BEGINNERS

Ewan McGregor kicked some ass recently in I Love You Phillip Morris; here he plays it straight (in more ways than one). McGregor is Oliver, who must deal with his mother's death and the revelation that his father (Christopher Plummer) is gay.

This is worth the price for Plummer, who has had a hugely distinguished career, cutting his teeth early with Shakespeare and other theatre. The dude has been Captain Von Trapp, Leo Tolstoy, Van Helsing, Julius Caesar, Aristotle, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Santa Claus over the years. Now the 81-year old digging on bandanas and house music.

And he's Canadian. Much love.