztykiel • Scott Budnick • William Fay • Juliet Lewis

Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is an expectant first-time father whose wife's due date is a mere five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan--on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter's last nerve.

With James Nguyen

The story of Rod, a young software salesman on the brink of launching a solar panel business in Silicon Valley. Things really seem to be going Rod’s way, especially when he reconnects with beautiful high school classmate Nathalie, a model who Victoria’s Secret chooses out of the blue to be their new cover girl. Their unbelievably perfect world is shattered by a sudden, unexplained bird attack. The vultures team up with the eagles, and begin dropping caustic liquids and exploding like bombs. Rod and Nathalie find themselves on a terror-filled ride up and down the coast, fighting off the vicious birds with their wits and...coat hangers.

With Andrea Arnold • Katie Jarvis

Everything changes for 15yr old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.

With Danny Trejo • Michael Madsen • Harold Perrineau • Mark Young • Amber Benson

Seven people are passing time one late evening at a small roadside diner in the middle of nowhere. Among them are Noreen (Amber Benson), a waitress trapped in a loveless marriage; John (Harold Perrineau), a melancholy salesman; Hank (Kevin Gage), a quiet with a secret; Lonnie (Lew Temple), a small-town cop; and Jimmy (Danny Trejo), the ill-tempered owner.

When a radio reports the disturbing murders of a family in a nearby county, the patrons immediately suspect new arrival Doe (Michael Madsen) as the killer. A bloody confrontation ensues, and the patrons become hostages as the troubled Doe decides their fates. As secrets are revealed, the desperate survivors slowly realize that one of the hostages may be even more dangerous than their captor.

With Arnold Vosloo • Christina Hendricks • Linda Cardellini • Matthew Gray Gubler • Bruce Timm • Ed Asner • Frances Conroy • Sam Liu • James Denton • Anthony LaPaglia • Dwayne McDuffie

The story begins with the Man of Steel (Denton) oversaturated by radiation during a rescue mission near the sun, accelerating the degeneration of his cells. Knowing that he has a limited time before he dies, Superman sets out on a journey that sees him revealing his secret to Lois Lane (Hendricks), giving Lex Luthor (LaPaglia) an epiphany on humanity and ensuring the safety of Earth for when he is gone.

Sixteen French pastry chefs gathered in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in hopes of being declared by President Nicolas Sarkozy one of the best.

With Murilo Pasta

A smuggler trying to sell out cheap goods in Brazil is assaulted by two bandits, but is saved by a beautiful local girl.

With Danièle Thompson

A group of friends meet for a dinner party in Paris.

With Lixin Fan

A family embarks on an annual journey, along with 200 other million peasant workers, to reunite with their distant family.

With Jean-Francois Richet • Cecile de France • Vincent Cassel • Gerard Depardieu

Mesrine, a dedicated soldier, returns home to his parents after serving in the Algerian War, but he is soon seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerald Depardieu), Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder. After pulling off an audacious heist he and his lover Jeanne (Cecile de France) flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels his towards international notoriety.

With Joe Thomas • Ted Kenney • Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney, the biggest ticket-seller of this century in any musical genre, has wrapped his latest concert tour, the Sun City Carnival. This coming spring, Sony Pictures Releasing's special programming division, The Hot Ticket, will take audiences for another ride. For a limited engagement beginning in April 2010 in movie theatres nationwide, "Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D", will give fans the chance to live the fun, the friends, the songs and the moments that make Kenny Chesney the must-see concert experience to kickoff the summer season.

With Brian Hill • Simon Armitage • Tilda Swinton • Katie Bailiff

Tilda Swinton narrates this documentary focusing on the efforts of everyday people all over the world who are making a difference in the fight against global warming.

With Brad Pitt • Jonah Hill • Ben Stiller • Will Ferrell • Tina Fey • Tom McGrath • Alan Schoolcraft • Brent Simons • Stuart Cornfeld • Chris Kuser • Lara Breay • Denise Nolan Cascino

"Megamind" is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known. And the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as "Metro Man," an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realizes that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him. Megamind decides that the only way out of his rut is to create a new hero opponent called "Titan," who promises to be bigger, better and stronger than Metro Man ever was. Pretty quickly Titan starts to think it’s much more fun to be a villain than a good guy. Except Titan doesn't just want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it. Now, Megamind must decide: can he defeat his own diabolical creation? Can the world's smartest man make the smart decision for once? Can the evil genius become the unlikely hero of his own story?