Published February 24, 2012, 12:34 PM

AT THE MOVIES

Now playing at Mitchell's Luxury 5 Cinemas: Act of Valor; This Means War; Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance; Journey 2: The Mysterious Island; The Vow.

ACT OF VALOR

A unique action adventure thriller featuring an Active Duty Navy Seal squad.

Act of Valor follows a Navy Seal squad on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, and in the process takes down a complex web of terrorist cells determined to strike America at all costs. The filmmakers had unprecedented Naval access resulting in high-octane combat sequences and never-before-seen military operation scenes which are composite from actual events in the lives of the men appearing in the film and their comrades.

“Act of Valor” opens nationally, including at the Luxury 5 Cinemas, Friday, Feb. 24. 101 minutes.

It is rated R for strong violence including some torture, and for language.

THIS MEANS WAR

Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy star in this romantic action comedy about a girl who must choose between two boyfriends — who both happen to be spies for the CIA. When they fight over her, they really fight with all the weapons and gadgets at their disposal.

The world’s two foremost covert CIA operatives are trained assassins and master spies. They’ve saved the world on countless occasions, but these partners and best friends are about to experience the one situation way beyond their formidable skills — when they realize they’re both in love with the same woman. For the now-divided duo, this means war and they’re coming at each other with an arsenal capable of bringing down a small country.

“This Means War” is held over. 97 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some violence and action, and for language.

THE VOW

Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star in this new romance drama based on a true story.

A newlywed couple is involved in a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. When she wakes from the coma, she has severe memory loss and can’t remember her husband or getting married. Now he must try to win her heart again.

“The Vow” is held over. 104 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language.

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

Nicolas Cage returns as the devil’s bounty hunter, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider.

In this second film in the hit series Johnny is still struggling to get out of his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter. He’s hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy - and possibly rid himself of his curse forever.

“Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” is held over. It is showing in 3D. 96 minutes.

It is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND

This adventure-comedy for all ages stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

The new journey begins when young adventurer Sean (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It is a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strongwilled daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” is held. It is showing in 3D. 98 minutes.

It is rated PG for some adventure action, and brief mild language.

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