Holiday Downers

If you’re looking for some holiday cheer, don’t expect to find much of it in the movies released during Christmas week this year.

Take a look at these major offerings now playing in our multiplexes:

Marley & Me – one of the saddest dog movies ever made.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Ben is born as a shriveled old man, then lives his life backwards and dies as a baby.

Seven Pounds – Will Smith’s character undergoes severe sacrifices to help other people live.

Valkyrie – German officers take part in a failed attempt to kill Adolph Hitler.

With the national economy tanking, we could’ve used more comedies than Adam Sandler’s disappointing Bedtime Stories to take our minds off such serious problems for a couple of hours. Right?

Guess I’ll have to watch my DVD version of Mamma Mia! again.