Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 15-17, 2019

With The Lego Movie 2 underperforming, it makes next weekend ripe for a new number one film. Alita: Battle Angel may have the best chance simply because it has more advertising. That said, Isn’t It Romantic could be a surprise hit giving it the top spot. Happy Death Day 2U is a sequel to a film that wasn’t that big at the box office, so probably won’t do well in its second attempt.

Our Highest Rated Films: Isn’t It Romantic, Birds of Passage, Sorry Angel
Our Best Awards Ratings: None

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Feb. 15-17, 2019
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Alita: Battle Angel (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.0 Wesley Lovell: (3) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (4)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): Seeing a live-action anime isn’t something I want to do. Peter J. Patrick (PP): A cyborg romance, doesn’t look bad for what it is. Thomas LaTourette (TL): Nothing about this looks that creative or interesting, but it might not be terrible.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Happy Death Day 2U (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	4.0 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (2) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I never saw the original, but the trailer for the sequel has me intrigued enough to want to watch both. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Happy Valentine’s Day…not! No thanks. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I did not see the first one, though the trailer does have enough bits of humor that make me think it might be worth it.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Isn’t It Romantic (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.7 Wesley Lovell: (8) Peter J. Patrick: (5) Thomas LaTourrette: (7)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I’m a sucker for a great musical romantic comedy, especially one that attacks the very tropes on which it’s built. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Romantic fluff could be a pleasant time killer. Thomas LaTourette (TL): This looks like a fun send up of rom coms.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Birds of Passage (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.7 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (8) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer was incredibly confusing, but it had a compelling quality as well. Peter J. Patrick (PP): Colombia’s submission for the Foreign Language Film Oscar looks impressive. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I liked the earlier film they did, though this one looks bleak and confusing.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Donnybrook (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.0 Wesley Lovell: (5) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (3)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): I’m a bit tired of the attention given to boxing dramas. Peter J. Patrick (PP): The harsh realities of bare knuckle fighting come home to roost in this stark melodrama. Thomas LaTourette (TL): This just did not look appealing at all.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Fighting with My Family (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	5.7 Wesley Lovell: (4) Peter J. Patrick: (8) Thomas LaTourrette: (5)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): It looks horrendously predictable in a fake wrestling kind of way. Peter J. Patrick (PP): This true-life wrestling comedy-drama actually looks quite good. Thomas LaTourette (TL): It has an interesting premise, but just does not look terribly good. I’m not sure The Rock should play himself.
Film	Our Thoughts	Awards Chances
Sorry Angel (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	6.7 Wesley Lovell: (7) Peter J. Patrick: (7) Thomas LaTourrette: (6)	Nil Wesley Lovell: (Nil) Peter J. Patrick: (Nil) Thomas LaTourrette: (Nil)	Categories: None
	Individual Commentary:
	Wesley Lovell (WL): The trailer doesn’t give a lot of details, but there’s enough to be interesting. Peter J. Patrick (PP): French gay romance at the height of the Paris AIDS crisis in the mid-1990s might be compelling. Thomas LaTourette (TL): I want to like this film, but the trailer just did not give me enough for that.